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Duke

Miles loves Duke so much that it hurts....Duke. Duke is a good sport most of the time.

chores

Miles loves to help.....

Smile?

I am trying to force/teach Miles to smile on demand. So far this is the closest we have come. Most of the time I call his name and he won't even look at me. The more I look at this picture the funnier it gets.

Christmas Cousins

It is funny to me how similar these two pictures are!

New Addition

Baby Hollen due June 18th

Happy Thanksgiving

Dance City

It is almost impossible to catch Miles dancing on film. Here he is showing off his new moves.

Leaves

Miles had a great time playing in the leaves at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

A little late

Aunt Jenny made Miles and Zephyr awesome costumes this year. Miles loved wearing his outfit and he still wears the hat around the house :)

18 months old

here are 18 facts about Miles
1. Miles loves to be outside
2. Miles eats all day long
3. Miles calls blue crayons "Dada"
4. Miles laughs after he burps or farts
5. Miles likes to watch football
6. Miles says kitty cat about 1,000 times a day
7. Miles likes to hit things with sticks
8. Miles is scared of the mixer and vacuum
9. Miles loves olives
10. Miles claps at the end of songs he likes
11. Miles plays with cars and trucks more than anything else
12. Miles likes to sit in big chairs all by himself
13. Miles stops dancing if he sees you looking at him
14. Miles does not like ice cream
15. Miles goes down slides backward
16. Miles will sit at the table and color for up to an hour (as long as you are sitting next to him and are doing whatever he tells you to do)
17. Miles will not walk in a dark room
18. Miles yells "more, more, more" at anyone with food...strangers at the park. etc.

Pumpkin Patch

Last year

This year

Last year

This year.

Some things are still the same; I always make Miles wear a hat, Miles rarely looks at the camera, and it is like 90 degrees every time we go to the pumpkin patch.
This morning, on our 6 year wedding anniversary, we took Miles to get his pictures taken at Sears. The photographer was no good and neither were the pictures. Luckily we had a coupon so we only spent $7.99. The girl kept fanning him to try to make him smile and all it did was make him close his eyes. So check your mailboxes for a 5x7 of Miles trying to hop out of a chair with his eyes closed. Don't worry we have plenty to go around :)

The Playdough Crazies

Pilgrim Pines

Last Saturday we went spent a few hours at beautiful Pilgrim Pines (the UCC camp in Oak Glen). Miles has a blast running in fields and playing in the leaves. He also loved the camp food (Terry helped him eat the giant cookie).

how 'bout them apples

this is the face Miles makes after each bite of apple...it looks evil and it makes me laugh

Laundry Day

I usually do laundry on Sundays. However, when I work on Sundays the normal chores don't get done. I guess I am going to have to change "laundry day" to Mondays :)

Trouble

When Miles makes this face I know he is up to no good.

After being reprimanded for pulling Dukes tail, Miles gives me the "Who me?" look.

Kidspace

A few weeks ago (I'm a lazy blogger) we met the Damian's (Kelly, Clara, Ruby, and Jim) at Kidspace in Pasadena. I was worried that Miles would be too young/small to enjoy the activities but he had a great time. He played for 5 straight hours!
The outdoor equipment was just the right size for Miles.



Miles loved the shells and was very careful to make sure they all stayed in their correct bins.
Miles enjoyed digging in the fake sand for dino bones.

New Boots

Texting Toddler

Miles loves my cell phone and I used to let him play with it when I needed to keep him busy for a few minutes. He would pretend to talk and say " umm. umm." over and over. Apparently I say that a lot.
However, he called 911 the other day and so the cell phone is no longer a choice.

All Smiles

1 year ago

Because Miles is still My Baby, I forget that he once really was an actual baby. I can't remember much from the first 6 months of Miles' life (lack of sleep I guess) but I distinctly remember when Terry took these pictures.