January 23, 2009
wise
My handsome Ben, Berkeley, CA, Canon Rebel Xti
An adult is one who has lost the grace, the freshness, the innocence of the child,
who is no longer capable of feeling pure joy, who makes everything complicated,
who spreads suffering everywhere, who is afraid of being happy, and who,
because it is easier to bear, has gone back to sleep. The wise man is a happy child.
-Arnaud Desjardins
Your son is just gorgeous, full of engagement and vivacity. I still cannot get over how he is now a little boy, not a toddler or a baby at all!
Posted by: pamela at January 29, 2009 08:40 PMYour son is just gorgeous, full of engagement and vivacity. I still cannot get over how he is now a little boy, not a toddler or a baby at all!
Posted by: pamela at January 29, 2009 08:39 PMMy 3-year old son happy as a clam even with an awful case of strep throat a week ago is this quote brought to life.
My goodness, I needed to read that today. Such a beautiful quote...I am printing it and pasting it in my office as we speak. Thank you. (And Ben looks like such a big boy!)
Posted by: Moltomom at January 29, 2009 10:55 AMMy 3-year old son happy as a clam even with an awful case of strep throat a week ago is this quote brought to life.
My goodness, I needed to read that today. Such a beautiful quote...I am printing it and pasting it in my office as we speak. Thank you. (And Ben looks like such a big boy!)
Posted by: Moltomom at January 29, 2009 10:55 AMOh how I love this.
Posted by: Ali at January 25, 2009 10:26 PMOIW yes.... how very true.
I am reminded of this EVERY single time my 16 month old boy is given a small box of sultanas...
Oh the joy, such joy.
Makes me grin just thinking about it.
Love
Bxo
what a stud muffin!
oh ben you are too freaking cute.
xo
mccabe
OMG he's a little man!!!
Posted by: creatively self-employed at January 25, 2009 11:58 AMGosh, he has gotten so big! And I remember crying when he was just a bump on a photo. That's a simply fantastic photo of a beautiful little boy.
Also:
An adult is [...]who is afraid of being happy, and who, because it is easier to bear, has gone back to sleep. The wise man is a happy child.
I'm seriously tempted to pin that up somewhere to remind me of my own life every day.
This photo made my day, Andrea. What a gift you have to be able to capture your boy simply in such a complex medium. The photo makes me want to pounce on my napping kids and kiss them.
Posted by: Cory at January 24, 2009 12:15 PMeeek. i hope to never be called an adult. i think the great gift of our children is the way they teach us to embrace the 'happy child' we are.
now, if i could just get my body to bend into those impossibility supple angles they have as they naturally perform yoga. jealous.
Posted by: mamie at January 23, 2009 08:57 PMMy, my...he is quite the little man now... so big...so darn cute and he exudes so much joy. God bless him... oh and that quote, so true... I'm 38 and I don't want to grow up...hee, hee... :)
xo glo
Posted by: glo at January 23, 2009 08:25 PMI don't know which is more powerful... the picture or the quote. Thanks for sharing both.
Posted by: Steve at January 23, 2009 06:37 PMWait! Wasn't he just born??
Posted by: Surcie at January 23, 2009 06:36 PMOh Andrea - he is a handsome little guy! His smile makes me smile. Thank you!
Posted by: Kelsie at January 23, 2009 03:43 PMWhere is baby Ben? and who is this handsome big boy?
Posted by: marilee pittman at January 23, 2009 03:32 PMoh-that-smile! such a sweetie, andrea!
Posted by: dawn at January 23, 2009 01:54 PMVery interesting...
I love Ben's haircut! He's adorable as always :) Kisses to you sweet nephew.
Posted by: Caroline at January 23, 2009 01:06 PMOh! He looks like such a big boy now!
Posted by: Alesia at January 23, 2009 11:46 AMOh I just *love* this picture of Ben! He looks like such a little man!
Posted by: Samantha D at January 23, 2009 11:17 AMamen.
Posted by: celisa at January 23, 2009 11:02 AMBen is a boy! When did that happen???
The quote makes me feel a little guilty about my post this morning... Not in a bad way, just a pensive, thought provoking way. Thank you.
Posted by: Puanani at January 23, 2009 10:57 AMLove that quote, and Ben is sooo handsome. What a smile! Its contagious
Posted by: stacy kathryn at January 23, 2009 10:55 AMAndrea - You have a lovely knack for sharing the perfect words at the perfect time. Thanks for this. It's getting written out and magnet-ed to the fridge right after I click "post".
(And your Ben is looking so happily full of joy.)
Posted by: hannah m at January 23, 2009 10:36 AMI LOVE this! The quote, the picture, all of it! I so often marvel at how purely happy both my kids are as soon as they wake in the morning. They're the ones who've got it all figured out I say. Thanks!!
Posted by: Candice at January 23, 2009 09:42 AM