day brighteners

i have yet to take a picture of this
child that is not blurry on an least
one of his extremities.
he never sits still!

i have often joked that it is impossible to have a bad day when you have a child like john in your life, always ready for a smile.

and nearly every day of my life, i realize even more how true that is. today wasn't trying to be a bad day, don't get me wrong - i feel a little funky but i'm ok. 

but when i woke him up (10 mins before we needed to leave the house) and he hugged me so tight and wouldn't let go. then he kissed my cheek and said, "love you, mama."

and then when we were leaving, i told him to tell daddy to have a nice day. and he looked at daddy with sweet blue eyes and said "nice ... day ... daddy?"

life is good.