Year 3, Day 296

This time of year, kids are always trying to sneak into their parents' closet to peek for Christmas presents. But not Miles. No, when he goes into the closet, you best believe he's going to come out looking ridiculous.

Year 3, Day 295

While I was cleaning up after dinner and Miles was (presumably) getting ready for his bath, I was summoned to Miles's bedroom. What I found upon entering was virtually every pillow, blanket, and stuffed doll from Miles's bed strewn across the floor and fashioned into a "sleigh," with Miles himself serving as Santa Claus. https://videopress.com/v/9Mkg3MfW?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata … Continue reading Year 3, Day 295 →

Year 3, Day 294

I came home from trivia tonight to find a weary Jaclyn emerging from Miles's bedroom. "I give up," she said. Just the thing you want to hear after ten hours of work. Miles was in fact not interested in going to sleep, at least not in his bed. "I wanna go sleep in Mommy and … Continue reading Year 3, Day 294 →

Year 3, Day 293

This evening, during his typical witching hour, Miles took a break from his hyperactive tear around the house and said, "I need to go potty." It was an impressively lucid moment at a time of day when even the suggestion that Miles go to the bathroom is usually met with an emphatic, and loud, refusal. … Continue reading Year 3, Day 293 →

Year 3, Day 292

When I asked Miles what he was building with all of these boxes, he replied, "My drums." The Young Neil Peart Adventures

Year 3, Day 291

Regardless of his supposed immunity to COVID-19, we were understandably nervous about Miles visiting Santa Claus this year. It was a big concern for us, because Miles is so into Christmas this year and is very aware at this point of both who Santa is and what his job is come December 24th (as well … Continue reading Year 3, Day 291 →

Year 3, Day 290

Despite the irregularity of this holiday season thanks to COVID-19, we're still trying to capture the Christmas magic as much as possible for Miles. Thankfully, there are plenty of opportunities in Charlotte to celebrate the season while still maintaining social distant (so, in a lot of ways, it's better than a regular holiday season). Tonight … Continue reading Year 3, Day 290 →

Year 3, Day 289

There have been a lot of musical specials airing on TV over the last couple weeks, and tonight's gave Miles his first real exposure to Broadway musicals. He was so into it that he ran into his room and retrieved "instruments" for the whole family to play. From left: Daddy on "trumpet," Mommy on "guitar," … Continue reading Year 3, Day 289 →

Year 3, Day 288

Nights have been pretty quiet lately. Sure, it might take a while to actually get him to go to sleep, but once Miles goes down there isn't much that will truly wake him up anymore. We might hear him talking or crying out during the night, but this typically subsides quickly as he grapples with … Continue reading Year 3, Day 288 →

Year 3, Day 287

Every morning, despite my efforts to convince him otherwise, Miles insists on taking the long way to the car. https://videopress.com/v/kk424MLy?preloadContent=metadata