Boys and Butterflies
Monday, September 23, 2013 at 01:40PM 
It used to be that I had the boys on Wednesdays, and each week we would go on an adventure or do something special at home. We still do that, but now Liam is getting so grown up that he has left me for nursery school...so hard for me to wrap my head around how quickly that time has come. Just seems like yesterday that he was a tiny baby, just rocking away in his swing. Still, we are fortunate to have the boys one day a week but now it is Tuesday's..Whew a few more years with them together...although the day is different our adventures will continue.
Last week we went to The Butterfly Place...what a wonderful day that was. Liam loved seeing all the butterflies dancing around, some even landed on his head, which he thought was pretty funny. Jaxson just delights in being out. He looks around and takes it all in, not really understanding but not really caring either. To him it's just another adventure...
The beginning of the fall season always has been a marker for how quickly time flies. It is a reminder for me, and always has been, to keep those things close to my heart that I love. My kids, projects to be finished, perhaps a few days in the cellar or garage preparing for winter by getting rid of a bit more junk. It reminds me to not take life for granted...soon my grandbabies will be off to school full time. I know it happens fast so I'm storing up all of our adventures together...
Fall is a beautiful season..with so much color. A season to prepare for winter and a season to enjoy the last of all the outdoor brings our way...apple picking, walks in the woods, shooting and playing in the leaves. Soon we will be hundle inside by the fire with blankies and hot chocolate. For me, those times are special also but not yet. Each Fall marks another year of growth in those boys and I'm still wanting to play...and keep them small for as long as possible...so off to our adventures we go.
A fall day, little boys and butterflies...who could possibly ask for more..
Of course at the end of every amazing adventure the boys are always hungry so it's off to eat we go...their favorite place, if we can find one, is always a diner...our favorite place also, because a diner has a lot of patience with kids, and the food choices are right up their alley...a good grilled cheese, mac and cheese, french fries and chocolate milk..and hopefully a nap on the ride home...
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Reader Comments (6)
That first image is as cute as cute can be. You are one fabulous grandmother. The way you appreciate and love your time with the boys...they are so lucky to have you and will have sooo many memories of your adventures together. And your butterfly shots are just stupendous. That is something I have not yet tried...butterfly shots...but I know I will eventually.
The first photo is adorable! I can image what fun you had with the butterflies. I love the vintage diner, too. You chose a wonderful texture.
Thanks Sherry for joining the boys and I on our butterfly outing. We all love your visits. I do hope one day the boys will read my blog and know how much fun we had and how much they were loved. I wish now that the generation before me is pretty much gone, that I had something of a weekly diary to read back on. This is the neat part of technology isn't it.
Thanks Sherry for joining the boys and I on our butterfly outing. We all love your visits. I do hope one day the boys will read my blog and know how much fun we had and how much they were loved. I wish now that the generation before me is pretty much gone, that I had something of a weekly diary to read back on. This is the neat part of technology isn't it.
Welcome to my world Sharon . It is so nice to see you here. I love company and your comment is really lovely. Slowly but surely I'm figuring out how to decide which texture works best on which photo. Thanks for stopping by.
Dearest Cheryl:
There are so many things I love about you, but one of my favorite traits is your ability to appreciate the moment and your awareness of the fleeting of time and how important it is to catch JOY as it *flies* by. This post is so metaphorically appropriate for your philosophy. I'm writing in that little book you gave to me, day by day, thinking of things that correspond with the quotations on each page. Maine always rejuvenates me. I pray that next year we'll have more time at the little cottage so our family can visit. We really needed the alone time this fall. It was paradise . . . hard to leave. Now, I want you for my grandmother! I'm being greedy . . . big hugs and kisses to all. xox Antoinette