My first Christmas party!

I got to go to my first Christmas party this week!!!  I wore my Christmas pj's and everything!  I think my mommy wanted to be in hers too:)  This Christmas time thing is so fun with all the pretty lights and decorations!  

Reunion with my Uncle Jim!!!

I met my Uncle Jim last night for the first time!  I was so excited to get to meet him and hang out since my mommy and daddy have been talking about him for a long time!  He's been serving in the Peace Corps in Bulgaria!  I can't wait to get to hang out with him more since he's in Dallas now.  Love you Uncle Jim!

Mischievous boy!

Look at the fun messes I have been getting into!  I love playing where I shouldn't:)  

9 months!

Dedication

Yesterday, we dedicated Miles here in our home with family and our community group.  It was such a sweet time surrounded by so many people that love Miles and want to help us raise him to be a Godly boy and man.  We are so grateful to have them all in our lives and Miles'.  

We love you Nana!!!

And so the cycles of life go.  On the same day Miles gets his first tooth, his great grandmother, Nana, passed away.  She had been sick for awhile, and it was truly a blessing b/c she was ready, but still sad.  Nana and Miles were buddies, as you can see from their smiles.  Even in the end, she smiled for Miles, and he LOVED his Nana, and smiled a big smile for her too on her last day.  We love you Nana and will miss you so much!

Thanks for playing Travis!

Trav and I always have fun together!  I am so glad he came to play yesterday.  We loved looking outside and playing by the door.  Thanks for coming over Travis!

fun weekend with Sitie!

Look how much fun I had with my sitie this weekend!  She came and stayed with me on my first weekend away from mommy and daddy.  I was so silly with her and on my best behavior too.  Thanks for coming to stay with me sitie!  I love you so much.  Let's do it again really soon.

Happy Halloween!!!

Yes, it's early, but we are getting mileage (no pun intended) out of this little costume! These are some of his friends too-they loved being in their costumes together-even if it was 80 degrees in those fleece outfits.  Not sure they noticed:)

Happy 8 months!

TX OU weekend 2008!

Hook 'Em horns!!!  Wow, our TX OU weekend this year looked a little different than last year or any other past years for that matter!  But, it was a great time, and Miles especially loved it-he actually cried every time we celebrated:)  I think he gave the Longhorns their luck with his favorite new shirt.

My newest trick!

I am now crawling.  It started as an army crawl and still is sometimes, but I can sometimes get up on my knees and hands and crawl after mommy.  I sure can get around much faster this way!  It does take a lot of encouragement though to get me going.  I would still rather mommy carry me everywhere, but she's not as willing as I wish she would be.  Guess I will have to learn to walk pretty soon if I want to get around:)

Do these keys make me look fat?

Please look at how much meat I have on my bones.  Do you think I like to eat?  I am just like mommy and daddy!  We love our food!  I have a gut and need a bra! 

I am so sleepy!!!

This is how I fell asleep today b/c I was exhausted!  My mom tried to change up my schedule on me, and had me up at 6:30 and I haven't really slept much today b/c I am so thrown off.  I was playing in my crib, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in this weird position.  I didn't even try to lay down-just fell forward with legs in front of me and all.  Didn't know I was that tired!  Hope I sleep well tonight.

Fall!

So, I mean fall is here, and although it's only cooled off a couple of degrees, I will take it!  Here are some pics of our serious Miles, who apparently doesn't like to smile, but sure enjoyed the pumpkins, and his friend Travis Wakefield!  

The other meaning of the title is that Miles had his first fall this weekend-it was rough!  I really was afraid someone would call CPS on me too b/c of course it was in public with tons of non parents looking at me as if I was the worst kind!  Why couldn't his first big fall be here at home-ugh!  He's so fine though and big fall to me means he cried hard for a minute, not, we took him to the emergency room or anything.  The only evidence was a bruise for maybe 2 days:)  I felt like a child abuser!

Miles, our little rascal

So, it's a long video, but quite funny to us proud parents. I must also note that this is right when we decided the crib should move down a notch, and I will say that not 3 days later we moved it even further down to the very bottom notch b/c we were frightened he would eventually hurl himself out of the crib. We had to document his new standing, pulling up, and sitting on his own, not to mention his lack of desire to sleep. These are the new adventures of our son entertaining himself and us, and entertain he does. Please pay close attention to the proud look on his face. I have a bad feeling about my upcoming busyness with him! I am sure this is not nearly as funny to anyone else watching, but please humor us, and at least fast forward to the end where he catches us and doesn't like it one bit.

bad blogger

I have been horrible about blogging.  Wow, this mom thing sure is busy!  Don't know how you other moms do this blog thing so well!  He's 7 months now, and doing so much!  More to come, but I know pics are the main thing you all look at anyway:)

Bringing back the 80's!!!!

Yes that's right, we went stroller roller skating!  Never heard of it?  Yeah, me either, but thank you Becky Fenn for the wonderful introduction!  Wow, it was WT to say the least, and quite a sweaty and strenuous adventure!  From the ceiling streamers and DJ booth, to the hard core middle age people skating to John Mayor, it was all I remember from the 80's!!!  We went with our friends, Suz, and her little ones, Ben, Drew, Ethan and sweet Savannah.  Miles loved to watch the 4 of them in their cool monster stroller ride around the rink!  I must admit, I think I may be sore tomorrow.  Pay close attention to the pics and the great carpeting at the rink-if you close your eyes, you might just hear Paula Abdul's "Straight Up Now Tell  Me", and smell that smoke machine smoke!

Our first and only trip, so far, to Austin for my daddy's birthday

I am already becoming a Longhorn!!!  Hook 'em!

Fun at the pool

I love playing in the pool!!!  Can't you tell how excited and ready I am to get in the pool?

My play date with one of my many girlfriends

I sure have fun with all my girlfriends.  I have very few boys around that I can play with for some reason, but it's fun to have my pick of the liter with the girls in my life.  Finley's one of my favorites for sure!!!  Thanks for letting us come play Carissa and Finley.  

fun play date with my friends Travis and Chase

What I am doing at 6 months

I love eating!  I get that from my mom and dad!  I would eat all day if I could, and it doesn't even matter if my food is bland and gives me poopy issues!  I love rice cereal, and sweet potatoes, but will try carrots for the first time tomorrow!  I LOVE bouncing in my bouncer or standing and bouncing holding on to mom or dad's hands.  I sit up very well, and plan to give my mom a run for her money soon b/c I am really thinking about crawling.  My dad put up a swing for me outside and if you are a neighbor, you see us out there at least twice a day-I love it, but I think mom loves it for sanity reasons.  She seems to get bored in the house:)  I put everything in sight in my mouth, including my mom's toes (if she humors me and lets me).  I must take after my dad b/c I love to grab and reach for the remotes in the house.  Bath time and night time is my favorite thing now.  I reach for the crib at night-that, my mom says, I  get from her!  It's become kind of laughable about how little I enjoy nurseries-I love to get my mom called to come pick me up-at church, bible study, the gym, you name it, I love her to come pick me up before it's time for me to get picked up!  It's been a fun summer for me b/c I have hung out in pools a lot, and really like the water.  I like it so much my mom and dad let us be white trash with a baby pool in our yard.  When I am happy, I squeal really high and sound like a girl, to which my dad encourages me to take down an octave or two.  This is a fun time in my life, and I can't wait for all my new discoveries to come.  

Exersaucer time!

6 months

Having so much fun swimming with my cousin Andrew

I love my daddy so much!

here I am each month!

I love to bounce all the day long

Our family