he pointed to the boy with the donkey
who's that?
his daughters answered
dillon
his older son answered
dillon
dillon answered
dillon
he grinned
no
it's not dillon
he pointed to the boy leaning against the wall
and the questioning began again
the same answers: dillon
now his grin was huge
no,
it's not dillon
it's me!
dillon is the one in the photo above
with little sis addison
his daddy the blond-haired charmer
in the first two frames
two of my favorite photos
of a little boy who won my heart
before he was born
i learned to toughen up
against those huge, warm, brown eyes
that smiled mischievously
a twinkle reaching out to grab my heart
oh he grabbed my heart all right!
still has it
as do the munchkins who call him daddy
four of them
one looks like him
guess who?
well of course---dillon!
the older two
peyton and colton together
peyton and colton together
the four grandchildren
are now
11, 7, 5, and 3
are now
11, 7, 5, and 3
and
my 'baby'
is 32
a husband, father, son, brother, businessman, friend, son-in-law
he wears all the 'hats' well
proud am I
of all of him
my darling blond imp
here he is with wife
he's not quite 30 in this picture
he's not quite 30 in this picture
his equally wonderful sis and hubby
are to the left
and
i can't forget the youngest
aaron
now 20 months old
now 20 months old
and
mama (daughter mine)
mama (daughter mine)
is carrying
his sis
his sis
abigail elizabeth
due in february
they all own a piece of my heart
i keep the photos out
keepsakes
in beaten, worn frames
knocked down
by
cats and grandchildren
outdated photos
but
not to me
nothing grand
just bits of memories
in beaten, worn frames
knocked down
by
cats and grandchildren
outdated photos
but
not to me
nothing grand
just bits of memories
smile starters
on even the gloomiest days
a non-rhyming poem and tribute to photos
and the wonderful folk in them
i'm still working on taking good photos of photos!
i'm still working on taking good photos of photos!
part of one shot wednesday
beautiful memories
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Photos of photos along with revealing stanzas, very cool way of sharing. Nice One Shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a loving and sweet tribute to your family. And I love the name Abigail Elizabeth - congratulations! : )
ReplyDeleteThis touches my grandmother heart. Somehow those grown-up children stay forever the same. And those little ones of theirs - more precious than words can say.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family Beth.
What a sweetheart! It would be tough to be tough during those "disciplinary" times. Those eyes would get to me!
ReplyDeleteLovely family! It was neat to read . . . Yes, those eyes . . . they sure have a way of getting our hearts!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, Beth, of your kids and grands.... My sons are 47, 40 and 39 now.... AND my 5 grands are 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 now.....
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your little grands... They do grow up so fast --just like our kids did.
Thanks for the great pictures.
Hugs,
Betsy
That's a sweet post and it is amazing how alike they look!
ReplyDeletegreat photos of photos! You've really captured memory and family ties here.
ReplyDeletei love that he saw himself in dillon... and i love your heart for your family, woven throughout this beautiful piece. is there anything better? thank you so much for linking, beth. xo
ReplyDeletebeautiful...and I so agree that memories are most precious when kept out somewhere where they can be seen and enjoyed, knocked over and trampled!! :)
ReplyDeleteI hear your heart in these words! Beautiful . . . and loved seeing your treasures!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that first photo with the donkey... your kids are beautiful, and this was a lovely poem for them :)
ReplyDeleteA portrait of your heart ... and it's beautiful.
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This is such a sweet tribute! And I like your fluid, poem-style.
ReplyDeleteYour imperfect prose makes perfect poetry...and perfect sense!
ReplyDeleteWhat perfect piece! Poetry/prose. Both!
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I liked this one.. so much.. you write so well.
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