New England Drive

We took a mini trip this past weekend through some New England states. We started Saturday morning and drove through Massachusetts to New Hampshire and Maine. It was our first time going to NH and Maine. It was pretty cool to just head out and drive out without any agenda. Tim & I did choose a couple of things we wanted to accomplish:
1. Tim eats lobster 
2. Grace sees a lighthouse
3. Miles stays happy =)

We stopped at a beach in New Hampshire and started our trip with some interestesting events. It was cold and windy and we wanted to get a picture of the beach. Walking to the border of the sidewalk and the beach, Tim stepped on some dog doo doo! And then, while Tim was taking care of that... Miles and I were standing on the top of the steps looking at the ocean. Then... a wave came! I turned around immediately and it got the back of me! (Thank God Miles stayed dry!!) I screamed (haha) and it scared Miles. He started to cry with concern. Poor baby =( It cracked me and Tim up. What a nice welcome, New Hampshire! =)
We enjoyed some amazing clam chowder and lobster (only Tim with the lobster) right after, so we were happy =) We found a restaurant while driving around that looked neat and it ended up being a great find!

We kept on driving and stopped at an outlet in Maine - bought a few things for our baby Miles. Miles fell asleep so we didn't stay too long and just drove on. Maine is so gorgeous. The houses are so cute. The drive felt so quiet and serene. We kept on driving until we figured out where we could stay a night. After searching on Yelp and calling a few places, we picked Kennebunkport Inn at Kennebunkport, Maine. This was also another great choice! Not technically a bed & breakfast, but their continental breakfast was so so good! The room was so cozy and comfy and the staff were all very nice. It is right in the town square, so it was easy for us to walk (in the snow!) to a restaurant for dinner. The snow was just falling during dinner, so it was nice to see a fresh layer on everything. So beautiful!

The next morning, we enjoyed our breakfast. Walked around the town square for a little bit more and then proceeded to drive in Maine some more. We drove to a coast as close we could. We saw more lighthouses and stopped at Portland for a late lunch before heading back home. We packed in a lot of driving and sightseeing in a short amount of time but it was just all perfect. We had a great time. Miles had so much fun looking at everything. He recognizes so much now. He knows when we're on a bridge. He loves spotting airplanes in the sky. He loved the water and the "yellowhouse" (lighthouses). And he sang a lot during the drive! =) We're very thankful that we have had the opportunity to travel a ton this year. Blessed. Happy New Year!     

Christmas Activities in a Nutshell

Hanging out with Santa + Christmas Morning

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. We have been enjoying this Christmas season with Miles. He has loved everything about it - Santa, the lights, the Christmas tree, the snow. He's so fun at this age, it makes Christmas so precious.

On Sunday, we went took a little trip to New York City and spent the night there. We walked around the City and saw all of the decor and lights. We walked to the Rockefeller and saw the famous Christmas tree. There were soo many people. We walked around with Miles in an Ergo Baby carrier, which helped a ton. It kept him warm and cozy with me, and it helped us maneuver easier through the crowds. Miles was wowwing about everything from buses, the lights, the buildings, and airplanes. It was so adorable. He loves to take everything in. On Christmas Eve, we walked around the City some more. We went to the FAO Schwartz toy store and Miles got to play on The Big Piano. He loved that so much. We also went to the St. Patrick's Cathedral and decided to attend a mass. The church was so beautiful. It was nice to walk around in it before mass started.

Christmas morning was a lot of fun with Miles. He was wowwing and just in awe of seeing his presents under the tree. He instantly knew to open his presents, which was interesting. He loved his airplane a lot. He also loved his football and cell phone from Santa. This Christmas time is definitely my favorite and I'm a hundred percent sure it was because of Miles' reactions to everything. I am so grateful for him and for Tim. They are my world.

