My Future Photographer

It always amazes me how comfortable my children are with technology.  And not just T.V. remotes, I’m talking iPads, iPhones, computer games, and touch screens.  Even my two year old is adept at scrolling through pictures on my phone, and my three year old daughter has long outscored me in Angry Birds.  I often think they must be geniuses to know all this at such young ages, but all my friends report similar brilliance from their children.  I recently saw a post online that read “Someday I will tell my grandchildren that I was born before the internet, and blow their minds.”  It’s so true.

A few days ago Tessie was watching me take a picture on my phone, and she asked if she could take one.  I showed her how to operate the camera, handed it over, and expected to end up with a hundred pictures of nothing.  I was pleasantly surprised.  She was very selective with her subjects, and actually got a few good pictures.

Tonight Tes took it to another level.  Nick showed her how to flip the camera, so it took pictures of her.  Before I knew it, Tessie was asking everyone to say cheese, posing herself, and showing off all her pictures to us.  She walked up to me with my phone, switched from camera to picture viewing mode, and started flipping through all of her shots to show me her favorites.  I must say, I was impressed.  It took me a little longer to master the iPhone camera. 

At one point Tessie was wearing some really silly dress up glasses and happily snapping pictures, mostly of herself.  Nick and I were cracking up.  Christian was still in his high chair, talking to his sister, and very happy.  My future photographer was snapping away, Nick was laying on the couch with Tes at his side, and I was sitting back watching it all unfold.  It was a perfect family moment.  I am definitely going to print out a few of Tessie’s shots.  Maybe I will even start an album of her pictures.  If anything, I’m happy that she captured, if a little fuzzily, our beautiful moment of togetherness.