Evil Chipmunk (Dunt dun dun!!)

So, you guys have seen the Evil Chipmunk floating around the internet, right?

Well, we have our own version...the slightly less-evil, slightly-surprised little chipmunk named Miles:

The video was taken at our somewhat-failed attempt at a nice family picnic at Fort Ben State Park on Tuesday. It was supposed to be a balmy 72 degrees that day, so we packed a picnic lunch. With the high winds and cloudy conditions, it didn't quite turn out to be the idyllic lunch on the lake, as you can tell by Miles' two jackets. We enjoyed it nevertheless!




Of course, the beauty of Daddy's spring break being in March is NCAA basketball. Miles has been practicing...

We went downtown today to Lucas Oil stadium to watch the teams' practices. We got to see Kansas and Louisville (Mommy's 2009 champion pick in the brackets, BTW). It was Miles' first trip to the stadium, so he had to wear his Colts gear:




He liked being 6 rows away from the basketball action, but he LOVED watching the 6-story high jumbotron even more. If he turns out to be a Kansas fan, it's because the image of the 70-foot high jayhawk was burned in his brains forever.





The best and worst picture of the week will have to wait. One of our exciting spring break activities was finally renewing our passports. We figured we might as well get Miles one, since Nana has already promised him a Disney cruise, and, apparently, you have to have a passport to even get to Terre Haute soon. I'll scan it in for the next post...it's pretty scary. I know you're jealous of all the fun we've having during spring break - we even got an oil change that day too!

Picture Pages

I finally uploaded the pictures to our old computer. There are a lot of them, so, as Dr. Phil says, let's do it!

After church...Miles had a little blessing service, so we gussied him up a bit more than usual. He got to hang out at the front of the church with his new friend Jonah and some other babies. Of course, Miles was chatting it up the entire time and even cracked up Pastor Mitch a little!





Hanging out with Daddy...and working on pulling himself up! He's getting to be an old pro at standing with help, but he's also working on pulling himself into a standing position. He's been spending the last few days on his knees, so we think he might not skip the crawling stage after all!



Enjoying spring...Miles has joined the throngs of neighbors and kids and dogs and bikes and strollers finally out and about after a long winter. Keno Pup has also enjoyed taking several walks around the block.


Rockin' out...with a "faux-hawk"! One of Miles' "teachers" from day care decided he needed a new look, so this is what he looked like after school one day. Nothin' says Rebel like a blue baby elephant on your shirt!



March Madness...Miles was so pumped for the non-stop basketball games - probably because it's about the only thing I let him watch on TV. However, he got very depressed that his Butler Bulldogs didn't make it past the first round.



Playin' hard with the big boys...we took another trip to the playground in our neighborhood today. We just can't tear Miles away from his favorite fire truck ride! It's the perfect spot for watching the big kids, too. We're still working on the swings - he likes it better each time, but still gets a "Lord, help me" look on his face after a few minutes.






Jason is on spring break, I took the week off from work, and Miles is skipping school for a week at day care, so we have a nice family break planned. No major plans, but I'm sure we'll have plenty of pictures and stories in the next entry!

Short and Sweet

This entry's lame excuse: Malware virus from the Ukraine. (Okay, maybe not so lame of an excuse.)

Number of New Photos to Display: None. Camera upload on the fritz. See above.

Stats as of 3/10/09:

• Height: 29 1/2 inches (90th percentile)
• Weight: 20 1/2 pounds (50th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 50th percentile

New Foods: Peas, Applesauce, Mixed Fruit Rice Cereal

Old Foods Revisited: Carrots, Green Beans

Days Since Last Food-Induced Rash: 52

Likely Allergy Culprit: Oatmeal

Teeth: 2 lower incisors

Stroller Rides Around Neighborhood: 4

Visits to Old-Timey Soda Shop: 1

Full Nights Away from Mom & Dad: 1

Latest Trick: Clapping (as caught on cell phone)