Year 2, Day 110

The Farmers arrived in town last night, which meant two things: 1) George and I were going to HeroesCon together today and 2) Miles and Audrey would get to spend all sorts of adorable time together that neither of us would be present for. They even got our friends Lori and Garrett's kids in the … Continue reading Year 2, Day 110 →

Year 2, Day 76

Today saw Jaclyn celebrating her second Mother's Day in a way very similar to her first, albeit with a little twist. As with last year, we started the morning in South Park bright and early for the Mother's Day 5K. Miles and I worked up a generous appetite watching and cheering from the sidelines. While … Continue reading Year 2, Day 76 →

Year 2, Day 55

Miles has risen...to a modest basket of gifts on his second Easter! Still, the highlight of Miles's Easter (or maybe it was just ours) was being able to see our friend Becky and her own little baby. Miles, always interested in seeing other children, clearly felt an immediate kinship with the young lad.

Year 2, Day 41: Baby’s First WrestleMania!

We are blessed to have a friend in our lives, Mike, whose birthday annually coincides with the hallowed tradition that is WrestleMania and hosts a viewing party for friends from far and wide to join him in basking for several hours in the glory that is hulking, costumed men and women colliding with each other … Continue reading Year 2, Day 41: Baby’s First WrestleMania! →

Year 2, Day 36

In another life (and a now defunct travel blog), Jaclyn and I lived in Europe for a couple years. We've been back to visit a couple times since, but that's obviously been harder to entertain since Miles was born. Thankfully, our friends are still able to drop in on us from time to time. Today, … Continue reading Year 2, Day 36 →

Year 2, Day 20

Before we headed back to Charlotte today, our friend Curt, having heard that Miles has an affinity for dogs, stopped by with his pet canine. Miles once again demonstrated his timidness when presented with the very thing he's been voicing desire for, maintaining a safe distance while continuing to point out that there was, in … Continue reading Year 2, Day 20 →

Year 2, Day 19

Miles was on the receiving end of his first birthday party last week, and today he got to help his friend Audrey celebrate her own first year of existence. The birthday girl was understandably in high demand, but Miles still got a few fleeting minutes to hang out and conspire as only barely-verbal toddlers can. … Continue reading Year 2, Day 19 →

Year 2, Day 5: Baby’s First Birthday (Party)!

Friends and family descended upon Charlotte today to pledge fealty to young Miles, who just celebrated his first birthday this week. Our friends George, Sam, and Audrey came into town around 11:30 last night, at which point Sam set about making Miles's birthday cake. Miles, who had already gone to bed for the night, was … Continue reading Year 2, Day 5: Baby’s First Birthday (Party)! →

Day 364: Baby’s First Oscars!

Tonight, we loaded up Miles's Pack 'n' Play and headed over to our friends' place to watch the Academy Awards. Miles's birth prevented us from participating in a viewing party in 2018, and this year I hoped we could manage to attend a party while also not depriving Miles of any sleep. With the show … Continue reading Day 364: Baby’s First Oscars! →

Day 358

Miles's burgeoning obsession with dogs has started to reach critical mass. He's started demanding the small toy dog on my desk, pointing at the floor and barking (as if to point out where a dog should be), and (as seen last week) enjoying dog-related exploits on television. As such, the package we received from our … Continue reading Day 358 →