Symbiotic Relationship

The perfect situation:  Miles gets to pull tiny pieces of cardboard off the box and Jobey gets to eat them (he loves cardboard)-I think these two will go far together! And, it might just make up for all the times Miles has chased him around the backyard with the squirt bottle.

Aunt Stephanie

Aunt Stephanie stopped for a visit in early August.  She had helped my mom drive out here from Florida.  Yep, Nana is now a resident of SLC, she's sold her house, rented a new one here and is working as a hospice nurse.  It's so nice to have her this close!  Stephanie was able to stay for a couple days  after the trip and it was nice for her and Miles to reacquaint.  It didn't take long and if you let him squirt you with the water bottle, even better!  He did learn a new word while she was here..."goofball." Curious to see when that will show up again.  :) 

Cedar City

Cedar Breaks

Secret hiking spot

Went to Cedar City August 24th-25th for The Shakespeare Festival.  We camped out for the first time down there and had an amazing site full of pine trees.  We shared the site with another friend, so it wasn't too lonely.  Got a little site seeing in at Cedar Breaks Monument and found an awesome hike at the end of a crazy, bumpy dirt road.  We were the only ones there, so it truly felt like we were trekking around in the wilderness!

East Canyon

End of summer trip to East Canyon-back in August I think.  We were still training for the triathlon, so came out here to get an open water swim in.  Miles was not a fan of the muddy reservoir bottom (who can blame him...it's gross!), but he did love throwing rocks in-of course!

Helping Dad

Craig was working on my bike in the back yard and when he paused, Miles took that opportunity to do a little tune-up of his own.  I just love how serious and focused he is.

"Mom, I have something on my forehead."

Me:  "yes, yes you do!"

Miles was helping me make a b-day cake for a friend.  This happened in the time it took me to walk to the sink and turn on the water.  Hahahaha, that's what I get for handing him a beater to lick and then leaving the scene!  He did actually say the blog title to me, so how could I not laugh?

First Fireworks!

Aunt Angie, Auntie Mary and Miles