January 1

And... 2017. Although Adam and I are both of the general opinion that New Years is a silly, overplayed holiday (that most people use as an excuse to get smashed and act like idiots), we stayed up til midnight, shared a bottle of sparkling cider, and had a quick kiss before we went to bed. A sweet, simple, quiet start to the new year.

Then today was another low-key one, not marked by anything especially noteworthy until this evening, when Isaac and Brady started their own business in the dining room.

I'm not entirely sure what inspired them to create their Choffee business, but they really got into it by offering up free samples and designing promotional materials and signs. I'm also not entirely sure how the came up with the product name, since 'Choffee' is merely the flavored milk that remains after you've enjoyed a bowl of chocolate cereal, but again, they were into it.

I love their industriousness and their creativity. A good mind is definitely a blessing that too many of us take for granted.