Last weekend while visiting the boys (paternal) grandparents, Burton discovered the tyre swing which doesn’t get used very often because of its close proximity to the leat which runs along the bottom of the garden. Its not that any child is in danger of landing in the water, but with my two I am always worried they may see the water and be tempted to get in and get wet!!
Anyway, while Jenson was busy on the trampoline with his cousins, Burton and I ventured across the drive to the tyre and he jumped on and got me to push him (adding his jumper mid swinging because it was a little breezy)
Watching him enjoy himself on the old tyre reminded me of when he first had a go on it two years ago on a hot Sunday in April on what should have been Jenson’s due date, except he was born 10 days early! Back in 2011, I didn’t see him ride the tyre swing because I was at home with a new baby while my Dad visited, and OH had taken Burton to his parents for a BBQ lunch with his family as it was his Dads birthday ( I hope you are keeping up with this tale!!). Back then Burton wasn’t quite so confident and he doesn’t look to be enjoying himself quite as much – although OH swears he did!!
Comparing the two sets of photographs, its hard to imagine that he was once that little and young compared to how big he is now. Over night he seemed to grow suddenly when just 10 days earlier he went from being an only child to my eldest and compared to his new born baby brother he seemed so big! Yet seeing these photos reminds me that he really wasn’t, he was just my toddler who was no longer my baby.
Inevitable I know that time must pass, but I still cant believe two years have gone by since he took his first turn on that tyre swing.
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That swing actually looks a lot of fun.
Ahhhh, what a great flashback to such a significant time. I really like what you said about how 10 days earlier he had suddenly grown up with the arrival of his baby brother, but how looking back he still looks so small. I already feel like that when I look back at our early photos as a four. I thought my little man was suddenly so big, but he looks so young still when I look back at them. x
Such cute photos of Burton but he does seem to be clinging on very tightly when he was younger 🙂 He looks so small on that tyre swing and look at him now! Lovely pictures and pretty cool to have a tyre swing for them to play on xx
Looks like he is having a blast! He looks so young in the second lot of photos. Time really does go in far too quickly! x
How cute is tiny Burton, although he is now too, how so much can change in 2 years xxx
Ooh what fun x
I can’t believe how little he was not so very long ago at all!
He looks so cute on it and SO big compared to the other photos.
Oh he is so cute and amazing how much he’s changed already.
aaaah he looks so little, I just can’t get over how fast they are growing
I thought I’d already commented on this!
Beautiful photos. I can’t believe how much he has changed! His hair especially, it’s like he’s a different boy in some ways.
He really looks like he’s enjoying himself xx
We always had a tyre swing at my nans house and I’ve got so many fond memories of playing on it. Thanks for sharing 🙂