A Quick Update

I wanted to post a quick update of my life and times. I finished my Arkansas adventure on a different blog. Wordpress has an easier mobile ap format so I used it instead. If you are interested you can read that side project here.

I've been blogging for a Children's book publisher called Red Piggy Press. I'm doing a post and illustration about once a week. You can check that out by visiting and following Red Piggy Press

Christmas is coming fast and things here are in a blur of activities. In the past week we've been to the snow at Sea World, the snow at Lego Land (twice), night zoo, several parties, lots of shopping, baking and visiting with friends.

Miles is so excited for Christmas, but that excitement is already being overshadowed by the excitement of his upcoming birthday in mid January. There's a lot of excitement around here. Ivy is just along for the ride happy to be happy and running all over the place into everything. Basically being one.

I'm sad this blog has been left to dwindle, but with all my side projects and running the show with 2 children under 5, I've got my work cut out for me. It's easier to post all the little insights on Facebook- and I do. But I'll continue to update here when I can- even if to point you in another direction.

San Diego Wild Animal Park

4/24/10: We went to the Wild Animal Park today. The butterfly exhibit is still on and was more amazing than I anticipated. It felt a little magical. Miles loved it. My sister took this amazing picture.

Miles is talking up a storm. He loves to tell stories about the adventures of Miles and Scooby Doo. Miles loves Scooby. He’ll start by asking me to “read” him a Scooby story but after a few sentences he takes over, talking fast and very animated, usually ending with Scooby and Miles in a Rocketship going through a meteor shower. It’s wonderful. He also draws rockets over and over. He’s still rocket/space obsessed.

Time? Sleep? What's that?!

3/16/07: I have a really hard time trying to find time to write. Miles is a little high needs still. I can’t put him down for more than a few minutes at a time, and that’s in the morning. In the afternoon, he demands full contact all the time. My life is so completely different now. It’s truly amazing how much I love him and am willing to do for him. Nature is fascinating that way.

Miles had his 2 month doctor’s visit yesterday and is now 10 pounds 11 ounces. And 23 1/4 inches tall. He is growing so fast! I wish I had more time to write. Maybe in the future. I am including a entry I wrote but never posted. See below. (I tried to upload photos, but the site won't let me for some reason.)

2/19/07; Miles and I pal around pretty well now. He dictates what we can do and for how long, but I instigate the activities. Like right now, I have him in the baby bjorn front pack, but he is getting kinda grunty, so I may have to cut this short. It’s raining outside, so, to me that means, time to bake! Miles and I made some blueberry muffins from scratch with some blueberries that were dying to be eaten. Hopefully the antioxidants will make up for the sugar and butter. Right.

We are still cosleeping in the nursery- but yesterday we went up to USA baby and bought a “co-sleeper”. It is like a bassinet that is missing one side and attaches to the parents bed. I am hoping that I can transition him into the master bedroom and move him from my bed into the co-sleeper…I have to go feed Miles, will write more later.