The Good Life

Naked.

Outside.

Playing with Bailey.

Life couldn't get better for Milo.

Milo's Goldfish

We don't mess with little baby goldfish in bowls around here, we prefer big ones that swim in kiddie pools. Jordan was helping his Dad irrigate today and spotted this goldfish in the water, so they caught it and stuck it in Milo's pool. Check out Milo's reaction in this video, it is hilarious.

Watch Milo Grow: 14 Months

-Loves Water. He has a baby pool at Grandma and Grandpa Flake's house and he loves to play in there. He also loves to throw rocks and splash in Bailey's water.
-Will finally sit still long enough to watch a TV show. The only thing that he will watch is Baby Einstein ocean movie. I don't want him to be a big TV watcher, but it is nice to have him sit still while I cook dinner or get ready for the day.
-Loves to be outside. He will walk to the door, bang on it and whine to go outside. He has attempted to open the door, luckily he is just a tad too short to get the handle all the way.
-Loves soda. I know its a no no but he had a little sip and now he is hooked.
-He is getting more hair! Its very blonde and has a cute little curl to it in the back.
-He can play the harmonica. It's awesome and he is so proud when he can make a sound come out of it.
-He is forward facing in his carseat and so much happier.
-He loves popcorn.
-He is a little parrot. Is always coping words/sounds that we say.
-Can fold his arms for prayers when asked.
-Has two molars, and two more on their way.

Peru here we come!

Jordan at Machu Picchu--January 2012

Jordan recently accepted an internship opportunity in Lima, Peru. The internship is through Thunderbird and an organization called Salta. As I understand it he will be consulting Peruvian female entrepreneurs, helping them figure out ways to make their businesses more successful. So our little family will be living in the Miraflores area of Lima from May 17th - August 14th. We are really excited (and kind of nervous) for this opportunity! In order to get this internship, Jordan had an interview that was conducted entirely in Spanish and he was selected over many people who are fluent and/or native speakers. He hopes to be fluent in Spanish by the time that we leave in August and I hope to have some kind of a start on Spanish by the time we leave, but I don't have the gift of tongues like he does. So for now I am busy packing and preparing for our summer adventure and listing to spanish podcasts. If you are trying to think of a good summer vacation destination just remember, we would love to have visitors!

Easter 2012

We did Easter right this year.... lots of candy, friends, family, Sunday best, church, good food. We started our celebrating at our ward party. Milo got two plastic eggs and he loved putting them in and taking them out of his bucket. Saturday morning we woke up and headed to Midwestern to meet the Easter bunny and hunt eggs. Milo HATED the Easter bunny ... he screamed, fought, and finally dove off of his lap and then face planted into the grass. The poor medical student playing the Easter bunny didn't know what to do. Milo wasn't too much of an egg hunter. He picked up two eggs but cracked them open right away and enjoyed checking things out. Later we headed over to Gilbert for some family celebrating. As usual we had great food and company. Our family Easter picture is kind of a joke, but it really is the best one that we got of all three of us. Milo wasn't too into getting his picture taken but he looked darling in his Nantucket prep duds.

Easter Grass

Last week, Heather invited us to plant Easter grass. At first I thought that Easter grass was a common Easter tradition that I had been deprived of my whole childhood, so I didn't want to risk sounding stupid by asking what Easter grass is all about. I finally asked, but it turns out Heather is just a creative and fun mom and is always creating fun things for Zane to do. So each of the boys had a little pail of dirt and seeds to plant, water, and watch grow. Perfect for spring! Milo doesn't quite get it, but he loved digging in the dirt. Maybe one day soon his little pail will sprout some grass ... if I can remember to water it.

Life lately, according to my phone

It's been way too long since I uploaded my phone pictures. So when I say "lately" I really mean the past two months. 

Grandpa & Grandma Come to Town!

Last weekend my parents drove down from Idaho to spend spring break with us ... It was great to have them here! We packed it all in: swimming, bike riding, spring training game, eating good food, looking at model homes, zoo, shopping, Easter pageant. Milo loves his Grandparents! Come again soon.