Baby does this:

While Kid does this: (notice the contact at the end of the bat?!)

Baby does this:

While Kid does this:

An average day with boys. Reminds me of the picnics we shared when Baby was just a wee thing. Now he's old enough to play with dirt and explore with leaves. Daddy Mock and I had a good time today watching our boys develop before our eyes.

It's a miracle, growth, that is.

As we guide them through,

and learn to let them do it on their own,

we must stop and enjoy:
the dirt, the baseball, the weight on your shoulders, the mini-toothbrush.

Possibly try to bypass the burps and the toots--however, that's something that never seems to change being a Baby, a Kid, or a certain Daddy Mock...