Happy Saturday!

We can see the sunset.

Everett R. Somerville, you're the best!

No fear!

Everett, let's take our picture.

Again.  That one wasn't good.

One more time for Mommy.

Sandy shoes

Tennis boy!

My favorite shot!

New shoes

Hours of wrestling!

Smoosh!

What a great photo of you two!

Thank you, Mom!  This was really good.

I love our cousins.  I love San Clemente.

Beautiful Ellyn!

And yesterday was “Happy Friday!”  And before that was “Happy Thursday!”  Each day is a new “Happy!”  So much so that Everett frequently wishes me a random “Happy birthday!” from hearing us say it at the beginning and the end of each day.  

We are happy just being together.  Happy to stay up late, happy to wake up after 9, happy to have an untraditional dinner time, happy to enjoy the warm sand, happy to have tan skin, happy to savor the time with our boys while they are young, happy to never take a day for granted, happy for financial freedom, happy to have a simple existence, happy for God’s goodness in our lives, happy for the strong bond we share, happy that we have breath and life and to recognize it all comes from God. 

Lord, thank you for happiness!  Thank you that every good and perfect gift comes from you.  Thank you for this time.  Thank you for the summer.  Thank you for the eyes and the mind to acknowledge you as Father and you alone as King.