{"id":23731,"date":"2013-05-30T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/?p=23731"},"modified":"2013-05-30T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:25:24","slug":"fitzy-on-turning-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/fitzy-on-turning-two\/","title":{"rendered":"FITZY &#8211; ON TURNING TWO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were with my parents for Fitzy&#8217;s birthday. He requested eggs for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23741\" title=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So he got eggs. Of course. I say that jokingly &#8211; he really isn&#8217;t a spoiled child. Except with love. Just a good one. He is helpful and excited and appreciative.<\/p>\n<p>He loves to help feed the baby cows &#8211; so we fed the baby cows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23751\" title=\"101\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And sat on Pa&#8217;s shoulders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23761\" title=\"102\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh that face &#8211; that chubby little face &#8211; it&#8217;s changing. Too quickly. I could have edited out the spots on his face. The red and the dirt. But I wanted to remember that moment just as it was. Perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23771\" title=\"103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23781\" title=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1047.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was NOT in a picture mood that day &#8211; but I took some anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23791\" title=\"105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Truly my FAVORITE pictures EVER. Oh &#8211; that smile and that laugh. And he just adores his Gramma. Both of them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23801\" title=\"106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was his &#8211; I&#8217;m serious momma &#8211; NO MORE PICTURES &#8211; face.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the airport to pick up Jared&#8217;s parents and all ate brunch with my parents at Friendly&#8217;s for his birthday. He wasn&#8217;t too excited. The fountain at the mall was much more interesting. Fitzy was MORE than excited to spend the afternoon with Gramma Barden &#8211; since they had been gone for two weeks! He went to sleep at 5.30 that night &#8211; with a little stirring here and there &#8211; but slept till 5.30 the next morning! Living on the farm TIRES HIM OUT &#8211; but he loves it!<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday &#8211; the 30th &#8211; Gramma Barden made a little cake for our new two year old!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23811\" title=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23821\" title=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I discovered that he can drink out of a cup. WHAT! I had no idea!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23831\" title=\"204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23841\" title=\"206\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23851\" title=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He LOVED blowing out the candles &#8211; he talked about it for days!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23861\" title=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/302.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23871\" title=\"302\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/302.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23881\" title=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23891\" title=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cards and some presents &#8211; a puzzle and a train &#8211; perfect for Fitzy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/405.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23901\" title=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s in LOVE with his numbers puzzle! He carries around his birthday cards proudly!<\/p>\n<p>Fitzy&#8217;s birthday party will be at my parents at the end of May &#8211; so until then &#8211; this was a wonderful way to celebrate our favorite little boy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were with my parents for Fitzy&#8217;s birthday. He requested eggs for breakfast. So he got eggs. Of course. I say that jokingly &#8211; he really isn&#8217;t a spoiled child. Except with love. Just a good one. He is helpful and excited and appreciative. He loves to help feed the baby cows &#8211; so we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,8,11,19,23,24,25,26,30,33,34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bardenphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}