Cool Man Miles

Lina and I were flipping thru photos stored on my blackberry, when I came across this jem. Forgot we had it. We were having a meal (burritos and quesadillas) in Auburn while Miles monkeyed around with Mom's sun glasses.

Gosh We Love Miles' God Parents

Beth, Dave and Brennan all came up to Soda Springs for the weekend. It was great for Miles to have someone his age(ish) to pal around with. At first, the two were a little timid of one another; standing opposite staring at one another. Eventually the two warmed up to one another and began to play.

Brennan's turn at "Don Quiote"

Boys and their toys

Beth reading books to Brennan and Miles

Miles as lookout. "Go, go go!....argh, MOVE the cooler!"

Boys swapping stories of the open sea, women they loved,

adventures they've taken and breast milk.

Blue and Gold Meadow

Mom, Miles and Dad when on a quick hike up to Blue and Gold meadow; it was beautiful this time of year and this year in particular. The meadow was full of sunflowers, "forget me nots" and a cornucopia of butterflies. Unfortunately, the photo does not do the meadow or its colors justice.


The river crossing was interesting. Some of the downed trees we'd walk over to cross the previous year had moved or broke away, so we had to light step it across the pile of trees to get the other side. Early season, you're never sure what state the logs you cross are in.

We then headed back toward camp by way the petroglyphs, smiled at the falls and headed back in for some lunch.

Tired Toe Head

Miles had a bit of an 'episode' during dinner one of our first nights in camp. He'd dig into his (for the life of me I can't remember what that yellow stuff was) dinner and alternate between putting it in his mouth or his hair. On a few occasions, he went with his spoon to his hair for food instead of his tray. Why do we give Mr.Mr. a jar of baby mush? Well, when he gets tired, he refuses most foods which require chewing. So we are left with the pureed food, often jarred baby food; because by this time Mom and Dad are now also tired.

Handsome boy!

Happy 4th of July (belated)

We apologize for the long hiatus since our last post, but we've been so busy of late. The summary, before we start going apey with posts from the past few weeks, is we're all doing great. Nothing much to report from Lina and I about Lina or I, so we'll stay focused on Mr.Mr.

Miles loves his Day Care, he has many friends and has really taken to the environment. He now eagerly waves good-bye to us at the door when we drop him off; ready to start his day. Good news is he STILL gets excited when we pick him up - PHEW!

He has started picking up and using additional words. He now knows "WOW", which he uses appropriately when he drops...say a Pyrex measuring cup in the kitchen..."WOW is right Miles, it does make a loud bang, dent the floor and possibly compromises the integrity of the glass." He also now clearly articulates Momma, Daddie, Ma, Baa, Dugc, oooo and ehleeh.

Miles is also REALLY pushing his limits, both coordination and parent patience. Miles is at the stage where he is testing his own abilities (ie. climbing, balancing, running etc) and the parental boundaries, usually relating to safety as he attempts all sorts of new tricks. We've started giving him 1min. time-outs in the corner when he refuses to listen to us. We only really enforce time-outs, however, when he is in danger of hurting himself.

The family spent two plus weeks in Soda Springs - from July 3rd thru July 19. It was a fabulous getaway. We nearly completely unplugged from the world and focused our energies and attention to our immediate family, extended family and our friends, whom joined us at various times throughout for a night or two under the stars, great food and play. More on that later.

Now - lets get to the vacation posts.

Mr.Mr. in his SS Bear Hat...GRRRRRRR!

THe Happy (and Sleepy) Hiker

On Saturday, we met Miles and Tim's folks up in Soda Springs. Saturday's weather was awful - cold, raining, and tons of hail. We mostly stayed inside, but when we went out to get more wood from the caretakers cabin, we actually got caught in a hail storm and took shelter in the eaves of the big house roof. We were only there for about 5 minutes, and it turns out Miles was very interested in the hail and loved to eat it.... good to know.

On Sunday morning, the weather was nice and we put Miles into his hiking back pack. Grandpa carried him down to Cedar lake and then we headed up the trail to Tahoe crossing. Miles got about a 20 minute snooze in the backpack and genuinely enjoyed himself. When we got home, it was lunch and then naps for Miles and I while the Reeths baby proofed the deck rail.




And falling asleep...




And at Tahoe crossing

Cheers & Cute Kisses

Day dreaming at the office missing my little man....

Miles loves to "play" morning coffee with us. Typically he's fine with his sippy cup, but sometimes he wants a commuters cup with a little water in it...




And in another one, Tim and I both agreed that Miles just looked to stinkin' cute that we had to capture it. Not much to this one, but cuteness and kisses. What a great little guy we have.