fresh air and penny candy



i woke up with a notion to blow off every single thing today. cleaning house, paying bills, doctor appointments, taking care of much overdue business, etc. but it was too tempting with the sun and wind beating on my windows to waste it on such rubbish.  instead, we will head out toward the fresh air for some photo shooting, soul refreshing and gobs of penny candy. kinda like a mini-vacation. one that is much overdue.

we packed up a bag, and headed out where the grass is greener. literally.

i had a aching urge to snap pictures today, and i think Nev felt it too.

so we brought along our "nice" camera.

we found our little place upon an apple orchard to spread a blanket and laze a while. the wind was wild today, but it was good. every now and again it would hit the baby just right and swoop her breath away but she didn't seem to mind. and we got whipped about like a bundle of fresh sheets on a clothesline.  for the rest of the day our clothes smelled like they just came fresh out of the dryer. ahhh.

and i got a cluster of free dread locks, oh how i wish i could keep them.

it was so nice getting out today. showing Nev a few new things about photography, and her showing some to me as well.  watching the kids bop around with absolutely no worries. a day like this results in some creative photos, muddy shoes and tired legs. (and in my case a tired back! i feel like i been hauling a couch around all day, i hope this girl learns to walk soon).!

what is it about a boy, and trees, and mud and sticks. whenever they are in the same place at the same time, they are as one. bum found a tree low to the ground, perfect for climbing, as if it was sized up just for him. he jumped right on and climbed up, and up, and up ,and when he got as far as he could go, he pointed up to a small branch above and asked if i could help him up onto it. funny how how their little minds work. when i lifted him down, he made a b-line straight to the mud puddles.

 ya gotta let a boy do what a boy needs to do. no matter of the damages it does to his clothing and shoes. oh the irony.

but even if the garments are damaged to the point of no return, it is not a waste. we use clothing to simply protect the outside of the body, nothing more. hence my love of goodwill shopping, and hand me downs.

i once was checking out a pair of jeans at goodwill that had a hole in the leg below the knee. the cashier chucked them into a pile of unwanted items assuming i must not have noticed the tear. i placed them back on the counter and said to her, "it's o.k. i will take the jeans anyways, they are for a 3yr old bum".

i bet they have many more hole's than one before summers end.

one of denver's favorite things is throwing pebbles in the water, where as Nev would rather dig in the sand.

i think i'm gonna make denver a pebble pouch he can hang around his shoulder to keep his pebbles in until he's ready to pitch them into the water. next thing on our list of things to master is skippin' rocks:)

this is how denver's feet look most of the summer.  i think dirty feet denotes a happy boy, and one who has been many places. it's almost time to polish up the frog sandals he be'bops around in in the summers. they are good for stomping in ponds, and puddles and pools of mud especially.

 its the only shoe's he wears in the summer, and the only shoe's he needs.

(Polliwalks) best shoe's you'll ever buy for your youngster.

we stuffed ourselves with as much fresh air and walking we were able to handle for one day, but before heading back to the car, we couldn't resist stopping at the country store where we guzzled up oodles of sugared potions, and spent crazy money on penny candy, all before lunch. Win!

we should be utterly ashamed.

i take it i'm not gonna win mother-of-the year again this year, oh foozers.

denver thought he'd died and went to heaven. but i don't blame him. it did kinda feel like something heaven might be made up of.

on the way home we stopped at the dam for a swing, it was bum's first time ever there. he was able to experience a few new things today and even learned how to pee outside for the very first time.

ha.

it was not a good day for household chores and errands, but it was a day for living.

and that is what we did.

It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.