Have you ever caught yourself in a moment that just seems perfect? Well, that is where I am now. I am consciously aware of how much I am enjoying my time right now with my kids. This has been a wonderful summer. In past summers I start out with a list of all the things I want to do or accomplish and before I know it the summer is over and we didn't get to do all the things I wanted. This summer however I honestly am enjoying every minute. From the minute I awake I have been aware of what I am enjoying. Mornings, I love the sound of the air conditioner runnning and laying in bed with the sun coming in from the cracks in the blinds. Laying next to me is my baby Boden who usually is just laying there awake gazing up at the ceiling or around the room. When I roll over to him and say good morning he smiles and starts to coo! Wow. Hali and Leiton are up already and have made themselves cereal, and low and behold, wouldn't you know it are playing a board game! If not that they are painting with water colors. I say my good mornings to them and if the weather allows we go out on the deck to hang out after I feed Boden and I an able to enjoy my cup of coffee and read the paper. We will decide what we want to do for that day and we do it! Walks have become a favorite. I feel more comfortable taking Boden out and I am loving the exercise. The kids love to ride their bikes. The only activity we must be at is golf lessons on Thursday mornings. I have left this summer open for a change. Lunches are picnics in the backyard. Afternoons go by quickly with swimming or playing at the park. Dinner comes and goes and by evening we spend time outside again this time with sparklers I bought for the 4th a few weeks back. Chocolate malts, Popsicles and S'mores are our food staples and they have never tasted better. I have started looking at my life as how I will remember this in the future and how I will wish I could go back and experience it again. Having a new baby allows me to do things not "over again" but with more joy....kind of like I am able to go back and experience it again....... Summer 2009.
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