It's such a rare sight! It only occurs once every 10 years!

The Boy has two modes: On and Off. In order to be put into the "off" mode, a large amount of energy is expended nightly.  Endless drinks, forgotten medicine, itchy skin...the excuses are endless. And if he's not looking for reasons to be awake, he'll sing, talk, or whistle to himself, until one of us threatens to muffle him with his pillow...permanently.

When he was very small, he used to pound his head into the mattress as he wound down for the night. We'd hear "pomf pomf pomf pomf pomf pomf" until all of a sudden it would be completely silent.  "He doesn't fall asleep," Jeremy said to me, "He knocks himself out."  I have never seen Joshua quietly drift off to dream land. It's always an arduous journey.

So anytime we'd catch Joshua voluntarily asleep during the day, the camera came out to capture the momentous occasion.   Actually, it's only happened twice in his entire span of life.
I have the pictures to prove it.

Joshua, age 3:

Joshua, age 13:

Take a look folks, because we won't see this again until he's twenty-three.  And hopefully, it won't be because he's passed out at some frat party...