13 months

Today Miles is 13 months old. I am totally feeling sick, runny nose, headache, sore throat so blogging skills are down to zero. So here are some cute pictures of Miles taken recently. He is a strong walker now and even runs a bit. He is a total giggler and ham. If we are paying attention to Bella he'll try to do something funny like put a toy in his mouth and wave his arms around in order to get attention.
The first picture is just the best one I could get after taking about 60 of Pace, Bella and Miles. I feel like I've been neglecting Pace, there's been no pictures of her on the blog or even a mention for months. She's getting old and even more antisocial but she does let Miles pet and kiss her, poor old thing.
Then there he is hiding in a cupboard in the kitchen. It's so comical to come around the island and there he is, in his foxhole, peering out.
The pictures in the snow are from Thanksgiving. We drove up to Mt. Charleston and there was fresh fallen snow and Miles got to experience his first snow. As you can see he does not instantly take to new things so no smiles. After about an hour he got a little curious and would touch it a bit.
Life these days is sweet and good and we have been having lots of laughs and happiness watching Miles continue to expand his horizons.

Miles

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Officially One

Well here we have it. One year old. The cliche about time passing quickly is true. And you're so wonderful right now, I wish I could freeze time and we could just stay this way forever. You walk like a Frankenstein revving his motorcycle engine - arms sticking straight out and hands twisting. You kiss the dog and cat as much as you kiss your mom and dad.
For your birthday I made you a train cake. We went to the park, you got a little train truck from your uncle Alfred that you love, a Radio Flyer bicycle from Ms. Norma that you demand to be pushed on all day even when it's cold and windy outside (thanks Norma!), Daddy and I got you a fishtank with 3 beta fish, Ga and Ga got you a Noah's Ark with a crapload of noisy animals which you love (except the cow, you are afraid of electronic cow noises - you have 2 electronic cows that scare you now).
You went trick or treating and were so cute. You'd stand there and quietly hold your bag and then I would ring the doorbell and the people would open the door looking at their eye level then have to look allllll the way down almost to the level of their knees and there you'd be, dressed like a dinosaur. Bella dressed like a pirate.
Before Halloween we went to a pumpkin patch and you had a nice time trying to eat hay and rolling little pumpkins and dried corn around.
Hmmm....what else...

Only that the first Black President was elected and you'll never even know what it's like to grow up in a world where maybe some things are not possible. And I'm proud to tell you that I donated, phonebanked and canvassed so that you'd have this world. Everything is possible for you my boy and you live in a promising and optimistic time right now.

Daddy and I love you immensely too, just so you know, in case we don't tell you about 5000 times a day.