It was late afternoon, after David worked a morning shift and Nathaniel wandered around an antique mall with me on his day off. John was watching live cams of a tourist railroad in New Mexico, and we were sitting in the office chatting. David flopped on the floor, laying his head on my feet. Not to be outdone, Nathaniel stretched himself under the desk to lay his head on Grandpa’s lap. There was a great deal of merriment and teasing about our pretended exhaustion. Though the photo isn’t particularly good, it caught the lighthearted moment.
In May and June, the summer stretched ahead of us, and suddenly we are trying to cram in everything before it’s time to pack them off to college. We wouldn’t hold them back for anything, as they need to get on with their lives, but how tightly we are holding onto the memories!
Mehrling Muse 
The summer did go fast! Not ready yet!
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We haven’t had much summer weather, though I know you went through heat-filled days. Having not suffered yet, I am not longing for summer to be over.
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How in the world did he stretch like that? I love this picture!
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Our grandsons are tall enough and thin enough to tie themselves in knots.
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May this sort of heaviness never end. ❤
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We were having fun. Did you know it’s catching?
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LoL. Yes indeed, highly contagious!
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I KNEW you would know.
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Time goes by quickly!
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And having a good time I see.
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Great photograph. I didn’t even notice Nathaniel until I read through the post. Everything is going so fast. I don’t want summer to end.
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This summer has certainly gone fast. We’ve had tons of fun with the grandsons, and the weather has not been beastly hot.
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Wonderful photo. Such silliness is what makes life worth living. They’re both going to college this fall?
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David has one semester to go, and Nathaniel is a freshman. We do silly very well.
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This is why the little moments like this make big memories. There is nothing better than fun family time. 💗💗
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You said it! Fun family time is precious!
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I cannot believe how fast this summer has gone! My husband and I were just commenting on that the other day.
Enjoy every moment you get with those boys!!
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The days are flying by, but we are wringing the most out of every one.
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Those lighthearted moments are precious. Family bonding to the max.
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The long and short days of summer fun. I know the feeling of when your vacation is nearly getting over. There is a pit in the stomach and feeling of not looking forward to a change. I can so identify.
Anne, you still will have us.
Susie
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That is such a great picture!!! Those boys are so lucky to have you two in their lives. And vice versa.
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Blessed all around!
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This is such a fun shot – how good it is to have a camera and capture all the “Kodak moments” … I think once 4th of July has passed, it just zooms so fast to Labor Day. They are also liking the Summer months with their jobs being the only intrusion in their young lives – soon it will be hitting the books and school business … at least they have the holiday visit to look forward to. Their visits keep you and John young.
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I was glad the camera was in my pocket.
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A great pic to treasure!! Hope you sent the boys copies of it!
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The boys know I keep all my photos. They are too much in-the-minute to save things right now. I’m sure their aunt (daughter Lise) will make sure they see pictures from their youth. Do you have some fun photos of your own children to show them???
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My kids already have quite a few pics from their youth. Little by little I’m scanning old ones they don’t have, and sending to them.
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That’s great, Ellie. My parents left poor-quality prints, the whole-body kind where you can’t really see the faces.
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Heh, back in the day, they didn’t really understand the difficulty of discerning faces in such photos… 😬
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I wonder if we took pictures that way because we always saw a total person in front of us.
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I think you’re right!!
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