natural play structure

Milo is really good at playing in woods.

Today he found a natural seesaw and started playing on his own.

double stroller

Aki's birthday party

We were invited to Aki's 2nd birthday party.

It was really warm and cozy party

with lots of delicious dishes.

Those 3 boys opened Aki's present together

and shared them.

It's time for the cake!

Ayumi made this amazing cake for Aki.

This is what happened at the time of blowing out candles. 

Milo enjoyed the cake too.

Once we got all full, a secret DJ showed up and we had a dance party.

Happy Birthday Aki!

Thank you for growing up with Milo:)

sick sick sick...

So...  Milo and his mama had suffered from a horrible flu for 10 days!

They were on the bed for a day after days.

He even had a fever of 105F!

This was the most play Milo could have...  taking a nap in his tee pee...

Then today, finally he got all his energy back!!!

Now he can ride his truck with his lego box helmet on

and he can feed his friend.

Good job, Milo, now you became stronger than ever!

play on snow

We wanted to play on snow, so we drove toward Mt Hood.

We went to Hidden Lake hiking trail, 

and played on their trails and even at the parking lot.

Oh my god...  we had so much fun.

Actually, Silas and Yuri had more fun than Milo for sure...

Look at their steeze!!!!!

Sledder of The Year, Silas Baxter-Neal!

Mr. Fox

Milo loves our newest family member, Mr. Fox.

He shared his crayons with Mr. Fox.

He put Mr. Fox in the baby swing and push it.

Then he takes his nap with Mr. Fox.

We do not have a photo, but he also hugs Mr. Fox and says "oh baby, oh baby."

woods park

We found another amazing park in our neighborhood again!

rice cooker

Yes, our rice cooker plays a music when it starts and finishes cooking rice.

It has been one of Milo's jobs to start the rice cooker,

and he simply loves rice and the rice cooker.

This is how he reacts to the rice cooker...

(I was filming his drawing, and it happened to film this.)

smile of the day

We love this dude, and his smile gave us a smile. 

Tryon Hike

We have had lots of gorgeous winter days lately, 

and we have taken advantage of them.

Today we went to Tryon Park for a longer walk.

Milo was super hyped and screaming like this:

Soon after he got out of the carrier, he was non stop and explored the nature a lot.

He was hiking and playing in the woods over 1.5 hour,

and crashed in his car seat soon after he got back in the car.

new aquarium

We got a membership card for new aquarium,  so we decided to check it out today.

The building used to be a strip club (!), 

and they did not change its appearance a lot...

Therefore, we were kinda shocked when we got its parking 

and even when we stepped inside...

However, the amazing thing about the aquarium was

1) they will have penguins soon - because Yuri loves them!

and

2) we can touch most fishes and water creatures there!!!!!!!!!!!

We could touch and feed those fishes

and even this!

Milo was so stocked!!

There was a bird area too.

We saw this bird lady there ;-)

After all, we were glad to have its membership.

This place seems to be a great place to visit 

when it is rain or when our friends visit us with their kids.

Most importantly, Milo seems to like this place.

a little helper

Milo helped his mama to wash dishes today

(or just played with water...)

dance dance dance

Dancing for Milo is jumping around with saying "dance dance dance!"

ahhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhh

2 years old check up

We went to Milo's 2 years old check ups.

Height: 34 1/4" (87cm) - 50th%

Weight: 20lb 9oz (13.4kg) - 80th%

Head: 19 1/3" (49.1cm) - 75th%

He is a health and active boy!

And sometime he doesn't mind wearing a hat but not a diaper...