He Is Only A Little Boy by gardenfolk

He Is Only A Little Boy

Hold him a little longer
rock him a little more
read him another story
you've only read him four
let him sleep on your shoulder
rejoice in his happy smile
he is only a little boy
for such a little while.
...Author Unknown

This is our son, Devin, at the California State Fair just weeks before he turned 3 years old in 1986. Wasn't he a cutie?!? He is sitting on one of the golden bears at Cal Expo. We took Devin to the fair every year and every year we got a photo of him sitting on or standing next to the golden bear. I am currently going through the photo albums to see how many captures I have of this. I hope it goes to age 16, at least. Devin will be 35 years old in September...I cannot believe it. The California State Fair closes this Sunday... until next year.

Nice on Black.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Fair

http://www.castatefair.org/
What a lovely memorable picture. Yes they grow up very quickly before you realise that you are getting older yourself. My son is 46 years old already.
July 25th, 2018  
Sweet capture and a lovely memory :)
July 25th, 2018  
This is so wonderful. Loved your narrative too. Iā€™m a huge believer in photographs we can hold in our hands. The memories they hold are so powerful. I love this.
July 25th, 2018  
A charming image. There's a huge emotional value to old pictures. I've scanned all our old prints and transparencies and put them on a website with access only to my named relatives. I'm amazed how much the site is used!

My 'little' boys are 48 and 51 now!!
July 25th, 2018  
What a wonderful photo and memories šŸ’™
July 25th, 2018  
Such a sweet and true poem. My son's name is Devin.
July 25th, 2018  
What a little cutie!!! Devin was born the year after our middle son Tom, and the year before our youngest, Evan!
July 25th, 2018  
They do grow up fast!
July 25th, 2018  
Lovely photo they grow up so fast :)
July 25th, 2018  
Beautiful portrait.
July 25th, 2018  
Such a lovely shot:)
July 25th, 2018  
Great capture and so true
July 25th, 2018  
A lovely photo and memory for you!
July 25th, 2018  
A wonderful shot, makes one want to see the follow ups ;-)
July 25th, 2018  
A very cute capture
July 25th, 2018  
A wonderful photo and memories -- so cute ! " Little boy blue "
July 25th, 2018  
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Such a nice shot of this little one
July 25th, 2018  
He sure is cute, wonderful poem too
July 25th, 2018  
Its a very good photo for those days! You must have had a good camera!
July 25th, 2018  
What a sweet shot!
July 26th, 2018  
How adorable! Lovely shot of him! fav
July 26th, 2018  
So cute!
July 26th, 2018  
Love the hair cut.
July 26th, 2018  
He is a super cutie! Hope you post some more shots of him!
July 26th, 2018  
What a sweet photo. The poem made me teary-eyed. Time flies so fast.
July 26th, 2018  
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