This is a pic of Corey's birthday goodies. I got him a Sigg Aluminum box that he can pack his lunch in. It's really cool.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Corey turns 29
Well yesterday was Corey's 29th birthday. I still can't believe he is almost 30. Time is going by so fast, and it's only going to get worse now that we have Miles. We had a fun time celebrating with our small group last night. They all came over to our house to celebrate with us. I baked all morning and had quite the spread. We had cupcakes, chocolate cake and banana pudding. Miles took a great morning nap yesterday so I was able to get all my baking done! Here are some pics of Corey's little shindig!
This is a pic of Corey's birthday goodies. I got him a Sigg Aluminum box that he can pack his lunch in. It's really cool.
This is a pic of Corey's birthday goodies. I got him a Sigg Aluminum box that he can pack his lunch in. It's really cool.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Miles Audi
Well Miles officially has his first Audi! Not really, it's on loan from a friend in Texas. My dad sent it to us a while ago, but we have just now gotten it out for him to play with. He's not too into it yet, but just give it a little time.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Looking Glass Falls
continued...after we finished up at Black Balsam we decided to take the scenic route home and drive through Pisgah Forest to see the beautiful Looking Glass Falls. What an amazing waterfall! Here are some pics from the waterfall.
Our weekend recap
We had a great 3 day weekend! It went by pretty fast, but it was a lot of fun. On Saturday we worked on the house for most of the day. Corey got the porch primed and we went and bought paint for our house. We finally decided on colors and are really happy with them. Corey also got a little baby proofing done.
We had a party to go to on Saturday night for one of Corey's co-workers who is moving to Phoenix. That was a lot of fun to get together and let Miles play with some other kids! Here are 2 pics from the party...
On Sunday we worked on the porch some more getting the fan hung and doing other little projects. The porch is really starting to take shape! Here's a pic, it's almost finished!
On Sunday night we went over to our friends house for dinner. We had a wonderful meal which consisted of hamburgers, made from local grass fed beef, some really good cole slaw that I made from local organic cabbage and local tomato, we also had baked beans and homeade chocolate ice cream. It was such a good meal... we even had homeade buns that one of Laura's friends made. The buns were amazing. Here is a picture of the coleslaw I made. It was true southern, vinegar slaw!
Miles was so worn out from the weekend! On Sunday night we put him to sleep in our friends pack and play so that we could stay and hang out a little later than usual. He feel asleep at their house around 8:30. We got him up to take him home around 10, and he didn't wake up. We got home and put him in his crib and he slept until around 8 AM!!!!! He's never slept that long! I think he was a little worn out. We were worn out too. We decided since we had spent most of our weekend doing projects around the house that on Monday we would get out and do something outside. So Monday we went berry picking at Black Balsam. It's a really neat spot right off the Blue Ridge Parkway about 30 miles from Asheville. It was really cloudy and foggy but it was amazing to get out and be in nature! Miles was a trooper! We were determined to get outside even if it meant being wet! Here are some pics from our day trip!
We rigged up the umbrealla so MIles would stay dry. It was too funny! Here I am drinking from a tap of natural spring water! The water was amazing.
We had to put Corey's vest on Miles because he was getting a little chilly. It was too cute! The hike to pick berries was so much fun. We didn't get to pick as many berries as we had hoped because it was a little rainy and Miles was exhausted! But we had such a good time making memories. I have more pictures to post from our adventures but I will do another post, because this one is getting way too long!! Cheers!
We had a party to go to on Saturday night for one of Corey's co-workers who is moving to Phoenix. That was a lot of fun to get together and let Miles play with some other kids! Here are 2 pics from the party...
On Sunday we worked on the porch some more getting the fan hung and doing other little projects. The porch is really starting to take shape! Here's a pic, it's almost finished!
On Sunday night we went over to our friends house for dinner. We had a wonderful meal which consisted of hamburgers, made from local grass fed beef, some really good cole slaw that I made from local organic cabbage and local tomato, we also had baked beans and homeade chocolate ice cream. It was such a good meal... we even had homeade buns that one of Laura's friends made. The buns were amazing. Here is a picture of the coleslaw I made. It was true southern, vinegar slaw!
