The end of the best summer ever!

Tonight I came to the sad realization that what was probably the best summer of my life was coming to an end.  I took the dogs out and it was freezing and I could smell the smoke from the neighbors chimney.  It just made me realize that the nights are getting longer, the days are shorter, and soon the snow will fly.  This summer was really the best ever and I think it will be the beginning of many more great summers to come.  I love that my kids are getting older and that I can do more fun things with them.  My wife doesn't get the same amount of vacation that I get so when I took my two full weeks in a row off this summer I got to spend it all with the kids while my poor wife worked.  We had many adventures!  We swam pretty much every day, we golfed, we biked, we played at the park, we hiked Currie's Mountain, etc, etc, etc.  So much fun with them and I'll tell you what, I savored every minute of it!  They are getting older and I know we won't be able to do this much with them forever.  They'll get older, do other things, get busy, not want to hang out with old dad anymore.  Before I know it they'll be all grown up!  Wow...