little performer

miles is really into singing these days. he has been trying to sing songs for awhile now, but hasn't been able to carry much of a tune. and just when I thought he had been plagued with his father's musical ear...he started to sing! here he was putting on a little show for me. the first song is old macdonald had a farm - notice how he isn't all about the animal noises. the last song is a quick version of the alphabet song - notice how he says "next time won't you sign with me!!" a nod to the signing time dvds. sandwiched in the middle of these two performances is a short clip I would like to call "mystery miles". for a few days now miles has been acting out the same little thing. we have NO idea where it came from or what he's talking about for that matter. in any case...it's cute so I deemed it video and blog worthy!

on his farm he had a BIRTHDAY!!

we ventured out to the farm on sunday to celebrate three different birthdays - clayt, jess, and sara (clayt and jess were born on the same day at the same hospital...fate?). you can just about imagine how excited miles was to celebrate! we had a yummy grilled meal and sat outside taking in the gorgeous weather. grandpa's garden is already in full swing and miles helped pick a few radishes. other highlights include: the numerous ranger rides, visiting the cows, eating on his own tiny table, and playing t-ball. what two year old wouldn't love all of that excitement!

sara (birthday girl) & conrad

check out clayt in the background...I couldn't resist

radishes

nice, miles!

a sure sign of summer

busy bug

henry has been busy these past couple of weeks. he has mastered the art of rolling from back to tummy (no luck with the other direction...yet). it was so fun to watch him figure out how to do it. I had just commented on how he was completely disinterested in rolling. lo and behold, about half an hour later, he proved me wrong! beth, jen, blair, and I were sitting on the floor playing with him when he just sort of stretched and flipped over.

sooo close

as of now, he's not all that interested in rolling very often and seems content with laying on his back and turning around in circles. so besides the occasional roll...henry has been busy chewing on everything. now, when I say everything, I mean anything he can shove into his mouth: a toy, blanket, his hands, his feet, our hands/cheeks/shoulder/forearms (not feet!) - you name it, he will try to eat it.

like I said...e-v-e-r-y-thing

I knew that there was a real chance that he would follow in his big brother's footsteps and pop a couple of chompers around four months. voila! we have teeth!! both bottom ones to be exact. he looks so old with them, but there is nothing cuter than a baby with two tiny pearly whites sticking out. I will try to get a better picture than this.

gummy grin

two little chompers!

memorial day 2010

this year we had a laid back memorial day at home. there's something to be said about not traveling on a holiday weekend. ahh. we simply headed over to my parents' house for a picnic and then played at home with some of miles' new toys. it was relaxing. it was lovely. enjoy the photos.

side note: I took the liberty to play around with some editing features.

my beautiful sister
josiah and great grandma sissy
papa
buddies
playing with the dump truck
who doesn't love a boy climbing in a tree?
just like hungry caterpillar!
silly daddy
this boy loves him some rain boots