While crabbing is a favourite childhood pastime, I still have a real fear of their spiky pincers! This one's not so bad!
Yikes, not sure I can get any medicine that will get rid of this crab?!
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Wow, I caught a big one?!
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I bought this wicked Fujifilm Instant Camera when we went to Tokyo last year, as I had wanted one for ages but they seemed expensive over here once you add the price of the film!
It takes mini instant photos like a Polaroid, and the quality of the image is really good.
I took a few at bath time tonight and thought they would make a great entry for the Dear Beautiful Boy's See it Snap it Love it competition this week.
They may not be the best photos, but all I can see when I look at them is small boy's deep, big eyes. Big boy on the other hand wanted to wear his googles for the entire duration of the bath, so you will just have to take my word for it. There are great big brown, puppy dog eyes hiding underneath!
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My big boy used to love sitting in front of a mirror when he was about 9 months old and I realised I've never really done this with small boy.
So when we got back from pre school this afternoon, I got the mirror from the hallway and we sat together (to avoid any unfortunate accidents if they pulled it over!) and he was so amazed with the mirror baby! He cackled and wailed with glee and tried to reach for the baby who was reaching for him!
Big boy loved cuddling him and seeing their reflections. For a moment, they were lost in their only little worlds, so I just had to get the camera out.
I tell them all the time how wonderful, precious and totally gorgeous they are. I hope that all this positivity will make they grow up confident in the person they see when they look in the mirror! I wish children could see themselves as we do. All mothers think their babies are the most beautiful creatures in the world!
There has been lots of press lately on children's beauty pageants and I watched in horror at an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras. I think toddlers are far too young to be judged on how they look. My big boy is heartbroken when a page of a book gets slightly ripped or the pop up tent falls down. To him, those are big crises in his little world. But he has not a care in the world if his hair is standing up like a peacock's feathers in full bloom or that his double chin, that he had as a baby, seems to be a permanent feature!
That is how I want him to grow up. Without a care! I was horrified when I read this article where an 8 year old talked about facial beauty being vital. Guess what it was from the latest episode of Toddlers and Tiaras!
I am sure I am not alone in telling my boys they are the most handsome boys in the world! For the short time it will last, I am going to enjoy the fact that my big boy thinks I am the most beautiful woman in the world too, well his world anyway!