Celebrating Friday!

TGIF!!!!!

Yeah, I'll celebrate Friday like it's 1999!
More on Friday later.

Good weekends are contagious and since last weekend was extra exquisite, I want more.
Sunday was:

Watching The Cutest Boy kick boarding!

Love, love, love.

Soft ice cream by the ocean.

The ocean itself.

Inhaling the love of these precious guys!

Glorious.

A boy so mischievous that it shines a long way..!

Really goofing around.

Being inspired by The Boy who so naturally loves life and lives it to the fullest.

Hahaha, my son!

So much to learn from him, my forever sunshine.

Chilling.

Feeling the softness of the wooden pier, hearing the gulls, listening to children's laughter and relaxing, watching the grand ocean filled with shimmer was just what the doctor ordered.

It was simply a splendid way to end the week and there was no question that The Boy loved it!

I can safely say that the only thing that possibly could have been better would have been seeing my oldest son there too. That would have been Nirvana.

The best man in the universe.

And a struggling mom and wife.

This boy could not resist playing with his dad...

A new favorite pic!!!

He's getting big.

He has lost his first tooth! Can you see the empty lot in there?

Another "moment in time". This is what it's like.

... and another one!

We kind of bathed, thinking it might be the last chance this summer.

The fence is coming along and the boy approves here!

Yes, so back to celebrating Friday!

It's here and it's awesome. Ahead of us lay gooooood times: we'll shop for clothes, go to the movies and then just chill together. Snuggle, watch movies on the couch and eat Saturday candy.

Hopefully the fence will be finished and maybe I'll even start painting the upper hallway? It's all just there for the taking, endless possibilities, endless fun....

I wish you a splendid weekend!

Being in the moment

In. The. Moment. For. Real.
I just came in from jogging with my dog. It was a warm, still evening with a spectacular sky and a subtle scent of summer.
A leaf fell right in front of us, though, speaking its own language...

Saturday, just waiting for the coffee to be ready and blogging some, I thought:
-Hey, it's time to just be in the moment!

This boy is good at it. Here he's dancing in the grocery store!

I stopped typing and started listening, looking and feeling.
I heard The Boy making cute laughing sounds from the living room, where he watched a Scooby Doo-movie, the coffee maker making it's very special sound that always tells of a treasured moment coming right up!
The clock was ticking, old people style, and to my right I could see and enjoy the "New York"-sign I bought in NY 10,5 months ago. Yes, it's sitting in the kitchen just looking good, reminding me of the best time in my life.

Outside I saw trees bending in the rather strong wind and bright sunlight lick the garden and our entrance.
To my left I could see the dog, forever watching over me.
This was truly being in the moment and the feeling was good as the moment was very good indeed.
It's the little things, tiny things like observing what's around you, that are for free and being offered all the time that you can use to somehow capture life to the fullest.

What else is there, really, besides that?

Tiny and glorious.

Work of art.

I keep saying it, and it keeps being true: this is one of the best things -

coffee and a cupcakes in the garden.

Hubs finally really busy on the fence. I've dreamed of a white picket fence all my life!

Oh, I nearly forgot: the scent of the cup cakes we baked earlier this summer, as they had reached the right temperature in the oven, now ready to be eaten outside in a kind of hot garden!

What did I say? Being in the moment, eh?
:-)

The Boy being influenced. I hope!

I put together a new little corner in the living room. Where the ethanol lantern sits.

I put a sheep rug and some big pillows there for a cosy feel. I didn't think anyone would ever use it, so did have doubts about the whole thing. How wrong was I? 

The dog loved it.

The Boy loved it too, so it stays!

The grapes are just about to reach their right color.

Well, it sure is coming together!

Successful boy!
My boy started his after-school-daycare last week.
Without knowing a soul he went there, to a place he had never been before (there was some kind of mix-up, that's why the start was so weird).
I was a little worried, I must admit, and with practically no time on our hands we had to leave him there, hoping everything would be OK.

And it was!

I'm so proud of my boy! He got to know brand new friends, new teachers, new temps and play new games and with new toys. Here's the perk: he liked it!

I got some snapshots of our little area of attached houses on a sunny Saturday.

See the moon?

Yours truly, being in - and loving - the moment.

Our little neighborhood.

We appreciate it!

And what's not to love about that glorious sun, eh?!

This moment I mainly enjoy the fact that our boy is doing so well and enjoying so much, at that new place. It feels almost heaven sent, that very fact. He is growing from his experiences and the experiences are all so new to him.

Wednesday is already here - go figure! Have a good rest of the week and please remember: be in every moment!