Miles' Journal

Miles ate French toast and dried plums for breakfast. For lunch he ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, peas, and ate his strawberries.  This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon when the "bubble brigade" had their noodles and were waiting for me to start slinging bubbles around!! (And that's basically how it works; no blowing bubbles here! Ha!) I think this is an adorable picture of everyone. Second picture: Miles hanging out at the gate to wave at anybody or nobody; he doesn't really care. Haha. No, he gets very excited when it's a live person to wave at, talk to, and bump fists!!  Next picture: Callahan said, "Gary, can I have some water?" Atley and Nora were in the Preschool Room and I said, "Hey, would you guys bring the boys some water?" I love how they know exactly where to sit and wait for the water to be delivered. :) Miles is sure understanding language!! The moment Cal asked for water, Miles sprinted to the step and sat...

Miles ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast. For lunch he ate a large serving of ground beef with marinara sauce on a large serving of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate cauliflower and fruit salad.  First picture: Cal and Miles wanted to do some coloring before breakfast and because it was plenty early that's what we did. I told Daddy Ryan that I'm pretty impressed with Miles' "small motor skills" and this picture is another example. He takes the caps off these markers and then can easily put them right back on. The example I gave Ryan was how he buckles his belt in his highchair at every meal. Snapping the caps on and off the markers was as much fun for him, or maybe more fun than to color with them.  Picture at the window waving bye to Svea and Avi's Daddy Andy. Second picture; As soon as they were done waving Avi put her cap on Miles' head and it was pretty cute. This is Avi's new cap - and she's pretty fond of her hat...

Miles ate blueberry bagel and ate three servings of grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate shrimp, brown rice, ate broccoli, and ate raspberries. So 5 out of 6 kids (not Avi) are eating their rice soaked in raspberry juice for this meal. They love it that way!!  I'm gonna post this message here and then you'll probably see it 2 or 3 more times in the next two weeks. (Or until you tell me you read it! Ha!) There will NOT be any Blogs the week of May 10th. Lauralea is blessing me by keeping Little Treasures open that week so I can go to Louisiana. I'm flying out on May 8th and home on May 15th. Thank you SO much Lauralea!  First picture: The boys sat in the chair together for probably at least 10 - 15 minutes playing with the food toys. Second picture; Svea piled up all the cake, brownies, and cookies on the couch for Miles to enjoy. Which appeared very generous of her; except it also (or more so) an attempt to keep them away from Cal!! Haha! Kids! Next picture: Miles had go...

Miles ate a large serving of bran cereal and ate raisins for breakfast. For lunch he ate chicken, toasted whole wheat pita bread, ate cucumbers, ate avocado, and ate pears.  We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and these two guys were playing with the bunny ears. Miles put it on his head by himself one time, but in the second picture Cal had put it on him. :) Next picture: Miles likes getting in these tight spots and hanging out. So you can probably guess what Cal was asking him, right!? "Can I come in?!?" "Can I come in?" Can I come in?" Oh sure Cal, there is lots of room, come on in!! :) Silly kids. Next picture; Miles was playing with these cars that have batteries and 3 different functions, but of course he just likes pushing a button and hearing the noise. Ha. Last picture: Cal was playing with the food toys, mixing and stirring with the spoons and then Miles joined him for lunch. Maybe it's just me, but if my Chef wasn't wearing pa...

Miles ate most of his cream of wheat cereal and ate one bite of dried plums for breakfast. He ate bite of Chicken, bites of brown rice, ate broccoli, and ate pineapple.  First picture: Miles was watching 2 crows outside the window this morning. There is obviously a crow at the middle top of the picture, but he was focused on a crow to the left out of the picture. Second picture: So just in case anyone thought Miles may not be clearing the top shelf of blocks anymore; here's a picture and it still happens occasionally. Just not everyday like it was for a few months. :) Cal has joined him in the picture, but just prior to this Cal stood back and just encouraged Miles to clear the shelf. He was saying, "Do rest of em, do rest of em, do rest of em." Haha.  Next picture: This was pretty stinking cute. Cal would push the chair as fast as he could and then stop and say, "Miles do you wanna go faster!?!?" Miles would squeal! Apparently that meant yes and away they'd...

Miles ate a blueberry waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast. For lunch he ate half of ground turkey, no whole wheat tortillas, bites of sweet potatoes, and ate cherries.   First picture: "Hey Gary! Look what Cal gave me!!" Wow, a boatload of ice cream on one cone! Haha. Enjoy buddy! Second picture: Atley accommodating Miles in his quest for continual fist-bumping. Which leads me to the next point. We were outside doing Science as you'll read in Nora's Blog. At the same time the Plumber showed up to take care of a major drain situation. Also, my helper Dustin is finishing up our metal siding job. Wow! Miles had so many potential fist bumpers that some times all he could do was yell "hi hi hi hi!!!" as they passed back-n-forth doing their jobs!! Hahahaha!! Cal saw the two men going into the house with their tools and he said, "I wanna go in the house!" Haha. Next picture: The early days of learning Gary's rules when coloring!! Haha. First two ...

