Miles' new favorite place to sit(on the back of the chair in the bay window so he can keep an eye on all the comings and goings of our neighborhood)
I can't get enough of that face!!!
Watching the snow fall earlier todayTuesday, January 25, 2011
Just because
Miles' new favorite place to sit(on the back of the chair in the bay window so he can keep an eye on all the comings and goings of our neighborhood)
I can't get enough of that face!!!Watching the snow fall earlier today
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Cutie
We were told that between 15 and 18 mos. that Miles would start learning more and more words and that he would change so much during that time frame as well and so far he hasn't disappointed us. It is amazing to see how much he is learning!
A few of his new words include hello, back, no, and please. Of course some of those words don't sound exactly right, they sound more like ow (hello) and pwease (please). If he hears a phone ring either on television or in our house, he runs to where the sound is coming from, puts his hand to his ear, and says, "ow." He also loves to tell Buddy (our dog) to get back when he is eating treats and Buddy is trying to steal them from him. He also likes to say, "no no no!" to Buddy when he gets mad at him. Most of the time it is because Buddy has run away from him because he is being pinched by Miles. Our poor dog gets a lot of abuse these days. Dave taught Miles to say please when he wants something and it is entirely too cute.
Another big event for Miles happened this last Sunday at church. In our church the children have to be 18 months old to be able to attend Nursery while the adults go to Sunday School, etc. Well, Dave was asked to teach a class of children (I think the 10 year olds??) each Sunday and I'm in with the young women of our church so Miles was allowed to go to Nursery two months early. I was a little worried because our church is during Miles' nap time and he can be super cranky when he is tired. The adults in Nursery said he had his moments, but that overall he did okay. What a relief. I'm sure he enjoyed playing with all the toys. I'm glad he is also getting some social interaction with other children close to his age. This will be good for him!
A few of his new words include hello, back, no, and please. Of course some of those words don't sound exactly right, they sound more like ow (hello) and pwease (please). If he hears a phone ring either on television or in our house, he runs to where the sound is coming from, puts his hand to his ear, and says, "ow." He also loves to tell Buddy (our dog) to get back when he is eating treats and Buddy is trying to steal them from him. He also likes to say, "no no no!" to Buddy when he gets mad at him. Most of the time it is because Buddy has run away from him because he is being pinched by Miles. Our poor dog gets a lot of abuse these days. Dave taught Miles to say please when he wants something and it is entirely too cute.
Another big event for Miles happened this last Sunday at church. In our church the children have to be 18 months old to be able to attend Nursery while the adults go to Sunday School, etc. Well, Dave was asked to teach a class of children (I think the 10 year olds??) each Sunday and I'm in with the young women of our church so Miles was allowed to go to Nursery two months early. I was a little worried because our church is during Miles' nap time and he can be super cranky when he is tired. The adults in Nursery said he had his moments, but that overall he did okay. What a relief. I'm sure he enjoyed playing with all the toys. I'm glad he is also getting some social interaction with other children close to his age. This will be good for him!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Christmas money
While in KS we spent some time with some of my friends from high school. My friend Mike hosted the party. He has two kiddos so Miles had tons of new toys to play with. He latched on to one particular toy, a vacuum. Mike even joked that we would probably have to take it home with us. Well, when we got home and settled again Miles and I went shopping with some of our Christmas money and bought him a toy vacuum. He absolutely loves it and plays with it all day long.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Our time in KS
It was so good to see everyone at our old church. I think several of them didn't even know about Miles so they were all surprised but super happy for our little family. It was also good to see my nieces. All of the activities and food that I brought for Miles ended up being put to good use by those two girls! They are entirely too cute!
On Monday I had the opportunity to go to an old friend's funeral. She passed away from lung cancer and never smoked a day in her life. She was an amazing woman and will be missed by all. Her funeral was a very nice funeral, if funerals can be nice. I'm so glad I had the privilege of knowing M'Lisse.
Miles and I had a good trip. We got to see a few friends and spent some wonderful quality time with family. Miles has his moments, but overall he is good about just going with the flow and being happy no matter where he is. He is a great traveler. He kept me busy the entire week though because we were in non-baby proofed homes and he is such a curious little guy. Thankfully he didn't break one thing, but we did move a lot of things out of his reach!
Grandma's baby proofing at her friend's house
KeaghanLaiken singing
Eating like a big boy at Great Grandma & Grandpa's house
He figured out where the crackers were at Great Grandma & Grandpa's and would NOT leave them alone. I think he ate almost an entire box of crackers in about three days.
Visiting mom's friend Jill
Eating at mom's favorite taco place with Great Grandma & Grandpa, Grandpa Randal, and Lisa
Being tickled by Grandpa
Taking a bath in Great Aunt Cathy's jacuzzi tubHe LOVED it!
Going for a walk with Grandma and Great Aunt CathyBoy was it COLD!!!
He was so happy to be outside
Going home!!!I didn't do such a hot job at taking pictures and did not even take one picture at my friend Mike's house. The two Miles got to meet each other too and I didn't get a picture.