Miles was so worn out from the weekend! On Sunday night we put him to sleep in our friends pack and play so that we could stay and hang out a little later than usual. He feel asleep at their house around 8:30. We got him up to take him home around 10, and he didn't wake up. We got home and put him in his crib and he slept until around 8 AM!!!!! He's never slept that long! I think he was a little worn out. We were worn out too. We decided since we had spent most of our weekend doing projects around the house that on Monday we would get out and do something outside. So Monday we went berry picking at Black Balsam. It's a really neat spot right off the Blue Ridge Parkway about 30 miles from Asheville. It was really cloudy and foggy but it was amazing to get out and be in nature! Miles was a trooper! We were determined to get outside even if it meant being wet! Here are some pics from our day trip!
We rigged up the umbrealla so MIles would stay dry. It was too funny! Here I am drinking from a tap of natural spring water! The water was amazing.
We had to put Corey's vest on Miles because he was getting a little chilly. It was too cute! The hike to pick berries was so much fun. We didn't get to pick as many berries as we had hoped because it was a little rainy and Miles was exhausted! But we had such a good time making memories. I have more pictures to post from our adventures but I will do another post, because this one is getting way too long!! Cheers!
Friday, August 29, 2008
It's Friday!!!!!
We love Fridays! We went to downtown tonight for dinner and I got some cute pics of Miles while in route! He's too cute in his Levi's!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
crazy crazy 9 mo. olds!
Here is a video that I captured earlier today during our playdate. It was too funny watching little Audrey jump up and down in the excersaucer. Miles was getting so excited watching her!
Play date with friends
This afternoon two of Miles's friends came over to play! We had a lot of fun, Miles loves having friends over! Here are some pics from earlier....
check out my teeth!
Miles was getting a little excited!!!!!
check out my teeth!
Miles was getting a little excited!!!!!
bumps and bruises
This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago...Miles had a little accident in his stroller. As you can see he wasn't too affected! He is all smiles! I'm sure there will be many more bumps and bruises to come!
rainy day
First let me apologize for not blogging in a while. I feel a little disconnected from the blog! The main reason is because the camera batteries are dead and need to be recharged. Because of that I haven't been taking any pictures of Miles lately. It's bad I know. Currently the batteries are being charged so stay tuned for lots of pics! I just need motivation. It's funny, Corey and I were looking at old pictures of Miles this past weekend. We have so many pictures of him up until about the time he started crawling. Now I feel like we don't have hardly any! I guess it's just because he's so quick and it's much easier to take pictures of a stationary baby! Know he won't even hold still for his diaper change! Anyways, I promise to post some pics very soon. All this to say life is good... Miles and I have been having a fun week hanging out with friends and staying indoors because it's been raining cats and dogs in Asheville. I love it. It just makes me want to curl up on the couch and watch movies, unfortunately I can't do this. I guess I could when Miles takes his nap, but I always feel like I have to be doing something. Last night we had small group and that was a lot of fun. It felt like baby-fest, there are so many babies in our small group. They are all around the same age so it's just craziness. It was a lot of fun to get together with friends and have fellowship. Sometimes I miss being able to hang out with people at the drop of a hat. It's just so different now ( in a good way). We always have to worry about..well can we bring Miles, and will we be home by 8? Oh how times have changed.
I am looking forward to the long weekend. We are hoping to hang out with some friends, maybe barbecue and do a little relaxing. We'll see, the porch project is still calling. It's hard to relax these days with so much work to do on the house. I hope everyone is doing well. I leave you with some throw back pics of Miles!
I am looking forward to the long weekend. We are hoping to hang out with some friends, maybe barbecue and do a little relaxing. We'll see, the porch project is still calling. It's hard to relax these days with so much work to do on the house. I hope everyone is doing well. I leave you with some throw back pics of Miles!
Friday, August 22, 2008
I need to catch up
I am sure glad it's Friday. I love Fridays. I don't now why, because know that I"m at home with Miles, everyday is a Friday. But there is something different about Fridays. It's just good to know that Corey will be home to help for 2 days. This weekend we are going to be working on projects around the house. Imagine that, it seems like we do projects every weekend, or at least Corey does. Corey has been working on our porch for the last month and it's finally finished, so now we have to prime and paint it. We are still trying to figure out what color to paint it because eventually we are going to be painting our whole house. It's going to take us a while though because we are just going to be doing it in our free time.
