A day in the life of Miles!

Boy, is our little Rose growing! She has always liked her baths and we're thinking that the days in the baby tub are numbered. She's getting so big. Now in the tub she holds her head up while lying on her back - so she's in the crunch position. She likes to work her abs! She also loves to splash and kick her feet. This strong girl now rolls both ways, front to back and back to front, like a pro. She actually prefers tummy time and now will flip in her crib to snooze on her belly. Brand new this week Hadley found her tongue. She's been sticking it out and talking, making sounds like "blah, blah, blah." She also has been saying "da da" and talking up a storm. She lets us know when she wants to be heard!

This weekend was Corey's 2nd birthday. Happy birthday sweet nephew! Here Hadley hangs with auntie at the party.
This cool dude loves to party (and vacuum).

Two year old birthday parties can be a bit overwhelming. Hads and Miles were great kids - well behaved and polite. I'm one proud mama! Miles watched the commotion of gift opening with grandma.

Of course the best part of any party is the cake!

Here we are with the birthday boy.

Hadley loves the monkey mat but when Miles is around she only has eyes for brother.

When he's not around she bats at the monkeys hanging from her toy like a wild woman.

Pretty girl paused for a second so I could snap a picture.

A day in the life of Miles - a very busy 2-year old....

6:15-7:00 am - wake-up time! Miles usually wakes up on his own, talking in his bed. He still doesn't get out of bed without us (thank you!). This morning he was signing "2 little monkeys jumping on the bed..." He often calls for daddy when he's ready to get up.

7:00 am - eating a pre-breakfast snack of Cheerios or Kix is always first on the agenda every morning. He sits on the kitchen floor with his cereal and milk while Mike gets him dressed for school.

7:30 - arrive at school for breakfast. Breakfast is always cereal and a banana which he proudly carries in himself.

8:00 - Miles is now in the older toddler room at school. After breakfast his class plays outside until 9:00. From 9-3 they follow a curriculum where Miles studies all the subjects - science (this month they were focusing on liquids, solids and gasses), math (counting), reading (every week they focus on a different letter - last week was "F"), writing (he's been tracing shapes lately), music, art, exercise, and yoga. Every day they also talk about the weather and the calendar. Miles' class eats a morning and afternoon snack and eats lunch at 11:30. Nap time is usually 12:30-2:30 pm.

4:15 pm - daddy picks him up from school.

4:30 - play at home in relative peace and quiet (compared to school) before dinner.

5:15 - eat dinner. Miles' favorites these days include pizza, any fruit, hamburgers and pancakes. I was so proud tonight - he actually ate a vegetable - carrots. I told him if he ate carrots he could have strong muscles. So Miles and I showed each other our muscles and ate our carrots. He even said "more carrots mommy." Ahh - music to my ears.

6:00 - play time. He loves playing downstairs in the playroom. This is great family time where we wrestle, cook in the kitchen or just chat.

6:30 - the bedtime routine begins with eating a vitamin, brushing teeth, putting on pajamas and reading books.

7:15 - we sing "You Are My Sunshine" and Miles now walks to bed "like a big boy." We lift him into bed and he snuggles in with his puppies and blanket. He's a great sleeper and is usually out for the night - gathering energy to start his busy day all over again tomorrow.

Here he cheered on the Vikings to no avail...