Random. Life. October 2015.

Here's a bunch of random photos of life from October 2015:

School project.

Miles still loves donuts as much as ever.  Shipley never really did it for me, though.  I'm Le Donut, through and through.

Trying, and failing to touch my nose with my tongue.

Astros game!

If my memory serves me right, this may have been the best and worst game we ever went to... I think it's the one where they could have beat the Royals to win that series and make it further in the playoffs, but the Royals rallied and won.  But it was a super fun game with a lot of scoring and home runs.  Pretty sure we pulled Miles out of school for that one!

My birthday flan from Hugo's.  This picture seriously puts me in mourning.  I don't miss Houston at all, but I really, really, really miss all my favorite food!

Halloween 2015

Can I just say, I love Miles and his wonderful Halloween costume requests.  They are always minimal work and money (which is super important because Halloween ain't my fave, and I'd probably want to claw my eyes out if I had to be sewing elaborate Halloween costumes), and usually pretty great.  For example, check out these Halloweens past, past, past, past, past. past.  Halloween 2015, though, will likely never be topped.  Miles was the one and only: Captain Underpants.

You should have SEEN how folks at our ward's trunk or treat reacted!  It was pretty funny.  All the kids knew, without a doubt, that Miles was Captain Underpants.  It was pretty great.

I had him wear two pairs of underwear for extra coverage.  :)

The day or night before Halloween we had some good ol' Houston torrential rains and things got pretty flooded in the early hours of the morning on Halloween.  These pictures are taken from our bedroom window, and are of the street that was right outside our Houston place (man alive, I do not miss it!).

Thankfully, none of that water made it into our townhouse thing we lived in.

AND, things dried up enough for trick or treating that Halloween evening.

Miles got loads and loads of "best costume I've ever seen" all evening long.

Obviously couldn't be Captain Underpants at school, so he opted for a baseball player:

Nothing I couldn't make happen with an Astros shirt he had, some high socks and some size 3T pants!  See?  Best costume requests ever.

For the Record: Another Fun Run (October 2015)

As I've delved back into this record keeping blog of mine, I've learned a couple of things:

1. I'm so glad I've recorded everything I have-- things that may have not been anything special that day or that year, are totally enjoyable memories now!

2. I'm so glad I've taken the thousands of pictures I have, and I need to be taking more these days.

That being said, as I'm going back through the months and months of pictures, I'm not going to leave anything out.  Even if it seems like, "Meh, who cares?"  One day it won't seem that way.

So check out Miles at his 2nd grade fun run at Horn Elementary in Houston.  And, if you have nothing else to do, compare to his fun run the year before.

First Swim Meet (October 2015)

Way back when, when we still lived in Houston and right before Miles started 2nd grade, we had him join the swim team at the YMCA.  Swimming has always been something Miles has enjoyed and just about the one thing in his entire life that he was able to approach and immediately engage in without any hesitation, fear, time to get comfortable, etc.  It really seemed to come naturally to him.  So when we found out the Y had a swim team, we presented the option to Miles and he was all jazzed for the opportunity.  Tried out.  Made it.  Done.

Here's his very first meet:

I'm willing to bet that one event was a 25 yard freestyle.

Looking a little nervous and/or concerned, no?

Wating to get in his lane.

Post race double thumbs up.

Post meet donuts and our beloved (and very missed) Le Donut.

Way to go, Miles.  You da bomb.

P.S. Looking back on these pictures and meets really makes me realize how laid back and easy those meets were compared to what he's doing now!

Popping in with some OLD news and an update

Holler!  I've got so much catching up to do, it's not even funny, but before I get going on that, allow me to pop in and say hello and guess what?  We moved!!  

*Chorus of angels singing*

Las Vegas, NV is where we have been calling home for just about a year!

Hi, from us:

Old Man Dave

Another for the books, my friends.  Dave is even an older man now that he was in these pictures.  Here he is, turning 32 last year.  As one of his presents, I taught Miles how to catch with his hands (Miles' lack of athleticism is a bit painful for Dave).  We practiced and practiced so they could have a decent game of catch on his birthday.  So thoughtful, I know.

First Day- Second Grade

Oi, I can't believe I got so far behind on all this!  Indeed, this is Miles' first day of second grade, which was in August of 2015.  One for the books:

He kept on trying not to smile, so as to showcase his "true" feelings about starting another school year and ending another summer break.  Miles has always said he doesn't like school, but he never complains about it or fights going, which I'm grateful for!

Second grade ended up being his favorite so far!  He really loved his teachers and was just a great and happy kid all year long!  Horn is such a great school and I will never take for granted the enormous blessing it was for him to get into that school.