Bday Party

I. Am. Tired. I leave a smile on my face. Nodding, asking the right questions, receiving one hundred sixteen hugs. Two minutes of quiet would be perfectly perfect. I'll love you all - after I sleep.

Baby T's first birthday and the first get together in the new house. We got lost and showed up an hour late. I tried to start a fight about it but ended up resigned and content, anyway. The three older kids ignored me but T serenaded me with his sleepy baby coos. It made my day to hold him and listen to his voice. J&J tried to kidnap me for an evening of camping but I couldn't go. I had a morning airport run to make instead. The rest of the party was the usual mix of happiness and awkwardness - families mixing and no one knowing quite what to say. But, I haven't seen my brother's eyes sparkle like that in a long time so it must be good.