  

Getting Ready for Christmas

Miles has been fascinated by Santa for quite some time now. First, it started with this Christmas tin full of dried mint from my mother in law. She gave it to us awhile ago and whenever I open the pantry, Miles always points to Santa on the tin and asks "Who's that??" And from then on, I always answered Santa. Now that the Christmas season is here, we see Santa everywhere and Miles points him out alll the time. =) He absolutely loves Santa. I gave him a Santa hat and he loves to put it on and say "Santa's hat" heh So adorable.

Last weekend, we got in the Christmas spirit by getting our Christmas tree. We went to a cut your own tree farm, so that was a neat experience. Tim did great cutting a tree for the first time. They also had reindeer at the farm. (I'll post pictures of that later) Miles was actually more interested in their Nativity Scene than the reindeer. We set up the tree days later.. we wanted it to dry a little in the garage since it has been sprinkling lately. Saturday night, we drove out to Massachusetts for this Bright Night thing. It's supposed to be an area you drive through and see all of the Christmas lights. Not going to lie, it was a let down. The wait to drive in was ridiculously long but since we were already out there, we might as well wait it out. For the wait and the fact that you still needed to pay to drive through it, Tim and I were both disappointed in the actual decoration. The decorations were pretty minimal and very dated. Nonetheless, Miles enjoyed it so that was good. 

We stopped at the gift shop to visit Santa. Like I've said, Miles loves Santa. Talks about him all the time. Points out anything related to Santa, even Christmas music (which is pretty interesting). Once we get to the gift shop, he sees Santa stuff and he says Santa! like usual. But once he actually saw Santa.. his eyes just got big and he was speechless and motionless. heh He was so star struck by Santa. At first, he just stood in front of Santa - not saying a word. He eventually kept saying Elmo to him once he sat on his lap. It was all too cute. Santa gave him a little coloring book which he held soo nicely once we were out of "Santa's house". The moment we left the gift shop, Miles instantly talked about Santa again! haha I want to remember that moment forever. We didn't feel like buying a picture this time.

 I took this shot of Miles this morning and just wanted to share it. He was being so cutesy. Silly goose. He makes my day!

Thanksgiving in Illinois

A little delayed on my Thanksgiving post.. but here it is!

We flew to Illinois to spend Thanksgiving with the Khoury side. All of the Khoury kids got to play with each other, which Miles absolutely loved. He had a lot of fun with everyone. We all got to hang out and have dinner at Kareem & Dina's place, went bowling with everyone (which was interesting with a 1 year old), and had many more meals together. Miles loved hugging and kissing his cousins. It was all very cute.

 

My friend Daisy also visited us while we were staying at Joseph & Katie's house, so it was really nice to see her again. This is my second friend that has visited us while we have been at their house! hehe Thanks for the hospitality, Katie & Joseph.

We also drove down to Lincoln and Bloomington, IL one day to visit some friends and family. We visited Tim's former coworkers for lunch and drove to Bloomington to have a family photo shoot (done by a great photographer, Jamie at Ember Mae Photography). It was a little weird driving around Bloomington, feels like so long ago but it also still felt like home. We also got to visit my 2 brothers. They were in town for work, so it was great timing!

It was a nice trip and Miles did so well through all of our traveling, like usual. Thank goodness! =) He was so curious at the airport and looked for Inay & Tatay when we saw airplanes, so sweet to see. We actually flew to and from Boston ... so once we left Illinois, we spent some time in Boston. We had a great dinner and dessert. We definitely want to go back to Boston and check it out more!

I'm very thankful to the Lord for my family and friends - for their kindness, their good health, their safety, and their happiness.

  

Counting & Singing Again

Here is a video of Miles counting and singing before heading to bed a couple of nights ago. We finally got to record him count in Arabic. Miles loves to sing and count every day. It cracks me up when we're just hanging out - he'll be counting & singing to himself while I do my own thing, working or cleaning up. Fun times. =) He is a very sweet & entertaining kid. Our little baby is growing up!

