The boys.

This picture makes me happy.  

You get the feeling that that these smiles are not just smiles for the camera.  You know that there was probably something questionable going on before it was taken. They are smiling just a little too wide.....

Despite the fact that they live over 400 km apart, Sheldon, Josh, Juliana, and Jillian have grown up together.

Given that they are only months apart in age, it's no surprise that Juliana and Jillian have the bond they do.  But Sheldon and Josh also have a great closeness.  Considering that they have such different interests and activities, as well as a three year age difference, you might think that they'd have trouble relating to each other. But it's just the opposite.

For years it was hockey and basketball that united them.  These days it's the computer and video games.  And they love to laugh together - they always have.

Watching these boys growing up has been such a joy and I look at this picture and realize how much fun it's going to be watching them grow into the young men they are meant to be.