Miles' Journal

Miles ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat noodles, ate cauliflower, and ate fruit salad.   First picture; Bumping fists! One of Miles' favorite activities. Just prior to the picture: He was bumping fists with Andy Nelson, then with me, and then moved on to Callahan. Haha. I love how you can see both boys are grinning. The middle picture is left over from yesterday. Miles got some blocks to stand on so he could watch while I changed Cal's diaper. And try to distract Cal! Haha. Third picture; The boys were discussing the color poster. Ha. Cal was actually saying different letters; just random letters. Next picture: Here's a question for you! Is Miles getting up or getting down? Ok, it's a silly question, but take a guess before looking at the answer. (....Jeopardy Music....) Answer below the picture. :) (getting down)                     ...

Greetings! Just a heads-up for everyone. I'm getting my second covid shot today!! CHEERS!! So Lauralea will cover for me in the middle of nap time. Consequently there will be no Blogs today. Blogs will resume tomorrow, March 31. Thank you.

Miles ate bran cereal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, no whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, half of cucumbers, and ate pears.    We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids were very busy and engaged all morning. Miles was checking everything out and spotted these bananas in the food toys. He was heading to the window to wave at Momma when I took this picture.  Next picture: The boys played with lots of different food toys; I showed them how these toasters work, but that's a bit beyond them at this point. They would be happy if I just sat there and kept doing it for them all morning! Ha.  Last picture: Svea was covered with her blanket and having a rest on the couch. Cal went over and kissed her forehead and Miles was watching. He decided he better get up on the couch too, although it was hard to see exactly what he had in mind. Probably just winging it!! Ha. This elicited a yell from Svea when Miles crawled on her l...

Miles ate cream of wheat cereal and ate his dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate turkey burger, whole wheat tortillas, taste of sweet potatoes - meaning in and out - and ate cherries.   First picture: Cutest selfie ever. Ha. What's making him grin so big and sweetly at me? Well I'm glad you asked!! I was saying, "Miles, say I LOVE GARY, I LOVE GARY!!" He just sat there grinning and chuckling. Second picture; What's he grinning about this time? Well I'm glad you asked! Haha. I was singing, "Who let the dogs out!?! Who let the dogs out!?!" He was laughing this time.  Next picture; I was so intent on getting a picture of Miles "pointing" that I almost cut Callahan out of the picture! The three big girls were having fun hiding "eggs" again and yelling at the little ones when they were pointing and giving away the hiding spots!! Ha. Last picture: Hanging out with Callahan and Svea. Svea said she was "making cupcakes." ...

Miles ate his waffles and ate two servings of fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of whole 30 chili with meat, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and tomato sauce. He ate bites of whole wheat dinner roll and ate tropical fruit.   First picture: Cal is perched on the top of the structure keeping an eye on Svea and Nora. I think the girls were in a little bit of danger here from Cal falling, blocks collapsing from Cal, or Miles inadvertently pushing some blocks over on top of them. But it never happened. I would have lost money on this bet. :) Next picture: I've mentioned this before and you've seen it as well. Miles will frequently cover his head with something. Ha. Silly little critter. Sister left her blanket on the mattress and Miles was making good use of it. Next two pictures: We kept this block structure intact most of yesterday and until about 10:00 this morning. I gave the boys the green light to dismantle (haha) and Yipee!! Nothing more fun than that. Gi...

Miles ate whole wheat English muffin and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, ate whole wheat toast, beets, and ate applesauce.   First picture: We built a "cave" (that's what the big girls call it) using the big blocks and that made something "new" for everyone to play with. Nora is on the floor in the "cave" buried under some pillow and blankets, but that didn't stop Miles and Callahan from tromping around over the top of her. I couldn't believe Nora wasn't yelling at them!! Second picture: As soon as Avilene arrived she got the three smallest kids to the chair and got started going around and around. But she keeps an eye out for Cal, as he's helping her push, and doesn't go any faster than he can handle. Avi is pretty careful about that. Last picture: The two boys were playing and Cal was draping Avi's big "Olaf" blanket over his own head and was totally covered for awhile. Miles was...

Miles ate half of corn chex cereal and ate two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, bites of toasted whole wheat sandwich thins, ate tomato, avocado, and mandarin oranges.   First picture: Miles is once again removing the top row of blocks and checking in with Callahan after every stack hits the floor. And once again Cal was just watching and giggling; waiting for Miles to complete his job before joining him on the pile. Second picture: Miles squeezed in here and hung out for a few minutes while Lauralea and I snickered at him. Yup, you're a pretty cool and sweet boy!! Next picture: Miles went crawling around the corner "hiding" from me and I poked the camera around the corner to see what he was up to. He had his face in the corner and was "hidden!" Yup, you're a pretty cool and sweet boy!! OH, I just said that!! :) Last picture - Lauralea was getting ready to take our Coral girl to the airport and she took time to play and sing ...

