So we have had a fun, busy week in the Smith House. Our friends Ben and Brielle came to visit early in the week.






We had so much fun catching up, and playing with the kids. We took the kids to the park to feed the ducks and play. Alana wasn't so sure about the ducks, but Kale loves to feed them, (and chase them). On our way home, Ben managed to rescue a kitten that was stuck way up in a tree. We checked all around the neighborhood, but no one claimed her. Unfortunately we aren't allowed pets in our house. She was way too cute to abandon at the park, so I talked my mom into taking her. It made for an eventful trip to the park.















Alana is officially crawling, although only when she is really motivated to get something. Especially if that something is her brother's. Of course, he's bopping her in the head while she's trying to crawl, so I guess it evens out. Sort of. She does a mix of the army crawl, the traditional, and the bear crawl. What's scary is that she is trying to push herself up to standing from the bear crawl. She hasn't figured out how to pull herself up on furniture yet, but she's working on other options.