Mr & Mrs Smith

He loves photos, don't let him lie to you. New things:  clapping-ish. Yesterday I would have told you he didn't. But he did it today randomly. Maybe I'm confusing him with the sign for "more" food. / / Waves-ish. Same thing. / / He can drink from a straw, but he really isn't great with a sippy cup still. He just lets it all fall back out his mouth unless it's root beer. Unfortunately, root beer and twizzlers he is somehow expert at. We never see him get excited about anything more than a can of root beer. It slays me. / / He gave up his pacifier which sucks for me. Ever since last week he has been more irritable and harder to console without nursing him. I believe it started due to his stuffiness but even when he could breathe he wanted nothing to do with it. So random. I wish he would fall in love with a blanket. / / he discovered the toilet paper roll / / he started screaming more for attention / / he shakes his head we think as a way of danci...

Okay New Year, 2017 was very un-monumental. I think I told Lexi about it as I was putting her to bed "but what's a new ear?" and so I rest my case. This year our neighbors were replaced so fireworks were very low key and my children slept through it. We are so lame, but it's my favorite way to be these days. Maybe Mr Smith in bed with some sparkling cider could have pumped it up some (celebrating it with the east coast people of course). Perhaps next year when Mr Smith doesn't feel obligated to help clean up after church youth parties. However, I must say that I'm grateful thus far that I can put my children to bed peacefully. They have no idea what chaos, death & terror mean. They are still innocent in this country and we are blessed. My heart goes out to all those in the middle east who fight every day simply to survive.