Male Bonding
June 30, 2009
It rained for the entire past week so when the sun came out for a few hours this weekend my husband went out to mow before the neighbors could start to complain. Our son, Aiden, decided that it was an absolute necessity to join him outdoors. A little sunscreen and a hat later, we were outdoors watching my husband, Josh, mow.
Aiden excitedly waved, bounced and squealed until he got his father’s attention. Once he’d stopped the mower I offered to switch with him and finish the lawn, however, they both had other ideas. A few minutes later Josh was mowing the lawn with Aiden on his hip, both with grins big enough to light up a room.
I reached in my back pocket for my camera which was no longer there. I jogged into the house and up to Aiden’s room where I’d last had it but it was nowhere to be found. Not one to be thwarted when it comes to photographs, I grabbed my 35mm camera out of the closet and ran back outside.
Father & Aiden
They were so cute together, father and son, pushing the mower around the yard like it was the only thing in the world. I got photo after photo of Aiden’s excitement and Josh’s proud smile as our little boy tried to hold onto the handle and run the mower himself. It was quite the bonding experience. Aiden wouldn’t let me take him in while Josh finished and then later in the weekend every time he heard a mower he got very excited and had to climb on his Dad.
I wasn’t surprised that the pictures turned out great; my 35mm never let me down before its retirement. The real trouble was finding someplace that still develops film because the one hour photo I had been using for the past decade took out its wet lab six months ago. My fingers walked the yellow pages and I found a developer, although I wasn’t terribly impressed with the service, the pictures were still great. And after a much more thorough search I found my digital camera under Aiden’s blanket where one of us must have hidden it. I am digitally equipped once more to catch each magic moment with our wonderful son.
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