This Friday, the theme is broken. I still wanted to photograph the boys this week for the 52 project, and mid week I stumbled over their garbage truck toy for probably the 1000 time and realized it would be the perfect subject this week. The garbage truck was a gift to Gabe on his first birthday and over the last 4 years it has been loved dearly. At 1 he used it to help him scoot along the floor. At 18 months it begin to be a step stool to get to things he shouldn’t. At 2, I barely caught him as he attempted to launch himself down our extremely steep driveway riding on top of it. At 3 it was used to make a dent in the wall at the end of the hallway as it was loaded with blocks and rocketed down the smooth hardwood floors. At 4 there were races with other vehicles down said drive way, sans rider. At 5, this beloved friend still gets played with weekly, sometimes daily.
New in the package, this truck has doors, a driver, a lift which dumps the garbage into the top of the truck and various other accessories and features. Today, its broken, none of those things are working features. Its so broken. But its so well loved and its near to my boy’s heart, so its near to mine.
Next head over to my friend Shannon Harrison of Jack and Ruby Studios | Temecula, CA
Are you curious what 52 on Fridays are all about? You can see past weeks projects for
Album Cover, Childhood, Light, Pastels, Texture, Pink, Friendship, Eyes, Game, Family, Fashion, Innocence,Love, Shoes, Simple, Joy, Black and White and Self Portrait
I loved using this texture in my editing from Jessica Drossin’s new Illumination Textures. I’m not usually a texture kind of girl, but I’m really taken with this set!
Oh so loved little toy….this is so cute with your little guys! The last shot is my favorite! Good luck today. xoxo
Those boys are too darn cute. I love that the toy is still with him and played with!
Oh gretchen your boys are so stinkin cute!!! Cannot wait to meet you next week:) Steph says great things about you!
Ah! Those boys are too cute!
your work always amazes me. your boys are so cute!
lovely shots!
So so sweet!
So gorgeous. Love your bw too!!
Love these… oh so much! That first shot is beyond perfection! In love!
Adorable! so, stinkin’ adorable!
love your boys! I adore childhood treasures like this … we still have a truck like this, too. gorgeous job friend!
Oh my goodness that first picture melts my heart. They are so dang cute, can’t wait to meet them tomorrow!!!! Childhood is so sweet and innocent, love your documentations!
Perfect. Perfect. Love that first one. Can’t wait to shoot these boys someday.
As always, you rocked it! Your processing on these is magical. I love it! Your boys are precious.
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I love how you find a creative way to incorporate your boys no matter what the theme! Esp now that I’ve met them it’s all the more fun to me! That little truck is like a diary of your boys’ adventures!
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