I just wanted to share a few recent photos of my sweet son, Solomon.  How I love taking his picture...though I drive him nuts with the camera. LOL!  I hope you enjoy! 

Solomon had a fun-filled summer travelling throughout Tennessee, Florida, and Texas to visit with beloved family members.  The pinnacle of his summer, of course, was the 2 weeks he was blessed to spend with Dad, Tobie, Gabbie & Noah.  They enjoyed trips to the beach, a fun waterpark called Splashtown, and swimming at a nearby pool. 

While at the beach, he made sand castles, swam in the ocean, and ate yummy snacks all day with his little sister (Gabbie) and brother (Noah). 

After all that hard play, sometimes he had to just sit and rest.  Gabbie looks like she's planning to give him a big hug any second!  Noah has his own little game going on...pouring the sand on his legs.  He saw a little girl learning to surf, collected some seashells, and saw a mysterious "square, green object floating in the water with strings coming out of it"...a jellyfish?  Not sure. 

One day they went to a park where the got to see and feed animals.  Solomon enjoyed the ducks, geese (Dad's favorite!), groundhogs, and other interesting animals.  There was fun playground equipment with slides and swings.  Gabbie and Noah both really liked the ducks. 

Several times a day, Solomon liked to go out in the back yard and play with the family dogs.  Pictured with him at left is Bubba, the youngest and most playful of the two.  Soco (a black lab) just kind of laid around and watched the fun.  They played catch and chase.  When Solomon and I talked to one another on Skype, Bubba loved to give him smoochies and tried to sit in his lap.  It was pretty funny.

Here, Solomon, Gabbie and Noah pose for Tobie.  She took so many wonderful pictures during the trip and was so gracious to share them.  For that I am thankful and hope you are as blessed as I to see snapshots of their time together. 

Aren't they a handsome bunch!

I thought family and friends might be encouraged by this video of Solomon reciting Colossians 3.  We've been working on memorizing this for about 2 months now, and it's the 3rd chapter of Scripture we've memorized during this 5th grade year.  In previous years, we've done strictly verse by verse memory.  This year however, God chose to glorify Himself by pushing us to a bigger challenges and blessing.  Solomon memorized all of Psalm 11, Psalm 51, and Colossians 3.  All have been tremendously exciting and will be a wealth of encouragement to draw from in times of joy, sorrow, and repentant prayer.  Praise God for the Word He has left for us and for the desire He has placed in His children to have His Words written on minds and hearts.