an exciting weekend...

We had all kinds of fun with Miles last weekend. So many new adventures in just a few days. The first was Friday night. Ben turned thirty! I was feeling so bad that we didn't have a big bash or a trip or anything for this special occasion but we were lucky enough for Jonathan and Stacie to offer to watch Miles while we went out to dinner. It felt so weird for us to be together without Miles but we had a wonderful time. On the way home I have to admit, I teared up a little. I heard this song by Trace Adkins on the radio as Ben was in the back seat with Miles. It could have been the wine with dinner, it could have been hormones, or it could have been plain old reality. Not sure which but whatever it was it hit me.

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

I hope Ben had nothing short of a wonderful birthday and can't wait to share the next 30 with him. He's been a WONDERFUL dad and his support and love is about all that got us through that first month of parenthood! And the fact that we think Miles is cute and he smells so good. I can't say enough good things about the man I married and let's just say he deserved way better than a little date to Naked Tchopstix (I had great intentions of taking him to Eddie Merlot's but the bar was packed!) Here is a picture of what Miles was doing while we were away. Not sure who had more fun, Jonathan and Stacie or Sam and Miles!

On Saturday I had my first girl outing with Miles doing lunch with Erin. We took up a whole corner area of Paradise Cafe and parked my stroller and gave Liv her own chair to chug chocolate milk. It was definitely a wake up call to Erin and I that things are definitely different with kiddos, but in the best way. Then Saturday night we ventured to the south side and Miles got to visit LD and Marcia's for the first time and visit with his other cousins, Remy & Reid. The great grandmas also came over for a visit and were able to hold the babies while we ate dinner.

Then Sunday we ventured out to church with the little guy. We joked because it seems like we are always just a few minutes late to church and we said that we would be arriving late and leaving early, depending on how he did in the service. We got there at our normal time, 11:04, and I only had to take him to the lobby once because he had a little grunting spell. He fell asleep and we were able to stay the whole service. Yay! We will have to do that again next week!