{"id":10549,"date":"2016-01-19T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10549"},"modified":"2016-09-07T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:06:05","slug":"weekend-shenanigans-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10549","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shenanigans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0057\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1484\/24420847696_51a1fda4f1_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0057\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1484\/24420847696_282d5e3810_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0057\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0052\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1460\/24151449140_f6eaab9cc1_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0052\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1460\/24151449140_862c99c143_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0052\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0043\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1658\/23820261983_cf28eff0ba_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0043\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1658\/23820261983_8a68dc348c_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0043\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1193\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0040\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1550\/24338771392_65da1e9435_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0040\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1550\/24338771392_85fc6ca190_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0040\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0037\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1693\/24338749132_3868b1a53c_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0037\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1693\/24338749132_fce7677d91_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0037\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0029\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1443\/24338746852_ce7b104940_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0029\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1443\/24338746852_42729ac366_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0029\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0022\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1578\/24079239089_8bcf9c0d45_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0022\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1578\/24079239089_f9e16097ed_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0022\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0018\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1556\/23820231133_d33442bd3e_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0018\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1556\/23820231133_187ef8b1e7_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0018\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0017\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1504\/23820228753_04c4917d07_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0017\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1504\/23820228753_a7e50ae9fd_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0017\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve done this post before&#8230; done it maybe fifteen times&#8230; how life is a series of moments, and then those moments happen again and again and again only with slightly older people &#8212; small people who grow a bit larger and stronger with each passing day, whose games stay mostly the same but change in important ways, like rules and negotiations and inclusion, like thoughtfulness sprinkled in amidst the roughhousing. \u00a0<a title=\"DSC_0007\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1692\/24338738872_efd84082a3_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0007\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1692\/24338738872_a40d2b892d_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0007\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0004\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1562\/24447019605_5a3b21a095_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0004\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1562\/24447019605_b7806c7af7_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0004\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0001\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1498\/24079229049_d6c908e230_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1498\/24079229049_3488ce8b7e_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0001\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1153\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0065\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1544\/24420851386_ef25a74af7_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0065\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1544\/24420851386_e273d27869_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0065\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0064\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1444\/24364606741_da34f3c8e8_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0064\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1444\/24364606741_415861fccb_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0064\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0075\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1555\/24364610521_2418f0f158_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0075\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1555\/24364610521_2ca4c39fee_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0075\" width=\"1092\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0077\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1684\/24079282189_1586b182da_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0077\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1684\/24079282189_6dff969dd1_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0077\" width=\"1153\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0088\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1614\/24151463340_aee5a90426_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0088\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1614\/24151463340_52e3528a40_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0088\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0094\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1538\/24447072795_cac6a7f967_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0094\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1538\/24447072795_4fa156ebe1_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0094\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadness and injury are tended to more closely, a sort of intimacy of brotherhood and attention to detail that was not there before. And accidental injury (the reason Oliver is missing in most of these shots, because he accidentally stepped on Emil&#8217;s head and caused him to cry, making Oliver the one to cry from regret for far longer than the actual injured party) turns to opportunity: to forgive others, to forgive oneself, to encourage, to hug and renegotiate and discuss what it means to hurt someone you love, whether it is with your words or your actions, whether physical or emotional. And then, the teamwork, the necessary push and pull until the task is complete. Success!<a title=\"DSC_0097\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1476\/24338793132_f70d2a2cff_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0097\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1476\/24338793132_79b4f1da33_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0097\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0098\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1537\/24338794632_89e823d486_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0098\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1537\/24338794632_e55dcfecff_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0098\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0105\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1573\/24079290579_8372365999_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0105\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1573\/24079290579_409ae8fe8d_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0105\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0107\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1591\/24364625601_7351ff04b2_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0107\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1591\/24364625601_182a284ede_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0107\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1062\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0110\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1579\/23818891024_1c32fd5c88_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0110\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1579\/23818891024_40fdbb4fc1_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0110\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0118\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1526\/24079301759_b3c50c6d39_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0118\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1526\/24079301759_13d4db919b_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0118\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0122\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1572\/24338809332_9027691ae9_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0122\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1572\/24338809332_c594fa2cd6_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0122\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1143\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0131\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1637\/24364642771_20e264f026_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0131\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1637\/24364642771_3b9716599e_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0131\" width=\"1063\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0134\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1621\/24364644741_6fa4622794_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0134\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1621\/24364644741_2afb2b15d4_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0134\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1079\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0139\" href=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/23818910884_c4d7c090a2_s.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0139\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1517\/23818910884_46b2464ce8_h.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0139\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1099\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watching them play, grow, and learn is a privilege. I hope you had a happy weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve done this post before&#8230; done it maybe fifteen times&#8230; how life is a series of moments, and then those moments happen again and again and again only with slightly older people &#8212; small people who grow a bit larger and stronger with each passing day, whose games stay mostly the same but change in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=10549\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weekend Shenanigans&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105,187],"tags":[69,68,48],"class_list":["post-10549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-motherhood","tag-brothers","tag-jump","tag-motherhood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10552,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10549\/revisions\/10552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}