Toilet Target

I was sooooo sick of cleaning up puddles of pee on the floor next to the toilet that I came up with the toilet target! If you aim for the target you get 10 magical points, I was not sure it would work, but I was desperate! I am happy to say the we have been puddle free for 2 weeks! This is a record in the Miller house, even the big boys think it is fun to aim for the target. This one was a rough draft, so I am thinking of different options to replace this one, but I guess it is true what they say, " necessity is the mother of invention".

Mother's Day in San Francisco

We spent the perfect Mother's Day in the city with the Miner's! The sky was clear and blue, the sun was out, the company was amazing, and the day ended with the most delicious lavendar ice cream!
Thank you for a great day!

Birthday success!

With allot of planing Brodie's birthday party ended up being a big hit! Grandma and Grandpa Miller came out to help celebrate along with 10 other families from church and the neighborhood. We served "Han" dogs and wookie cookies for the Star Wars themed party. Grandma Pam sent the beautiful hand made birthday flags that I look forward to hanging up for all birthdays in the future.

Brodie was dressed as Yoda the Jedi master for his party, other children came dressed as Star Wars characters as well, Brodie planned all details of his party, he talked about it for months! He said it was the best day ever!

The bounce house was a huge hit, we could not get the kids out!

Always in character...

We could not get this costume off Brodie for meals or even bedtime.

To the bat cave!

Hands down, favorite birthday gift!

Brodie turns 4!

Four years old on the 4th is pretty special, but not as special as Brodie is to us. Here are some things that make him great!
His favorite colors are blue and green, and he loves to eat mac and cheese and cheeseburgers.
His favorite song is Dynamite by Taio Cruz (he sings this song all day!)
His favorite movies are Star Wars and Ghostbusters.
He loves to go to the library, and be read to.
He loves to play board games, and ride his two wheeled bike. (He mastered this in December!)
He loves to swim, especially when his dad takes him to the deep end.
His best friend is Chase Beckstead.
He is really good at getting dressed all by himself.
When he grows up he would like to be Batman, a fireman, or a policeman.
The one person that can always make him laugh is Talen.
He is really looking forward to having his first birthday party this weekend!

We love you Bro!

Royals vs. gladiators

I usually try to avoid the "hype" when it comes to the media, however I must admit that I too was caught up in the whole royal wedding excitement. It was hard to look away from all the pomp and circumstance. The traditions and history that surrounded the whole event were enviable.

However the quickly replaced Kate and Will for the much darker news of Bin Laden's death left me feeling like I was a spectator at the long extinct (for good reason) gladiator games. I was quickly reminded by a friend of a quote (that may or may not be entirely MLK's words) but none the less helped me sort out my feelings about the most recent news.

‎"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" -- Martin Luther King, Jr

I am so grateful for the talents of those that can put into words the feelings that float around in my heart!