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You are visiting: Home » Real Life with Lindsay » Life Viewed Through the Eyes of a Child

Life Viewed Through the Eyes of a Child

by Lindsay Ballard on March 13, 2009 14 Comments

It’s really interesting when you see life through the eyes of your child. My child apparently sees everything in a blurry haze with a blown out flash. And butts. Lots and lots of butts.

My parents gave Zack his own digital camera for Christmas. Can you believe that three-year-olds have digital cameras now? Anyway, I downloaded his photos to my computer today, and it’s really hilarious to see what images he chooses to capture.

I apparently spend a lot of time giving him cheesy smiles and staring at him with glowing devil eyes.

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One of our dogs, Jackson, who actually is in Zack’s face all the time, as this photo indicates.

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I remember him taking this one. He said he wanted to take a picture of me. Steal the spotlight much, kid?

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His is a Disney camera, so he can add his favorite characters to pictures. Like this one he took of Daddy.

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Doesn’t it look like Mickey is telling Tom, “Oh, no you didn’t!”?

I never really thought about it, but Zack is directly eye level with our rear ends. That’s just a lovely view, don’t you think?

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I can’t believe I just posted such an unfortunate picture of my own butt. I promise it’s really much more perky in real life! This is a bad, bad angle. Yeah, it’s the angle.

Zack has started wanting to take photos when I’m taking photos for the blog. Here’s one he took of a new project I’ll share with you next week.

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And here’s one he took of me taking a picture of him taking a picture of me. Did that even make sense?

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I’m pretty proud that one is centered and even kind of in focus. Good job, son!

It has been fun to be able to see our lives through Zack’s camera lens. As much as I think kids having things like digital cameras and cell phones is just flat out insane, his photos really do give a unique perspective. Maybe I should work on decorating at his eye level so he’ll have more interesting things to capture!

Visit The Inspired Room to see how others are living a Beautiful Life this week. Thanks to Melissa for hosting such a fun series!

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.

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Comments

  1. teresa says

    March 13, 2009 at 7:36 am

    your sons photos made me smile- it is always interesting to see things from a child perspective. Thanks for sharing

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  2. Kirsty says

    March 13, 2009 at 8:55 am

    You make me laugh! What a great idea!

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  3. Songbirdtiff says

    March 13, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Very cute post! Too funny.

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  4. the BLAH BLAH BLAHger says

    March 13, 2009 at 9:16 am

    He needs his own blog now like my 3 year old cousin has!!! check it out http://www.brysonbarnes.blogspot.com! It’s hilarious!

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  5. Laura Ingalls Gunn says

    March 13, 2009 at 9:57 am

    Hi I am visiting via T.I.R. What a great post.

    I hope you will stop by for a visit as I am currently hosting a giveaway.

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  6. Miss Sandy says

    March 13, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Your post cracked me up, no pun intended! Love the child’s eye view. My little grandson got his dad’s phone and somehow figured out the camera and took all kinds of kooky photos with it, fun! Life is indeed beautiful through a child’s eyes. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  7. Deidra says

    March 13, 2009 at 8:30 am

    So cute! I laughed out loud at Mickey!

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  8. Sheryl says

    March 13, 2009 at 8:31 am

    Children help us to remember the simple things in life.

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  9. Angry Julie Monday says

    March 13, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    Great photos. I should upload Angry Toddler’s photos. Oh and BTW, you’re looking hawt miss thing!

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  10. Our Little Blessings says

    March 13, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    I love seeing what my daughter takes pictures of. She’s had her camera for a couple of years. She’s now 5. One rule: No pictures of mommy’s bumm!

    We have lots of pictures of the cats, her favorite toys and her favorite foods. Awhile ago I also did a post on what pictures Halli took. 🙂

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  11. kirwin says

    March 13, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    You are so brave–posting these! My son has one of these, too. It would be fun for him (any child) to do “A Day in the Life of…” and encourage them to take photos throughout a typical day…hmmm…just thinking aloud, here. Thank you and your son for the wonderful inspiration!

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  12. Tiff says

    March 13, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Ha!! TOO FUNNY!!! Reminds me of my daughter when she was little. Except back then I would give her disposable cameras so we would end up developing…well you guessed it…pretty much butts. LOL.

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  13. queenbee says

    March 14, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Very cute to see what little ones will capture. By the way come check out my spring wreath that I made this week, I think we have the same project.

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  14. Melissa @ The Inspired Room says

    March 16, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    That is adorable! My son LOVES taking photos and he takes them of the same sorts of things. Super close ups of dogs, rear ends. I just had to laugh seeing all those photos! My son, who is 8, also sneaks in some videos now and then. That is always scary, later hearing yourself in a video you didn’t know he was making! Not to mention the messy rooms he captures!

    Ok, can’t wait to see your wreath! I am posting a project I did like something you did a couple of weeks ago. I had totally forgotten until after I made mine or I would have used your tips. I’m linking to you tomorrow.

    Happy day, girl!

    Melissa

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.


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