Sunny, oh so sunny. After long winters, the sun on your face feels like nothing you can imagine (especially for you California readers that see it everyday of the year). There is something memorable and magical about feeling the real "warmth" of sun and air on your skin after months of layers and coats and cold wind. I make winter sound bad and it's not at all - we LOVE the winter here. Maybe it is the drastic change of seasons that we like so much. You really learn to appreciate a 4:00pm walk along the river on a 65 degree day. Every one in town was out and about - riding, walking, playing at the Park. Entire families, young and old, were OUT - soaking it all in. You never know, tomorrow could be a blizzard again! It's nice to not be able to count on the weather - through it you learn how to really seize the moments. The dogs frolicked (this is an understatement) Have you ever seen a dog running and prancing and pouncing, so full of joy that they might just bounce to the heavens? It is one of the most "put a smile on your face" sights you can ever see. Pure, uninhibited joy - right before your eyes. That was our dogs today. Gaucho's dreams were answered - he got to fetch sticks in the River. Over and over again. Oliver got to chase him and harass him, and Brutus, well, Brutus is old and a bit senile these days, but he sure loved rolling in the sand and trying to fetch sticks too. Seeing pretty days, or anything outside, through the eyes of a child is magical. Matine literally "oohs and ahhs" at things - it's adorable, and today I thought her little neck was going to twist right off if she strained it one more time to stare at the dogs jumping in the river, or the birds circling over head. Fish were rising, we got some sun on our cheeks and we smiled and laughed and talked about how lucky we are to live in a place with a river, with mountains, with miles of rocks and trees and fish and fresh, clean air. We couldn't believe that we have been thinking about our child, this precious little curious girl for nearly 20 months now (9 pregnancy and 11 after birth)! All we hoped parenting and having a kid in our lives --- it is so much better than we even imagined. It is fun to share all this wonder and magic with her. Pete and I feel pretty lucky to share it with each other too.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Days like these . . .
Sunny, oh so sunny. After long winters, the sun on your face feels like nothing you can imagine (especially for you California readers that see it everyday of the year). There is something memorable and magical about feeling the real "warmth" of sun and air on your skin after months of layers and coats and cold wind. I make winter sound bad and it's not at all - we LOVE the winter here. Maybe it is the drastic change of seasons that we like so much. You really learn to appreciate a 4:00pm walk along the river on a 65 degree day. Every one in town was out and about - riding, walking, playing at the Park. Entire families, young and old, were OUT - soaking it all in. You never know, tomorrow could be a blizzard again! It's nice to not be able to count on the weather - through it you learn how to really seize the moments. The dogs frolicked (this is an understatement) Have you ever seen a dog running and prancing and pouncing, so full of joy that they might just bounce to the heavens? It is one of the most "put a smile on your face" sights you can ever see. Pure, uninhibited joy - right before your eyes. That was our dogs today. Gaucho's dreams were answered - he got to fetch sticks in the River. Over and over again. Oliver got to chase him and harass him, and Brutus, well, Brutus is old and a bit senile these days, but he sure loved rolling in the sand and trying to fetch sticks too. Seeing pretty days, or anything outside, through the eyes of a child is magical. Matine literally "oohs and ahhs" at things - it's adorable, and today I thought her little neck was going to twist right off if she strained it one more time to stare at the dogs jumping in the river, or the birds circling over head. Fish were rising, we got some sun on our cheeks and we smiled and laughed and talked about how lucky we are to live in a place with a river, with mountains, with miles of rocks and trees and fish and fresh, clean air. We couldn't believe that we have been thinking about our child, this precious little curious girl for nearly 20 months now (9 pregnancy and 11 after birth)! All we hoped parenting and having a kid in our lives --- it is so much better than we even imagined. It is fun to share all this wonder and magic with her. Pete and I feel pretty lucky to share it with each other too.
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this is so sweet
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