April 30

It was stinkin' hot outside today, but after finding a pocket of moms clustered at a shaded picnic table at the park after kindergarten pick-up, I joined them and let the Little Boys play for a while. Although they spent much of their time running and playing in the shade, at one point they ventured to the climbing structure, and this was one of the results:

This photo of Brady, Isaac and two of Isaac's kindergarten classmates (with a photo bomb by another!) represents almost everything about the simple sweetness of being young and carefree and just plain happy. It's one of my favorite images from the entire year to date, so I had to use it for that reason alone. But I also had to use it because it so perfectly encapsulates the innocence and joy that makes childhood so indelibly special and unique. There's really nothing better.