good mornings

I have had a few great and memorable experiences with early mornings in the last week or so. This sunrise on October 1st as I left the house to go to work was spectacular. As I backed out of the driveway I marveled at the beauty that Heavenly Father creates. I remembered the day that C and I were getting ready for school last year and he came to me and said "Mom, you should see the sky" The sunrise that day was spectacular too. I wished I could share this sunrise with him as well but he was still getting ready for school. In the seconds it took to back out of the driveway and get to the end of the crescent the sky had become more beautiful. I saw my neighbour standing on her sidewalk in her 'robe' looking at the sky. Knowing she is a very spiritual woman, and wanting to share this amazing experience with someone I pulled over and put the window down. She and I shared in this 'glory of God', this 'wonder of his magnificence', and even shared a tear at the strength of the spirit we were both feeling. It was such a neat moment because even though we are not of the same faith we both knew who provided us with the experience. I am thankful I had this great morning experience.

I also have had a couple of amazing mornings at the skate park the last two Saturdays with C.

We have really watched the sun rise.

The sun has been up but hidden behind a great and spacious building.

We watched and felt it's heat as it pushed up above the spire and we could feel the heat it radiated.

The light was bright and strong and changed how everything looked.

The leaves are falling and thankfully, and surprisingly, they are not all gone. The wind has not blow all the leaves away (yet).

I staged this shot of C riding through the leaves on this trail. It was such a pretty scene. He is such a good sport to put up with my requests.

Here we are in the skatepark. The sun is behind a cloud and C is catching air!

This is probably my favorite shot of our morning adventures. This is the face. The face that melts my heart. The face that C has had and used since he was little. The face that often gets him what he wants. The face that has grown up so much in the last while I can hardly believe it.

My baby is not a baby anymore. So when he appears at my bedside at 7:30 on a Saturday morning and asks if I will take him to the skatepark 'before the big kids get there', I do.

And as much as I think I would rather be sleeping, I would not trade the moments we have shared for anything in the world. Thank you for still wanting to spend time with me son.

You still melt my heart.

And this shot, thanks to a bright sun moment, makes me look tall and skinny!

Those legs go on forever!!

A good early morning experience!