Year 3, Day 246

Halloween has become a Big Deal in our home this year, with Miles getting involved in decorating, costume ideas, and even home building. Last night, he discovered this timeless classic from Ray Parker Jr. https://videopress.com/v/7RuwKfVn?preloadContent=metadata

Year 3, Day 245

My buddy Jeff returned from Galaxy's Edge recently bearing gifts, among them a new plush doll of The Child from The Mandalorian. It's already earned a spot on Miles's bed. This morning, Miles was carrying The Child with him as he walked to the kitchen trying to convince Jaclyn to give him a scoop of … Continue reading Year 3, Day 245 →

Year 3, Day 244

Tonight was...not great. Mommy had work to be doing, daddy just wanted to finish his dinner, and Miles was trapped in that hellish point in the day where he's too tired to stay up but too unwilling to go to sleep, resulting in crying fits where nothing we did, regardless of how explicitly we conformed … Continue reading Year 3, Day 244 →

Year 3, Day 243

"I made a house. This is my house now." - Miles

Year 3, Day 242

Miles has already learned to never leave a drop of cereal milk behind.

Year 3, Day 241

This morning, Miles snatched my comb off of the bathroom counter and darted off with it. Tonight I found his carefully chosen hiding place for it. That's it under the vacuum cleaner.

Year 3, Day 240

Forget everything I said yesterday. Miles got to see his babysitter, Lisa, and her baby, Charlotte, this evening, and it was adorable.

Year 3, Day 239

A big part of the ongoing "nature vs. nurture" debate involves examining the emergence of desirable and undesirable characteristics and whether or not these traits are inborn or the result of conditioning. It's the sort of debate that argues whether someone like Adolf Hitler might've been an okay guy if he had just been hugged … Continue reading Year 3, Day 239 →

Year 3, Day 238

Miles has evidently picked up on this guy's name after hearing me say it around the house. Thank goodness he hasn't picked up on the names I call the other guy... https://videopress.com/v/YXXWZ4BY?preloadContent=metadata

Year 3, Day 237

Miles listened to some Nirvana on a recent ride home from daycare. He adopted the '90s teen attitude pretty quickly. I can't tell whether his face is saying "You just don't understand my music, dad" or "I just don't understand YOUR music, dad."