See Me Grow

Stef put a lot of time into making this fantastic video. I don't think I need to say more... just watch it and you'll see! You can also see it in a higher resolution on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/mirichannel.

J

Housepants

housepants
Originally uploaded by the real 2shoes.

Over the last couple of years Stef has taken lots of pictures and some of them are ones that are burnt into my memory. This picture is the latest of that category. Of course credit goes to the subject of the shot as well. :) I just love how Miri looks in her new housepants, replicating her Daddy's evening look. This is also one of those pics that hits me as to just how much Miri has grown and matured. Great shot Stef!

J

Miri Teaches Us How To Drum

Miri just loves drums. Whenever we're at the music store she wants to play with them and whenever we're at Mimi & Popop's she wants to play with her Mom's drums that are still in Stef's old room. And as you can see in the video here she loves to play with her Mom's electronic drum kit. In this video she's giving us all a drum lesson and ends it with "That is how you do it, ok?" :)

J

Mom's (Grandma's) Christmas Display

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Originally uploaded by beachmom2.

I've always loved the Christmas decorations that Mom has put together over the years... especially the winter villages. I'm quite flattered that my family and I are part of this very cool snowman display. Miri loved seeing Frosty the Snowman everywhere we went this season!

J

Miri's Start in Photography

taking pictures of each other
Originally uploaded by the real 2shoes.

Miri got her own digital camera for Christmas from her Mimi & Popop. This is a picture she took of her Mommy taking a picture of... um... this is about to go in circles, but you get the idea. They are taking a picture of each other! :)

You can find all the latest pictures that Miri has taken here.

J

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,
Originally uploaded by thereal2shoes.

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Miri had plenty of anticipation for the day and couldn't wait for Santa to visit us! Stef and I took her to the mall a couple of weeks prior to Christmas and she sat on Santa's lap, gave him her wish list and told him that she was a good girl this year.


On Christmas Eve we packed up a change of clothes, left Crystal to guard the house, and headed over to Miri's Mimi & Popop's for a holiday sleepover.

After having a great dinner that Stef prepared, Miri got Santa's cookies and milk ready and left him a note. (Pictured above.) Then it was off to bed.



In the morning Miri woke up and sadly told her Mommy "Oh No! I forgot to wake up and see Santa!". After being assured that you are not suppose to see him, we then got ready for the big event. We went downstairs for the traditional stairway photo and then went to the tree to see what Santa left us!



Miri LOVED what Santa left her (Bob the Builder Lego set and a Lightning McQueen remote control car) and what she received from everyone else too.

Overall, despite the start of a cold for Miri, we had a fantastic Christmas morning!

J

Crystal the Wonder Cat!

how can i get any work done!
Originally uploaded by thereal2shoes.

On December 16th, 2006 our family expanded. We adopted Crystal from Maumelle Friends of the Animals and she was 16 weeks old at the time. She's a very affectionate and playful cat that has a fun crazy streak, and she has taken to her new home and family very well. She's very happy to have found us and we are very happy to have found her. I can't believe she hasn't even been with us for 3 weeks yet... she's already such a strong and permanent presence in our house. :)

We love playing with her and snuggling with her and look forward to having her around for a long time!

J

Home Sweet Home

home sweet home, originally uploaded by thereal2shoes.

Hmmmm... Is it 2007 all ready? You mean I didn't post ANYTHING to this blog at all in 2006? Wow!

Nothing really happened since the last post anyway... well... other than the fact that we MOVED to Little Rock, Arkansas. :)

Miri is now close to her Mimi and Popop (my in-laws) and it has been a fantastic year for that. I managed to land a great job at Navigator Telecommunications and Stef and I found our castle that is perfect for us. (pictured above, and taken by Stef)

I know I have a whole year to blog on and I'll get to it, but for now I'll post this to get things started.

More soon... :)

J