Just a few snapshots of my sons

elfving73

Howdy folks!
I'm at work right now, pullin' off another nightshift. Quite easy goin' actutally, can't complain, and I'm sitting here surfin' on my laptop, glancing through my pictures on Smugmug, old and new. I really long for my two sons Liam and Elliot. Haven't met them to much this week, been working alot. It's great though, having all this images of them, so I can sit here and atleast look at them with this silly smile on my face, that only a longing parent can show off. Haha! Anyway, thought I post a few, just for the fun of it.

Regards / Matty

This is my youngest son Elliot, 2 year in April. I snapped this one morning on our way to daycare. I call it "Vardagsångest", dunno how to translate it correctly, but something like "Weekday anxiety". Mostly, he enjoy it very much, but there is also these mornings when he really really doesn't want to go. But - well there meeting all his friends, there is no time to say good bye to daddy.





This is my oldest son Liam, 4 year in september. Snapped this a few days ago - and just as I did something struck me. Perhaps I've takin' my family documenting a little too far, haha, because nowadays when Liam spots me taking pictures of him, he strike poses, then when he hear the shutter, he goes "lemme see, daddy! Lemme see!" Haha!





We have this "tradition" that everytime we've been away swimming we stop by at McDonalds on our way home. Do I need to tell ya they just love it? Haha! Elliot in particular, he is a true Hamburger connoisseur, he is really passionated about it.







Oh yes, he has this passion for meatballs too:



One morning at breakfast, Liam was very, you know, full of energy and he was every over the place all the time, if you know what I mean? I told him to sit still and stop waving with his arms - "because you ARE gonna whipe something off the table soon!" "No, daddy! I'm not!" So, suddenly he knocks out his glas of water. The glass didn't break. Fast as the lightning, he put it back on the table, pretending that it had never happend. But looking at the pool of water, he soon realized that he was busted. Haha!



So, tell me, how do ya like Elliots "Gällivare-häng"? Haha! It's a swedish expression for the way the pants are hanging. Gällivare is a place far up north in Sweden, and the expression origins from how the hillbillys dress up there, you know, tons of moist snuff, jeans hanging low and of course clogs. Haha! You know the type, huh?





This is Elliot and his all time high favorite item - his kitten. He just loves it and is seldomly seen without it. If you squeeze it a little, it meows. His love for it is touching. Hihi!




This afternoon, me and the boys was out playing in the park, basking in the lovely early spring sun. Here Liam is trying to help Elliot up to take a ride in the... in the... the.... heck, I have no clue what they call it, not even in Swedish! You know, it's two poles, ca 20 meters from eachother, with a cable between, and a swing connected to the cable on bearings.... man, this was tricky to explain! Haha! Well. if you know what i mean you know what I mean, and if you don't.... well - never mind.




We strolled around in "Mulleskogen", that's the "Daycare term" for a small wood area in the outskirt of our neighborhood that they use to visit when they're out playing. Suddenly, Elliot and Liam sat down with their backs towards me, having this "we're not up to something, dad"-aura around them.




Instinctively knowing that they we're up to "something" I walked around them and yes - there was "something" going on. They had found a small cavity in the rock, full of very muddy water, and course they were already sprinkled with that muddy water. Haha! Kids!



Ok! End of this "child pic terror". Now I'll grab a sandwich, then I'll try to get some sleep. Oh, I did meantion that I'm at work, didn't I? Siiigh! :wink


Regards / Matty

photogmomma

These are phenomenal! My favorites are the first two and the last two, but they are all awesome.

Wonderful job capturing their personlities! And just awesome shots!!!

Shay Stephens

Fantastic! Great series. And the first one just rocks so hard it hurts!!!

frg

absolutely rocks!!! beautiful picture

ian408

That first is priceless.

Owen

If only everyone's "snapshots" were as QUALITY as yours!

Why don't you work as a photographer?

Katt

These photos are Classic!!

I absolutely love the drama of the first one and second would be the cool dude, pants hanging low lol.

All of them are great.

WrenTheBlurry

Fantastic series! I love well done kid shots. My favorites are the ones of Elliot with his pants hanging down, and those of him eating the meatballs, hahahaah. Good stuff, thanks so much for sharing!!

happy day,

wren

urbanaries

the first one is fantabulous.

i'm guessing the quote is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Amazing shot, also just LOVE the spilled milk one, and the story behind it.

