Wordless Wednesday

The walls in the mall are totally tall

Milo and I had an excursion today. We went to the mall to meet up with Denise and Jaxon. We haven't seen them since Milo's party a month ago! We got there a little early, so we cruised on over to Mervyns...and low and behold...a SALE! On cute boy clothes...$30 later, Denise called. We walked over to meet them. Jaxon was smiling sooo big! He was sporting his new stroller!

We decided on Chick-Fil-A for lunch. Milo, the usual piggy, was too busy watching Jaxon to really eat very well...though he did manage 4 nuggets and a few fries. The mall has a play area for lil' kiddos. So we went there (after a stop at the shoe store and Gymboree). The kids had a blast! Crawling, walking, tunneling. It was a grand time.

We've had a busy week so far this week. Monday, Milo started being watched my my mom and other miscellaneous people at her work as my BIL has started a new job and is unable to watch Milo. Luckily, this is a temporary situation until the end of the school semester. I'm not sure what we'll do next semester though. I had a test in my physiology class, which I feel pretty good about...but her tests are hard to guess at how you did. So far, every one of her tests, I've scored an 83...I'm hoping for yet another repeat. :)

Last night, we went to dinner with Poopader to our favorite, MacCools. Of course, Milo is so well known there. We did the half-price appetizers again and ordered Milo a children's grilled cheese. The pig ate most of the sandwich, the applesauce, and had quite a few bites of the potatoes. He also snaked on cheerios and dried fruit before dinner came out. Milo and I went to the shuffle board after dinner to play for a bit. He wasn't as into it as he was the first time.

He has also started to give kisses! Well..he licks you...but it's all in fun! I love it.

On Saturday, we went to the park. Oh what fun! We had a bit of excitement when we sent Milo down a big slide by himself. He hit a hump on the slide and almost flew off! It was kinda scary! But, he had a great time playing, and loved the slides even after that incident.

Milo the Monkey!

I'm cold

I suppose I could turn up the heat, but I'd rather not. Maybe just put on a jacket...hold up.




There.


So, today was fun. I had a pop quiz in one class (4/6...not bad for not studying) a test in another (I'm hoping for at least a 70) and then we got to disect a sheep heart in my lab. And I almost lost my cookies...twice. If I didn't know better, I'd suspect something implanted in my uterus. Stuff like that usually doesn't make me queezy. Oh well. LOL!

Milo is 100% off of bottles with the exception of a water bottle that he curls up with to sleep...no sucking, just likes to hold it. He's weird...what can I say? He's walking more and more, getting more and more independent. It's so much fun to watch.

We (Milo and I) went to lunch with our friends Becky and her little girl Amelia. We went to the Cracker Barrel, where both kids made a fantastic mess of mashed potatoes, corn, carrots, juice, milk, cornbread, and biscuits. And I somehow managed to eat some stew...don't know when that happened. Our poor waitress...complete with broom, mop, and a full pregnant belly, was awesome. I wish I could have tipped her more than the 20% I gave. She went above and beyond...even bringing Milo a cornbread muffin while we were waiting (I think she sensed melt-down point approching).

We are going to go to MacCool's Public House for dinner tonight with my Poopader. Every Monday night (at the Layton location) is 1/2 price appetizers. Here's to banger and mash, finn skins, pierogies, and bbq chicken wings.

Oh yeah, I should be cleaning too. Fun stuff, I tell you what. I'm thankful my head is attached to my body. One less thing to remember. W

e are going to try to get out to get us some pumpkins tonight, either before dinner or after. I'm sure that will make for some fun pictures. I wonder if Milo will like the insides of pumpkins? I always hated it...made my arms itchy!

Anyhoo...here's a vid of Milo walking and going down stairs. LOL! I'm such a proud Mommy.

Milo looks more like

Travel anyone?

I saw that Emily had this on her blog...and what fun! I need to get my butt out there and get some more traveling done. If you are looking for a great site for help on hotel reviews, things to do when you get there, and just advice, http://www.tripadvisor.com/ rocks my socks!

What's new?

Agrh! So, needless to say, we've been busy.

I started school at the end of August. I was origianally signed up for Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Physics, but dropped physics because I really thought that I might be getting in over my head. So far, so good. I love my physiology class, we just took a test, I have no idea how I did. I'm hopeful though. My anatomy class is kinda boring. The professor cackles all the time and it drives me bonkers. The labs are fun though (this is the dork in me).

We are almost done with our remodeling. Cole and his buddy Eric got the tile done. It looks fantastic! Cole then did some additional tile on the window sills, and then did a tile mosaic over the oven. I just have a few more areas where I need to paint, and finish some touch ups. The new carpet is in too. Cole is still working on the downstairs bedroom/bathroom.

Milo is doing so great! He's learning things all the time. He started walking last a little more than a month ago! He just motors through everything! . He has 6 teeth now. The lovely boy in him has figured out how to blow spit bubbles. At his 1 year appointment, he was 19.6 lbs and 30.7 inches long. He's a skinny long boy! It's just amazing how quickly they grow up. It's hard to imagine, just a year ago, he was laying in my lap most of the day.

Here he is at his first football game, University of Utah with my grandfather, my uncle, and Cole. (Cole took this picture, that's why he isn't there)