Maddox Can't Stay In There Much Longer

So Mommy is 36 weeks pregnant. I don't know exactly what that means, but I know it means Maddox is going to be here soon. I think Mommy is really ready to see her feet again too.

Look here's our first picture with Maddox. :)

This one is pretty cute too huh?

We can't wait to meet you little buddy!

~Miles

Look Alive, I Turned FIVE!!!

2/6/07 is a great day for me. It's my birthday. Mommy said she cannot believe that I am 5. I can. I'm such a big boy. And I'm about to have a third little brother. Can you believe that??? Mommy says I am a GREAT big brother. :) So back to turning five...

This year, my party was at the Discovery Science Place. It's awesome. Mommy asked me if I wanted to have a theme for my party. Naturally, I said I wanted a superhero theme. I'm all about Spider-man right now. So check out my invitation!

So we got all set for a serious superhero party.

I wore my costume, but I wasn't sure if my friends would want to dress up. As you can see from Batgirl behind me--they DID!!!

Look it's the green lantern!

And a certain Superman made an appearance.

The Discovery Science Place was full of superheroes! It was so fun.



My pals.


Granny and Mason.

Time to blow out the candles on my Spider-man cake. (We also had Ben 10 cupcakes, which were a big hit).

My friends.

Happy Birthday to me! What a fun party. :)

~Miles

Christmas 2011 (Yes, I'm behind!)

We have had a busy month (and spotty internet) this month. Somehow all of January went by and I did not post once! Let me catch you up on things folks.

First we had Christmas with Mimi and Pepaw. Look at ALL my cousins! I'm a lucky kid.

Then it was time to open presents. Maxer was trying to be patient. That's hard for a 3 year old on Christmas!

Oh how the patience paid off.

Even Mason was excited about presents this year.

We got some really cool Imaginext dinosaurs. The next day (Christmas Eve), we headed to South Texas for Christmas.

We were so excited to see Granny and Pop.

Uncle Jason and Aunt Emily are having their first baby. So when we got there, they came over and let Granny open up a big present to tell us whether it was a girl baby or a boy baby. We helped her open it...

and out came PINK balloons! Yay! We are so excited for a girl baby.

Payton LeeAnn will join us this May.

Then we opened some presents from Uncle Justin and Aunt Emily, Uncle Jason and Aunt Fallon, Granny and Pop.

Are you seeing a theme here? We were SO excited about our Imaginext loot.

And we got some fun play costumes. :)

After our family Christmas, it was time for Mammaw's Christmas. This is Mommy's Grandma (Granny's Mommy). It was a good time. Mommy's cousin, Molly, took some fun pictures of us.

little man.

The grown ups do a Christmas exchange where they can steal presents. I think one of the grown ups sent Max in to do their dirty work. It's hard to say no to that face.

Mason made an early exit to bed.

After the crowd left from Mammaw's Christmas, it was time to get ready for Santa!!! When we saw him a few weeks ago, he asked if we could leave apples and carrots for his reindeer. So first, we put out his plate with cookies, carrots and an apple. The apple looked so good that I asked for a bite. So did Max. We had a few bites.

This is what our plate looked like after we "shared" the apple with the reindeer.

Then, we hung Santa's magic key. It only works for Santa. Granny and Pop don't have a chimney so Santa uses his magic key to come in and leave our presents. And after reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and the birth story of Jesus, we were off to bed to see what Christmas morning held.

We woke up EARLY!!! And...Santa came!!!

We inspected the plate. He and the reindeer ate every bite! (you know, the bites we left for them).

We must have been really good boys. We got some awesome presents.

I asked EVERYONE for the "new" Batman castle. Santa did not disappoint.

We even got a Wii! I was super excited about this.

Handy Mason.

Don't we make a cute group?

Here I am playing a game and drinking an icee (at about 9am). Life is good.

Pop and Mason.

Here we are learning how to play Mario Kart.

We had a great Christmas. It was fun to see family, celebrate Baby Jesus, and open presents. What a great way to close 2011!

~Miles

End Of The Year Videos

Each year, Mommy interviews us. She starts doing this the year we turn two, so this was my third interview and Maxer's second. I think it will be fun when we are all grown up to look back at these. Enjoy!







Maxer's video






~Miles

Advent Devotional: Day 24

I cannot believe the last day of our Advent Devotional is here. It is Christmas Eve. This day is always a busy one for our little family. We typically do Christmas with Ted's family on the 23rd, then wake up early and make the 6 hour trek to South Texas to see my family for Christmas. We have a big Christmas celebration with my Mom's side of the family Christmas Eve Night, so Santa comes to Granny and Pop's each year on Christmas morning. But it was important to me that we finish our Advent Devotional at our home. I wanted the boys to hang that last ornament on the tree so that we could reflect on all we had discussed and on the transformation of that little tree (and hopefully their hearts a little bit).

So EARLY this morning, we talked about how Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. In this lesson, I really felt like the message is sinking in for them. They are at least somewhat beginning to grasp God's true gift to them. That makes my heart happy. And though they cannot wait to see what Santa leaves for them Christmas morning, they will also tell you (usually loudly) that Christmas Day is Jesus' birthday. They are getting it.

So Maxer hung the final ornament. We looked at each ornament and had a brief recap of the lesson that went with it. I cannot wait until they can take turns teaching the lesson down the road because we have done this so many times. It won't be "who's turn is it to hang the ornament?" It will be "who wants to tell me what this ormanent means?" What a great way to ingrain these important things into their hearts.

I am so thankful for this tree. And for what it represents. I am thankful that 24 women joined together to give of their time and hearts to make this tree happen for our family. If any of you read this, THANK YOU. You have made a big impact on The Mitchell Men, and I am greatful.

Merry Chrismtas everyone. Happy Birthday Jesus! Oh Come Let Us Adore Him!

~Miles' Mommy