Mother's Day

Miles made something special for me for Mother's Day.


That is his hand print, and the poem says:

Sometime you get discouraged

Because I am so small

And always leave dirty marks

On furniture and walls.

But every day I'm growing

I'll be grown up some day

And all those little dirty marks

Will all have gone away.

As I grow, I'll change a lot

The years will fly right by

You'll wonder how I grew so quick

When and where and why?

I may be still very small

But this I'd like to say

I love you very, very BIG

Happy Mother's Day

I thought that was very nice of him. Darrin got me a very heartfelt card and some pjs. My Mom was actually here for the weekend. I can't remember the last time I got to spend Mother's Day with her. It was a very good day. And, Miles picture in the grass looked cute on the slide show for church. When his picture flashed on the screen, I saw a lady a few rows up turn to the person beside her and say that he was a cute baby. Awww, just what every mother loves to hear.

Home Alone

Miles and I have been home alone since Sunday morning. Darrin went on a golf trip to Biloxi, MS. I don't announce on here when he's out of town for obvious reasons. I already check under my bed at night and sleep with a mag flashlight on Darrin's side of the bed while he's gone. I don't need to create any other insecurities in my head. When I was in 7th grade our house was broken into and I was the one that came home and found it. Scarred for life....that's another post.....

While Darrin was gone, I lived like a bachelor. Not a cute, fun bachelorette. A sloppy bachelor. I ate egg mcmuffins, either from McDonald's or homemade, for breakfast or dinner, eight times. The two nights I didn't eat egg mcmuffins, I ate a popsicle one night, and 2 pieces of lemon ice box pie that my in laws brought me for Mother's Day. I think I gained at least 5 pounds this week.

I also lived like a slob. Didn't make my bed one day and just threw clothes wherever they landed. I did one load of laundry all week. On two days, I actually got pants out of the dirty clothes, ironed them and wore them b/c everything was either dirty or didn't fit.

So, last night it was time to get to work. I can't let Darrin know that I think it is remotely acceptable to live like this for even a week. After all, it's taken me almost 9 years to get his housekeeping habits up to my standards :)

This is what Miles did while I cleaned my room.

And, this is what he did while I cleaned the kitchen. There I go again pacifying him with food.


I was very excited that Darrin was able to go on this golf trip, but have not been looking forward to a long week at home by myself. I have to say, it wasn't that bad. Miles slept through the night most of the nights and went according to schedule every night. He knew I needed his cooperation. We are very, very happy to have Daddy home.

Just Because

One more from today just b/c I think he looks adorable in his new outfit from his Aunt Emily & cousin Sarah.

Notice his left hand. He's found his business and is holding on for dear life.

If You're Happy & You Know It...

This morning when I went to get Miles out of bed, he was sitting up clapping. Clapping is his new thing. He has slept through the night for 3 nights in a row. Last night there wasn't even a peep all night long.

Thanks for voting on Miles' pics. It was tied 8-8 between the grass and the wagon, and 1 lonely vote for the Easter outfit. I chose the grass since that one seemed to stay in the lead most of the time. I have to admit....I was the one who voted for the Easter outfit! See why I needed your help????

Cast Your Vote

I got an email from our church today asking for a picture of Miles. They need it for a slide show/program for Mother's Day. I am super excited, especially since it's my first Mother's Day. About the vote....this is just the type of thing that I will obsess over....which picture to send. Should the picture be indoor or outdoor, play clothes or church clothes, one with a smile or an adorable solemn look, on and on and on.

So, please cast your vote on the right side of the screen. Which picture should I send?

#1 - Grass


#2 - Wagon


#3 - Easter outfit

Vacation Plans

Our summer vacation is booked!!! We have been throwing around several ideas for vacation for the last several weeks. It's been a random mix of ideas from Charleston, SC to Washington D.C. The plan all along was to leave Miles with my Mom half the time and Darrin's parents the other half. I really didn't care where we went as long as we went somewhere, especially since we didn't go anywhere last year since I was pregnant.

The only week that we had available the whole summer between our schedules was the week of July 4th. I knew that would make things more expensive but it was the only week we could go. We decided that Darrin was going to plan it. He's really good at getting deals on Priceline, so the plan was to wait until the last minute and hopefully get a great deal. I told him I didn't care where we went, and gave him our budget. He started looking online immediately.

The day after he had his instructions, I came up with a plan. No surprise, right? What if we rented a house on the beach and invited our family? Within an hour, I had found the house. I emailed the link to Darrin and told him my plan. He thought it was a cool idea. He called his sister and his parents. I called my Mom. Within 24 hours, everyone was in and the house was booked! Darrin's brother & his wife, Aaron & Jessica, have also since confirmed.

These are the kiddos that are going. I can't wait to get more pics of them together.

The plan is to play in the sun all day and play games all night. Darrin and I love the beach, and swimming in general. We can't wait to get Miles in the water. We also love to play games and cards, me a little more so than Darrin. Last weekend we were playing a game at Darrin's parents. Crystal was there too. At one point during the game it got chaotic. No one was paying attention, everyone was talking over each other, Darrin was frustrated, kids were everywhere.....I asked if anyone wanted to back out of vacation, but no one took me up on the offer. I'll refrain from calling it the "Annual" trip to the beach until we see how the first year goes :)

Sweet Dreams

Looks like all three of us had sweet dreams last night. I just received the following text from Darrin: "Ur son was perfect last night." Awesome.