that water tickles

Today after work Myles and I came home for a few minutes then we went to Chic-Fil-A with Ms. Julie, Davis and Dawson. Dawson is just 5 weeks older than Myles so it was cool to have them together for a little while. When we got home he took a quick bath, then we played on the living room floor in front of the fan. I always keep Myles' water around because I find that he usually drinks it if it's there. He layed down for a moment on a pillow so I splashed his belly with the cool water and he laughed so hard! So I kept doing it and he would arch his back and smack his belly where the water hit and laugh and laugh!

my green ball

Myles got this big green ball for his birthday and he never really played much with it until now. He likes to carry it around while he walks. Today he kept putting it on the ground and putting his face on it.

another happy family day

Today we went to Biltmore in the morning. We drove by the Biltmore house and went to the new Antler Hill Village. We went in several cool shops and things. We also walked around at the former barn area and the farm and of course we had to visit the creamery for some ice cream. Myles had a lot of fun with his cousin David - they ate breakfast together and even danced and watched some cartoons together.

Family 4th fun!

today was a great day. We had a cookout after church today and then after that we drove to my mom's house in Asheville (near Weaverville). We, along with my brother, his wife and Myles' cousin David are all spending the night tonight. We let the boys play in the sprinkler and they had a great time. I never did get a good picture of them together this evening, but they had a lot of fun and I guess all of the memories of today will just have to stick in my head (for a little while anyway). Tomorrow we go to Biltmore, I'm very excited!

I've been working out

today I put some balls up Myles' sleeves and at first he tried to get them out and then he just gave up and kept walking around with them in his sleeves. We've just had a fun day at home playing and cleaning. We're always cleaning or organizing something around here. Today we made a 'playroom' out of the spare bedroom we have. Myles has been enjoying it. We're about to make a great supper...spice rubbed chicken on the charcoal grill, corn on the cob, zuccihini, squash, cucumber, red papper, and watermelon and blueberries for dessert - this is what summer is all about!

Happy Birthday Porter

Tonight after we got off work we went to our friends, Rebecca and Todd's house. Their son Porter is turning 1 so we went over for a small celebration with dinner and an awesome monkey cake. Myles and Porter haven't played together since Myles' birthday party in April. They were both focused on eating for a long time, but a little while after they ate Rebecca brought out a keyboard and they both had some fun!

date night

tonight Luke and I had planned on going on a date. Everyone that we know that could babysit Myles couldn't do it tonight, but we decided to still go. We went to the Shops on the Parkway and then to Outback to eat. Myles was such a good boy. Now that he's starting to be a bigger boy he understands what crayons are for, for the most part. He tried to eat them every now and then, but he had a great time. Notice the 'concentration face' as he's coloring.

EVERY single time we go out to eat someone comments on what a good boy he is, and it makes me feel so good. The funny thing about this is that almost every time this happens, when we're walking out to the car or getting in the car he will pitch a fit, haha. Overall, he's a great boy and we love him so much!