3/10/09

from this afternoon







Miles right now:
  • wears shoes that seem too big for the rest of his body 
  • bangs recently cut by me :)
  • ferocious eater
  • likes to help me wash dishes standing on his new kitchen stool
  • favorite foods include applesauce and yogurt 
  • answers most of our questions with either "ok" or "ja"

3/5/09

We are one

Here is another one by the same duo. I just love it. We were listening to both of them all morning while getting ready for the day. Miles liked looking at all the kids. He kept saying "little boy," "little girl," "baby."

3/4/09

Sweet

This is the sweetest little song and video. I just found it on some other site. I love it and can't wait to show it to Miles tomorrow.  I think I will get him the CD  for his upcoming birthday. It keeps getting better the more I listen to it. 


3/3/09

Lots of Snow!



We got a ton of snow Sunday night which brought us a much needed snow day on Monday. Of course I had a deadline to meet worked for half the day, but it was nevertheless a relaxing day. Something about snow makes everything feel quiet and calm. Nice. Miles enjoyed the snow for a short time until his hands become very cold. We just don't have the right snow clothes. We haven't seen this much snow here since five years!


We introduced Miles to Play-Doh! He had a lot of fun with it, almost as much as I did.....





The fire burned all day long and everything we did was in front of the fire. That has got to be one of the best things about winter. 


Miles' new word: peacock! 

He absolutely loves to look at pictures of animals, especially this book. It's even been educational for me!  


2/22/09

Full Speed

It has been crazy busy here. The last few weeks have included work on most weekends, a radio interview, TV interviews, walls being painted at home, evening meetings, sick Miles, and tax returns. It's all so much. It's the quiet times in between (like now) that I remind myself that all is good, even though I feel like I am running on empty most of the time and have no time to recharge. It's hard to complain when so many people are loosing their jobs right now. In about two weeks, everything should quiet down again for a while. Looking forward to taking a couple of days off to visit family and the beach! 

Miles is developing at full speed. His vocabulary has grown imensly (recent new words: zebra, sunshine, moon, lion, snow, earring). He all of a sudden started climbing into his high chair and is close to climbing out of his crib. He can't get enough of his books. First thing in the morning, he brings his book to read as he climbs into our bed. He has recently discovered the moon when it was shining particularly bright the other night. Now every time we are in the car when it is dark outside he wants me to show him the moon. He has become much taller and skinnier, less and less babyish. 

In less than two months he is two years old. How did that happen so fast? 

2/1/09

This is my 100th post y'all!

Saturday was pretty cold but we went out to the playground anyway. Miles had fun, but his eyes were watering from the cold. 



Today it was 63 degrees, more than 20 degrees warmer than Saturday! Crazy. It felt awesome being outside. Can't wait for spring to be here. 
We went swimming this morning at the Y. Miles is getting good at kicking his legs and holding on to our back when we swim. 

Miles and yogurt


Miles enjoyed eating his own yogurt. He is all about doing it himself. 


Though he wasn't too happy when it was all gone.