Real Life April

The sweet teases of spring! This past month we played and explored and visited an indoor pool (the gym). My kids found their tank-tops and shorts even though I kept wearing sweatshirts. I think about my kids' generation, the Zero Kids, born in double-zero years (2000-2010). They are the first with mobile tech and Instagram accounts, with selfies! Everywhere, even at wedding fairs near the art gallery where their moms hang out.

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They are fearlessly documented, beautifully shown above and below...

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They dye their hair with streaks of color and wonder if anyone will notice. "Notice anything different about me?" My niece asked. "Notice?"

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Yet they are kids all the same. Dancing in their first grade class show. The Lion Dance.

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Wading in the chill spring waters, leaving sparkles in their wakes...

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Dancing. This month she discovered the joy of choreographing. She used her iTouch to play a chosen song while she practiced the steps over and over. She woke up early to polish rough patches. She discovered herself.

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Which we all discover along the journey. No matter when we are born.

Still, I never brought a controller in the car to see if that would prevent my game from going to 'sleep.'

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What a world. What a wild, wonderful world!

Discover more real life adventures. Find beautiful chaos with Katie Brenkert at Everyday Moments :). She will link to the next friend with lovely photos of real life in different families. Enjoy!

Lenka Vodicka

I am a photographer, writer, and crafter in the Sierra foothills. I am the bestselling author of the Forest Fairy Crafts books. I am a recent breast cancer survivor and I manage hereditary neuropathy (Charcot Marie Tooth or CMT). I live with my two teens, a black cat, two kittens, a bunny, and a furry little dog named Chewbacca. I enjoy adventures, creativity, and magic.

http://lenkaland.com
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