andy in north carolina

Can I begin to tell you how much I love this picture of my son? First of all, he rarely just smiles for a picture, but almost always hams it up. Second of all, he is blooming into a handsome young man right before my eyes. I threw him in with eight other teenagers whom he'd never met, on a four day camping trip, and expected him to swim. Somehow I knew Andy would do just fine...he's a go with the flow kind of kid and loves camping and being outdoors. I was amazed, though, at how quickly and how well they all got along together, hiked and cooked and hung out and joked together, and called themselves friends by the end of the trip.