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