It has been beautiful here in Asheville this week. Right now I have all the windows open and there is a great breeze sweeping through the whole house. It feels so great. Fall is in the air. I hope we have made a turn and we won't be getting anymore 90 degree weather but who knows. Last year it was pretty hot here in September too, but maybe it will be better this year.
So this week has been fun. My brother Wes got here last Friday and stayed until Wednesday. It was fun to hang out with him. He is an amazing cook, we had fun cooking dinner and dessert. We also took him to some of our favorite spots including, Well Bred bakery in Weaverville, West End Bakery and Nine Mile, a really fun Jamaican restaurant. It was nice to have someone to help with Miles. It's so great when family comes! Yesterday my aunt came up for the day to watch Miles so that I could run errands and have the day to myself. That was fun. I wish I had more exciting things to do besides go grocery shopping and to Lowes, but that's about all I needed to do so I got to scratch those off the list. I also got to get my hair done which is always a treat. Ahh the things we take for granted before we have kids. Running errands is just not as easy as it used to be.
So, that wraps up my week. This morning Miles had his 9 mo. checkup. I love taking him in to the doctor and finding out how much he's grown. He's now 28 inches long and 19 lbs. He's in the 50th percentile for height and 25 for weight. The doctor said he looked great so that was good to hear. And now I'm just sitting here, while Miles takes his afternoon nap. I could get so much done if I didn't have this dumb laptop! Oh well, it's fun. I leave you with a fun picture taken at Well Bred Bakery in Weaverville. What a fun night!
this is me, doing what I do best, eating treats!
It has been beautiful here in Asheville this week. Right now I have all the windows open and there is a great breeze sweeping through the whole house. It feels so great. Fall is in the air. I hope we have made a turn and we won't be getting anymore 90 degree weather but who knows. Last year it was pretty hot here in September too, but maybe it will be better this year.
So this week has been fun. My brother Wes got here last Friday and stayed until Wednesday. It was fun to hang out with him. He is an amazing cook, we had fun cooking dinner and dessert. We also took him to some of our favorite spots including, Well Bred bakery in Weaverville, West End Bakery and Nine Mile, a really fun Jamaican restaurant. It was nice to have someone to help with Miles. It's so great when family comes! Yesterday my aunt came up for the day to watch Miles so that I could run errands and have the day to myself. That was fun. I wish I had more exciting things to do besides go grocery shopping and to Lowes, but that's about all I needed to do so I got to scratch those off the list. I also got to get my hair done which is always a treat. Ahh the things we take for granted before we have kids. Running errands is just not as easy as it used to be.
So, that wraps up my week. This morning Miles had his 9 mo. checkup. I love taking him in to the doctor and finding out how much he's grown. He's now 28 inches long and 19 lbs. He's in the 50th percentile for height and 25 for weight. The doctor said he looked great so that was good to hear. And now I'm just sitting here, while Miles takes his afternoon nap. I could get so much done if I didn't have this dumb laptop! Oh well, it's fun. I leave you with a fun picture taken at Well Bred Bakery in Weaverville. What a fun night!
this is me, doing what I do best, eating treats!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
9 months ALREADY?
Today is Mile's 9 mo. birthday. I can't believe it. This means that he's been apart of our family for as long my pregnancy. That just doesn't seem possible. If only pregnancy went by as fast as infancy. Well, this morning we got up and went to West End bakery for cinnamon rolls in honor of Miles. It was fun to get up and get moving, especially since cinnamon rolls were involved, and they have the absolute best! I am happy to report that Miles is loving life and exploring everything under the sun! I look forward to each new day with him and only wish I could slow down time. We love you Miles and are so proud of you buddy! Happy 9 months!
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Standing Up
Shelley and I went to the park on Friday to have dinner. It felt so much like fall outside. It was cloudy, the air was cool and some leaves were blowing across the grass. Here's a couple of pictures from the evening which includes Miles standing up for the first time! They grow so fast!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Cowboy Miles
These are too cute! Gymboree has this cowboy hat right now! We almost bought it for him so he could wear it for Halloween but we decided to wait! MIles you are too cute!
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