Our trip home was pretty eventful. When we arrived at the airport we were informed that our flight was delayed by about 30 minutes. Thankfully Grandma had parked and was able to spend that time with us. We were on the runway getting ready to take off when one of the engines shut off. The pilot told us we would be returning to the gate for some maintenance. They had us all get off the plane so they could jack it up to work on the breaks. About two hours after our original leave time, we were finally on our way home. Miles didn't get a very good nap that day so it made for a long day! He absolutely refuses to relax enough to sleep anywhere besides his crib too and my saving grace of the DVD player was as dead as a doornail (not sure how I managed that one). Needless to say I was a tad bit stressed out by the end of the day, but we made it safely. He crashed almost immediately in the car on the way home.
Again, we had a wonderful time and are glad we could see some of you. It seems like we always miss seeing people that we really want to see, but it is hard to fit everyone in every time, so...maybe next time!
Our trip home was pretty eventful. When we arrived at the airport we were informed that our flight was delayed by about 30 minutes. Thankfully Grandma had parked and was able to spend that time with us. We were on the runway getting ready to take off when one of the engines shut off. The pilot told us we would be returning to the gate for some maintenance. They had us all get off the plane so they could jack it up to work on the breaks. About two hours after our original leave time, we were finally on our way home. Miles didn't get a very good nap that day so it made for a long day! He absolutely refuses to relax enough to sleep anywhere besides his crib too and my saving grace of the DVD player was as dead as a doornail (not sure how I managed that one). Needless to say I was a tad bit stressed out by the end of the day, but we made it safely. He crashed almost immediately in the car on the way home.
Again, we had a wonderful time and are glad we could see some of you. It seems like we always miss seeing people that we really want to see, but it is hard to fit everyone in every time, so...maybe next time!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Christmas morning, but not really
A little background information...my mom decided a week or two before Christmas that she wanted to move back to Kansas. The deal she had with my brother for him to buy her house in KS fell through so she decided she wanted to reclaim it and move back "home." She realized by being out here renting that she missed being a home owner and also that she missed her house. We are all sad about the decision, but know she had to do what she had to do and we'll all make an effort to get back and forth from Utah to Kansas as much as possible so Miles doesn't forget her
My mom asked for our help in moving her back. Dave had already agreed to work at Target over the holidays, so Miles and I went alone. Dave's mom was nice enough to come down from Logan to spend the week with Dave while we were away so he wouldn't be alone.
Because of the trip to Kansas and the timing of it all (I wanted to make it back in time to go to church at our old church so everyone could meet Miles and I also wanted to attend a funeral while there) we pretended Christmas Day was the 24th. We had our traditional Christmas breakfast and opened presents before my mom, me, and Miles headed off for Kansas around 12:30 p.m. on 12/24. After we left Dave drove up to Tremonton and spent the weekend at his brother's house.
My mom asked for our help in moving her back. Dave had already agreed to work at Target over the holidays, so Miles and I went alone. Dave's mom was nice enough to come down from Logan to spend the week with Dave while we were away so he wouldn't be alone.
Because of the trip to Kansas and the timing of it all (I wanted to make it back in time to go to church at our old church so everyone could meet Miles and I also wanted to attend a funeral while there) we pretended Christmas Day was the 24th. We had our traditional Christmas breakfast and opened presents before my mom, me, and Miles headed off for Kansas around 12:30 p.m. on 12/24. After we left Dave drove up to Tremonton and spent the weekend at his brother's house.
Christmas pajamas & a pre-breakfast snack
Christmas pajamas
Grandma & Miles
one piece at a time
Miles' new piano
Ooo, dad got a new shirt
and mom got slippers
Miles' new tricycleand the best part...it has parent handles!!!
After the festivities were over, we loaded up and headed out for Kansas. We made it to Ft. Collins the first night. Around Laramie we hit some pretty dense fog so we were beyond ready to get in our hotel room that night. Miles had a rough time falling asleep in the hotel, but eventually did and slept the rest of the night. We got up on the real Christmas Day and made it the rest of the way. Traveling on Christmas Day was not the greatest idea I've ever had. I didn't even think about the fact that no food places would be open. We had the privilege of eating gas station food all day! Ugh! But, we made it back in time to have a good night's sleep before we went to church on Sunday morning.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Feeling behind...
I'm feeling behind in many areas of my life and am a tad bit overwhelmed!! Ugh!
- I'm behind in my work for the week, which really isn't anything new I guess (this happens almost every week which means I have to work the weekend).
- I'm behind in updating the blog. I have all of Christmas and our trip to Kansas to put on here.
- I'm feeling behind in parenting Miles. We haven't been good at letting Miles learn how to feed himself with a cup, a plate, a spoon, and a fork. I think Dave and I both suffer from OCD when it comes to cleanliness at mealtimes (or whatever you want to call it). We both hate the mess of letting Miles feed himself and so we just end up doing it for him. Dave said the other day that he is totally okay with still spoon feeding Miles when he is 18 as long as we don't have to deal with messes! Funny, but sad all at the same time too.
- I'm also behind in letting Miles learn how to manage the stairs in our house. He only knows how to go up and down them if he is holding our hands. By now he surely is capable of learning how to maneuver them on his own???
I post this all not so that you'll feel bad for me, but as for motivation for myself to do better. It is a new year, right? I should start off the new year by being better!!
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