Bye Bye 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I know it's not quite time but there is NO way that Mommy and Daddy are going to let me stay up that late. Come to think of it, I am not sure that I want to see myself awake that late. So I am getting mine in now.

Talk to you in 2011!

Love, Mr. Miles

Merry Christmas everybody!!!

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Love, Mr. Miles (And the other Pierces of Concord- Mommy & Daddy)

Mountain Mover

Hello Everyone! I am going to warn you that this will be a short one. But have no fear because I have some stories to tell you. But i just had to share part of an email that my Mommy and Daddy recently got from a friend:

Miles - Mountain Mover:
In case you need some history just check out the man's website: http://mrmilesanthony.blogspot.com/ He is a flat out miracle. To be honest though, he comes from two mountain movers who refuse to accept anything less than the miraculous. After hanging out with Mr. Miles a week ago I can see that hell is in trouble because nothing is going to stop this boy from doing WHATEVER God calls him to do. He just wont allow it. Keep it up mommy and daddy and Miles just might lead the church to perfection and send us all to Heaven... just because someone said it wasn't possible.

Wow....I guess Mommy and Daddy were on to something when they chose my name. Miles means "soldier" and "merciful". I guess I can see why Mommy and Daddy stay on me so much. I'm gonna do GREAT things one day!!! If of course I can make it through my toddler years.....but we'll get to that in the next post.

Love, Mr. Miles

Time flies.....

Happy December!!! Wow time sure does fly when you are having fun! I hope that everyone had a super duper Thanksgiving....I know I did! Daddy, Mommy, me, and Stymie made a trip to Goldsboro. I had a great time seeing everybody. And of course my favorite part was playing with all of my cousins. Grandma Dot's house is the best because you can run and run and still not end up in the street. Daddy and Mommy even left me hang up late a few times. Unfortunately that didn't go as well as I would have liked. I guess Mommy works so hard to keep me on a schedule for a reason. Despite my best efforts I am just SOOOOO cranky when I don't get enough sleep. I guess Mom and Dad really do know best!

On the way back from Goldsboro we made a few stops. First we stopped to see Cousin Martin. I really enjoyed that visit. But it might have something to do with Mommy not being able to hold Martin because she was a little sick. But hey...I will take it however I can get it!

Once we left Aunt Courtnee's house we stopped at my Great-Aunt Donna's house. I got to meet my cousins from NJ that were visiting. The coolest part about that was that one of my cousins was named Myles (yep that's with a y not an i). He was 2 like me.....well really 2 1/2 but who's counting?!?

I was a little sad to find out that I wasn't going to get to see all my cousins again for Christmas. But then Mommy fixed that. We are going to have an early Christmas next week. Everybody is going to come and visit us in Charlotte so that we can celebrate together. So be sure to check back soon for the update.

FYI Mommy has finally done her homework and uploaded lots of new pictures. So please check them out when you have a chance.

Signing off for now.....Love, Mr. Miles

I'm baaaaaack.....

.....and better than ever if I do say so myself!! As most of you probably already know I TURNED 2 last month!!! And boy do I know I am 2! Mommy says that I have a new air of maturity about me. She even moved my bedtime back a little bit. Well she did until Daylight Savings Time. Now no matter how hard I try, I start getting a little crazy around 6:00pm. And Mommy has no choice but to get me ready for bed. But no worries because I am up and at em between 6:30am and 7:00am much to Mommy's frustration. But don't blame me...blame whoever created this whole DST. I am as much a victim as Mommy is!

Since I am now 2, I have gotten involved in lots of new big boy activities. Mommy signed me up for a wonderful art class last month. However, I was less concerned with the art project and more concerned with hanging out with my buddy Max who turned 2 also. Mommy also took me to my first music class this week. I was supposed to go last week but I wasn't feeling well. But there are still 3 more classes that I get to attend. The music class was pretty cool! It was at the new yoga studio that Mommy's friend opened. Ms. Diane is really nice and she has known me for a loooong time. She taught Mommy yoga while she was pregnant with me!

Earlier in the month I got to go to Chapel Hill which is where Mommy went to school and the best public university in the state (Mommy made me add that part). It was Mommy's 10 year reunion!! We had a really good time. I got to hang out with my cousin Martin. I have to admit that the kids is starting to grow on me. He is almost as cool as I was at that age ;-). Before we left the area to come home, we all went to Uncle Anthony and Aunt Tina's house to hang out. We had a blast!!!

