Sunsets and smiles...

I took my boy to the river last night to get away from Daddy who is once again-yep you guessed it-sick.  He has been fighting off a virus/cold/sinus infection for like 5 weeks now.  Both Riley and D have been sharing it back and forth and I am bound to get sick one of these days so for now I am playing the avoidance game and getting away with it.  Riley had a blast exploring the last of what nature has to provide before the winter hits us.  He threw rocks into the river, picked up sticks, twigs and browned to perfection leaves.  He pointed out geese to Mommy and he looked right at me and said "Mommy, wook geese," as if he was talking in sentences his whole life!  We enjoyed the early (way too early!) sunset and headed back home for a later dinner with Daddy.  I caught some priceless expressions of joy and pure happiness in him and had a blast just watching him take it all in even if it was from behind the lens!  I really wish I would have brought more than just my prime lens but didn't so here is a few faves from last night.  He is seriously grow up before our eyes.  If he looked any older we would just die!  Wait till you see his school pic-OMG where has the last 2 years gone!!!