double picture day

Today we got up early, like every other weekend. We had to head down to church for prayer at 9, then a women's brunch at 11. Myles got to play with his friends Davis and Dawson and we came back home this evening. This is where...if you don't know the story behind these pictures you'd think we have a strange kid. Myles is a funny boy, but have never laughed so much at him as we have this week. He is talking so much. There are some words he can say like 'bird' and 'more' and 'down' etc...but all the jibberish is what we laugh about. I know I posted something not to long ago about his jibberish, but I didn't get pictures as good as these. These were both in mid-sentence. He was looking right at me and he would pop his chin up in the air and just tell me stuff. I would talk back to him like I knew what he was talking about, but it's just amazing that he just rambles off in full paragraphs. I almost wonder if his stuffed animals have been teaching him their secret language during the middle of the night - and that's what he's speaking. Either way, if you have never heard a child speak this jibberish or 'stuffed animal language' you really need to, it makes you forget all your other troubles in life and just smile.

someone let this kid start school

We have a thing we use to put on our lap and then you can put your laptop or papers etc on it (I'm sure it has a name, but I can't think of it) - thus the cute picture. He had a good day, and enjoyed the spaghetti for supper..I just can't wait for the day when he tries to say the word "spaghetti". Tonight after Myles went to bed he went to sleep very quickly. Then after he was supposedly sound asleep, Luke kept hearing this beeping in the monitor. He went to check on Myles and he was quietly standing in his crib, pushing the buttons on his fan that was beside the crib - too funny! I think Luke put him back down and he fell right back to sleep.

I can read like mommy

Tonight I was looking at this book and Myles walked into his play room and got one of daddy's books off the bookshelf and walked back into the living room. I just thought he was bringing me a book but he kept trying to get up on the couch with me. So I let him up and sat him up close to me..but he crawled over on the couch and sat up against a pillow, just like I was doing. Luke tried getting a picture of him mocking me but Myles moves too fast. He's a funny and smart boy.

ready, set...launch!

today Myles had another great day at daycare. He has a couple new bruises, but that's to be expected. When we got home Myles and I made a launch out of his jack-in-the-box. We would put balls and blocks on it and then make it open and launch them across the room. Myles giggled and had a great time. I took a ton of pictures trying to get a good one of a launch....look closely, see the gray round plastic toy at the top of the jack-in-the-box lid? That's it launching! Myles had his concentration face on! Daddy preached at the church in Boone tonight and did a great job, we had fun seeing lots of friends we haven't seen in a while.

lots of jibberish

Last week Myles started talking a lot more. It's just amazing to think that now he's talking and there's no going backwards from here. We find ourselves cracking up at Myles all the time because he'll be talking 'jibberish' and in his mind they're completely perfect sentences, questions and exclamations! Today when we got home he played and ate and then he climbed up on the brick of the fireplace. I wasn't too nervous because there are bumpers around the corners, but I can't help but think of the scars my step-mom still has today from falling on the fireplace over and over when she was younger. We're very thankful for the safety gear they have today for wild children!

date day and a day with grandma

today Luke and I were off work and we were in High Point so we let Myles stay with grandma while we went around Greensboro all day. We ate at the famous Stamey's BBQ for lunch and went around to many different stores. We didn't buy much, but had fun looking. We at dinner at Macaroni Grill and the gave us a piece of chocolate cake for dessert since it was our Anniversay...well...last Thursday. Myles and grandma had a GREAT day playing and napping and visiting Myles' great grandma and going to Target, etc. When we got back home he had just gotten out of the bath and he has rolling around on a bed stark naked while grandma was covering him in powder - he's so cute! On the way home we thought he would be really tired and it was after his bed time when we left...well, he fell asleep about 20 minutes from our house, haha. I think he actually had 2 really good naps today and was still wound up from when his papaw had gotten home from work. He sure does have a great time at grandma's....i'm still debating whether or not she gave him chocolate or coffee or something ;)

*oh - this is a picture of him playing with his new drum in the car on the way back home that his grandma got him just recently.

to grandma's house we go

Today after church we came to Myles' granma and papaw Roland's house. Grandma was working so Myles got to spend the afternoon with his papaw. He's a curious little guy, but as of recently he's in to EVERTYHING! He was all over the place this afternoon, I bet I said "don't touch" about 300 times. He actually used to listen pretty well when daddy or I said that but now he's got his mind in his own little world. He's usually not very open to kissing people right away but he kissed his papaw tonight. Then when grandma came home he met her at the door. I said "give her a kiss" and he leaned over for a kiss, it was so sweet! Tomorrow he gets to stay with grandma all day while mommy and daddy go out to Greensboro to hang out together. Good luck grandma!