We don't live in a very convenient place. It takes us 40 minutes to go to the doctor. There is no Walmart and I drive 15 miles taking the children all to school. But wow! Look at how beautiful it is. Yesterday Mollie, Nicholas and I walked down to our creek and climbed up in the hammock and started swingin' away. The three of us snuggled up together and watched the bright, yellow birch leaves against the clearest blue sky you have ever seen, one by one, spiral down around us. Mollie declared, "Look, Mama! It's fall! It's really fall 'cause the leaves are falling!" At times I wonder if my children have ADHD, especially Nicholas who is very two years old sometimes. But Mollie and Nicholas stayed wrapped up in my arms in the hammock for about an hour just watching leaves fall, listening to birds sing, watching spiders climb and bugs fly. I can't tell you how centering it was. I told Adrian I was going to build a church down in our back yard and it would be our sanctuary.

Today Adrian declared he was going on an adventure and of course the children scrambled into the van after their Daddy. I rushed out reminding him to take diapers and stuff, but he wasn't concerned about it. He just wanted to seize the opportunity to play outside. Here are some of their pictures at Helton Creek Falls which isn't far from here. I stayed behind and Mama came to visit me. What a great day.