Our Family Dish

One of Jeff's cousins painted us this cute plate when we got married. When I was cleaning the kitchen tonight, I noticed that someone had decorated it with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse stickers. I had a hunch who that someone might be and asked her about it. Her reply: "I just wanted to make it OURS." I left the stickers on the plate. It is now OUR plate. I love my little decorator.

My Sweet Growing Boy

I can't believe how fast my sweet Miller is growing. He's twenty months old and will be TWO before we know it. He's constantly surprising us with the new things he does and says. We learned today that he can say "cookie" and "flower." He is starting to repeat almost anything. He's a mess and is into everything. He loves to blow kisses. He loves to give hugs. He melts his mama's heart each and every day. Here's a picture of my favorite little boy before church this morning.

Happy Mother's Day!

Two reasons I'm the most blessed lady in the world!

A Fun Day

Today was an especially fun one! We played all day outside, and then we went to our neighbor Casen's birthday party, where the kids got to play on the playground, eat lots of good food, and ride horses. When we got home, Maggie fell fast asleep in the middle of the living room floor--within five minutes. Here are some pictures from today...

Swing Set!

Can you tell these two love their new swing set?

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice...Oh, and Some Snails...

Maggie got to help Jeff dig up some old flowers and weeds and put down new bark chip a few days ago. While digging in the dirt, they found LOTS of snails. Maggie was fascinated (and a little grossed out). :-) Miller loved them too when he got up from his nap. So much so that he tried to eat one. I think he was partially successful. Eww, right?

Miller's 18-Month Check-Up

Miller had his 18-month doctor's visit today. He weighs 25 pounds, 12 ounces, and is 33 inches tall...nearly as big as his sister! He'll have to wait until next week for his immunizations because he had a fever today (He was really disappointed). ;-) At 18 months, Miller...

*loves to be silly. He tickles Maggie and says "Ticka, ticka, ticka." He loves to hide and say "Boo!" when we find him. He's a silly boy!

*loves to play outside. When I get him dressed and put his shoes on in the morning, he runs to the front door and says, "Go, go!"

*will open the fridge and bring me the whole bottle of juice when his sippy cup is empty. He'll also go and stand in the pantry when he's hungry.

*will repeat almost any word he hears. Be careful what you say around him! :-)

*is a cuddler. When we pick him up, he puts his head on our shoulder and wraps his arms tight around us. I love it!

*doesn't like milk and won't touch meat. It's okay. He's still a healthy boy.

*has had four haircuts. Crazy! Maggie didn't get her first haircut until she was two.

*loves his paci. He never wants to part with it. He can find it anywhere. I put it on top of the fridge one day, and he went and stood by the fridge and pointed to it. It's like he has a built-in radar.

*wants to carry his blanket and lovey everywhere--in the house, outside, in Target--everywhere. And gets very upset if I won't let him. It's pretty cute, but we have to wash his blanket and lovey a lot.

*still melts his mama's heart each and every day.

We're so blessed to have our happy, healthy little boy, and it's amazing to watch him grow and learn new things. Here's a picture of our sweet baby boy at 18 months.

He loves to help out with the laundry! :-)