Little Max - an aspiring photographer

Last Friday at home, I was taking some pictures and watched little Max watching me with curiosity.  I knew that our old point and shoot was just sitting in the desk drawer, and I had been contemplating it for a few months since I had read my friend's blog post on her doing something very similar a year or so ago....so I decided to just go for it.

I explained to him how the camera worked, told him he had to keep the strap around his wrist at all times, and set him loose...

Oh, MAN!  He was ECSTATIC!!!  After EVERY single picture he took, he rushed over to me and showed it to me by pushing the 'preview' button (he figured out that camera probably faster than WE had, back in the day!!)

I won't bore you with the gazillion pictures he took of the TV (and the embarrassing show that was playing).  I'm only including some of the ones I consider 'better'.  It sure was interesting going back through the 134 pictures he has taken since last Friday and seeing the world through his eyes -- the little ins and outs he felt were photo worthy.  It was pretty awesome, actually. 

But enough from me, enjoy the world from the eyes of a 3.5 year old:

Sam, cruising along the windows in the sunroom...

 Mommy...yes, I am still in my pajamas....

Self-portrait (I am amazed that he got himself pretty much centered in this one...the blurriness would be expected...) 

 Sam doing magic tricks with his sippy cup...actually, come to think of it, Max did something similar when he was right around this age:

LOL

 Flowers in the backyard...

 Mason, 'brushing his teeth' as Max likes to say when Mason chews on sticks...

 The backyard...

 Blue Blankie...he took several pictures of his lovey....again, goes to show what he feels is photo worthy...

Daddy...

 Taken from his spot in the double jogger when we were out for a jog last week...

 Toothbrushes and cup in the bathroom...

The Sammers....with lots of drool and snot because he is busy cutting more teeth.  He finally got his THIRD tooth...his top left tooth!  Both of the boys have gotten their teeth "late" (or later than most other kids), but Sam actually got his first two bottom teeth earlier than Max got his first tooth...so we were surprised when more didn't immediately follow.  Maybe they'll all be popping out in the next few weeks!  Only time will tell.

What do you think?  I am pretty impressed with little Max's camera skills!  Especially for only having access to the camera for one week!  We've told him that he can 'keep' the camera as long as he treats it respectfully...so stay posted for more "art" from him in the future!  :)