Wake up daddy! While you were sleeping we bought this tree...

We watched the first movie we've ever watched with Miles last weekend: It's Christamas Time Charlie Brown (plus a bonus episode!). We made popcorn and made a big bed on the floor with thermarests and blankets. It was so cozy and relaxing -- and we can clearly see that people who let their kids watch TV may just be onto something! ;) Miles loved the part where they all boogied down, especially when Snoopy played the guitar. And, he liked when "the tree changed" and they all sing. We loved the part where we stared at the screen and did nothing for a while.

The next day, Miles was inspired to get a tree... and, considering how small our house is, it was a good thing we watched it... He actually refused anything bigger than this. I think this tree "needed him."


Here we are working on the felt advent calendar I'm making for Miles.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

It was fun having Uncle Dave and Auntie Mona here and sharing the holiday with my parents and my Aunt Barbara.

What the bleep was he thinking?!

Was Tony subconsciously trying to get back at me for something when he bought miles this electrical, inflatable penguin one morning while I slept in???? Or, is he just a total sucker? Needless to say, after our photo op (which includes our neighbor), it was returned to Home Depot immediately.

Tony took Miles to Ohio for a week and I went to see WEEN baby!!!

I also took a lot of naps, read two books, had dinner and drinks with friends, and did all of my work with absolutely no pressure. Wow! Tony was in Ohio for business in Tipp City close to where his parents live in Troy. Having recently read Eat, Pray, Love, I am willing to believe that this time on my own was a gift from the universe.

Meanwhile... Miles was having a BLAST with his Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Timmy and doggie Denver, etc. etc.














Gotta roll when you're in Ohio!

This is how Miles likes to Roll...

Happy Halloween!

For weeks our little guy was going to be a skeleton, then suddenly he switched to a puppy. This was a-okay with me as I'm not quite ready for him to explore his dark side yet! We went to a great Halloween party thrown by the parents of a child from Miles' school. On actual Halloween, we trick or treated in our neighborhood shopping district and Miles scored some major loot.











Oh Yes! And, we also had an adorable Halloween parade around the block at Miles' school (which is right behind our house). It ended outside the gate to our cohousing community.

Summer fun and first day of school!

Need I say more? We had a lot of fun this summer... Miles is tight with his special lady friends and he's man enough to wear pink (check out his shades). I like to bake now... and Miles being in school means 8 more hours - in addition to the time Mariana is here - of personal time for mommy... Yahoo! (p.s. Miles was a champ adapting to school and now he is a regular, regular there. He likes to play with dolls and he is getting into drumming, so my hard work of bringing up a super sensitive and yet very cool dude is paying off!)

Colorado Trip - Updated!

The short version is: we had a great time at my parent's place in Colorado. My brother was with us for a few days, Tony's brother visited us for a day on his way to a wedding. Miles fished, hiked, threw rocks over cliffs and played in creeks... In the end, we all agreed... It really IS "a good life in the mountains!"
























Yikes! My boots completely blew out on me with 2.5 miles to go on a very steep 8 mile hike! Kept on truckin' with a smile on my face tho'.... even when it started raining!




























Uncle Tim - a.k.a. "The Sherrif" - busts Miles for contents in his little baggie...

Happy Birthday Miles!

The official b-day was July 4th. We had a small family celebration with Nana and Pepere that day. Miles woke up at 5:30 am and opened all of his gifts.


He immediately wanted to take his new bike for a ride.

We just spent the fourth hanging around the house. We made a cake, planted some new birthday flowers, and played with all of Miles' new toys - including gifts from Nana and Pepere and his Grandma and Grandpa. The day ended... of course... with FIRE WORKS!


We had a bigger party for all Miles' friends on the following Saturday. The party included an art exhibit of Miles' paintings. Miles also helped bake ANOTHER cake and then decorated it himself!





Thanks to all of our friends for helping us celebrate. It was such a great day and the gifts were all very thoughtful, useful things (I credit myself for surrounding our family with such great people ;)

Thanks again!

XOXO,
Suzie, Tony and Miles