Time with Inay & Tatay and Drumming in NJ

My parents left out for California yesterday. We have had a great time with them here. Time went by so fast. Miles had so much fun with them. We all agreed that in the 2 week time span, Miles grew up and learned so much.

During the 2 weeks, Miles slept in our room and each morning, after hanging out or sleeping in our bed, he would get up and go to the other room to wake up my parents. They loved the daily wake up call =) Miles would go in there calling out "Tatay!" =) It was adorable. He loved counting and singing many songs to them. He loved getting everyone to dance together. (And I mean everyone, no one could voluntarily pass on the opportunity to dance, Miles enforced it. haha) He has been singing the ABCs (of course), Itsy Bitsy Spider, and now Mary Had a Little Lamb. So cute to watch him walk around the house, just singing. =) He loves to count in the 3 languages he knows and his numbers are getting clearer.

Miles loved to hug and kiss Inay & Tatay. He loved to be around them. If most of us were in one room, he would go to the one person alone in a different room and take their hand to join everybody else. It was so fun to hang out with Miles with everyone. He loves his family. I'm excited to have another family get-together again. Miles' 2nd birthday? =) Now that Inay & Tatay have left, Tim & I can definitely tell Miles misses Inay & Tatay. He asked for Tatay when we got home. He sat at the bottom of the stairs and pointed up and asked "Tatay?". This morning, Miles was excited to go downstairs and asked for Tatay again. He figured since he didn't see them in his room like usual that they were probably already downstairs. =) It was so sad and sweet at the same time.

I'm so thankful that my family got to visit us here in Connecticut. I'm so grateful that the weather was good for us and for all of my family traveling. It really all worked out so nicely. I'm really grateful that my family in New Jersey did not get affected by the hurricane. It's so sad to see the news and hear of people still out of power and without water. I'm so thankful to the Lord that my family is safe and healthy.

 Also, enjoy this little video I took of Miles drumming at my cousin's house in New Jersey. He did really well! I'm very tempted to look for a mini drum set for him =)

Happy Halloween!

Our little Miles had a great Halloween this year! It was such a surreal sight to see Miles walking around with his pumpkin and actually getting candy with his older cousins. Time flies so quickly! Last year, he was our little hotdog. This year, he was our delicious burger!

We did a double duty of trick or treating this year. In the late afternoon, we went to a nearby outdoor mall that had a trick or treating event. There were soo many kids there even at the end. We were pretty late getting there, so it was pretty quick. Miles loved the speaker outside of Brookstone. He danced there for a little while. We couldn't get him to keep moving to other stores! He loves music so much.The kids had a lot of fun. I'm so glad my family came to visit..and Miles had his cousins Lily and Ian to play with during Halloween. After the mall, we went home to relax a bit.. and headed back out to a neighborhood. That was pretty cute. Lily & Ian pretended to not be scared of some Halloween decorations. haha "They're just decorations, Ian" - Lily Miles did great through it all. He had a great time. 

Halloween is also my dad's birthday. We celebrated his birthday today instead - with a special lunch made by me, and a delicious steak dinner made by Tim. We sang happy birthday complete with a birthday brownie tonight too. It has been a fun few days.

 

So cute & yummy!

  

Super Miles!

Miles got his second haircut yesterday. He did so well..the lady cutting his hair loved him. Miles sat in the little car seat so perfectly. He watched Elmo for a little bit and he was also interested in the hair cutting stuff. It was a lot of fun to watch him enjoy the whole experience!

Seems like time is going by so quickly. Halloween is right around the corner and hopefully the weather allows us to actually go trick or treating. (The forecast doesn't look promising though) I can't wait to take pictures of Miles in his costume.

Miles is becoming more and more toddler these days! He is so curious in everything. He copies so many things I do now. It's fun to ask him to say stuff and he would actually try =) I love watching him do something I actually asked him to do. Today, when he finished eating a banana, I asked him to throw away the peel in the garbage and he did it! It was so cute! This is such a fun age! He's actually pretty helpful with laundry too. When I'm sitting around folding clothes in the bedroom, he likes to take one or two pieces, walk over to the dresser, open it, and place the clothes inside the drawer. So helpful!

