Last night, Billy learned how to tie his shoes. It was fun to watch him figure it out.

Tonight, Billy learned to ride his bike without the training wheels. We added a kickstand to his bike and he bought some knee and elbow pads. After two tries, he had it!

Martin has started on solid food. Well, sorta. We start with applesauce (hardly a solid food) and mix with a pinch of drool as it falls out of the front of his mouth.

Today was Billy’s first day of kindergarten.

Last night our youngest son (3 1/2 months old) had his first temper-tantrum. At 8:00, Martinah took him up to bed and he started fussing. That isn’t unusual and normally stops after a few minutes. Not last night. After 15 minutes, he was announcing to the world what kind of cruel parents we were and ended up screaming so loud that I thought for sure something was wrong. The second I picked him up, he stopped crying, looked at me and smiled as if to say “Gotcha!”

Yesterday, Martin rolled over for the first time. Of course, I don’t think it was on purpose, but, hey, you have to start somewhere.

Today at 5:29 am, Billy got a new brother: Charles Martin Watson Smith weighing in at 7 lbs 13 oz!