Victoria

Last weekend we headed to Victoria to see Granny and Pop, Mammaw and Pappaw, and all the family. Some of the family was in from out of town, so it promised to be a big group.




We loaded up and headed out (note this is actually a picture from our return drive. Yes that is a uhaul. Mommy and Daddy brought themselves back a new bed). A 7 hour drive with four kids (including a baby) is not Mommy and Daddy's idea of fun. But it was a great trip and well worth the drive.




We had a blast. We made sno cones (LOTS of sno cones)...





We got dirty making mud pies them swam to get clean.





We had lots of cuddle time and just plain fun.




We even managed to get a picture together (but the sun was in my eyes).

What a great trip. I wish Mommy had taken more pictures, but being camera-less is tough.

~Miles

Summer Lovin'

This summer has been fast and furious. Here's what has been going on...

(sorry for the blurry pics. Mommy had to send in her camera, and they will have it for like a month.)



The Longhorns got second place in our league and got to go to the playoffs. We ended up in fourth place in the district. Not too shabby for my first year. So this is my first official "place" trophy. As in, different than the ones you get at the end of the year for just being on the team. (I got one of those too, and it looked really coo.). Pretty exciting. T-ball was super.





We are two wild and crazy guys! We love these silly hats we got at First Monday a while back. We are always playing around wearing them.




We have been swimming at our neighbors' pool several nights a week during the week. Our neighbors are so sweet to let us just come over whenever to swim. They are awesome!





Pic-nic Lunch at Sonic one Saturday when Daddy had to work.





Partying it up with my buddies at a swim party.





And...just in case you were wondering if I'm a big boy...I'm officially wearing a real watch (which I love). Kindergarten here I come.

It has been one fun summer.

~Miles

Happy Fourth

I just had to share this cutie patootie on July 4th.




Happy boy.
~Miles

May The Force Be With You

You know what's popular with The Mitchell Men these days? Star Wars! We love it. Mommy has been wanting to update our bedding, well guess what we got???

This...




Is that cool or what? The bedding is from PBK, and Mommy found the great wall decals on etsy.





This is my bed. I'm a Jedi see?





Maxer is one too...





Or maybe he is bobafet...





This rug is so soft and cool. We just need to add some art work and some shelving for our Star Wars toys and we will be all set.





As you can see, we LOVE it!

~Miles

Maddox is FOUR months old

On July 6, Maddox turned 4 months old. Boy is that hard to believe. It is flying by, and it seems like he has always been here too.




Maddox is still super happy. He started daycare this month at the same school Mason goes to. He seems to like it. Mommy and the folks she works with had some Maddox withdrawals at first, but I think everyone has adjusted. I'm happy to report that he is still nursing at home and taking pumped bottles at daycare. Hopefully that will keep working for everyone for a while.





Maddox really likes his exersaucer. He is experimenting with all of its attachments, and getting lots of help from us big bros.





Here's a pic from "camo day" at the little boys' school.





And of course we all wanted in on the picture taking.




Maddox also really likes looking at himself. :) he sleeps on his tummy, so he has great upper body strength. He is thinking about rolling, but he already scoots some. He is ready to be mobile.



Did I mention he is very expressive?

He has also started to tease Mommy with a few good nights of sleep. Heres hoping he gets consistent with that in the near future. I think since he's the last one though, Mommy says she doesn't really mind the middle of the night sessions with just the two of them. It is a sweet time that will end all too soon.



He's a keeper!

~Miles

The Magic Tree House

We read a lot around here. Every night before bed, we say our prayers, read a Bible story, then read a book or two. Since I'm getting older, Mommy wanted to change our nightly tradition up a bit and start reading me chapter books.

So we started this series...






I have to tell you, it is GREAT!

We are on book 8, and I Love them. In each book, Jack and Annie go to this tree house, find a book and open to a picture and say "I wish I could go here." then the tree house takes them there! We have been to the time of dinosaurs, seen Egyptian pyramids, the Amazon rain forrest, the ice age, a knight's castle, pirates, some cool ninjas, and now we are in space!

Mommy wasn't sure if Max would be interested in a book with not many pictures, but he likes it too. It's a great series if you are looking for something to read with your Mommy (or, you know, alone) :)

~Miles

Father's Day

My dad is really the best. We had a great Father's Day celebrating him. And this was our first Father's Day with Maddox.





I love you Daddy!

~Miles

Port O'Connor Trip

At the end of May, we figured it was high time we headed south to Granny and Pop's to do some fishing!




And fishing we did. Well, Mommy, Daddy and Pop did most of the fishing, but Maxer and I rode the boat over to Sunday beach to play in the surf and look for sand dollars. It was super fun as usual.

