When you give a boy a camera . . .

You get never-before-seen footage of the monster under the bed.

Normally, she hides out under my bed, waiting for unsuspecting piggie toes to pounce on. I’m not sure I want to know what she is contemplating just now.

You learn just how patient the dog is.

You see ceilings in a whole new light. And realize it is about time to clean it.

You get to see first-hand . . . well, I’m not actually sure what you get to see first-hand. But from the number of these on the card, I’m sure it must be important.

And finally, you get to see yourself through the eyes of your child.

Scary, isn’t it?

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Dana homeschools her children on five acres in the country with her husband John.
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17 Responses to When you give a boy a camera . . .

  1. Rose says:

    I love it. It’s always interesting to discover what a child views as interesting and important.
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  2. Dana says:

    That’s one thing I love about digital cameras. You can let them explore with the camera once in awhile, they can take the gazillion photos they want and you aren’t out a dozen rolls of film. :)
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  3. We let our kids do that once… I got a whole new perspective on our toilet bowl.
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  4. Dana says:

    Yes, the toilet bowl. Normally, he goes for the ceiling fan and out of focus corners of chairs. But the toilet bowl does seem to be a fascinating subject.
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  5. Jeff says:

    These are great. I have an entire section of our hard drive set aside for my sons’ photos.

  6. ChristineMM says:

    Love to see things from the kid’s perspective!
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  7. Bonnie says:

    I love this! My girls like to dress up their baby dolls and take well posed photos of them…I always get a good laugh when I discover these on the card while uploading photos…thanks for sharing:-)

  8. Sheri says:

    Hehehe. Great pics. Thanks for sharing them. :D
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  9. Dana says:

    I always enjoy the little surprises when I upload photos. Normally I know when they’ve used the camera, but not always. :)
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  10. Sherry says:

    It is so reassuring that other moms have those moments when one begins to wonder, who’s funnier, the one behind the lense or the one in front of it. My camera has so many pictures that I’m not quite sure who took them and my computer has movies that the kids have made of their numerous faces twisted with some sort of image distorter (not sure where it is that they have found it as I still cannot figure it out… :) ) and then there are the movies with the movie camera of one of them running through the house acting as if he was a fly. As one put it, little surprises. Thanks for sharing the delightful humor of your beautiful family.

  11. haha! we have surprise video footage of lego creations and kapla block towers. and lots of pictures of the ceiling. fun, isn’t it?
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  12. Thanks for the giggles. I really needed that this night. :)
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  13. Kris says:

    Adorable pictures! My girls are a bit older so all the pictures tend to be funny faces of themselves, unabashed shots up their noses or close ups of tonsils. Also many many shots of dogs sleeping upside down like people, feet in the air.

    Digital cameras are the greatest invention. We can take as many pics as we want, save or delete and start all over again! Love them!
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  14. Laura says:

    haha… thanks for sharing that. :)

  15. Teri Miller says:

    Love it!
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  16. Tracey says:

    Hahaha! My 6yo son LOVES to take pictures like these.

  17. Mary says:

    Haha! Great expression!

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