Hanging By A Thread

Note: This post was written last year, never meant to see the light of day and then was accidentally posted due to a parental oversight :)

Today's blog post title could be in reference to any of the following:

• A general comment about parenting
• An especially difficult week
• Aidan swinging from a zip-line at Junior Gym in San Mateo

It's Super Bowl Sunday, so it seemed appropriate to have an action shot. Every day the kids get bigger, stronger and faster making it increasingly difficult to keep up. A parent of a baby and toddler at the above Birthday party asked if it gets easier. I surprised myself by saying no, because the physical exhaustion exchanges itself for a mental one. Teaching the kids right from wrong, discipline, the finer points of Pokemon and the occasional photography tip can be overwhelming. Parenting, is like the Peace Corp, it's the toughest job you'll ever love.

Baby Photography Note: 1/13sec at f/4, ISO 400, 35mm. Dragging (i.e. slowing down) the shutter adds to the action by blurring the background, swinging limbs and the crazy antics of Aidan. Panning horizontally kept enough of his face in focus to recognize my outrageous offspring.

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