Boys of Summer

This post is just because... just because the sun has set on another day, just because the boys are another day older, just because I cherish these days...

Boredom leads to creativity, which usually leads to laughter in the Rhoades house. We decided to do an impromptu photo shoot today... just because. 

Oh sweet boy, with the long eyelashes and the heart as BIG as Texas, I can't wait to see where God takes ya. I feel like an observer more than a parent. Oh, I guide, and I teach, and I discipline. I dish out love in heaps. I hug and I kiss, for I know you'll be waving goodbye way before I'm ready to let go. I've also learned to listen, and to sit back and watch, for your hand in God's is way more inspiring to watch from the backseat, and I dare not interrupt.

Baby boy, the one that makes me laugh, I never thought you would outgrow my lap, oh but you did. I'm so proud of who you are. My sweet boy who sees the good in everyone. Life is but a party that's just waiting for you to show up. Smiles and hugs galore, you stop to ask for a hug, and I don't dare pass those by. I hold on a little longer. I know one day they will be so few and far between. God will move you out in to the world to share that smile with so many more, and I cherish these days.