When our kids were younger, I used to trail them with the camera — whether it was my “good” camera or my phone, it didn’t matter. Things kind of tapered off when our son hit that phase when he no longer wanted to be in pictures… or be embarrassed by his embarrassing mom… or be inconvenienced by his mom trying to preserve memories… or smile (yay for teenagers, am I right?). Maybe it was for the best that the pace slowed; a few more years of being the object of constant attention and our daughter’s ego would’ve been bigger than Texas.
Avoiding Summer Boredom for Older Kids
As I write this, we are completing our first week of summer vacation. If you recall, in an earlier blog, I mentioned that our 13-year-old son asked for one week in the …