Miles ate French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast. For lunch he ate half of Whole 30 Chili with meat, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, and with delicious seasonings. He ate a bite of whole wheat dinner roll and ate half of tropical fruit.   Atley and Nora wanted this big blanket to make a cave first thing this morning and Miles immediately took advantage and went inside under it. So I lifted up the blanket to see what he was doing and he's just laying there. Haha. Second picture; The boy Miles - he loves to fist bump. That's putting it mildly; right!?! I have to fist bump him every day when I lay him in his crib for nap. My favorite is when he wants to fist bump random strangers at the fence by the sidewalk!! So Miles and Cal were "fist bumping" and then Cal would flop over backwards on the mattress. And Miles would laugh and giggle!! Over and over and over. Next picture; So Miles wanted to do some coloring when Cal asked to color ...

Miles ate English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of everything: pork roast, whole wheat toast, beets, and applesauce.  Whenever Miles sees me brushing someone's hair he starts yelling and pointing to his own hair. And his favorite is when I squirt water on it first. Haha. This first picture is from yesterday afternoon and these kids on the balance beam. Miles would squat down on it, then stand up, and immediately charge off of it! Haha. I like the expression on his face if you zoom in. Second picture; Avi was on the couch under her blanket coaxing Miles to join her and he did. At least he got his head under the blanket. So cute.  Next picture: Lucky you! You get to see more pictures of static electricity!! Haha. I guess Miles' hair is similar to Nora's in this respect. He was dinking around on the couch and when he pulled back I couldn't resist the photo opportunity. Ha. Last picture: Just our sweet little boy studying one of the Day Care to...

Miles ate most of chex cereal and ate peaches for breakfast. For lunch he ate ground beef, toasted whole wheat sandwich thin, ate avocado, tomato, and two servings of mandarin oranges.  I took this first picture right after Cal arrived. The first thing Cal did was get on top of the igloo and Miles went to the corner and started squealing and cheering. Haha. And this is what Cal was doing while the other kids were waving bye to Bubba and Daddy Colin! Miles was saying, "Bubba Bubba Bubba."  Next picture: Callahan and Svea were doing some coloring and Miles was yelling and pointing that he wanted to do some coloring as well. Look how he's holding the marker; "adult style." Wow Momma Emily,  he is advanced! :) The natural progression is "thumb down" "thumb up" and then "adult style." He said, "Heck, I'm going right to the top!" :) Last picture: Miles was pretty distressed that he got left behind when Momma Emily picked up ...

Miles ate most of his oatmeal and ate dried cranberries for breakfast. For lunch he ate bites of Tilapia, no whole wheat elbow noodles, ate a large serving of green beans, and most of applesauce.  Cal said he wasn't gonna wave at Momma this morning and he followed through with that. Ha. Well at least he wasn't showing partiality this week; he didn't wave at Dad one day either. But the reason I even mention this is because Miles still went to the window and was waving at Maddy and Bubba. AND Miles was saying, "Bubba Bubba Bubba" as they drove by. That's obviously an easy word for him to say because he doesn't say much. Good job Miles. (He's had lots of practice with this and he likes it.) First picture: Not much to say about this; I'm just posting it because I think it's so cute. You're welcome. Ha. This is one spot where the girls build their "cave" and you just gotta wait long enough for them to abandon their spot!! Good work Mil...

Miles ate bites of blueberry bagel and ate two servings of peaches for breakfast. For lunch he ate most of hamburger & sausage pizza with olives, tomato sauce, pineapple, and peppers. He ate no whole wheat pizza crust that we serve on the side and ate a big serving of pineapple on the side.   First picture; Snuggling with Gary. Bet you can't guess what I was trying to get him to say!?!? Haha. Yup, you're right!  Come on Miles, say, "I love Gary!!" "Nope, I'll just sit here looking real cute and keep on grinning and chuckling. Gary thinks it's funny when I do that!" :) Second picture: Atley is hard at work getting the tunnel set up into the igloo, Miles is pestering Nora who's already inside, and Cal is busy examining his flashlight; making sure it's functioning well before heading for some spelunking!! Ha! Next picture: This is the early stages - very early - of potty training!! (That's a joke.) Svea was sitting in the other sink (you...

Miles ate whole wheat toast and ate grapes for breakfast. For lunch he ate half of his pork roast, no whole wheat tortillas, bites of carrots, bites of potatoes, and ate fruit salad.  First picture; The igloo was kind of the main attraction this morning at Little Treasures. Here it's just Miles and Cal and Miles peeking in at him and giggling. Cal was in there a long time and I thought he must have taken a book with him, but it was just a boot from the dress-up clothes. Haha. And he was totally preoccupied with it.  Next picture. I posted this one in Nora's Blog too, but Miles was also in the igloo when I took the picture. Miles was going in and out on a pretty regular basis; only staying in there for 18 - 33 seconds at a time. Ha. Cal, on the other hand, spent the majority of the morning in the igloo. Seriously.  Last pictures: Miles got to have fun with the flashlights today! The last couple of times we've gotten them out he's been super interested in experimenting w...