It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It'like you've met your reason to live. - Johnny Depp

 

It is amazing the journey that a Loggerhead Sea Turtle takes in its life. And this, is where it all starts.  It starts with a momma turtle taking her precious eggs to the shore where she has to leave them in a clutch of sand and hope that they will make it to the next stage in their life. She comes a shore in the middle of the night with one goal in mind, to get her eggs to the sand dune where she will spend 45 minutes to an hour making a nest strong enough to withstand predators like crabs and racoons...oh and dont forget mankind. 

  Once she is sure she has covered her nest thoroughly she heads back for the sea.  It was dark when she set shell on sand and now the sun is just starting to rise. 

 Seeing the turtle tracks and nests in Melbourne reminded me so much of being a mom myself.  Moms tend to give so much of themselves for their children. It amazes me how the life cycle of a turtle parallels with being a mother.  We spend endless amounts of time taking care of our children and teaching them.  We would go to the ends of the earth to protect our children. Then before we know it they are grown and it is time for them to leave the nest. I just hope when that time comes that I can be as strong as the mother loggerhead turtle and let my hatchlings emerge from their nest and enter the world with everything I have taught them.         

                                                                           

2nd Grade

Every year it is tradition on the first day of school to get a picture of Trevor. This year however I was rushing to get us both out the door on time so I wasnt late myself. So this picture was taken with my cellphone. The batteries in the camera crapped out. 

I did get to walk him to class which is something I would have not done. I mean it is 2nd grade and he reminds me on at least a daily basis that he is a big boy. But he had so much school supplies to take in and his backpack was already so heavy. 

2nd Grade already? It doesnt seem right. Like maybe we skipped a year or something. I know from here on out the time will fly and he will be going into middle school. He has a great teacher this year who is suppose to bring out the best in him and hopefully he wont be bored this year. God bless her. I pray she entices his brain in some way. Looks like she will though. No worries yet.

Goodbye Summer

Seems like this summer just flew by. I didnt want to let this summer go already. Even with Trevor starting school....it still didnt quite feel like the summer was ending. Even after going to the beach this weekend and enjoying a nice night in Melbourne, it still didnt feel like Fall was approaching. This morning though as I was letting the dogs out I realized that our beautiful tree with the white blooms had leaves turning colors and we also had some leaves in the backyard. Also while we were driving to the beach I noticed the fall colors on the trees.

So I guess it is time to say goodbye to summer 2010. We didn't do much this summer and weren't able to travel much, but the time we spent together as a family was enjoyable.