Happy Miles

Pumpkin Patch Time

We were really excited to go to a pumpkin patch with Miles this year. We got him a little pumpkin jack-o-lantern bucket last week and he's been a big fan of it so we knew he'd get a kick of seeing lots of pumpkins. We went to a farm really close to our place. It turned out to be such a great farm. Miles got to run around, chitchat with the sheep and the alpacas, and play in their different play sets. Miles even went through this long winding tunnel all by himself. He LOVED it and clapped for himself when he got out. haha 

We also went on a hayride around the property which turned out to be so big! We had a great time. The weather was just perfect. It's been raining one day and the sunny the next during the week, so we figured we needed to take advantage of the sunny days as much as we can! 

It was really nice to just relax at home this weekend. We did some major cleaning/organizing in the house. Since we have moved in, we have used our first level (which is pretty much just the foyer area), as storage for boxes, baby bath tubs, swing, etc etc. We took apart the baby swing, baby rocker that were just sitting there and got them all to fit in one box! It felt great to put everything in boxes and tucked away. We're getting ready for family visiting us at the end of the month! (We're excited!) =)

Miles' Update - 18 Months Old!

Our baby is a year and a half old today! I can't believe how fast time is going. With Miles being more expressive, independent, and active, his newborn days seem so far away now. It's remarkable how much development a baby goes through in such a short period of time. Miles has definitely bloomed on the social side. Or maybe he's always been pretty social. hehe He loves to play with kids and adults. He definitely responds to you in his own babble (which I'm understanding more and more) when you ask him questions. He loves to sing and dance. He expresses when he wants things and when he doesn't ("No!") He is generally very happy (Tim & I are very happy for that). Miles is great eating with his spoon and fork and loves to eat if he likes the food. But if he doesn't want a specific food, he definitely expresses that too. Miles loves to copy what I do like vacuum, wipe the table or wipe the milk he spills on the floor =P. He copies what I say or sing, which is pretty funny. It's so fun to watch him grow & learn! I love how he gets/looks when he's proud of himself for doing something. It's too cute!

Miles is very interested in everything! He loves to look out the window to see many different things like birds, cars driving by, balloons, the trees, and Papa coming home from work. It's so cute to see him play with his toys and read his books. Such a little human! =) It's just so amazing to me. I love his hugs & kisses and I think many people do since he's pretty friendly with everyone. I love how Miles sings the Alphabet song (clearer and clearer!) and counts 1 to 10 in different languages. He just amazes and makes us so proud.

We had his 18 month check up today and he did very well. He wasn't a fan of the doctor looking in his ear though. He was very friendly with the staff - blew kisses to the nurse and waved hello multiple times! I let him play a bit longer in their waiting area after his checkup because he loved the train set so much. He ended up dancing with a little girl there too. haha 

The doctor said he's doing really well.. her only comment was he's a little skinny. Hah! It made me laugh a little. I never really thought Miles was skinny. 

Anyway.. here are his 18 month stats:

Weight 24 lbs 5 oz (10th percentile)

Height 31 in (20th percentile)

Head Circumference 18.5 (25th percentile)

Counting in English & Tagalog!

During lunch, Miles and I counted in English and Tagalog.. Mama needs to learn how to count in Arabic so we can do that together too! hehe Maybe we'll record that one later with Papa!
 

September Recap & A Wedding!

In the month of September alone, we traveled to 6 states! We flew or drove to Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, and Michigan! It has been such a whirlwind. Every trip was fun in its own right. I can't believe we did that much traveling! Miles was amazing through it all.

Recently, we went to Michigan for one of my best friend's wedding. We flew out last Wednesday. Tim's parents picked us up from the airport and we got to spend a couple of days with them. Miles had so much fun with them. He even got to play with his cousins Gabe and Grace on Friday morning before we headed out for Ann Arbor. It was cute to see them play in their grandparents' house. He was pretty surprised to see kids that morning.

