It seems kind of appropriate that I chose the picture above for this week’s the theme of “from the archives” for this week’s post on The Gallery.
A photo I found recently whilst rummaging through a drawer. A picture of Jonnie taken when he was about 18 months old. It is poignant for a couple of reasons.
One because this week he set off with a bunch of other teenagers for the first trip of his lifetime (I don’t believe in people only having one trip of a lifetime. I like to think there will be lots) to Kenya for a month. Below is a pic of how he looks now. In his cut off Jeans (defying the no Jeans rule) and his Armani t-shirt. At almost 18. The contrast couldn’t be more stark.
And also because I could never get away with posting this whilst he was in the country. This way he won’t know I have done it and by the time he gets back it will be buried behind another 20 blog posts.
Shhhhh don’t tell him.
PS how cool that one of the boys on the trip happens to have a rather famous photographer dad who took this amazing pic. He left Heathrow and went off to photograph J-Lo in Hyde Park on Saturday night. Photographing me with the other parents was obviously the highlight of his day though
Lovely picture 🙂 I worry my little ones will be grown up all to soon! popping over from the gallery and looking forward to meeting you on Sunday 🙂
and I look forward to meeting you too!
Aww his baby photo is sooo cute! Astounding how quick they grow isn’t it? (My eldest is 18). I hope he has an amazing trip
how exciting! the very best of luck to him and his adventures!
Oh my little Jonnie looks the spitting image of big Jonnie which I guess is the way it should be! He’ll be getting on well I bet – £10 says he comes back with some great life skills too.
Hope you aren’t missing him too much. If it helps I could move in and be your ‘little Jonnie ‘ till he returns. And no, that’s no an excuse to sleep in his bed….
What an amazing time he will have, what an adventure! And those cute little bubby teeth in the first pic – too sweet!
Wow, what an amazing experience he is going to have.
excellent picture! Hope he has a good time and you’re not too sad without him!
Great pictures and what a fabulous experience for him too!