Its The Little Things

Its the little things...

 Speaking in pig latin,

    the Old Farmer was quite proficient.

Playing games around the table after dinner,

    guessing state capitals and national capitals.

Jigsaw puzzles and bedtime stories.

Board games on Saturday night.

 Homemade popcorn.

Homemade milkshakes!

 Sitting on the porch 

watching a storm.

Riding on the tractor.

Learning to drive the tractor!


Blowing out the birthday candles.

Hanging tinsel on the Christmas tree.

Learning to ride a bicycle.

 


Climbing trees, 

picking blackberries,

 apples, and pears

 Making snowmen.

Throwing snowballs.

Piggy back rides (a bucking bronco!)

A hidey hole, (a blanket over a card table)

Hide and seek, outdoors at night!

Tag and move up baseball and croquet.

 Spur of the moment ride in the country.

Hiking on the railroad tracks.

Niagara falls and Watkins Glen.

Olcott Beach 
and amusement park.

Welland Canal, the Erie Canal.

Finding a bird's nest

 or some baby rabbits.

 Catching frogs and crawdads at the pond.

And then letting them go.

 Nightmares and fire sirens 
and hearing ghosts at night.

Hiding under the covers.

Playing with a flashlight at night,
 can you see through your hand.

What is this shadow animal, 
duck, dog, bird flying!

The things a child will remember all of their lives.

What are some of yours?