Year 3, Day 72

During another battle to coax Miles into napping today, we put him in his room and closed the door for "quiet time." We could hear him playing around for a while, but eventually things fell silent. I wanted to duck my head into his room to make sure he was sleeping and, well, couldn't quite … Continue reading Year 3, Day 72 →

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 68

Jaclyn came home from the store today with a present for Miles that is sure to set him on the inevitable path to, like his father, essentially becoming Charlie Brown. He doesn't understand what a "kite" is yet or exactly what it is we're trying to do with it. All he knows is Woody and … Continue reading Year 3, Day 68 →

Year 3, Day 67

Sometimes I walk into Miles's bedroom after he's spent some quiet time in there and I just have to wonder, "What is this kid even doing?"

Year 3, Day 63

This morning I was summoned to Miles's room because his mother "couldn't find him." Can you?

Year 3, Day 60

Despite some initial apprehensions, Miles has become fascinated with lightsabers. He'll find random objects around the house (some "saber-like" and some...really not) and start swinging them around while making "KSSSH" noises. It's really pretty heartwarming.Even more heartwarming was an exchange between Miles and his mother that I was thankfully around to hear today."Miles has a … Continue reading Year 3, Day 60 →

Year 3, Day 42

Matching wits over a glass of water.

Year 3, Day 41

Miles has reached the "walk around the house whacking s@#$ with stick*" phase of his youth. * Or, as he calls it, "Me hammer."

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 10

When mommy's away...