Miles' Journal

Miles ate waffle and ate a large serving of fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate turkey burger, whole wheat tortillas, tasted the sweet potatoes, and ate cherries.  At breakfast while Cal and Miles were still in their highchairs side-by-side Miles started saying, "Dada, dada, dada..."  So Cal started to mimic him saying the same thing.  Then Miles kept saying it and started waving as well.  So now Cal is also waving and they're both saying, "Dada, dada dada..."  Cuties.   Well I have 4 pictures and 3 of the pictures are basically centered around the swivel/rocker chair.  It's kind of like the mattress in the fact the kids never get tired of it.  I've totally gotten my money's worth out of both of them!!  In the first picture the boys are being super safe standing together in the chair!!  :)  Second picture; Cal is pushing Miles around and around.  Miles is holding some "peas" that he'd just pulled out of Cal's mout...

Miles ate French toast and ate strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of Whole 30 Chili with meat, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, tomato sauce, and lots of spices.  He ate whole wheat dinner roll and ate tropical fruit.  Here's a note leftover from yesterday afternoon at Snack Time.  I was holding the cup of tomato juice and he was sucking vigorously from the straw.  About in the middle of it he abruptly stops, starts shaking his head vigorously, and after a few seconds starts sucking again like that's just a normal thing to do at intermission!!  Haha!!  He cracks me up!!   First picture:  I was getting the curtains lifted back up when I saw Miles was under them.  And I thought this was a cute picture!!  Following picture;  Hanging out with his buddies; Svea and Callahan.   Last three pictures;  Hanging out with Avilene.  Well I really think he likes Avilene and likes hanging out with h...

I've gotten a couple of questions about Program closure dates for the Holidays ahead.  So here's a reminder of those dates:          November 26 & 27     Thanksgiving      December 24 & 25.    Christmas Also , A reminder for closure dates in  January 2021.        January 1       January 4th - 8th. Miles ate whole wheat English muffin and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, whole wheat toast, taste of beets, and ate applesauce.    First picture:  Miles was standing up in the chair and at the same time I was taking the picture he heard Lauralea.  Time to attract her attention!!  Some loud squealing should do the trick!!  And it worked!  And that's why he continues to do it!!  LOL!!  Good work Miles!!  :) As you can easily see Avilene is with Miles in the next 3 pictures!!  And that's a...

Miles had a taste of whole wheat Chex cereal and ate three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate hamburger, no whole wheat hamburger bun, ate avocado, tomatoes, and two servings of mandarin oranges.     We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and like always the kids were busy as could be. Svea came just before lunch, but she verbalized it this way; "Why do you have all these different toys Gary?!? I've never seen them!!"  Haha.  (It's been 16 weeks since these toys were out.)  So maybe that's the way it is for kids her age and younger.  They certainly play like they've never seen them before!!  First picture; Miles and Callahan with the phones; Miles was holding it up to his ear jabbering.   Next picture:  I took this picture after Callahan spotted a tiny little logo on Miles' shirt.  The logo is about 3 inches North East of Cal's finger - As long as you're sitting and facing the correct direction. ...

Miles ate oatmeal and most of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, no whole wheat elbow noodles, bites of green beans, and ate applesauce.   First picture:  As I've been mentioning Avilene plays with the babies every chance she gets.  She was scampering across the room with him when I took this picture.  He's got to the point where he can motor pretty fast across the floor.  No need to walk when I can go this fast!!  :)  Look at Nora in the picture; now that's classic Nora.  She's studying the situation and keeping a close eye on everything; especially her little brother.  Haha.   Next picture:  Callahan and Miles were playing and dinking around on the couch and then Miles got off. However, that didn't last long and he was headed back up three.  I like the following picture; Not much to say about it except when I turned around to my chair this is what he was doing.  Just laid back lounging and l...

Miles ate blueberry bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of hamburger and sausage pizza, with whole wheat pizza crust, tomato sauce, peppers, pineapple, and olives.  He also ate pineapple on the side.  We serve the crust separate and he just had a bite of that.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Svea was on the igloo and initially she was trying to get Miles to grab her toes.  He didn't care about that and he was just touching her gently.  Next picture:  I took this picture shortly after Avi and Svea arrived.  Avi frequently plays with the two boys before she does anything else.  She was sliding the red phone across the floor and then crawling with Miles to go retrieve it.  I encouraged her to let him grab it first some times to keep his interest in the game. Following picture; I've seen Miles lay like this on the mattress several times; maybe two times today. ...

Miles ate whole wheat toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, no whole wheat tortillas, taste of carrots, and ate fruit salad.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when Miles kept trying to put these dress-up shorts over his head.  So I got the camera ready and then "helped" him out!!  Ha.  Cute little fella.   Next picture:  Another picture of "Classic Miles."  Haha.  He realized his finger fits the hole at the bottom of the little people just perfectly.  :)  That was enough to keep him occupied for an hour.  Haha.  Not really that long, but he can sure stay focused for long periods of time.  The school buses are out in this toy exchange and these little people fit in two of the buses.  The other two buses are made for people with a larger behind.  Haha.   Last two pictures;  Miles hanging out and being pursued by older gals.  Haha. ...

