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Daddy’s Workout Partner: #MySundayPhoto – 05.17.15

05/17/2015 R.C. Liley 4 Comments

I’ll never forget my first workout with our daughter. She was all but 2 weeks old and obviously as cute as can be in her little red jumpsuit, but still so intimidating.

Well, time has flown by (just as they all say it will) and that same baby is still coming to the garage with me and performing her own “workouts”. She’s even given a tutorial for toddlers that want to partake in a little kettlebell training.

This week’s picture is of Avery with her toy kettlebell getting ready to do some swings with Daddy as we get warmed up. I love how she knows to get her kettlebell when my wife or I ask her to find it. She also has a “barbell” (wooden rod) that she knows to get when we say so. You can see the rod beside her.

She’s grown so much and I look forward to more exercise and playtime fun as she grows. But there’s no rush for that!

Do you ever bring your kids to workout with you?

Do your kids have any play exercise equipment?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

Daddy’s Girl: #MySundayPhoto – 05.10.15

05/09/2015 R.C. Liley 20 Comments

Sorry for the bad timing of my Daddy’s Girl post when it’s really Mother’s Day. If it’s any consolation, I give full credit to my beautiful wife for this picture.

Avery was just having a blast rolling all over our bed, and Going Mom was there to capture some good shots of the wild-child in action.

Thank you, Kelley, for the picture and for being such a wonderful wife and Mother!

Can you remember bouncing on the bed?

Is bed jumping against the rules in your house or fully supported?

#MySundayPhoto, Parenting

The Toddler Trance: #MySundayPhoto – 05.03.15

05/02/2015 R.C. Liley 18 Comments

Kids and adults alike find themselves locked in a trance of deep thought almost daily. A toddler may ponder something as simple as what to make of the family pet. It’s nothing like mommy or daddy and certainly doesn’t poop or eat like anyone else in the house. Well, maybe…

But as adults, we have plenty of things swarming our brains that cause us to hold a trance of perplexity as we try and make sense of it all. I’m sure for many parents, myself included, that perplexity is comprises what’s going on inside our kids’ head. Especially as toddlers when they lack the verbal skills to better relay their needs/feelings.

Anyway, what I’m getting at, is that every time I catch my daughter in deep thought like this, I can’t help but to wonder what it is she’s thinking. Maybe why her bottom lip feels bigger than normal, or maybe she’s just pausing to poop in her diaper. Who knows?

Okay, I’m done being philosophical for the day. This week’s pic is the day after Avery busted her lip, hence its swollen redness, and she’s caught in a trance thinking about who knows what. Here’s the original…

…and a B&W version I probably tried to hard to edit.

I wanted to keep the color of her beautiful eyes, but fear they look more bloodshot than anything else. Regardless, the picture captures that ever-growing mind working hard, I only wish I knew for what!

Do you ever try to decipher what your kids are thinking?

How do you like the b&w with colored eyes? Would it be better just straight b&w with no color?