Boys of Summer

Summertime and my kids are growing like weeds. My oldest, Ze, has stretched a whopping 3inches since school let out in early June! He'll be entering 7th grade in the fall and I'm pretty sure he'll be taller than his teacher.

This summer I managed to get a photo shoot of the other two, Lil Miss S and the J-man, done in July but with Ze, July just flew by too quickly. So, we opted for August. This Sunday when the light was all honey-gold and the family was puttering around the yard I made Ze play model.

  

Don't let the pouty emo-facade fool you.

He's really a warm big-hearted  kid with a happy smile for his ma and her camera.

 He was a great sport, hamming it up and goofing around (I swear there were at least 50 shots of silly faces or poses for every good shot he gave me).

Even when he was fed up, he played along.

J-man got in on some of the photo action as well. What big brother does litlle brother must try! These two boys sure have my heart!

 I tried to capture J as he trotted by but he was too quick- the image came out a little blurry but to me it's J-man...always in motion with a big smile.

Watching Ze grow from the sweetest of babies into this handsom young man has sure been an interesting, magical, wonderful, honest, challenging, amazing journey. I was only 21 when he came into this world. He made me into the mama I am today, he gave me a family when I was lost and he gave me roots so that I could give him wings. Ze, you truly are a rock star!