Miles Negotiates With Santa

Well, with all of the holiday buzz at this time of year, Miles was not to be left out. After several hours of hard negotiations with Santa, Miles managed to get what he really wanted for Christmas -- a full bottle of milk.

OK, so several people have indicated a desire to see more than just Miles on this blog (the reasons for this are beyond me). In keeping with the desires of our audience, look for more pictures of the rest of the family and our friends in the near future.

Speaking of friends, tonight we are spending Christmas Eve with our good friends Anne Laure, Vincent and Neil. Traditional French and Croatian specialities will be consumed by the adults. The babies get milk.

Tomorrow Visnja and Malte arrive from Germany to meet Miles for the first time! Huzzah!

We wish our friends from all over the world a wonderful holiday season -- we are thinking of you and send our love.

Hanukkah Celebration

Well, I haven't been posting as much these days as I have been busy learning the ropes at my new position. But here is a picture of the little man at Stephie's Hanukkah party. This is pretty much how most of the evening went for him, but Ana and I were awake to open all of his presents. Thanks to our friends, old and new, for a great evening!

In recent news, Grandma (Baka) K arrived to help out with, and give some love to, her first grandson. Yay! We have been enjoying the time we have had so far, as well as the extra sleep.

More exciting news and new stuff coming soon. Watch out!

Big Smile

Heyo, Miles fans. The time has come for Miles to show his true face to the world. After months of frowns, blank stares and general fussiness, here is the happy baby.

Miles vs. Bottle (video)

Miles is becoming more exciting every day!

Miles Goes to His First "R" Rated Movie

Today Ana and our good friend Melli took their babies to the movies. Melli spilled her beverage as they attempted to maneuver 2 baby carriages, cokes and popcorn into the theater. With this clever trick, they managed to have their items carried up on a tray by employees of the theater. Afterwards, they decided that it would be more educational to take the children to see Borat instead of The Nativity Story. Of course, they first had to argue with the ticket taker, who insisted that they only had one ticket (and didn't notice that they were fighting to get into the wrong movie). In the end the babies watched Borat attentively and did not make trouble for the other theather goers.

I think the babies learned a lot of valuable lessons and it was an educational day for all!