Miles and I watching the parade go by. The festivities had everything he could want: horses, marching bands, fire trucks, army trucks, Ford trucks . . . 
Miles checking out his new car. He's crazy about trying to move the thing while watching the wheels roll. He hasn't quite gotten the knack for it b/c he'll hop on and off trying to get it to keep moving.
Yes, that's Miles underneath the kangaroo. Whenever he saw that costume in his closet he'd start hopping - but, of course on the big day, he got shy and wouldn't hop for us. It's ok - I didn't even think he'd wear the thing!
The cuddly koala is Miles' friend Lillian. They make a great match :)
Luke had jaw surgery on the 30th so he didn't get to participate in our festivities. I'm not posting a picture of him b/c he's asked me not to, but our neighbors were sure he was in costume with all the bandages around his head - poor guy. He's got his jaw wired shut for the next 4-6 weeks! It will all be worth it!
Every little boy has to have his own stash of teeth rotting treats. Miles didn't have to carry around a bag to fill b/c it all fit in his pouch :)
Miles persuaded his cousin Ellyce to do the boy thing for a day and join him in playing with trucks and dirt. She is 6 weeks older than him.
Me with my new little niece, Jillian. Jillian was born on October 13th - one day before my birthday and on the anniversary of my father's death. It's almost like she just left her granddad's side to give us something to celebrate on that day. She's gorgeous! Way to go Nathan and Cindy on your 3rd girl :)
Luke and Miles having a good look at his new little cousin.
Jillian snoozing on the couch.Miles discovered a great hiding place in the guest bedroom. I guess I should mention that the reason for him not wearing any shorts in a lot of his photos is because he's potty training. It's much quicker to get to the potty if you have less clothes on. So we've let him run around in his underwear for the last couple of weeks :)
Clinging for life while Dad laughs.
Turtles in a half shell . . . 
Ok, the story of the balloon . . . Bunches of balloons caught Miles' eye as soon as we neared the picnic area. First he was scared of the policeman that was handing them out, then another kid's balloon popped right in Miles' face, and then the string got caught around his ear while Luke was trying to tie it to his shorts. So, knowing Miles would want the balloon again once we got home, I tied it to my purse and lugged it around the park for him :)
This is Miles checking out the stamp he got on his hand from one of the booths. He continued to watch the stamp for the next 10 minutes and for the rest of the day kept pointing it out to us.
Love it!
Yeah! A real firetruck. Miles is so into trucks, tractors, diggers . . . He was so excited to be next to the real thing.
If you can't tell, he's wailing and he kept wailing, and wailing, and wailing :)
My boys!
I really wasn't shopping for too long . . . My poor baby. I had to snag that toy to use as a pillow and ended up paying for it to let him sleep for another 2 minutes out to the parking lot. It's so amazing to me that he fell asleep this early in the morning and in the noisy store b/c he's such a light sleeper.
Ok . . . so I'm just figuring out how this blog thing works. I just learned that a blog is like a journal and I can't go back and insert but can only add on to the end. With that said, these are some picts taken before Miles's haircut but I just had to share them :)
This was his great hairdo after waking from his nap. Of course the first thing he's worried about when he wakes is getting back outside.
Luke and Miles were having a Sunday afternoon nap up until Miles noticed the camera. He has been more cuddly than usual these last couple of weeks. He comes running up to us and gives us big, tight hugs. We love it!
He's got a funny look on his face, but what do you think of his hair? I just chopped off his gorgeous, golden locks and he looks dashing, doesn't he :) Yes, that's a bruise in the middle of his forehead . . . We had friends over for dinner on Sunday, and while we were playing outside with the kiddies, Miles bonked his head on the water spigot. So now he looks like he's trying to grow a horn or something :)
I wish I'd had the video camera last night when Luke and I took him for a walk. He was barking and howling at every dog we went past. It took us 5 minutes to get him moving past one little white poodle he kept mimicking by jumping and yapping. Love it!
A kiss for Mom on Alki Avenue.
He's right behind you! 
Quack! Miles had a hard time understanding why Dad couldn't catch him a duck while walking around Green Lake. Gorgeous!
Forresting: Miles collected ALL of the pine cones for Dad.
Jellies!
Miles in awe of Mom's ocean creature knowledge.