After Cass City, we headed down to Ann Arbor to start the wedding celebration! Friday was the wedding rehearsal & dinner. It's always so much fun to hang out with my friends. They loved seeing Miles and Miles definitely loved hanging out with them. We were all so excited for our friends Carla & David to get married. The wedding was on Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church. The last time I went to mass at that church was with Carla during college. =) It feels like so long ago! The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a lot of fun. Miles was dancing all night long! There were many kids at the reception, so Miles had a lot of fun with them. But then again, he could dance and have fun all by himself too! haha (I love my baby!) 

We stayed at The League (the wedding reception was held there) and my friends stayed there too. It was nice to be on the same floor and just hang out without having to worry about driving and meeting up, etc etc. It felt like we were in a dorm! =) We walked around Ann Arbor in the evenings. So fun.

On Sunday, our flight was late evening. It gave us plenty of time to hang around campus. It was neat to go to North Campus again and show Miles the School of Music. We even got to watch a symphony orchestra practice! Miles loved hearing all sorts of instruments as we walked down the hallway of the practice rooms. Tim's brother Kareem and his family, and Tim's cousin Jameel met us up in Ann Arbor. My brother Herman also drove to meet us up. It was a mini party outside of our car for a little bit since Miles fell asleep in the car! It was really nice to see family even if it was a very short visit. Miles woke up and played with his cousins Mena and Sophia for a little bit too!

Another Michigan Trip!

Another trip for the Khoury Family! We flew out to Michigan on Wednesday night. We are going to one of my best friend's wedding this weekend in Ann Arbor. Before the wedding festivities, we wanted to spend some time with Tim's parents. Miles got to play with his grandparents today. He's having a good time so far - exploring their house, dancing around, playing with all of the toys here from Papa's childhood, and eating lots of food! We try to get as much in in our Michigan trips as we can.

US Open Women's Finals

This past weekend, we headed to the City to hang out with my friends Melissa and Daisy. The 3 of us watched the US Open Women's Finals! Tim and Miles hung out in the City. It was such a great experience and an amazing match to watch! We had fairly good seats and saw the game nicely! Before the match, Andre Agassi was recognized. And Andy Roddick did a little speech for him. That was a nice surprise!

The match was supposed to be on Saturday night but since there was a tornado (!!) - it got rescheduled to the next day at 4:30pm. It was pretty cool to watch a day turn night game! =)

Since we didn't have a game to watch on Saturday, we all hung out in the City during the day. At night, my friends took me out for a little pre-birthday celebration. It was so fun to hang out with them. I really do have wonderful friends. Such a memorable birthday weekend!

It was fun hanging out and walking in New York City. We rode the train from Connecticut and we stopped at Grand Central Station. It is such a beautiful station. Would have been cool to see a mob dance happen there! hehe

Where did Summer go??

The air got crisp overnight! Where did summer go? 

It has definitely been a very busy season. We traveled so much and to so many different places. Over Labor Day weekend, we took a little family trip to Vermont. Tim and I went skiing in Vermont years ago but we never got to see too much of the state when we went. Vermont makes state #11 for Miles! Our little traveler was great. He slept and traveled well. He's always been so alert but during this trip, I feel like he was really noticing everything! 

We drove around Vermont.. stopped at cheese farms/stores, random farm stands, and a surprise waterfall off the road. Vermont is gorgeous. It was so lush and green everywhere. The mountains were just filled with trees. They look like broccoli since there were so many all clumped together. We saw lots of animals during our drive and while stopping at some farms. Miles loved the sheep we saw at one cheese farm we stopped at. It was very cute to see his reactions. We also visited the Ben & Jerry's Factory and did their factory tour. They give you a pretty big sample of ice cream at the end of the tour. We also stopped at Woodstock just for kicks. It's just a small town. Nothing really special =P It was a great family outing. Lots of driving but it was relaxing and the view couldn't be beat! Speaking of driving, from our last restaurant stop in Vermont all the way to our driveway, Miles was "talking" and singing the entire time! Who needs a radio when we got Miles. ; )

