Sunday Morning in Soda

I know this is a longer video than we normally post, but I am doing it for myself who likes to take a moment (or 2) at work and watch Miles. This was just our morning. Miles was going nuts with the sound machine and just going about his business. He is such a good little guy, and we really enjoy just hanging out with him.

First Weekend at Soda Springs!

Last weekend, we opened up our cabin in Soda Springs. We arrived early on Saturday morning, after a night at the Motel 6 in Auburn. Miles fell asleep on the road in, and as he finished his nap in the car, Tim and I moved furniture. We finally work him up and got on with our day. Though filled with unpacking, cleaning, and hauling mattresses, it was a great weekend. Miles took some tumbles and came home with new bruises and scratches, but nothing he (or I) couldn't handle. We are starting to plan our summer up there and really look forward to having Miles as a little boy up there.

On the big new tree that fell down across the meadow:


the waterfall early season...


Tim and Miles up at Sneader Snoozer...



On the lower bench...


At Cedar Lake...

Miles and the slide...

As we wait for daycare to start, Miles and his dad have been spending a ton of time on playgrounds. Miles is trying to learn how to go down slides. At this point, I think he has mastered it, but documented is his journey...

Favorite room in the house

Nothing is more fun than dismanteling the pantry...


...mess, who me?!!?

What sound does a piggy make?

Miles figured this one out on his own...

Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day with the Reeths... all of them... up in Shasta this year. I have never been up there an it was simply beautiful. We stayed at a great resort near the mountain, and spent tons of time outdoors, hiking along lakes and waterfalls. While we weren't the best parents about setting time for Miles to sleep in his crib, he did pretty well sleeping in the ergo baby carrier on me and Tim. When we got home, he did take a MONSTER nap to make up for his loss of sleep over the weekend!

At "castle lake"

Miles asleep on the trail...

... Long overdue

As much as I love to blog about ur family, it seems to be the first thing to drop off my plate when things get hectic... and hectic they have been!

The big news: We are no longer with our nanny share. We think Miles needs a little more social interaction than he was getting and we are enrolling him in an in-home daycare run by the in-laws of one of our groomsmen. This was a very hard decision, and I still have working mom's guilt about it, but we believe it is the right next step for his care. He starts in about 10 days. We are super sad to see our nanny go, but hopefully she can stay in Miles' life as a babysitter - and who knows, maybe Tim and I will actually go out on a date?!?!?