Mothers Day

Miles has officially figured out how to wave on demand. He loves waving "good night" and "good morning" in bed. He is also clapping more, especially when he is excited.

I put Miles in the crib on Monday morning while I was in the shower. He woke up with me around 5am that day, so he was a little tired. He fell asleep playing during my shower. I don't know how this was comfortable.

Miles enjoyed his grilled cheese sandwich.

We had a busy day last Sunday for Mothers Day. Miles and I went for an 8 mile long run, then Jared and Miles took me out to lunch at Jimmy Mac's (hooray for crab cakes!). We went to Steel Lake Park after that and played on the beach, wandered around the playground equipment, and played in the grass.

 Digging with a stick.

Here's a video of Miles playing in the park, showing off some of the things he can identify. No babies were harmed in the making of this video (thanks Jared)!

We also went to a park last Saturday. The weather was so nice last weekend - close to 80 degrees both days! Not so much this weekend...

 On a mission.

Miles managed to get his shoe off...

 He doesn't seem to mind.

 Holding a flower for me to smell.

Playing with the dandelions.

 Too cute.

 Playing catch.

Love this face!

Miles and his mommy.

Beach

We went to the beach/park last weekend again. Miles enjoyed playing in the sand.

Covered in sand!

Love my little man!

 There's a ball in my shoe!

 Enjoying drinking out of my water bottle.

Swinging at the park with Jared after the baby gym this week:

Miles figured out how to walk in the sand.

And kicked his ball around.

Building a car with his blocks this morning before breakfast.

Miles is so adorable!

Miles was falling asleep eating lunch with Jared yesterday...caught on video:

Kicking and bike ride

Miles has a new favorite activity with the ball: kicking! He walks all over the apartment chasing the ball so he can kick it.

Last weekend, Miles and I drove all the way up to Bremerton to get a bike trailer off Craigslist. I found a great deal, by the way. $100 for a trailer that sells for almost $600 new! 

We finally had a chance to try it out today. It was a bit of a challenge to connect to my bike right away because I don't have a kickstand on my road bike, so it was a bit awkward. I figured it out, though, and it should be a little easier from now on. I think Miles enjoyed the ride for the most part. He fussed once or twice, and made some long, drawn-out noises when I was going downhill. It almost sounded like he just liked the sound of his voice when the trailer hit small bumps on the trail. 

I didn't get a picture of my bike hooked up to the trailer with Miles inside, but here's a picture of us with our helmets on after the ride.

 

 View from the top.

Birthday Party

We had a party for Miles with a few friends at The Rock. It was a lot of fun!

 Miles, Elliot, and Phoebe

 Camera! / Cake fingers!

Laughing

 We went to the park after his party. It was about 75 degrees. Couldn't have asked for a better day! Miles got over his fear of nature. He's standing barefoot in the grass!

 Love this picture.

Miles's cake was fun to make. First, make white cake mix and divide into bowls. Add food coloring.

 Pour each color right in the middle of the pan. Here are the first few layers

 Just before baking

 Monster cake. Happy monster ~ didn't want to scare Miles!

A view of the inside.

 I made a 3-layer cake for Miles's birthday, so we had an extra layer to eat this week. Yum!

Miles dancing with his new drum