Two years

 missing Grandpa today.

Butter and Bacon

My research and our appetites have gradually moved us to a diet with fewer carbohydrates and a much greater fat content (especially those happy, stable saturated fats). I wish I had taken more science courses and had a greater understanding of metabolism. On different food forums I notice people's comments getting disregarded because they don't have a degree or are learning from an author who doesn't have a degree (granted, this is sometimes completely justified; you have to sift it for yourself). This has led me to ponder why we (in general) easily understand that history textbooks can be biased, and even science books when it comes to evolution vs. creation, but we quickly assume that textbooks in the sciences are authored by science itself (or even scientists, which is a stretch). Why couldn't similar biases and prejudices (e.g., money, politics) that apply to history apply to the sciences as well? I mean this particularly in regard to nutrition, which I've been learning about. Just speculating, I imagine something like math or physics would be harder to bias (are they "hard" sciences? do I know what the hard sciences are?), but I don't have enough experience in those fields to know.

Meanwhile, the grocery had coupons for the ritzy bacon that we get! I got lots!

Helping Daddy play the guitar.

He's definitely got a few music bones in his body. We're trying to catch a good clip of him dancing.

Sam's friends

I thought I would introduce you to some of Sam's buddies. The last few days when he wakes up he reaches out to them, says (I assume they can understand him; I can't) their names, and goes over to check on them.This is Silly Monkey, Rex, and Horse. Hopefully Sam will give them more inventive names. He probably already has, but I just can't understand him.
Happy baby! Can you tell we trimmed his hair? It was getting down into his eyes, and he didn't really have any curls, so it wasn't as traumatic for me as it could have been.
His fifth tooth finally broke through yesterday. Took that booger five months! We are looking for the sixth soon, too.

Sammy does the Walkie