Miles ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, no whole wheat elbow noodles, ate green beans, and ate applesauce.   First Picture: Avi was giving Miles fast rides in the chair and she momentarily stopped when I took this picture. She was asking him something -  and I like her body language - she has her head resting on her hand like "ok, you just think about it and I'll wait for your answer." And his face says, "Uhhh...what was the question again?" Haha. Next picture: Miles must have liked the music Alexa was playing because he started dancing and it was adorable. That's the first time I've seen him do that. It's hard to capture the moment with one photo and of course I didn't have my camera in hand. But his knees were bent and he was going for it. Haha. I kept trying to get him to dance some more so Lauralea could see it, but he gave it a half-hearted attempt. Ha. Last picture: Nora and Svea were playing under ...

Miles ate blueberry bagel and ate peaches for breakfast. For lunch he ate hamburger & sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, olives, and tomato sauce. He had a taste of whole wheat pizza crust on the side and ate pineapple on the side.  Callahan and Svea were doing LOTS of play with the legos and Miles joined them several different times. I put some legos flowers on his fingers and he started chuckling and then waving his arms around. Second picture; it's pretty cool that Miles will look at whatever the other kids are playing with, but not interfere. I don't know what you see at home with He and Nora, but he rarely "needs" to disrupt the play of other children.  These next two pictures crack me up. I love how intently Miles is watching Svea work hard to get the legos into place. You can't really see it in the picture, but she had quite a few pieces in place on her legos base. Miles was really into watching her and look at him cheer when she was successfu...

Miles ate half of whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate pork roast, bite of whole wheat tortillas, ate carrots, and ate fruit salad. (Just a strawberry/mango mix.)  The first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon. Have I mentioned how wonderful it is for us to be going outside again! Marvelous. They asked me lay out the two tunnels and I think there are 3 kids in the tunnel, with Cal standing beside, and Miles entering the near end. In the second picture Miles is doing his usual waving at anyone walking by or sometimes jsut driving by. He LOVES to greet everyone and anyone; and he'll walk up and start talking to anyone as well. He waved at this older lady walking by and of course she loved it! He was still waving when she was down the sidewalk about to cross the street. Ha. Next picture: This picture makes me laugh! Zoom in on Atley's face; her face pretty much tells the story!! Haha! She's like; "What the heck are you so upset ...

Miles ate half of whole wheat English muffin and ate dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate several bites of chicken, no brown rice, couple bites of broccoli, and ate mandarin oranges.   Here's a quote from Cal this morning, but I gotta preface it by saying we frequently hear Alexa playing "Christmas Songs" usually requested by Atley or Nora. One favorite is "Santa Claus is coming to town." So this morning Cal asked if Miles was coming; "Is Miles coming to town?" Haha. I roared. You're seriously funny Callahan. First picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Miles was enjoying pushing the dump trucks up and down the sidewalk.  Next picture: Miles loves to "fist bump" with anyone who is available and willing. Cal does too, but Miles is a bit more obsessed. This is the first time I've observed them "fist bumping" with each other. :) Second picture: Cal was getting a bit upset with Svea because she wouldn't "...

Miles ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, no whole wheat pita bread, ate avocado, tomato, and ate fruit cocktail.  First picture: Svea was talking steady and intently to Miles about the phones, but I have NO idea what it was about. Although when he laid the phones on the shelf when he was done, he apparently didn't do it quite right and she had to go fix them. Ha.  Second picture: Now the other Nelson girl is after Miles! Avi asked me first thing this morning; "Is Miles coming today?" I told her yes, but not Nora. Avi said, "I already know that." How do you know that? "Nora told me the last day we were at Gary's." Oh, well I found out this morning. She went skiing today with her Daddy. Avi said, "Yes, I know that." What!?! Haha.

Miles had a taste of brown rice and ate raisins for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, ate whole wheat dinner roll, bites of cauliflower, and ate fruit cocktail.    First picture is left over from yesterday afternoon and just prior to this the Nelson girls were vying for Miles' attention. Miles be like; "Hey, everyone can have a love from me!!" Svea was thrilled that she coaxed Miles in for a hug. He's such a love bug he can't resist!  Next picture: You'll see a picture in Nora's Blog of Nora and Svea playing on the floor and it had to do with the static electricity in Svea's hair. Miles saw how much fun they were having and he was wanting to be a part of it. He just laid there, but received minimal attention from them!! Ha. Following picture: When I took this picture Miles had actually stopped and was not crawling off the mattress. He was in a holding pattern! Ha. And he was muttering to himself. Hahaha.  Callahan arrived late because he w...

Miles ate whole wheat English muffin and mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, bites of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and ate applesauce.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Cal got down and started crawling down the sidewalk and Miles immediately dropped to his knees. Haha. Silly kids. Monkey see, monkey do. Wouldn't it be funny if adults did this too?!? Oh, never mind, we already do. Just check out some Facebook posts. Ha. Second picture: Miles was packing the pillows to the top of the slide and letting them slide down. Over and over. :) Next picture: Well look at this!! Miles did not sling the blocks off the shelf this morning. Instead, he "realigned" the last 5 rows; you can see they are slightly angled to the right. He was very intentional in doing that. I have no idea what he was thinking, but apparently he's a genius. Right Momma!?!  :) Here's what I do know: He was singing while working that's th...