Living arrows (Kahlil Gibran, “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”) is about celebrating childhood, and for me is about one photo from each week telling the story.
This week the photos of my two could not be more different yet are only taken 24 hours apart, such is the great British springtime!
On Saturday despite the drizzle Eddy and the children were out in the garden moving some wood, Eva was such a great helper carrying wood for Eddy and watching out for Roma too and I love this photo of her in her all in one waterproof. She is growing up so fast and at the moment I absolutely love it, I relish it as she is (mostly) so much fun to be around and I can see and appreciate the real life person she is becoming, and of course she is the most beautiful thing in the world to me but that is a given being her Mum!
Just 1 day later and the sun was shining bright in the very same spot as they were out again doing some gardening and helping Daddy to plant some herbs. I haven’t been too well with a headache so spent most of the day in bed but nipped out to have a cup of tea with them in the sunshine and I am so glad that I did. This photo totally sums Roma up, she has soil all over her clothes, dirt in her hair and is staring at her own reflection in the now mud covered table. What the photo doesn’t tell you though is that a few moments later there is a bang as she headbutts the table in her quest to get a little bit too close to the detail that she sees in the glass!
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Two beautiful girls. I especially like the photo of Roma. Hope the rain goes soon and we have more and more summery days.
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I cannot wait for more sunny days and get out in the garden x
The weather in April can never decide what it’s doing can it? Both lovely photos of your girls. My little Isla headbutts her reflection a lot too!!
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haha it really made me laugh when she did it bless her
Bless her head butting the table! That is quite cute though at the same time…childhood is beautiful. Really lovely photos and fingers crossed for more sun! #LivingArrows
I know she is my carefree funny one and it definitely shows x
I love Roma she is funny and reminds me of my Holly so much. Eva is a beautiful girl with a gorgeous smile x #LivingArrows
It’s these second children they are funny little characters aren’t they?
Oh, the headbutting the table is so adorable! Reminds me of something I’d do! That’s such a gorgeous shot of Eva too – she definitely looks really grown up there all of a sudden! #livingarrows
Just lately she is taking my breathe away at just how grown up she is and I just want to squeeze her.
Oh bless Roma,I looked at the photo and all i could think of was that it looked like a look of despair haha! Hope you are feeling better x #LivingArrows
Yes it definitely looks like she is having a tantrum or sulk doesn’t it?
Beautiful photo of Eva, she looks so grown up! And I love the photo of Roma, so transfixed with her own reflection! x #LivingArrows
I literally cannot believe how grown up Eva looks at the moment it pulls at all the heart strings!
I thought Roma’s photo was her having a mid-life crisis head in hands moment! hehe. I love the story behind photos and can see her reflection now you’ve mentioned it. Eva’s photo is beautiful – she’s a rainbow amongst the clouds x
Haha she definitely looks perplexed at the situation doesn’t she?
You’ve got two beautiful girls. Roma definitely looks like she’s holding her head in frustration. Great photos for this weeks #livingarrows
Thank you x
Oh that’s a beautiful portrait of Eva. So funny about Roma bumping. Oops #livingarrows
Thank you lovely x
These are lovely photos and it sounds like they had a great time helping daddy in the garden. #LivingArrows
They really did it is fast becoming their favourite thing to do – which is of course good for me as I get to watch with a cuppa!
Oh. No I hope she didn’t give herself a nasty bruise? That’s good old British weather for you! I am just hoping the weather stays nice for the kids holidays! #LivingArrows
she is a tough cookie this one, you wouldn’t have even known she had done it!
Gorgeous photos of your gorgeous girlies Laura xx
Thank you x