Time with Family

We went to Augusta and Atlanta to spend time with family. And we got a lot of it. Here's everyone on our week-early Mother's Day. (We celebrated early because Mom left for the Ukraine for a mission trip the next day.)
Dad showed the boys a 2 minute video of a live-action dinosaur show in Indianapolis. The boys kept asking to watch it. Joshua would walk up to the computer and say, "Dino! Dino!" Caleb was worried about the little kids at the show and wondered why they weren't getting eaten.

Caleb's first bike ride in the bike seat. I don't know how he avoided it this long, but my Dad was accosted with requests one evening, and he didn't even have a chance to change out of his scrubs. Caleb got a turn, then Joshua, then Caleb again.

Joshua was totally unthrilled about the ride at first.

But by the time they got out of the driveway, he was chattering away.

Dad took the boys fishing in the backyard. It was sweet thing to see from the back porch.

I caught a 2-lb catfish one day in that little pond. Dad showed me how to cast then walked away to tend to the grill. I hadn't fished in over 15 years. I caught the fish (Caleb named him "Spotty"), but forgot how to reel him in. So I just backed up and yanked the thing out of the water. The boys squealed with delight at him flopping on the shore while I yelled, "Dad! Dad!" We threw him back, of course.

We also got to hang out with our family on Kevin's side. Kevin's sisters Missy and Laura both had babies recently and we went to Atlanta to go to Josh and Laura's daughter's baptism. I got a few pictures of that gathering (below). The following Sunday we were able to attend Wayne and Missy's son's baptism. So grateful that we worked it out to go to both.

The boys with Missy's daughter, Landry.

And the boys playing with Laura's son, and our precious godson, Elliott.

Kevin's mom. In the space of four years she went from no grandkids to six. In a few more months that total will push up to 8. Wow. Of course, I didn't catch all six kids with her in the same shot.

From left to right, Joshua, Landry, Elliott, Tucker, and Caleb. Baby Charlotte was inside getting some Dada time.