Michigan Trip

Miles and I have been such travelers! We flew out to Michigan on the 9th and came back on the 19th! And during that time, we had a lot of fun with family & friends. The main events I had were my friend Carla's bachelorette party & wedding shower one weekend, and my college roommate Sarah's wedding the next weekend. Those celebrations were all amazing in its own right. The bachelorette & wedding shower were a ton of fun - which is pretty normal with my set of friends. My friend Sarah's wedding was just beautiful. It was at the Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. Amazing place to have a wedding & reception. I could write about those events on their own. During the week, Miles & I got to have a lot of fun with my sister & her 2 kids and both of my brothers!

It's pretty neat & very coincidental that my siblings and I could meet up in Michigan. My sister flew out from California, my oldest brother flew from the Philippines, and my brother in Michigan didn't have to go on-site for his job that week. The stars aligned! =) During the week, my nephew Ian turned 4. We had a little party for him at home. It consisted of a Big Boy lunch (it was Ian & Lily's first time at that restaurant). Ian was pretty excited to see a strawberry sundae for his birthday at the end of the meal =) We also danced around at home, had a nice dinner with cupcakes & a cake! And ended the day with some bubbles outside. My sister got the 2 older kids a bubble blower thing... Miles enjoyed every bit of this activity.

We also visited the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum which all 3 kids loved. On another day, we went to the Detroit Zoo. The weather was perfect but a bit too sunny for the animals, I guess, because a lot of them weren't out and about. We did get to closely see giraffes eat their lunch which was pretty cool. The kids had a lot of fun at the zoo and it was neat to see Miles' reactions to the animals.

It was such a busy week! But we had a great time and I'm so grateful still that I got to see all of my siblings and close friends in Michigan. 

Here is a little video fhte 3 cousins dancing around in morning. Pardon the sheets & blankets all around. We were a packed house that week!! =)

Miles and Lola

This past weekend, we took a road trip to New Jersey. This makes state #11 for Miles.. our little Miles has a lot of miles under his belt! =) We stayed at my cousin's house (technically, she is Tatay's [dad's] 1st cousin). They got to meet Miles and Tim for the first time. My oldest brother met us up there too! He is attending a training in Washington DC and so we made NJ the meeting point! =) 

The greatest part of this trip is definitely Miles meeting Lola. (Lola means grandma in Tagalog) Technically, Lola is my dad's aunt but in the Philippines, no one really uses the term great-aunt. Growing up in the Philippines, Lola helped take care of me and my siblings. She moved to the U.S. 10 years ago and moved to New Jersey where her daughter & family lives. The last time I saw Lola was when she first moved to the U.S. and she even attended my high school graduation. So much has happened in the past 10 years! It was so precious to see Miles and Lola together this weekend.. generations and generations apart - 88 years. She had a great time with Miles this weekend. Nagigil lagi =) I can't wait to see her again and for her to play with Miles again.

Miles is so good at knowing people so quickly. After introducing people to Miles in New Jersey, he knew each one so well. It was so easy to ask Miles to high five Lola specifically, and he would actually go to her and do it. He could be in the living room and you can ask him to go to a specific person and he will go to a whole different room to find that person. Miles amazes me daily! I'm so proud and grateful for him everyday.

Videos!

I haven't had a lot of time to post lately. When Miles is awake, I'm busy busy playing with him .. he's running all over the place. And when he's napping, I try to get as much work done as I can. And.. to eat. =) The past couple of weekends, we've been relaxing more at home. Trying to finally clean up more and decorate. We've also been going to a really nice farmers market. It's great to just go there for a little outing, eat lunch, and enjoy whatever activities/events are happening for that day. Last Sunday, we got to see a Fife & Drum parade at the farmers market. Very cool. This coming weekend, we'll be heading to New Jersey to visit some family. But for the rest of the summer, I feel like every weekend is booked! Crazy!

