It is quiet here on this Friday afternoon. The two older boys are napping; Lincoln is asleep in my lap. It is an idyllic spring day -- perfect sunlight, temperature, and breeze. And half the morning Brad and I were sullen, irritable, annoyed, rude with our children and slightly less openly with each other. Why? I don't know. I hate how sin just seeps its way in on the wave of moodiness or hitch-hikes with frustrated plans for a day, or just kind of sidles up to the elbow of an unstructured empty sort of day. It's so much harder to clearly/cleanly repent of a mood or disposition than a forthright verbal spar or a full-tilt loss of self-control/temper. Sin that insidious little creep -- I want to punch him in the face and twist off his ears.
They are both asleep -- and smiling
Atticus turned 3 years old on Saturday May 9th!
Aunt Kara and cousin Max visited from Des Moines.
Grandma Nancy holding Lincoln & Grandpa Tom
My folks, my sister, Kara & Max, and Nancy & Tom!



Dietrich & Max played so well together -- They've only seen each other a handful of times and this time it was so sweet to see them actually play.

Atticus running down Saturday morning to open gifts.
His first big-kid Legos











Atticus the Pirate -- Thank you, Aunt Kara & Uncle Brian!


Brad, Isaac Joslin, & Eric Miller starting out the breakfast party with conversation.
Ike & Cal Miller, Madeleine Joslin and Atticus
Leah & the kids
Ike & Dietrich sorta playing by each other
Isaac & my dad enjoying a talk
Naomi & Rachel Caneday
Elizabeth, Naomi, Rachel & John Caneday



Jess Rodriguez holding Maxiel Joslin

Me & Lincoln, Laura & Maxiel Joslin

Cool basketball hoop Millers, Joslins & Rodriguez' gave Atticus
Trying to get a picture of all the cousins together...



Gigi Deems came by for a few minutes to wish Atticus "happy birthday"
Cousins watching a movie together...(Max is sad because it isn't Cars -- the only Max-approved film (-:)