Friday, March 22, 2013

6 year old in the house

My little boy turned six this past week. After a month of family sickness (strep, flu) we were all (almost) healthy and able to celebrate with a small party and  cupcakes at school. When my parents came for the following weekend we went for a warm wander through the conservatory in Garfield Park. It was a welcome warming of the bones during a brutally cold March.


The new 6 year old took off in great joy through the green moss and winding paths shouting "we're in the jungle, we're in the jungle". I only wish we were. This March has been particularly cold and windy. I don't even remember the month of his birth in 2007 being quite so awful. I love reading blogs in Australia, like Che and Fidel, or my two sister's blogs in the UK - Playdohandpoo and spooninginthekitchen, as it reminds me of other seasons and temperatures!

My in-laws in Mississippi have seen daffodils come and go already, and we are still waiting for their green heads to break through the earth here. What signs of spring have you seen near you?


These are part of a portrait a week series on Che and Fidel.

2 comments:

  1. I love these photos of rudy. I love that he's skipping off confidently and love how he's standing next to margot. He looks so grown up, he looks so SIX!

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  2. We're getting ready for a midwest storm! I thought spring was here, and today was so gorgeous and sunny that we went for a hike, but we're supposedly getting several inches of snow tomorrow. What a strange Palm Sunday!

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