Punkybeth

Wow!
These are great shots! Absolutely LOVE them!

ivar

Matty, awesome as usual The first one and last two are great as mentioned above, but I also like the Gällivare-häng photo. For some reason his face seems to fit what I expect, it's hard to explain though.

System

these are all great!-

I love the spotlighted one from above-

Nikolai

Matty,
You stroke again!
Definitely not the typical ubiquitous kid shots.
I seriously enjoyed them!

Yuri Pautov

Oh, Mattis!
And you call them shapshots?????


No, No and once again NO!

MASTERPIECES

Yuri

Ted Szukalski

Perhaps they are snapshots but the first photo belongs in the gallery of fine art!

elfving73

Thank you, photogmomma! :smooch

photogmomma wrote:

These are phenomenal! My favorites are the first two and the last two, but they are all awesome.

Wonderful job capturing their personlities! And just awesome shots!!!

elfving73

Thank you, Shay! Haha! Elliot really knows how to express his feelings! He's got it from his mom, I'll tell ya!

Matty

Shay Stephens wrote:

Fantastic! Great series. And the first one just rocks so hard it hurts!!!

elfving73

Thank you, Ian!

ian408 wrote:

That first is priceless.

elfving73

Thank you, Owen! I would like to one day, but I'm the kind that never feel confident and good enough. I think that if money comes in to the picture, I would find myself awake all nights, worrying that my cutsomers isn't gonna be happy with the result. Stupid reasoning, I know... I hope I'll get over that some day.

Matty

Owen wrote:

If only everyone's "snapshots" were as QUALITY as yours!

Why don't you work as a photographer?

elfving73

Thank you very much, Kat!

Katt wrote:

These photos are Classic!!

I absolutely love the drama of the first one and second would be the cool dude, pants hanging low lol.

All of them are great.

elfving73

Thank you, wren! Hihi! I like the "meetball"-pic too - it's just so much Elliot! Stuffing himself so he almost faint!

Matty

WrenTheBlurry wrote:

Fantastic series! I love well done kid shots. My favorites are the ones of Elliot with his pants hanging down, and those of him eating the meatballs, hahahaah. Good stuff, thanks so much for sharing!!

happy day,

wren

windoze

incredible! all are a joy to look at, Elliots "Gällivare-häng" is just wonderful IMHO!!!!!


troy

elfving73

Thank you, urbanaries! Yes, you're absolutely right! You're the first one to crack it. Atleast the first one to meantion it. Cool!

Matty

urbanaries wrote:

the first one is fantabulous.

i'm guessing the quote is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Amazing shot, also just LOVE the spilled milk one, and the story behind it.

elfving73

Thank you, thank you!

Punkybeth wrote:

These are great shots! Absolutely LOVE them!

elfving73

Haha! Thank you, Ivar! Yes, I think I know what you mean - I see it too! And it´s sooo Elliot!

Matty

ivar wrote:

Matty, awesome as usual The first one and last two are great as mentioned above, but I also like the Gällivare-häng photo. For some reason his face seems to fit what I expect, it's hard to explain though.

elfving73

Thank you, George!

gefillmore wrote:

these are all great!-

I love the spotlighted one from above-

elfving73

Thank you, Nikolai!

Nikolai wrote:

You stroke again!
Definitely not the typical ubiquitous kid shots.
I seriously enjoyed them!

elfving73

Thank you, Yuri! Haha! Naa, the pics are just snapshots, but the kids, they are my masterpieces!

Matty

Yuri Pautov wrote:

And you call them shapshots?????


No, No and once again NO!

MASTERPIECES

Yuri

elfving73

Thank you, Ted!

Ted Szukalski wrote:

Perhaps they are snapshots but the first photo belongs in the gallery of fine art!

elfving73

Thank you! Haha! That pic is just SOOO Elliot!

Matty

windoze wrote:

incredible! all are a joy to look at, Elliots "Gällivare-häng" is just wonderful IMHO!!!!!


troy

DavidS

Great series. I thoroughly enjoyed them.