{"id":11919,"date":"2013-02-25T00:30:23","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T05:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=11919"},"modified":"2019-11-25T22:09:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:09:26","slug":"elvis-roy-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/02\/25\/elvis-roy-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvis, Roy, & Elvis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ERE\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First of all, let me just say – God help me, I’m the mother of a teenager. You people out there with babies listen up<\/em> – when strangers in the supermarket coo over your child and tell you to enjoy it and how fast it goes by, pull yourselves out of your 2 am feeding induced comas and take heed. Just a few years ago, my kid looked like this:<\/p>\n

\"BabyLloyd\"<\/a>

Photo by Peter Leary<\/p><\/div>\n

Now he’s a little over 5’8″, wears a size ten shoe, and I’m seriously considering getting him a Norelco Speedshaver for Christmas. Yeah, my head is spinning.<\/p>\n

The inspiration for this year’s birthday crown – Elvis, Roy, and Elvis came from the music Lloyd is currently listening to. He discovers a song that he likes, and uses it as a springboard to find other music and artists, he doesn’t limit himself to any particular time period or genre. Obviously!<\/p>\n

Happy birthday Lloyd!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First of all, let me just say – God help me, I’m the mother of a teenager. 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