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The last few weeks seem like they’ve been pretty busy but we haven’t done a whole lot, really. Last weekend we had the excitement of waking up early Saturday morning to discover our furnace wasn’t working. Luckily we had some dry wood in the garage so we used the fireplace in our living room. It doesn’t put out a ton of heat but it was better than nothing. Thankfully, the repair guys had it running again by noon. It was a bad ground wire on the auto pilot but they also discovered our circulation pump was bad, too. This explained why it took so long to heat up the house and why our bedroom was one of the colder rooms. Now that it works it’s like night and day. Plus, we should be able to save money on propane. Later that day, Leah’s mom came for an overnight visit to see Miles and we had a nice Valentine’s dinner at home that night.

Last week it snowed some more and we’re getting really close to breaking the hundred inch mark for the season here in Skandia. Miles is also continuing to grow and change before our eyes. Today, he is 5 months old! It’s hard to believe he’s already there and we comment that he seems like a little boy rather than a baby. Leah will be doing a write-up soon of his accomplishments and other details.

Below are some pics from recent days. For Valentine’s, Leah gave me these cool custom M&Ms. (Miles looks like the Gerber baby on them.) This past weekend we went to the start of the U.P. 200 dog sled race in Marquette and Miles seemed to enjoy that. Then on Saturday we drove down to Nahma for the annual church fundraiser and stayed at Leah’s grandma’s house.  Miles is strong enough now to do the famous standing on Leah’s dad’s hand trick, a tradition for all the little ones.

Custom M&Ms from Leah & Miles

Miles at his first U.P. 200 dog sled race

Watching the dogs run

Standing on grandpa Russ' hand

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This past weekend we headed to Nahma so everyone could see Miles. This will be the last time there until next spring as Leah’s parents winterized the house. (Next summer, Miles will definitely be having a blast on the beach.) We will be heading down there for News Year’s but we’ll be staying at her grandma’s house.

We’ll also be heading down to Greg’s parents’ house next week for Christmas and everyone on his side of the family will finally get to see Miles. Hopefully Santa will come find him for his first Christmas!

Winter has finally hit and left a pretty good mark. We’ve received over 2 feet of snow in the last week or so. It’s been pretty cold, too, which has gotten Greg excited for ice fishing.

As for Miles, he seems to be getting bigger every day, growing out of outfits on what seems like a daily basis. Lately, he’s been making a lot of new noises and likes to stick out his tongue like a little frog. He’s also reaching for objects and seems more focused on his surroundings.

We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

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Here’s some images from our Thanksgiving weekend in Nahma. Miles got to meet quite a few cousins and loved all the attention. We ate a lot of food, watched the Lions lose to the Packers, played cards and jammed on Guitar Hero. All in all, a great weekend!

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This past weekend we headed down to Nahma to celebrate Leah’s mom’s 50th birthday. The weather was super warm for early November and everyone enjoyed seeing Miles, including Justin and Laura for the first time. As you can see by the photos below, Miles got to experience the beach. It will be fun next summer when he’s big enough to play in the sand. While Dayna babysat for a bit, we headed down to the Nahma Inn for the birthday party. It was nice to see everyone.

Not much else has been happening. I’ve been busy the last couple nights with raking the yard. After 5 truckloads of leaves, we’re getting there. Anyone need some leaves?

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This past weekend Miles made his first trip to Nahma. He got to meet new people and attend church at St. Andrews. The weather was pretty cold so he didn’t make it down to the beach. It was actually cold enough for snow flurries on Saturday. He also enjoyed the attention grandma and grandpa as well as auntie.

Miles will be 3 weeks old tomorrow and how the time has already gone by fast. He is getting more alert and makes us laugh with his facial expressions. Below are some new pictures of him.

The weather has turned cold and we had snow flurries for most of the day. The forecast doesn’t look much better for the week and it will be interesting to see if we have any snow on the grass tomorrow morning.

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