The Leaves Were Smiling

We took a hike. 

The boys were thrilled. 

Owen was excited to be "climbing a mountain" and Lewie was purely in his element. 

The air was crisp and invigorating. Sometimes I forget how breathtakingly beautiful my close surroundings are. Owen kept commenting on how great it smelled and I kept agreeing. 

Soon after we reached our waterfall destination, rain began to fall. It was a perfect soft shower of lots of water. The boys loved it! I explained to Owen that it's been a dry summer and the plants and trees were so happy to get this water. A little later he pointed off the trail and said "I think those leaves are smiling". I think he's right. I felt such literal life in the mountains that day.

Puppy Dog Tails

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.

Lewie, that's what you are made of! 

I feel like that poem was written just for Lewis Hendrik. 

I would just add

pudgy feet and and kisses sweet 

big huge grins and scraped up shins

waddling fast, always having a blast

sleeping hard to get recharged

on the go, random stuff in tow

sweaty hair without a care

twinkly eyes and deep loud cries

squirmy and squiggly and heavy and wiggly 

happy and bright full of spirit and might

making people smile when you dance with such style

You splash and tottter in mud and water

boy through and through, is what I love about you.

Happy 4th!

We had a fun holiday!! I love that so much about it is the same every year. A delicious breakfast with the Peters, A BBQ for dinner with the Bells, and fireworks at the park. Owie was terrified of the loud noises, but hung in there like a champ, til he fell asleep in a tight ball on our blanket with his hands over his ears. Lewie had a blast deliriously wandering around late into the night!

happy days

 Such a happy part of Summer for me, is spending time outside in the evenings, especially when cousins are in town!

A happy part of Summer for Treavor is golf. On Friday he got an eagle. He chipped in from 90 yards (picture almost a football field!) His friend got the happy moment of treav collecting the ball.