Miles ate whole wheat English muffin and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate half of chicken with stir fry vegetables, bite of brown rice, and ate mandarin oranges.    This first picture of Miles is left over from yesterday afternoon.  He's a little crawling monkey here just like you said he's doing at home.  Don't look too close at this picture or you'll see a runny nose!!  I hadn't seen it until after taking this picture.  He seems to be feeling pretty ok today; he's coughed a couple of times (which is still pretty raspy) and I've only wiped his nose a couple of times, but he's sure playing and seemingly having lots of fun exploring as usual.   Next picture;  Miles was under the blue balance beam and Cal started bending over like you see in the picture.  I thought it was so cute when Miles came crawling around the corner and went right under the steps. "What are you looking at Cal?" Last picture:  This is classic Miles; A...

Miles ate cheerios and two servings of banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of ground beef, bites of whole wheat pita bread, bite of olives, bites of avocado (mixed with his ground beef), and ate all of his mixed fruit.   First two pictures:  Nora and Svea were in and out of the igloo hauling all the soft pillows, blankets, and dress-up toys they could find.  Miles went to investigate and actually went inside with them for awhile. There wasn't much room in there and Cal was in the back and pretty much hidden from view.  Svea asked Cal, "Are you ok!?!"  Which was sweet of her to express some concern.   Next picture:  Miles has moved on to play with something way more interesting to him!  (I think.)  He's putting little people into the back of the school bus.  However, look at the angle of the bus and now you know why the people keep rolling out the back.  Ha.   Last picture:  Miles has some really cool "grippe...

Miles ate bites of brown rice and bites of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate meatloaf, and whole wheat dinner roll, no riced cauliflower, and ate two servings of mangoes.    First picture:  I love this picture of the kids waving bye to Momma Emily this morning.  Why? Because I love how Avilene is "pointing" at Miles so Emily will notice him; just in case you miss him!!  The kids do that frequently when parents arrive whether we're inside or outside.  They point at the child and say, "There he/she is!!"  (Just in case you're confused and try to take the wrong child!) Second picture;  Miles was bonking on the mirror with the yellow banana toy.  Cal crawled up there, took the toy and proceeded to bonk on the mirror.  So I had him give it back to Miles (who, by the way, did not protest at all when Cal took it) and go get another one.  And that's exactly what Cal did; crawled down, found an identical banana toy and went right...

Miles ate whole wheat cinnamon/raisin muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, no whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and ate applesauce.  Yesterday at snack time Miles saw me heading his direction with a banana.  When I got to his highchair he had his mouth wide open and he was quivering all over!!  LOL!!  Seriously!  That boy loves his bananas.  He loves to eat, but bananas are pretty high on his list of favorites.   Atley was trying to get Miles to move out of the the gate so she could shut it.  Atley said, "Hey Dude! Move!"  She was getting more frustrated and said, "Dude!  DUDE!!  MOVE!!"  Haha.  Ask Gary for help and I'll move him for you.  "Ok, help me Gary!!"  :) Miles had his usual adventurous fun-filled morning.  (I'm making that judgment because he never cried once.  Haha.)  First picture:  I was popping these up so he could keep pus...

Miles ate French toast and two servings of watermelon for breakfast.  For lunch he ate Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, and tomatoes.  He had no saltines, and ate tropical fruit.   First picture:  I just wanted you to see that Miles always waves enthusiastically at the window BEFORE you get there; he's usually done waving by the time you arrive.  Haha.   It cracks me up because they (his age) ALWAYS wave the moment they get to the window.  By the time the parents arrive it's usually a toss-up if they will still be waving.   Next two pictures;  As you can well imagine Miles LOVES this area around the sinks and toy shelves.  He finds so much to do and explore here.  If it wasn't for food and sleep he'd probably spend all day right here.  Ha!!  I love how thorough he is with his play - looks, studies, examines, looks some more, backwards, upside-down, and every other wa...

Miles ate waffle and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, no whole wheat tortillas, ate corn, and baked cinnamon apples.     The first thing Avilene did this morning was hug and play with Cal and Miles.  She really loves the babies and it's so evident when she doesn't see them for a couple of days.  They are the first ones she wants to interact with.  First picture: She's hugging Miles and she said, "Hey Gary! I'm giving Miles love and he's not even screaming."  Hahaha!   Next picture:  This is a super cute picture in my opinion!!  Haha.  He was sticking his tongue out two or three times, but I didn't manage to get a picture of him dong that.  But like I said, it's still a super cute picture.  Love you Miles.   Last picture;  Miles did his usual serious exploring all morning long.  He's busy and a very hard worker. Good job Miles.  He was putting food toys into one of the s...

Miles ate kix cereal and mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground turkey, whole wheat sandwich thins, ate tomato, avocado, and ate his cherries.   I took this first picture of Miles shortly after he was waving bye to Momma at the window.  He just turned around and sat right there for a couple of minutes.  He's such a cute little guy!!  (You've never heard me say that before right!?!?)  We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend so like always everyone is happy it's toy exchange Monday!!  Second picture:  Cal and Miles are busy sorting through all the goodies.  Miles is busy studying how the phone works and probably thinking about reprogramming it!! Ha I got a kick out of this next picture because Miles was in the chair and Cal was just making it go around and around with his feet.  It was kind of a lazy Monday - everyone was slightly exhausted from the weekend!!  I love the following picture:  This was late...