Happy Birthday Ezra: A Decade In Review

July 9, 2012 in Asia, Thailand, Travelogue

Today is Ezra’s 10th birthday.

Double digits are a big deal, but for him, it also marks another major landmark in his life:

Ezra has been traveling for over half of his life now. We took our test trip, cycling 500 miles around the Maritime Provinces of Canada when he was just four, we sold his house out from under him when he was five.

As of today, Ezra’s traveled on four continents, and through 16 countries… he’ll add three more in the next month and a half.

In celebration of his nomadic childhood, here are a few pictures of a boy growing up on the road:

The day he was born

Four weeks old, Brule Lake (where I was born) Canada, on the dock my Grandpa built

 

Ez in Hawaii, 7 mos. old

 

Sink bath with cousin Rachael, 10 mos.

With Grandpa’s-Great in Ohio, 15 mos.

Winter in New Hampshire- 2 years old

Laundromat: Savannah, GA, 3 years old, Gabe is reading to him

Our first unsupported cycling trip, to Martha’s Vineyard, barely 4 years old

Tidal Bore Rafting on the Shubenacadie River, Nova Scotia: 4 years old

Turning five on the road: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

On the ferry between PEI and NS, Canada… on our first 500 mile bike trip

Cycling with Mama: “It’s my job to sing loud so Mama can pedal better!”

In case you haven’t noticed… Ezra is a bit hard headed… Washington DC, 5.5 yrs… we were having a “day.”

This boy has spent a significant portion of his life as a tent dweller. With George: UK

Turning six in Germany

Christmas Day, camping on the Sahara… 6.5 years old

Accident prone… or “stigmata”… Marseille, France, 6.5 yrs

“I’ve been waiting my whole life for this!” Paris, 6.5 yrs

Turning 7 in Indiana

Hannah’s art… 7 yrs

Mexico City with Quetzalcoatl, 7 yrs.

Laundry with Mama… Oaxaca, Mexico, 7 years

 

Palenque, Mexico, 7 years

Loose tooth… with Gramps… 7 yrs

Looks like Kimi Raikkonen (F1 driver)… 7 yrs

Turning 8, Cape Cod

Painting, au plein aire, with Grandpa, Guatemala, 8 yrs.

He loves to paint, Guatemala, 8 yrs

Christmas Eve, post-pinata, with Ruthie, Guatemala, 8 yrs

Cliff jumping, Guatemala, 8 yrs

Boat ride, Belize, 8 yrs

Machete, Guatemala, 8 yrs

Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 8 yrs

Turning 9, NH, USA

Fishing BC, Canada, 9 yrs

With his very best friend: Jordan Wood, NH, USA… 9 yrs

Sitting in an active duty F-15 on the flight line at Nellis, AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 9 yrs

Hoover Dam, NV-AZ line, USA, 9 yrs

Working with Uncle Josh, BC, Canada

First day in Bangkok, Thailand, 9 yrs

Road trip, Northern Thailand, 9 yrs

Noodles, Thailand, 9 yrs

Birthday Bath!

 

Happy Birthday, My Boy!

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