This...

10 minutes prior...

He was a different kid.

10 minutes prior...

I was a different parent.

This...

...is what I needed to see.

This...

This pure joy...

Brought about by BOTH of us...

Looking, laughing and being a whole lot less serious.

This...

....is how I needed to kick off this weekend.  

This...

...is what I needed to remind myself to shelve all of the other stuff.

Because this...

...is all that matters.

Life of Finn...

So big.

So fast.

A lover of the great outdoors...

...a random stick

....or a fellow 4 legged friend.

5 months in...

Life of Finn.  It's a good one.

Sparkler Nights...

Clear skies.

A beer or two for good measure.

....and the sounds of

Kids running and laughing...

...and wood crackling in the fire pit.

Keep me here in the dark...

With the chill of night settling in.

Soaking in the slivers of light...

And the dance of sparkler nights.