When James has screen time, he’s almost always doing one of two things. He is either playing DJ, switching from song to song in iTunes, or he’s taking pictures (and sometimes he’s playing music while he’s taking pictures. I know, I know. He’s a prodigy.)
The picture thing is always pretty interesting. While I do love watching him shake his booty (because of course he dances along when he’s playing DJ), the pictures give me a little look into his brain, and what he finds important. Of course, like a typical toddler, he is the center of his own universe.
He also thinks his feet are very important (weirdo).
The show that he and Annabel are currently obsessed with is the Beat Bugs (which is a super-cute show), so he snapped a picture of one of the characters:
And in an upsetting turn of events, he took a pictures of one of the San Francisco Giants while Mike was watching a game:
Let’s hope that was just a fluke.
Pictures like this one are my favorite, though:
He also loves (and I mean LOVES) roaming the house and taking pictures of us in compromising situations. He’s taken pictures of us changing, napping, and eating. But hands-down, the most inappropriate photo he took of Mike was when he was using the bathroom. After we gave him a talking-to about boundaries and privacy, we giggled about it because it was very “James” to burst into the bathroom and yell, “CHEESE PICTURE!” and snap away.
I’d completely forgotten about that picture until recently. My mom was over at the house, watching James do his Dancing DJ thing when he got bored and walked away from his iPad. The music was still blaring, so my mom reached over and turned it off. She got a weird look on her face and said, “Um, what is this?” Apparently, James figured out how to change the wallpaper on his iPad…and he’d made it the picture he’d taken of Mike using the bathroom (nothing private was visible, but it looked…weird). I tried to explain to my mom what happened, but it was hard because I was also cracking up.
Now we lock the bathroom doors when James has screen time…just to be safe.
Stacey says:
Dying laughing
Lisa F. says:
When my friend’s son was young, maybe 4 (he’s 14 now), he took a photo of his dad going to the bathroom. Unfortunately the photo was taken on her husband’s government-issued cell phone, someone at his place of work found the photo, alerted his boss, and he was fired. Oops!
Becca says:
Oh no!
Lisa F. says:
Yep! It was a minor scandal in the city where they lived, and got some mentions on talk radio. (It was an election year for his boss.)
Katrina says:
That’s awful! Kind of unfair, too. I mean, kids will be kids. It wasn’t his fault. Well, I guess his fault for leaving his phone where his 4 year old could grab it. But still. That’s awful. To lose your job! Wow.
Lisa says:
Too funny! My daughter recorded me getting out of the shower, and thought it was SOOO funny. Yeah, haha. She went running all through the house. So I had to chase her down to erase it. Sigh.
Pattie says:
Now I’m glad that the only compromising pic my daughter took of me was on her little Fisher-Price camera. Thank goodness for low-megapixel resolution!
Rita A says:
You lost me at the first reference to “weirdo”. I’m crying from my laughter here at work. Good job James!
a says:
Really, Heather, some times there are just no words…Hahaha!
Jeanie says:
He takes better pictures than I do!
Steph says:
No pictures means it didn’t happen:). JUST KIDDING! I appreciate your discretion in not posting James’ pic of Mike. And James could not be more fun loving or adorable.
Katrina says:
Hmm, just wait until your tweens start Face Timing with their friends, and you walk in their room half-naked with a towel on your head, yelling at them with not-so-nice words to clean up their room for the billionth time .. and then you hear an unfamiliar voice coming from an iPad saying, “Hi, Mrs. Spohr!”
Steph says:
oooh yes, it is a terrible, sinking feeling when you realize you have interrupted your teen’s face-timing in your-not-so-sweet voice. been there done that:(
Lisa says:
My girls have flung open the bathroom door on guests…we’ve had to warn several friends to lock the door. Boundaries fail.
noelia says:
My son used to take photos of his feet. ALL THE TIME. then, he moved to people eating. Now, he does artistic photos with his papers (mama! let me draw the solar system to take a picture!), but he’s done some nice shots of me pregnant, waking up, drinking coffee, yelling at the dog. Kids.. Aren’t they adorable?