Year 3, Day 82

Miles insisted on filling the pool up by himself today. Results were mixed.

Year 3, Day 71

I was recently listening to Elmer Bernstein's Ghostbusters score and I flipped the cover around to show Miles the backside, which features a large illustration of Slimer, the delightful green blob. Miles pointed at Slimer. "Huh," he said, which he does whenever he recognizes something but can't recall the word for it. "It's a ghost," … Continue reading Year 3, Day 71 →

Year 3, Day 69

Miles loves spending time outside, and one of his absolute favorite things to do outside at the moment is playing with bubbles. It's hard to even get out the door without Miles insisting we also bring some bubbles along. And, to be fair, I really can't think of any situation bubbles haven't improved, so he … Continue reading Year 3, Day 69 →

Year 3, Day 55

Jaclyn: "I'm going to work out in the front yard." Miles:

Year 3, Day 49

Miles loves going outside to run, collect large unwieldy sticks, and dig in the dirt, but he also never lets outdoor time pass without collecting some flowers.

Year 3, Day 47

Jaclyn's attempt to salvage Easter for Miles continued today. She had cobbled together an Easter basket for him and, after he was so taken with yesterday's virtual hunt, Jaclyn stuffed some plastic eggs with treats and I hid them around the back yard so Miles could conduct an Easter egg hunt of his own. While … Continue reading Year 3, Day 47 →

Year 3, Day 34

Miles took time out of his morning to scream at the workers installing a sidewalk on our street. "NO, MOVE!" he yelled. It's essentially the toddler equivalent of "GET OFFA MY LAWN YOU!"

Year 3, Day 33

With the weather getting warmer and in desperate need of a reason to get out of the house to any degree possible, we pulled out Miles's swimming pool again today. After I spent several minutes cleaning it out then filling it with water, Miles hopped in only to get out after about a minute and … Continue reading Year 3, Day 33 →

Year 3, Day 31

With both Jaclyn and me working from home and Miles here with us all day, life has been...hectic to say the least. We've both done our best to find the time to give Miles the attention and support he needs amidst workdays that have somehow become more cluttered and crazy. One of our goals the … Continue reading Year 3, Day 31 →

Year 2, Day 321

After a few days of rain, we were finally able to get Miles out of the house and take him to the park today. It was like releasing caged animal back into the wild. While he loved the opportunity to just run around the playground, he gravitated towards two things in particular -- an animal … Continue reading Year 2, Day 321 →