Wonderful Weekend

In case you haven't heard, autumn is upon us!

In keeping with my family's firm belief, "Life is not a spectator sport,"  we have had a wonderful weekend!

Saturday, we cheered on V at his football game. That time as a family has been such FUN! The weather could not have been more perfect, nor the skies any more blue!  Later, we richly enjoyed the company of some very dear friends.

Today, we took in a nearly five mile hike through God's creation....

Click on pictures to enlarge.

And enjoy the babbling sounds of the river in the two videos.

Starting out

The water was so clear.

Our lunch setting!  Perfect!
Half way through our hike, we paused for lunch.
We hopped some smaller rocks to access a large rock formation in the middle of the river.

 

This scene and sound was directly to my

 right as I sat and had lunch.

Our lunch spot -- picture taken from the bank of the river.
The rock formation was much larger than it appears in the picture.

See the wee-little frog?

"Rock beach"

At the end of our hike, we came upon a wading pool area.
Yep! You guessed it!
The shoes came off, and the feet went in!
After nearly five miles, the cool water felt amazing!

We hope you'll come back for another visit soon!  We have many adventures planned this autumn. Inclusive of this week, our two sons will celebrate turning seventeen and twelve years of age on the same joy-filled day! 

Here is to what was.... and here is to what is to come!

Blessings to you and yours!
Deborah