sunday's snow...
was one of which had been waiting
a long overdue jaunt needed to be taken
it is not too often that i am the one being captured
but thanks to one of my littles
and a gift from his nana
i think there may be more moments that arise
she who is rarely without a pair of needles and tea
as the years have gone by
a sign we've come to know
when we see a dusting of snow across the land
there most definitely will be
good times to be had
as one hopped out to lock the hubs
i savored a quick moment to capture the trees
the road we chose
a treasure of ours
it looked quite promising
some years it just isn't so
and we end up having to travel farther down
but today was our day
there was not a doubt in our minds
the only problem to be forsaken
is
with adventures comes patience
being a husband and little of mine
is surely no small task
and it may not always be fun
it requires each to dig down deep
and pull from the very depths of their core
a tremendous amount of patience to behold
this is the something they have come to know and accept
so while i am snapping away
they sit with grace and ease
and the only words that are spoken
are
"did you happen to look left"
or
"hey mama...did you see"
one wee littlest yells from the back
"just around the corner...right"
and sure enough a few feet away
our truck comes to a stop
and within a matter of seconds
the boards and toys come flying out
up we three go
climbing the hill
at the top
one wee little has a brilliant thought
"hey mama...lets all three go down"
i take the back with one wee littlest in the middle and one wee little takes the front
error on our behalf
really i should have known this was trouble
if only you could have seen him fly
we hit a bump and off he flew
laughing all the way
now that did not frighten one wee littlest
he turns to me and says
"mama...i want to fly like baba did"
and fly he did
over and over
they came flying down
then one wee little switched to a board
which sparked a thought'
"hey papa...why don't you go down"
so up he climbed and down he went
hence going a wee bit to fast
another not so wise moment at hand
going down on one wee littles board
truly not meant for a grown man
amist all their fun
he and i
we sat quietly together
savoring a few spare moments
and watched the vivaciousness of our littles
oh the spirit of life and living children bring forth
a blessing that never seems to stop
and all to soon
our time was calling
as the sun slowly starting sinking
down into the horizon
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: