so...

...it's cold. I know this is hardly news to anyone living in the midwest right now, but I had to make that clear before I share with you why I am LOVING this weather! rochester public schools has canceled classes again tomorrow :) for those of you counting...that means we have had THREE snow and/or cold days in the past month. oddly enough, all three have been on the days I work! now I do feel a bit bad for my fabulous job-share partner, kate. she so deserves a few extra days at home with her girls. but because I have no control over these decisions...I will be grateful for the unexpected time home with my monkey! and seriously...how could I not be excited to see this face?

vintage gap

it's true. I used to be a gap-girl. it was ages ago, but the days of working at the gap left me with some pretty classic (and now vintage) items. exhibit A...the red fleece sweatshirt. admit it...you all had one at one time or another. it may not have been red, but you had one. trust me, I know, because I rang up a gazillion of them during my time at the gap. I'm not quite sure why I've insisted on hanging on to mine for all of these years, but ironically miles has a matching one! it came from a box of baby boy clothes that my mom has been keeping in her basement. while it may not fit into stacy and clinton's definition of fashionable anymore, it is darn comfy and cozy. especially during the arctic deep freeze we are in. it is -24 degrees with -50 degree wind chill here today. and kyle walked to work. brr.

g'mornin!

besides the fact that he doesn't wake up until around 8:30 or 9am, miles is definitely a "morning guy" - that is in the sense that he is happy as a clam when he wakes up! this was this morning. notice his look of concern when tinker and tessie were playing tug of war with a toy! his latest new "look" is the head cocked to the side complete with cheesy two-toothed grin. LOVE IT! occasionally he'll pair it with his "so big" fists in the air trick he has learned. he has a very endearing personality and there is definitely not a day that goes by that we don't stop and wonder what we did to get such a sweet little boy.

puffs

miles sure is learning a LOT these days. we are continually amazed at how fast he is growing and changing. it seems like just yesterday that we were swaddling him and giggling about how loud he was when he filled his diaper. now he's figuring out the world and examining everything. he's a very contemplative little baby and loves to hold things in his hands and turn them around to inspect them. he's recently begun to eat 'puffs' - gerber's expensive, but oh-so-yummy (and convenient), version of cheerios. he's also eating breakfast - some kind of fruit and rice cereal. just a few days ago he tried milk in a sippy cup for dinner. it's a messy undertaking, but he seems to be a fan!