Milwaukee's Best

I just got back from a week vacation to America's Dairyland and holy cow, was it a busy week. Here are the highlights and milestones:

• After a quick test-run in April to LA, this was my longest flight ever. I think I handled it OK, although I definitely did some testing of my lungs.
• Upon arriving to Milwaukee I met my newest cousin, Laila May Price. My first girl cousin! She's so cute.
• Grandma and Grandpa Cohen's 40th wedding anniversary. 40 years...that's a long time. I mean, I'm not even 40 weeks old yet.
• My first dive into solid foods, rice cereal is a little bland though. Can I please just have pizza?
• My first trip to the zoo, a baseball game, and even getting my feet wet in the local pool.
• Uncle Jason had a birthday as well, I jealously looked on as all my cousins (well, not Laila) scarfed down his birthday cake.
• And finally, we had a baby naming ceremony for myself to honor my Jewish roots. We combined it with Laila's naming and my grandparent's anniversary to throw a big party. I got a little tired out though.

All in all, a great week.

June Fun

It's been so long since I posted, mainly because I've been having so much fun in June. Here are some highlights:

- I got a new stroller seat so I don't have to sit in the car seat anymore. I love stretching out in my red seat (and falling asleep while they walk me).

- Daddy's 30th birthday and Father's Day. Of course, daddy doesn't know how to turn on the grill but Uncle Mike has been really helpful. I'm so close to eating solids I can almost taste the BBQ!

- The weather has gotten so much better after a cool spring. Hmm...might need to wear sunglasses.

- Preparing for my big trip! This is a big week...after celebrating my 6 month birthday, I'm going across the country to Wisconsin and can't wait to meet my new cousin Laila.

Party Time!

Only a year ago Miles was a tiny little one in the middle of his first trimester and his aunts Van and Rachel gave birth to two little boys. Well, naturally it's time for some one year birthday parties. Cousin Nicholas had his first birthday party last weekend in Burlingame while cousin Caleb had a small family get-together tonight in San Carlos (it was also his great-grandmother Roni's birthday). Here's Miles with Aunt Liem at Nicholas's party (judging by her glasses Liem apparently thought she was going to a Hollywood premiere, not a suburban children's party) and Miles with cousin Caleb at his party.

Jump Around!

Now that I'm an 18 lb bruiser with nearly full neck support, I can start using new toys. The newest one is my jump-aroo where I can practice jumping up and down all day long. I'm also continuing my voracious eating habits, it's getting dangerously close to the time where I can eat solids and I'm already learning to hold the bottle by myself (but I still need some help).

I love my Mommy!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! It was my first one and I made sure to spend a lot of time with my mom over the weekend. We got pizza on Friday night with cousin Nicholas, went for a nice walk on Saturday, then had brunch with mommy's side of the family on Sunday. We stopped by to see aunt Rachel and wish her a happy mother's day and then celebrated with first time mother's day celebrant aunt Van and veteran celebrant grandma Dao. On Sunday morning I tried cooking breakfast but set off the smoke alarm (well, daddy is blaming that on me).

More Visitors!

The best part about a house is having guests over. Last weekend daddy's parents came to visit and we had a great time hanging out with them. Grandma Barb spent a lot of time feeding me and Grandpa Norm enjoyed reading me all of his books. We also had a BBQ with cousins Tate and Caleb, I wanted some steak but had to settle for milk. Maybe next time...

LA Story

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, it's been busy as always. This weekend Miles took his first plane flight to SoCal. Friday night we flew into the always crowded LAX and drove up to Burbank and Encino for Miles to meet a bunch of new friends...Noah Lam, Dylan Koh, and 3 month old Sophia Koh. The next morning we all drove down to La Mirada for Miles to hang out with his grandparents. After grandma Dao watched Miles so mommy and daddy could get dinner in LA, we met the Kohs for brunch in Long Beach this morning before flying out of the OC. Miles loved the warm LA climate and had his eyes open and alert for celebrity sightings...unfortunately there weren't any this time. Here's Miles on the plane with daddy, hanging with his new friend Sophia Koh, and hanging with his maternal grandparents.