Weekly Smithkids - Week 171 and Week 22

 My sweet girl

Yep, that IS a three-year-old in a Lincoln Log bucket.

Team Smith is easily amused.

He's smiling because he's too little to be Lincoln Log bucket'd.

His time is coming though.

Smooches from Daddy

It's seriously hard to remain on your tummy when your head so large

Weekly Smithkids - Week 170 and Week 21

This week was such a departure from the wailing and teeth-gnashing Disaster of the Double Double-Ear Infections that was last week.

It's so nice to see her smile again. She's a top-notch smiler.

And him, too. His dimply goodness rocks my world.

Weekly Smithkids - Weeks 165, 166, 167, 168, 169 & 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

So I'm pretty sure that we did cool things this past month. But the past four days have been rough. Charlie got his first ear infection and slept probably 15 hours over four nights. He didn't even sleep that badly when he was a newborn. The antibiotics seem to have kicked in, so he's feeling a bit better. Just in time for Natalie to start feeling ill. Awesome.

So here's how this week has looked.

A lot of this. Particularly at 2 in the morning.

Oh yes. Let's not forget the big, fat tears.
We've had a LOT of those.

And then there's the crumpled face. That's a good one.

And finally, we have the grumpy toddler. A personal favorite.

And me? Well, this about sums it up.

(Except my hair doesn't look this well-brushed.
And I'm in yoga pants and a shirt with drool on it.
And I have three baskets of clothes that need to be folded.
But other than that, this is me.)

Weekly Smithkids - Weeks 161, 162, 163, 164, & 12, 13, 14, 15

I am SERIOUSLY slacking in posting Smithkids updates. How terrible. To show my remorse, I'll post a picture from this past weekend at the wedding of one of my dear friends from high school. It's not a Smithkid picture, but there would BE no Smithkids if it were not for these two chuckleheads.

Weekly Smithkids - Weeks 157, 158, 159, 160 & 8, 9, 10, 11

Soooo ... yeah, it's winter. Apparently. I mean, the calendar SAYS it's February, but in all honesty, it feels like May. It's mild, humid, and ANNOYING. This post-baby-body wants (NEEDS) it to be sweater-and-all-things-bulky weather.

Anywho. It's been really rainy here lately, and I am the proud momma of a girl who loves playing in the rain. Having a soggy, dirty, muddy kid is just not a battle worth fighting. See how happy it makes her?

You might faint when you see this smile. I understand.

This about sums up how we roll in the Land o' Team Smith

Getting some help from Daddy to blow out her birthday candles

There she is folks. My dainty eater.

Bounce houses are the BEST

Singing to me

:D

Sweet Charlie Bear

Weekly Smithkids - Week 156 and Week 8

Enjoying her birthday cupcake

Hooray! A purposeful smile!!!

Weekly Smithkids - Weeks 154 and 155 and Weeks 6 and 7

Merry Christmas from Team Smith! I hope you and yours had a joyful day.

Charlie Bear's first Christmas!

The $1 jump rope in Natalie's stocking proved to be the best present.
Girlfriend NEVER tired of trying to clear the rope.
(Note: she was only successful once, but kept a smile the whole time)

Puzzle time with Bob

I love him too

Not purposeful (yet), but still so sweet

Natalie was playing the Charlie guitar :)

Weekly Smithkids - Week 153 and Week 5

Cookie Decorating Time at the Smith house

You might need to see the dentist after looking at this picture

How Charlie spent Cookie Decorating Time. Lazy.

Weekly Smithkids - Week 152 and Week 4

Charlie is fairly allergic to sleeping flat on his back,
so this is a rare shotMy Nataroo, one month before she turns the big 0-3

Weekly Smithkids - Weeks 148-151 and Week 3

As if I was bad enough trying to get a weekly recap for Natalie done on time, I'm now combining Natalie's and Charlie's weekly recap into one recap. Hopefully their recaps will be done more than quarterly ...

Me and my baby boy

The new 4-membered Team Smith

Holding 'Baby Chaw-yee'

Charlie Bear!

Feeding Charlie some ketchup - such a good big sister

All dressed up for Thanksgiving!

Smooches :D

He gets a little lazy during Tummy Time

Super duper cheeseball