Nature

Miles and I had a lot of fun this week as I had the entire week off work! We went to Lake Killarney and walked around the trails. Miles enjoyed finding sticks and looking at the water through the trees.

 

 

 

 

I was walking backward while recording this...

We also went to Five Mile Lake again. It was really nice that day, so Miles played in the lake most of the time. He was brave enough to walk into the lake until the water was about mid-thigh. He only fell one time, but it was shallow enough that he was able to get up by himself. He enjoyed carrying rocks from the water to the beach and back.

Miles discovered it was fun to scoop and throw sand into the water. And on his head.

Jared got this one... I fell asleep before bedtime and Miles was still playing.

Miles helped with dishes. (a.k.a. easily amused while I was doing dishes)

I needed new running shoes from a store in Renton, so Miles and I went to Lake Washington after a quick stop at the running store. I didn't find the playground right away, so we walked around the trails instead. Miles loved the boats, birds, lights, water (and water...and water), trees, grass, trucks, cars, and turtle. These are all words he can say now! He didn't quite know what to think about the worm.

 

 

 

Miles also loves going for bike rides. There is a nice bike path about 2 miles from our apartment, so it's a little safer than all the roads without sidewalks where we live. Our bike ride was a bit long today, so we had to take a break about a mile from home, but we survived!

Hair

Miles's first hair cut!

Before:

Miles needed a break half way through the hair cut.

Done! Where did my baby go??

Summer fun

Miles loves playing outside. He gets to go to the park almost every day to play.

 Wood chips!

Slides are fun!

 Love the hair....

 Peek-a-boo!

We went to Five Mile Lake today. It was a beautiful day. Miles loved all the geese and ducks.

He loves the water.

Miles was having fun kicking a balloon around the apartment.

Miles has a new skill - jumping!

Moving

It's been a busy few weeks. We moved to a different apartment, so that took a lot of our time.

Miles has been busy trying to do everything we do. Including wearing our shoes.

All smiles for the camera.

Miles loves coloring pictures.

And his diaper.

He loves going upside down. He can even say "upside down" (up da do).

We have enjoyed exploring our new neighborhood while running.

And swimming in the pool at our new apartment complex.

Miles has figured out that he can tell us NO by shaking his head. He just started shaking his head YES, but I'm not sure if he knows what it means yet. He is definitely beginning to assert his independence. 

He has a few more words including:
-whoa
-ow
-down
-woof woof (he says it whenever he hears a dog bark while we're running)
-sand box
-water (his favorite Olympic event is water polo)
-toe
-shoe
-bottle
-towel
I'm sure he has more words, but that's all I can think of for now. He also knows the signs for more, milk, all gone/all done, and please. 

We moved into a larger apartment, so Miles finally has his own bedroom. We're still working on decorating it, but I'll get pictures up when we are done. He spent the first night in the new apartment in our bedroom (since he had spent the previous 15 months in our room). We tried letting him sleep in his own room the second night, and he been sleeping in there ever since. I'm so proud of how great he did with the transition!

Miles really enjoyed his food tonight. He was eating right off his plate...