xo xo xo (part II)

mommy said I could finish telling you all about my first valentine's day! here goes...

I delivered cupcakes and valentines to my great-grandma & great-grandpa greseth, great-grandma becker, and papa and grandma. I was so excited to see all of them! nykkole, olivia, and helen were all there too, so that made it even better!

when we got home I wasn't ready for bed, so I was lucky enough to join mommy and daddy for their valentine's day dinner. daddy kept going outside in the cold to "grill" - whatever that is!? it must be something to eat, because mommy kept saying "yummy!" I can't wait until I have enough of these chompers to eat "grill" too!!! I made a valentine for daddy and mommy...I put them on their plates...see??

here I am goofing around with mommy and giving her kisses. she's always telling me that she loves me...I love her too!!!

daddy is so funny! he likes to stick his finger in my mouth and say "yowzers!!" - it gets me everytime. I really like that daddy lets me sit and play with his zipper or his ring. he's so patient and I love him very much!!

after "our" dinner...I was ready for bed and tinker was ready to do the dishes!!

hugs,
miles

xo xo xo

I have had a fun valentine's day...and the day isn't over yet!

this morning I got to sleep in until 8:30...I really love my bed!

then daddy made me some waffles for breakfast

daddy gave me a bath and then we played peek-a-boo with the rings and read books!

mommy had some fun art projects for me to do. I colored valentine's for my grandpa, grandma & papa, great-grandma, and great-grandma & great-grandpa.

...then she let me help decorate cupcakes! I sure was a good helper!!

I got to pose for some fun pictures in my big rocking chair and even tasted the paper hearts!

I am going to take a nap and then head out to deliver my valentine's. I'm sure mommy & daddy will share some pictures and maybe even videos!

xoxo, miles

busy bees

this weekend we took advantage of the nice weather and ventured out and about. [to clarify: by nice I mean hovering around the freezing mark and sunny!] on saturday morning we went to my cousin, alex's, hockey tournament. I'm a little embarrassed to say that I haven't seen him play in years...and what a difference! they fly around on the ice and have no problem slamming each other into the boards. kyle and I were secretly praying that miles will take no interest in this sport. not for the "slamming" part but for the cha-ching part! baseball is MUCH easier on the pocketbook.

on saturday night we got together with family to celebrate the birthdays of cousins jacob and josh. now these two are a bit old for a party, per se, but we like to use it as an excuse to get together to play games and EAT! the cake and girl scout cookie ice cream was delish. miles charmed everyone and even got to stay up late...9:30pm...such a little party animal!

on sunday, more cousins, nick & ellie, came over with my uncle scott to play wii. nick got to try his hand at guitar hero and was a little taken aback by the amount of coordination needed to actually play a note. he and his dad were able to combine forces and jam along with kyle. I'm sure that with a bit more practice, nick will be rockin' out on his own! [ellie took the picture of miles & me...pretty good huh?]

we met kyle's brother, clayt, and his fiancee, jess, for lunch at whistle binkies. miles tried to get in on the bloody mary bar and popcorn. he had to settle on some sweet potato puffs. great trade off huh? after lunch we came back to our house so miles could try on his tuxedo that he'll be wearing in clayt & jess' wedding on march 7th. what do you think?

fun at daycare

we are extremely fortunate to be able to take miles to grandma's house for daycare on the days that I work. he has so much fun with grandma and even gets to hang out with papa, uncle brian, beamer, auntie nykkole (when she gets home from school), and auntie jen (when she's down from the cities). it's such a relief to know that he's being taken care of there just as we take care of him here. of course, I'm sure he's being spoiled...but we'll worry about that when he's bigger :) we just love the peace of mind that comes with dropping him off to his grandma. here are some of the fun times he gets to have at grandma nancy's nursery:
I LOVE my grandma

beamer thinks I'm his puppy

uncle brian is so much fun!


bath time in auntie nykkole's bathtub...I'm not letting go of the chewie


yummy!

I really like to scoot around on the hardwood floor...sometime I get stuck!