"Best Day"

What started out as a way for Mama to entertain a heavy 8 month old for a few minutes turned out to be an afternoon of wagon rides,  soil exploration and "horse play".   Bernadette came out of the house after putting her homemade bread in the oven to see what we were up to.  Watching Grandma get tired from working hard in the garden gave her an idea and a few minutes later she reappeared with blankets and dolls so she "could catch a few winks"...in the middle of our front yard.  Little brother decided he was "tired" too which of course resulted in our two oldest children acting like puppies play fighting in a box until Fulton got distracted with Felicity's horse that was grazing on Augustine grass.

Fulton eventually got bored "pestering"  his sister and moved on to the fun activity of walking on the freshly dug soil; the indoor equivalent would be dumping flour all over the kitchen floor after mama has just swept.

                              Dominic loves looking up to his brother.  Brother is soooo awesome.

The weather was overcast and cool; perfect for practicing photography.   I remembered half way through to change my white balance to cloudy which made quite a difference.  (Must remember to check white balance as soon as I turn the camera on).  I tried to get a good nature picture of some weed flower growing in the yard but I think the better, albeit impossible picture was of Fulton crawling all over me as I tried to get the shots.

I loved the afternoon.   I felt so much joy and gratitude watching little events unfold behind the lens as well as getting in on the action.   The hours slipped by all too quickly.  Later that afternoon, I heard Bernadette singing "The Best Day".  I always get a lump in my throat whenever she plays that song.  I  always wonder if I'm living up to the mom in that song...if Bernadette thinks of me while she's singing her heart out while doing her chores.  I got the song in my head and I was singing it while I was preparing dinner.  Bernadette's mouth dropped and she acted hurt.  I asked her what was wrong and she told me that I singing her birthday surprise to me...she was going to sing "The Best Day" to me as my gift.  Little did  she know she simply gave me her gift 2 weeks early.