January 2016

The warmest January in recent history, this month was fantastic - for so many reasons. We had fun ringing in the new year at Paul and Kersey's house, but the highlight of the beginning of 2016 was the arrival of Macklin Miller on January 8, our sweet little boy. It took Lexi a few days to warm up to the idea of having a little brother around, but eventually she decided he was "my baby" and was "cute" and "funny". 

Lexi learned how to skate this month. Daddy and Granma took her out on the ice at Jenner, where Lexi, walking (and being dragged) along, emphatically exclaimed, "I'm skating! I'm skating! Me play hockey!" Maybe we do have a little hockey player in our hands!

Lexi's little world keeps expanding - this month, her concept of "bad guys" became apparent. Mama let her watch a few episodes of "Angry Birds" on Netflix, and she clearly pointed out which characters were the "bad guys". We rented a video from the library, and Lexi emphatically pointed out who the "bad guys" were. Mama was walking Lexi to Keeley's door one day, and Lexi, panicked, pointed out "a bad guy!" - it was Keeley's neighbor, blowing snow outside of his house. It was so cute!

Also cute: Daddy's "Puppy Pants", which we'll explain someday when the kids are old enough to understand and laugh without rolling their eyes and exclaiming, "ewwww, Mom and Dad, you're gross!", and the Owl Song that Mama made up for Lexi ("There was an owl in a tree, and he got very hungry, so we gave him _______ and he loved it so", where the blank was filled in by Lexi with something undoubtedly purple: purple cheese, purple Popsicles, purple fish... you name it.