Golden Miles-stone

On the 9th of February Miles celebrated his 9th birthday, and since he was born in '09, too, it felt like an extra special GOLDEN BIRTHDAY.

 We told him we couldn't go crazy on his actual birthday since relatives were arriving from out of town for Mor-Mor's memorial service, so we spread out the excitement for the whole month.  :)   Special trips were planned for the upcoming weeks:  lunch out with Nonna, going skiing with Dad (which ended up being a trip to TopGolf instead since the weather didn't cooperate), and a trip to Discovery Place to see the engineering exhibit.

On the actual birthday he had plenty of sMiles, too...  Gifts from his aunts and uncles were exciting to play with (marble roller coasters, build-your-own cars, a remote-control boat) and he got to have donuts for breakfast and ice cream cake in the afternoon, followed by his requested macaroni-and-cheese.

We have loved seeing this littlest boy of ours grow from a little kid to a medium-sized kid.  He is so curious and clever and sometimes feels like a walking cartoon with his funny faces and voices.  He is bound and determined to be an engineer someday, and we see him building and creating things often, so maybe he really knows what's in his future.  We'll see........  In the meantime, we are thoroughly enjoying our days with this snuggly, cheerful, active boy.