Adios Wonderful Leaves of Autumn

The boys and I love to go for fall hikes. Today the wind was strong enough that the leaves were flying all around us. What a wonderful day! This week the weather has been warm enough to go outside with a t-shirt and pants, needless to say this is my favorite weather. Elijah and Josiah love the woods and love to walk in the woods.
Above they are taking a rest on the loop at Curtis Homestead. Both of the boys walked the loop trail at Curtis, they were very tired, and by the end I had Josiah on my back and Andrew on my front. After numerous rests and an hour of walking both boys completed the 1 mile loop exhausted and delighted over the fall leaves.
Today the remaining leaves have completely left the trees bare. From now on we will be greeted everyday by naked dead looking sticks. All we can do is wait. Wait for the crispness of fall to turn into the cold lung freezing air of Winter and with it... Snow.

The Boys are Getting Big

I just thought that I would leave an update of pics on how big the boys are getting. This is mainly for those of you who are out of Maine. If you are in Maine and looking at these pics and thinking "wow! I have missed them growing up!" Then shame on you! Get over here and visit us, it isn't like you can use the excuse that we weren't home, we are always here due to a lack of car.
Anyway, you know that when you have your first child everybody and their neighbor tells you that they grow so big and theirs' is 11 years old, or 18, or 24, or whatever and how they would just like one day left of them as a baby, and yada yada yada. You know, when I had Eli I thought yes they are right, but time didn't go by that fast, they exagerate a lot.
Now that we have three boys and Eli is over 3 years old and Andrew, little Andrew the baby just born yesterday is now more than 6 months, well, let me just say I can sympathize with those people. Because they are right, the years do go by fast, and my kids are only toddlers, I cannot even imagine looking at them when they are teens or going to college.
Anyway, this is my entry to tell you to enjoy every minute of your children. Don't look at them as babies and long for the days of building forts, and playing baseball, and don't look at them as teens and long to hold them like babies. You would miss their entire lives if you were always wishing for a different age so enjoy your children as they are today. Okay, that is my preachy paragraph on how fast time flies, even when your baby still wakes up at night and seems to cry forever it will pass. Pretty soon that same fussy baby will be a whining 3 year old so don't get stressed just enjoy it. You know what's funny is everyone reading this who is way past the toddler phase cannot help but wish that their kids would still grab their leg and whine for some pie.
Hug your child today everyone, and come visit us and see just how big the boys really are getting.

pics: top-bottom, Andrew, Elijah and Josiah.