Milo's New Ride!

If you are friends with my husband on Facebook, you have already seen this car…. but for those of you that missed it…here it is. 

We purchased this a the Sunbury Antique Market this week.  We ended up talking the guy down...and paid like 30% of what he was originally asking!  It's electric....not really running right now, but JR is out in the garage as I type taking it apart so that he can redo it! 

At first we thought Milo was a little small for it, but as soon as she saw it in the back yard she went straight over there and climbed in....and started crying when she had to come inside. 

The guy who sold it to us said its from some museum that used to have these for kids to drive around in at the museum. It was old and rusty so they threw it out.....but I have complete faith that my handy husband will get it working!

I Love it! Milo's great grandfather has an old Model A back in the states and now we have a mini one to match :) JR is all excited about redoing it....of course he wants to change the color and all, but Milo and I both vote that the yellow should stay!....So technically he is out-voted.....which is pretty much the case for all things since I am the interpreter for Milo :)

Poor JR....doesn't stand a chance with us girls. 

So for my folks back in TN, I am coming to visit soon!!!!! yay!!! I am so excited to see everyone, but a few people in particular. My Bestie just had a baby.... so that kinda makes him Milo's new bestie by default :) 

PS If anyone is interested in doing a guest post while I'm gone, let me know! 

Get Lost!

We decided to change it up a bit this weekend and explore. I checked out a few websites and picked a trail to take through Hydon Heath. It looked to be a great day… a little overcast and cool. We were all ready to do our 3.7 mile trek. 

somewhere along the way we took a wrong turn… I shouldn't really admit that I was the navigator. In my defence, the map/description was quite inadequate. Milo had to take over and be our guide. 

MOOOOOO!

JR didn't seem to be enjoying the trails... but I loved getting out and breathing in the fresh air.

Milo didn't really seem to pay attention to the cows, but she loved eating reading the maps....

Milo's Favorite Animal noise is Ba-a-a-a-a-a.... gets her every time

a few stray black sheep mixed in the flock...or herd... or whatever it is that you call sheep. After the sheep, the trek to a awful turn.... well, a wrong turn. this mistake ended up taking us almost 2 miles out of the way....

We stumbled upon this adorable little church. It was locked, but it was a perfect place to stop and refuel..... and have a snack.

The trail we took ended up being about 5.5 miles.... with us wearing Milo in the carrier. We were famished and beat. Milo is starting to get a little heavy for long distances with my current BECO carrier. We are looking to get a framed carrier when we go back to the states for a visit... maybe like this one. I'm hoping to find one on sale or at an outlet. Then we will be good to go!

Milo and JR were so exhausted that they both crashed when we got home....aren't they adorable. 

Milo Minute: Hello!

Thanks everyone for all your prayers. Milo is feeling much better....I'm hoping this is the last of the illnesses for this winter. I can't even count how many times we've been sick....but now that there is a light at the end of the cold dreary tunnel, I thought it was time for another update. 

Her new favorite bathtime ritual is drinking from the detachable shower head. 

She also plays with old cups and measuring spoons like she's eating soup. 

JR and I both hated that Milo was sick, but she was so snuggly and cuddly during that time. Milo is by nature an adventurer.... she doesn't usually have the time of day to be snuggling with her parents.... ever since she could crawl, she refused to sit still. 

Her hair is getting more and more blonde....and it isn't even summer yet. I have a feeling her hair is going to be just like her mummy's. 

Milo said her 3rd word: Hello. We were playing and Milo was pretending that she was talking on the phone. I said "Say hello!" and to our surprise she said hello :)….. twice. 

Milo has 4 new teeth coming in! 3 premolars and another regular tooth (is there such a thing as a regular tooth). 

She got her first pair of Big Girl shoes :) 

Speaking of shoes....these are my new shoes :) 

Milo is a big proponent of recycling... well, she throws everything in our recycling bin. I think we have entered that stage where I really have to watch her to make sure she doesn't throw away anything important....phones, keys... this is going to be interesting. 

She learned the motions to "Round and Round the Garden"

Milo loves Popcorn...that is the snack she loves to share with daddy.... daddy doesn't like the sharing quite as much :) 

Milo and mommy snack on dried mango.

Milo can now turn around in circles. JR taught her that one. 

She now loves to slide down the slides at the playground. She will go down by herself and even push herself off the top....my little adventurer she is. 

In other news, I am so excited that we are going home to visit soon.... I am, however, a bit nervous about the flights... I mean, Last time we flew was good, but Milo was just crawling. Now she is walking and is all over the place. I have no idea how I am going to keep her entertained for the flight. any tips and tricks from you mom's with older kids...we are going all the way from london to tennessee, so it's going to be a Loooooong trip. 

Motherhood....Ain't it Grand?!

So I must prepare you... I'm a bit cranky. That may not be painting an accurate picture. I am crazy momma cranky.... I could snap at any second...then cry 3 minutes later.... then be laughing. You know what I am talking about ladies. We've all been here. 

(These pictures btw are from Saturday)

Milo is sick for the 73rd time. It all started friday. My shirts have been covered in snot and there have been way more tears than usual. Majority of the nights I have had less than 5 hours sleep. Some of you may be thinking to yourself: I sleep 5 hours every night--this lady is such a whiner. First, I shall give you stink eye and then tell you that those 5 hours were not solid. They were constantly interrupted.....and today, I am sitting here at 4:30am...been up since 3:30am....and didn't go to sleep till midnight because my daughter and husband were having a snoring competition. 

and then just for fun, I think I am getting sick….and my old lady hips are acting up. 

You know those times when you wanna just throw a full on hissy fit…. flailing. whining. yelling. Yeah, I may have hit that point on several occasions tonight. 

I'm not angry with Milo. She doesn't feel good--just like me. I'm just frustrated at the fact that we have been sick a million times... and I need my sleep. I get cranky and brooding when I don't get my sleep. 

And I love being a Mom (like I even need to say it) and I love being needed... I just wish sometimes I wasn't needed every second of every day. For those of you that have yet to embark on the magical journey that is motherhood, let me open your eyes to a few of the perks. 

You know how you get to go to the bathroom all by yourself...yeah, forget about that....and those cute shirts that you wear are going to be crunchy and covered in snot and spit up and food (at least you tell yourself it's food).... and sleep--we all know that that is a pipe dream.  

When I imagined being a stay at home mom, I knew there would be some struggles.... but I imagined playing games, cooking super nutritious meals, crocheting and crafting while Milo played, going to the park, having fun field trips (like the zoo)....then my husband would come home to a clean(ish) house, a delicious meal, a happy daughter, and a wife who actually wears real clothes and puts on make-up. 

Sometimes this happens--or parts of it anyways.... but not nearly as often as I expected.

Ok. So I'm being dramatic. Well, only sorta :)  I mentioned to a friend the other day that you really don't know how hard motherhood is until you've been a stay at home mom...and baby sitting isn't even close.  There are wonderful moments that make your heart burst with joy...and then there at times that you wanna take a long hot bath and have a pity party....or if you are cool enough you can have a pity party on your blog so that everyone can partake ;) Well, I'm off.  Hopefully I can get a little "me" time soon....