Well I am getting sleepy and running out of things to say. Mommy promises (like always) to get more pictures up soon.

Love, Mr. Miles

Leaps and bounds

The title does not describe my movements (although now that I think about it, it probably does). But I was really referring to how much I have been learning lately. Mommy and Daddy have really been keeping me busy learning lots of new things. Mommy even put up some really cool posters to help me practice.

I already know most of my body parts. However, Mommy just recently introduced me to my elbows. I get the biggest kick out of saying that word "elbow".

I have also been working on learning my colors. Right now I know orange, purple, yellow, and blue pretty well. I am still working on red and green. I know orange so well that I even seem to find it whenever we are driving around town. You would be surprised at how many orange signs there are on the road. I also point out all the red lights I see. I don't think Mommy ever gets tired of that one.

Although I practice my letters every day I am not quite ready to share my knowledge with the world. So as not to discourage, I do point out the letter "I" whenever I see it written. However, I am keeping the rest of the letters to myself for the time being. If I give them too much they might expect me to perform at that level all the time.

In other family news, I got to go to Asheville to spend a few days with my Grandpa Rob for his birthday. He is really funny. He makes funny faces all the time. Sometimes I join in with him just to humor him. I can't have him looking silly all by himself. Asheville is a pretty cool place. You wouldn't believe all the good food that is there either! I can't wait to go back for another visit.

My other grandpa, or Papa as I like to call him, left to move to Richmond. I am pretty sad about that. But I know that I have to be strong for Nana. I have to try and keep her company while Papa is away. She says that Papa is gonna come back and visit us a whole lot.

This past weekend Mommy went away for almost 2 days!! I wasn't sure if Daddy and I were going to make it. But somehow we found a way. Daddy seemed a little sad without her. I did my best to cheer him up. I also made sure I was on my best behavior so that Mommy wouldn't worry. Daddy made sure to call Mommy every night so that I could talk to her before I went to bed. She even read me a book over the phone. I haven't figured out exactly how she did that. But she got most of the words right so I am not going to complain. I am not sure what all Mommy was doing while she was gone. But she sure was tired when she came home. So Daddy and I gave her a few days to get herself together.

Next week Mommy and I get to go with Daddy to Florida. So don't expect to hear much from me for awhile. :-)

P.S. my birthday is coming up soon....I'll be 2 on October 8th!! I can't wait. Daddy said that he'll just be happy to be able to say my age in years instead of months. He's so silly :-)

Love, Mr. Miles

Ain't no stopping me now....

I'm on the move!! As you can imagine I am a pretty busy guy these days. 2 years old is just around the corner. These days I am most interested in READING, READING, READING! I absolutely LOVE to read books. I never get tired of bringing Mommy and Daddy books to read. But unfortunately they do. It's not my fault that I have so many wonderful books to read that I want to read them all....every day. When I am not reading I love to figure things out whether it be pushing buttons (remotes and electronics are my favorite), pulling handles (love those toilets), or turning knobs. Mommy and Daddy are always busy trying to figure out how to keep me out of certain things. But I always find something new to get into.

One thing that Mommy and I both enjoy is drawing with chalk on the sidewalk. I actually like to draw with everything (pens, pencils, crayons, etc.). But Mommy tells me all the time, that while that is okay at Nana and Papa's house, it doesn't quite work at home. So Mommy limits me to chalk outside and crayons with paper in my high chair.

I am also working on developing my musical tastes. Although I have to admit it usually starts and ends with Junior from Veggie Tales. I just can't seem to go to sleep without listening to Junior's Bedtime Songs album.

My Aunt Courtnee and Uncle Britt finally had my cousin Martin. He is a cutie too! Last time we stopped by for a visit, I didn't really get to play with him though. I was too busy with my dinner. I gotta prioritize! But Mommy assures me that I will get to see him soon.

Please check out my new pictures. There are some funny ones with my Grandpa Rob. I am so excited that I get to see him more often since he moved from California. He is always making silly faces.

Well that's all for now. It's time for dinner. Like I said, I have to prioritize!

Love, Mr. Miles