I've been recording Miles a lot more since he is so active and hilarious. His personality has always cracked me up. Even in his newborn days, I've always felt that Miles' personality has shown. And now that he's an active toddler, his personality definitely shines though! I love talking to him and asking him all sorts of questions and he always has a response for me. I love being able to ask him to do something or find something, and he listens and does it! I've always been and still am so proud of my little boy. He's growing up so fast.

Here are some videos I've recorded lately. Enjoy! I can watch 'em over and over! haha
I lovve Miles' laugh!


Dancing around in the house


Miles learned how to wink! hehe

Michigan Recap

We had a nice trip in Michigan. Miles had a lot of fun with all of the people we visited. He enjoyed walking around and exploring every house we stayed at in the week. We had a nice time at the Kuskowski home. I'm so thankful to them for having us over. Miles really had a lot of fun with Violet.

 After hanging out with a 2 year old, Miles got even MORE active. Tim went to Ohio for a conference during the week and when he returned to Michigan - we drove back up to his parents. Tim was the best man at his friend Aaron's wedding. I love seeing weddings of friends. Always such a nice time. The wedding was nice and the reception was fun. It was at a restaurant in Frankenmuth. I loved driving through Frankenmuth at night and all of the Christmas lights are on. The last time we were there, that's when we announced I was pregnant to Tim's parents. Before the wedding, there was a wedding rehearsal and bbq. Miles had soo much fun with the puppies at Kelly's (Aaron's now wife!) parent's house. Tim and I are still so surprised at how well Miles plays with puppies. We aren't avid puppy lovers or anything, so he definitely didn't get it from us!

In Cass City, we also went to the pool. Miles LOVED it. It was his very first time in a pool and he was not scared at all.. which made me feel good. I want him to be comfortable in water, more than I am! =P Miles had a great time playing with Abbie too. He really loves her! He kept hugging and kissing her. He even fed her a snack puff! It was all too precious.

Road Trip Catch Up!

Last week, we started our trip to Michigan. We drove through New York and Canada. It was Miles' first time in New York (State #10 for him!) and Canada was also his first foreign country! hehe We even got Miles' passport stamped. haha

The drive went smoothly and we stayed at a hotel on Friday night in New York to break up the trip. We stopped at Niagara Falls and hung out there for an hour or two. It was the perfect weather for it - not ridiculously hot. Last time Tim & I went there, it was in the winter and we were soaked & freezing because of the falls. This time around, it felt great to feel the mist from the falls. Miles enjoyed seeing the falls and he looked so cute with his hat on! After the falls, we headed out to see Tim's parents in Michigan.

Miles had soo much fun in Cass City - playing with his Tetah and Sedo. He was walking all over their house like he knew every corner of it! He loved kissing and hugging his grandparents - and showing his new skills like high-fiving, cheers!, and using his fork & spoon to eat maqluba. We also got to go to church in Cass City and Miles enjoyed walking around there too. He even got to play on their piano! After Cass City, we headed down to my brother's place in Rochester and stayed in the area until Thursday. I'll write about that later. Enjoy the pictures for now! =) Lots of driving for the Khoury Family. Miles has a lot of miles under his belt!

 CHOMP!

 Miles' kisses are too sweet!

 HIGH FIVE SEDO!

 

Miles' New Computer

I ordered a few things for Miles recently on Amazon, and one of them is a Leaptop computer toy. Miles sees me on my computer a lot and we use it to videochat with family all the time. And so, I thought he'd like one of his own. After he woke up from his nap today, we set it up and he played with it right away. It's pretty cute. I set it up with my computer, to personalize it, with emails and music. The computer says his name a lot and it reads emails from Mama & Papa. hehe Toys nowadays... so techy. =) As you can hear in the video, Miles is "talking" more and more and more. He's very expressive.