i need to start making a list of things that my kids do that make me smile, i shall call it The Smile List:

1.  rex crawls around and wags his head from side to side looking like a chinese dragon
2. malloy requests an apple for snack then proceeds to eat the entire thing, including the core
3. malloy describes her poops in terms of family members - for instance: "look! i made a big daddy poop and a teeny little baby poop!"