It was a GREAT weekend to be in POC. It was Warrior's Weekend. That's where they bring wounded warriors from all over and thank them for their service and sacrifice by taking them fishing. It's a huge effort. Lots of people volunteer to take people out.

When the soldiers first arrive in POC, there's a looooong line of people cheering them on. We took the golf cart over and got in line to join the cheers. Mommy got teary eyed looking seeing all of the great soldiers.




Then after the buses off loaded the soldiers, we ran up to the pier to give them hand shakes and thank them for their service. That was really neat.




Look at all of these people! This is not even half of them.




I met a guy who was missing a leg. He told me he lost his leg in battle. I told him I thought soldiers were really cool.




It was a really great weekend.

~Miles

Backyard Fun

We are really enjoying our new (to us) house, but MY favorite part is the backyard. Not long after we moved in, Granny and Pop came to help us assemble things to whip it into shape!

First, we added a swing set. You can climb way up to the top and see the whole street!



And we have lots of driving room.


We also get to play on our cool new water slide. We have had a few fish fries where some of our friends got to come play on it too.



Did I mention there's lots of driving room?


We LOVE it!

~Miles

Maddox's Three Month Post

Since Maddox hits the four month mark this week, I thought it was high time I did his three month post.




Boy is he a cutie! Maddox is a very happy boy. He is still not sleeping through the night, but he only gets up once between 2 and 4. Usually he eats and goes right back to sleep. He is a great eater. He is still going to work with Mommy, but he starts daycare next month. I know Mommy hopes he will take a bottle well and still nurse when they are together.




Maddox has always loved to sit up so it is not surprising that he likes the bumbo.




I like to talk to him or sing to him in the mornings during breakfast. He is too cute!

We love you buddy!
~Miles

Maddox Is Two Months Old

On May 6, Maddox turned 2months old. Time is flying by. So before I forget, here is an update.




Maddox William Mitchell. At his 2month check up, he weighed a whopping 12.6 pounds! He was 24 1/2inches long. So he was in the 76 percentile for weight and the 89th for height. He took his time regaining his birth weight, but he made up for lost time! His pedi was pleased.




As you can see from these rolls, he is a nursing champ! He is getting on more of a schedule. He eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours during the day. He goes down about 7ish, has a dream feed at 10, sleeps until around 3, and then again until 6. Mommy is ready for him to drop that 3 am meal, but he has started sleeping on his tummy so Mommy hopes it will be sooner rather than later.





His favorite thing to do is sit up. He was 6 weeks old in this picture. Seriously, you can't keep a good man down.




At 6 weeks old, Mommy went back to work. But she says it wasn't too hard to go back because Maddox got to go too! I got to go to work with Mommy when I was little too. It is a really fun place. Look at all of these sweet ladies loving on him! Maddox will go for a month or 2 before he starts school with Mason.




When Mommy and Mason went back to work, they celebrated with a "sip and see" baby shower. It was very fun and thoughtful. And the amazing diaper cake had two things Mommy can really use: diapers and Dr Pepper to assist with the lack of sleep!



Maddox is a happy happy boy. He has the best gummy smile. He REALLY likes it when I sing to him.





I sneak in the tub with him when I can. I love to take a bath with him. He doesn't try to take my bath toys, and he let's me sing to him while Mommy washes him.




Mason does quality control on the baby gear around here. He is always making sure they are safe for Maddox. ;)

Happy 2 months little man. You are so much fun to have around!

~Miles

Play Ball!

I'm playing t-ball again this year.  But...bad news folks...I ended up on Team Longhorn! I know right? What luck.  The team isn't so bad. Nice coach, a few of my buddies are on the team, but Longhorns?  What was the coach's kid thinking???

Mommy loves and supports me, but will not be wearing Longhorn gear you can bet on that! But don't I make Longhorn gear look as cute as humanly possible? :)

My lucky number, 11.

Getting excited about this "out"

Max and Mason cheered me on too, but in Aggie gear of course! (who can blame them?)

Speaking of playing ball, in the middle of our t-ball tournament, we had to jet over to the soccer fields for our end of the year soccer lunch.  We REALLY liked Coach Cody.  I hope he is my coach again next year.  He was the best. 

Coach Cody made us hot dogs.

Here's Gaven getting his trophy.

My trophy

This is Coach Cody telling Max that he ordered Max a trophy too.  Because even though Max wasn't on the team officially, he was a big help to the team.  Aww....

Texas Tigers!

Did I mention Coach Cody is a Longhorn? I guess they're not all bad!

~Miles