Gator Time

For many years the fall has been my favorite time of year.  The pastel colors of the spring and summer turn into the jewel tones with the changing leaves.  The reds, yellows and burnt oranges highlight the horizon of New England.

Because of this time of year I find myself trying to capture it’s beauty through the lens of my camera.  Again my children are subjected to extreme amounts of primping for the occasion.  Last weekend we set out on our yearly weekend adventures of “gatoring” through the forest in my home town.  My dad has the use of a “gator” for the fall festivites.

So hair is brushed, clothes picked out and most of all attidudes are adjusted to preserve the expectation of happy children.  This was going to be a little bit of a challenge given the photo shoot my friend did for the boys the day before.

The day was a little bright for pictures but the forest lends itself to giving the perfect shade needed.  You can see more of the pictures taken here.

Not only was the day beautiful but the boys had a great time and it shows in the pictures.

 

Face of Determination



Walker was quite determined to keep the goals out after one slipped by him when they began.  After that he had two wonderful saves.


Festivities started at 8:30 with the parade of players.  There are 80 children in the 5-6 years olds not to mention the other ages and sexes.  He didn’t get to play until 11:00.  It was quite a long time to have the little ones wait. 






Peyton was a trooper for a while….then … slowly but surely awakedness began to fade to…sleepiness


We brought the kids to the town fair after a morning of running around.  They were the only ones tired.  Click here to see additional pictures of First Day of Soccer.