Milo, Milo, and more Milo

Mr. Helpful.

Milo has been such a patient, helpful kid through all the mess and frustration of our big kitchen remodel. He's tolerated all kinds of discomforts, such as having to eat breakfast on a stepstool "table."

Finally, however, we are almost done, and should be able to cook (and wash dishes!) by tomorrow night. This weekend, we spent a lot of time dealing with the little detail-y stuff. It wasn't much fun for MIlo to be stuck inside while we worked, but he made the most of it, and tried hard to help.

This was more helpful in spirit than in fact. He was doing a great job imitating his vacuuming-obsessed Grandma (whose help we really, really appreciated)!

How big is Milo?  THIS big!

Once he got the hang of the tape measure, he was able to help Daddy install the drawer pulls.

Great work! Thanks, Milo.

A happy, soggy Mother's Day.

Milo made my Mother's Day extra special this year by proclaiming "Happy Mother's Day," in almost perfect pronunciation, all day long. His grandmas were pretty tickled by the greeting, too.

We spent the morning shivering out at the Reservoir for the annual Title Nine Mother's Day 9+K race. It was cold and wet out - great for running, not so great for toddler spectating. Milo held up pretty well until the very end, when the cold got the best of him.

Before the race began, Milo got to try his very first Bouncy Structure. He loved it! Even our tall boy was no match for the tall, bouncy obstacles, but Daddy helped Milo over the high points, and protected him from the swarms of crazed 4-10 year olds as he crawled and rolled and climbed delightedly. It was chaos, but in a good way.

Helping hands.

As most of you know, we're in the throes of remodeling our kitchen. This has turned our house into a truly terrible place for a roaming toddler, but Milo is taking it in stride and being incredibly cooperative and understanding. We haven't been able to let him help out much with the actual project, but he is learning some important tool-handling skills.