Soon the Seasons Change!

I don't know about you, but I am very, very excited about fall this year! I can't wait for the Brown County Fair, Neiderman Family Farms pumpkin patch and hot chocolate on the hayride!! I can't wait for pictures with Charlie and Daddy and watching Charlie in their little petting zoo! I just can't wait! I want to enjoy the rest of the summer, the dog days, the heat and haze- and maybe get a few more laps around the swimming pool- but then, I crave roasted marshmallows and the fall colors- for the smells of my Autumn Leaves candle from Slatekin and Co...and the the smells of an apple pie recipe from Wisconsin that I've been dying to make! Mmmmmm! The older I get, the more and more I yearn for fall! Here's a picture of fall last year! My little boy does not fit in this outfit anymore, his hair has lightened up and gone curly, he has teeth, he can run and walk and throw rocks. He's my big boy! And maybe that's why I like fall- things seem to slow down a bit. You take more time to sit around and chat with friends and family and visit each other. That's why I've always loved the Christmas song "Dashing through the snow" because it's about visiting grandma and it makes me envision togetherness, warmth from the cold, the smell of a fireplace and sweaters, sled rides and "It's a Wonderful Life" repeats...

And just in time for the wonderfulness of fall- my other little one will arrive! Poor thing! I didn't even mention how much that little bundle coming to us this fall makes me crazy with joy! Another reason I am going to LOVE fall this year! Beginning each day with breakfast and snuggles and ending each day with a late night snack and snuggles...I just am so blessed!!!!! SO very thankful for this blessing! God was so gracious to give us children! So gracious to give us kicks in our belly and coo's and baby babbles...what precious joy to have children!!! I do not take it for granted; I don't take it lightly that I am able to have children as there are many women who can not. Life is such a precious, precious gift. Savor it. Live it. Love it. Because like the Bible says, "Life is but a vapour that appeareth for a short time and vanisheth away..." Like the breath you take, it's here one minute and gone the next.