J+J+D+L+G+B+S= WE LOVE MYLES!

Play time with Lauren and Detrik at our house.
Next up, dinner the following day with Lauren's family.

Detrik and Myles putting puzzles together.
Bob's turn to put the Thomas the Train puzzle together with Myles.
Lauren and Gerry with Myles. He just loves his new puzzle and book.

Myles and his birthday cupcake Lauren made. I just love this photo.
"Mmmmm, this candle looks mighty tasty" is apparently what was going through Myles head.
"Never mind, not exactly as tasty as I thought". Dad doing a finger swipe to eject the corner of the candle he bit off.

What a wonderful family.

So grateful to be a part of something so beautiful.

Dinner with Aunt Toni

We had a wonderful time spending a couple of hours with a special person. She came to town for some business and we were able to see her and spend a quick few hours catching up. It was so good to see her, sitting together felt like "home" once again. We can't believe it's been 7 month's since Toni, Lisa and Bradi moved to Florida and we miss them like crazy!

Myles definitely too excited to sit and take a picture.

Ketchup straight from the bottle, why mess around with dipping the fry anyway? Yep, Aunt Toni is pretty cool! Myles just loved it.....
Can you tell?
A couple rounds at the Candy Crane before we go for a quick jog.
Toni and Myles ran together, hand in hand in the parking lot. It was so cute to watch.
What a wonderful evening, hard to say goodbye again. We love you Toni, Lisa and Bradi and can't wait to see you again very soon!

Matthew and Austin's Birthday

Happy Birthday Matthew and Austin!

The party was help at a jump house in Nampa, which we knew would be a hit. Kids trying to patiently wait for everyone to get finished eating so they can play
Let the party begin!
Myles would run around, then jump as high as he could and scream raaaarrr to really scare me. It really worked the first time when I wasn't expecting it, liable to give this old woman a heart attack!

Katie, Jayden and Myles going down the slide together.
The whole clan heading down at the same time.
Myles found a friend, pushing each other around in the car, running as fast as they could, laughing.
It was the cutest thing to watch, slightly scary, hoping a collision wouldn't occur with crazy, hyper toddlers.
All in all, a smashing good time!

Valentines Day 2012

We had a wonderful Valentines day this year, spending it the right way, with the one's most important.

Myles making Valentine's for his most favorite buddies.


Lunch time, he was being a ham. Strategically placing macaroni and cheese on his face, then saying "mom take a picture."
Later that evening, a wonderful dinner and a few little gifts for Myles. Each item, Myles saying "oh, that is so cute" in his high pitched squeaky voice.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Small Engine Repair

With all of the biffing and bashing, Myles is doing some small engine repair on his trains. You know, just some regular upkeep and maintenance.

Fishing in the dark

Myles has his first fishing pole! A mini version of Jay's Ugly Stick, and it is cute! Myles is obsessed with this thing, dad casting, then Myles reeling it in.

My boys

We have a perfect place to fish, which is also right next to the train tracks. On one minute, fishing, the next running closer to the train, waving at the conductor.

EYE OF THE TIGER

We as a family have taken on a challenge to help save lives. To help fund research and financial support to those we love currently fighting Hodgkin's Lymphoma. We feel like this is such an important cause as a family and are training hard to raise money for research. The three of us all in it together, running, stretching, licking envelopes, meeting so many people affected in some way. We want to help. Please visit our Leukemia/Lymphoma web page at http://pages.teamintraining.org/oswim/idaho12/runningforTorg for more information on how you can help. Also, please share any stories of you or your families struggles/hopes/inspirations you've had with cancer.

Together we can make a difference.

Myles all prepped to run.
Slow and steady, little guy. We can do this!
Time to stretch and do a quick little jig.
A photo finish!

Myles is getting an edge on me..........
And the winner is Myles...................by a landslide. Hoorrray for Myles!