Ahhh autumn...this weekend the leaves were falling like snow at Big Bay Point. It was not overly windy but it appeared that the leaves were just 'ready' to land. We feel the same in a lot of ways... ready for our trip to start, ready to get going. However, we are savouring our time with friends and family before we go.
This weekend we had adorable Miss Maeg with us for not one but two overnight visits. Impromptu planning is the best isn't it? We also had a very memorable time with our close friends Anna, Julianna and Aidan. On Saturday, we shared a campfire in the afternoon, watched the glowing leaves, went for a walk to the closest convience store for treats, played, ate, watched a movie and talked. As Anna and I watched the kids walking and playing, we commented on how we were living the 'dream' right now. As when we were young, we dreamed of our kids growing up together and being close friends like we were. And here they are doing just that...They are so carefree and relaxed with each other...real pals. It's quite sweet.
Anyways, Sunday was very special as it marked Josh's 9th birthday. How wonderful to wake up at the cottage with friends and family on your birthday. He loved his presents and had an eventful day. After breakfast, we decided to go for a walk in the forest. Well, as we started we met a woman who was looking for a lost dog. We asked her about her dog and where we should take the dog if we found her. Not 10 minutes later, we found Madison, the dog, along the road near the forest. She trotted along happily towards us to the sound of her name. We walked her back to her owner who was extremely thankful to see her pup. We said, "Hey Josh, you'll never forget this birthday... as you helped to rescue a dog!" He was so happy. As we continued our trek, we heard the kids getting rather excited calling, "deer" and " Willow"... "Willow is chasing a deer!" We ran to see what was happening and arrived in a clearing where there was no Willow or deer to be found. It turns out, the kids came to the clearing to see a fuzzy tailed deer right in front of them. Willow thought she found a 'friend' and went on a chase. Thankfully, Willow came to our calling fairly quickly and was just fine. Wow, what an adventure.
We continued to have more fun, more pictures, more food and silliness. As the day went on, we had more visits from Cindy, Will, Nat and Griffin. As we slowly had to say goodbye to our friends, some for the last time before the trip and some for a few days, we felt mixed emotions of sad, happy and thankful. Sad that it will be a long time before we play with these friends again. Happy to have them in our lives. Thankful for the joy we feel when we are together.
