From the eyes of a six year old.

Ever wonder what your child is really thinking about? I wonder that a lot. Especially when I see my daughter pretending quietly with her dolls or my boys staring out the window as we drive down the road.  My oldest son Jacob, who is six, has a huge imagination. He loves to pretend and think up things that I don't even remember thinking of when I was little. And believe me, I had quite the imagination as a little girl! 

So when Jacob asked if he could borrow my camera I said, "Sure!"  Ok, I will admit it, I didn't quite just say sure. It was more like this, "Sure Jacob you can, but be very careful with it and don't let your siblings have it, and don't drop it, and don't push buttons on it that you don't know how to use and don't put your finger in front of the lens and . . ." All you mom's out there are probably chuckling ( did I just use the word chuckling?) right now because you know that you rarely just say; "Sure honey" to your kids right?!

The face behind the camera. Yes~this is a self portrait!

So here is what my six year old saw. . .

First stop: Alyssia's room. She was supposed to be napping! While we are here, meet Frogie!! Yes it is a pillow pet she got from her Grandpa Mansell aka 'Gichan'. She has had Frogie for almost three years now and they are inseparable! And a plus for mommy is that it is washable.

Lys's deflating birthday balloon. I'm sure Jacob took this because he strongly dislikes it when balloons deflate or fly away.

Ah~ moving on to his baby sister, Annalyn, in the swing. Jake loves to make her laugh!

Whoops! Caught Suzie sleeping where she is not supposed to be.

I like the way the ceiling looks from his point of view. Makes it seem like we have vaulted ceilings!

Urrg, yes this is my super dusty router.  I guess he is trying to tell me to dust and to throw away old tags off of clothes!

"Vroom! Vroom"

Thinking back to when he was in mommy's tummy?!

Dreaming about a future date in his life?!

"Hello? Anyone out there? I would like to order a large peperoni pizza."

An imagination at work!

Another self portrait...I just love those freckles!

~ A favorite book ~

~ A favorite past time ~

Wonder what was going through his mind when he took this picture?!

~ The little brother who copies almost everything his older brother does. Scary!!

The kitchen sink.  Hmm, must be getting hungry!

Making a wish upon a star!

So how about it Mom, Dad?  Try giving lending your child a camera and see what he or she is thinking about today.  It may be of his favorite toy, food item, or a picture of a cute face you will want to use as your new screen saver.  At least we use digital cameras right?! 

I love my children's imaginations and it reminds me that I'm not to old to have one too!