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July 13, 2008 4:24 p.m.
May 18, 2008 2:48 p.m.
We now have pictures from our trip to Navarre beach including pics from Mecklyn's first birthday bash!!
Happy Birthday Mecklyn!!
May 13, 2007 9:25 p.m.
April 15, 2007 2:55 p.m.
I have decided to list two types of video files from here out - higher definition wmv (i.e., windows media video) files for those using MS Windows machines that wish to download the higher definition video to their harddrives (keep in mind that file size will also be considerably larger making these files difficult to stream without extending your buffer) and lower definition swf flash files for anyone either operating on a Mac or those on a Windows PC who desire instant gratification (the video should begin playing as soon as you click on the link). If you have technical difficulties viewing the flash videos, I'd recommend installing the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player. If you have difficulty streaming the windows media files, make sure you have the latest version of Windows Media Player and if you're still having difficulty consider increasing the buffer. If all else files, download the wmv to your desktop by right-clicking on the wmv link or simply watch the lower resolution flash video.
April 12, 2007 10:31 p.m.
We're
back with lots of good stuff for you, including some recent pictures
and several new videos from the Miller video vault:
March 18, 2007 3:49 p.m.
Yeah I know you were probably about to give up all hope of me ever updating this website again, but finally here I am with another posting, this one just in time for celebration of Brig's 3rd Birthday!! We have lots of video to share from the past few months, but unfortunately I haven't gotten around to editing that just yet, so these pictures will have to suffice for now. Enjoy!
October 4, 2006 9:23 p.m.
Click the link for pics from our day trip to Galveston beach. Unfortunately, the battery to our camera died before we took our boat trip through the Haunted River at Rainforest Cafe as we would have loved to have shared that experience with each of you. Daddy was scared to half to death but Brig and Mommy somehow helped get him through it.
September 22, 2006, 11:05 p.m.
Here's a long overdue update with recent pictures of Mecklyn, our trip to Noah's Ark Pool, Brig's close encounter with a snake and Brig's bulldozer ride.
Better yet, check out our most recent video clips:
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Brig Kissing a Frog (June '06) |
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Brig Goes Bowling (July '06) |
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Mecklyn's First Bath (July '06) |
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Mecklyn Smiling for the Camera (Sept '06) |
August 12, 2006, 6:46 p.m.
Check out these photos - or better yet this slideshow - from Mecklyn's newborn photoshoot! Photos by John Ly photography.
July 15, 2006 3:25 p.m.
It's a girl!!! Yes, baby Mecklyn, or more formally Mecklyn Lorrick Miller is here. For those of you wondering, no the names doesn't hold some special meaning other than we liked it and wanted something unique, though Cheryl's middle name is Lynn so we've got a small allusion to Mom in there somewhere.
Mecklyn was born yesterday, July 14th at 3:17 pm. Baby and mom are both doing great and hope to be home around noon on Sunday. Cheryl has some real war stories about the whole experience, but I'll let her share those herself. The short version is that she went into labor about 11:30pm on the 13th, we headed to the hospital 4am the following morning and about 12 hours later out came baby Mecklyn!
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Slideshow of Baby Mecklyn (must have Adobe plug-in) |
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Pictures of Baby Mecklyn (same as above for those without the music for those who anyone who hasn't updated their Adobe Acrobat player lately). |
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Let's Celebrate - Brig's baby sister is finally here! Aren't I adorable?!!! The proud parents and baby Mecklyn. She's here, she's here - she's finally here!!!
Check back in over the coming days for more pictures and video!
July 10, 2006 9:58 p.m.
If you're looking for pictures of baby Meck, I'm sorry to disappoint. No baby yet -- Cheryl's due date is July 12 so stay tuned...
Anyway, we do have some progress of note, though - we finished construction of our bonus room today (three weeks late but better late than never, right?).
Scott also organized the garage so for the first time in months we can park our cars in there!
July 4, 2006 9:29 p.m.
Click here for miscellaneous pictures from the last three plus months. Included are some photos of Brig riding a tube on Lake Norman, pictures from visits to a horse farm and a wagon ride through Africa. Going back before that I pulled a few pictures of Brig & Robin's joint birthday bash at Lupe Tortillas in late February. Last but not least, there are some pics from a fourth of July parade here in West U.
June 28, 2006 9:29 p.m.
Click here for pictures of our kitchen remodel. We replaced our old kitchen appliances with new stainless steel appliances and replaced the outdated white ceramic tile bar and backsplash with a 12" granite tile.
May 6, 2006 2:49 p.m.
Well, believe it or not, but the Brigster is now two years old - I guess time flies when you're having fun, right? Well, we just got the pictures back from Brig's two year photoshoot, so check out the links below to see how much our little boy has changed. For those of you that haven't seen Brig lately, he's a regular chatter box - he's speaking in full sentences now and you'll have a hard time tripping him up with even the most difficult words (he loves reminding Daddy to change into his "comfortable clothes" when he gets home from work!). We have a smart one on our hands!
Two Year Photoshoot links (same pictures with both of these):
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Feb. 4, 2006 2:15 p.m.
We have three new videos to share with you this week. The first is a short video clip of Brig singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"! The second clip is of Brig and Daddy blowing bubbles to the groovy sounds of Blue Man Group.
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Jan. 29, 2006 3:15 p.m.
Brig's vocabulary has now expanded to several hundred words - far too many for us to keep track of at this point.
Click here to link to some more photos of our Cherry Grove beach trip this past summer (pictures courtesy of Grammy & Grandaddy).
Unfortunately, our Christmas pictures were few and far between. Here's a link to the few we did take.
Finally, I've included several videos from the past couple months. The first one is Brig playing with his Legos in November 2005. After that we have a short video chronicle of our trip to the Memphis Zoo (Sept 2005). The third video captures Brig's visit to see some farm animals (cows & horses) while in Charlotte over Christmas vacation. Finally, we have some video footage of Brig playing with Figaro, a playful cat that lives with Great Grammy & Aunt Iris.
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Dec. 18, 2005 8:46 p.m.
Well, our trip to see Santa didn't go as smoothly as last year. Santa may be jolly, but he's also pretty scary up close! See our family picture on the front page!
Vocab update:
Outdoor stuff: Dirt, Grass, Leaf, Tree, Shovel, Rake, Water, Sand, Broom, Fence, Gate, Bush, Flag, Pool, Bubble, Ball, Kite, Rock, Sandbox, Bubble,
Rain, Mushroom, Sun, Moon, Stars
Indoor stuff: Sofa, Clock, Upstairs, Downstairs, Rug, House, Light
Animals: Bunny, Duck, Fish, Monkey, Octopus, Soap, Cup, Balloon, Keys, Mouse
Animal Sounds: Meow, Woof-woof, [elephant sound], [monkey sound], chirp-chirp, mooo-mooo, baah-baah, sssss [snake], [horse sound], roar - [bear/lion/tiger sounds]
Other Sounds: Brrrrrinnng (bell), [siren], [airplane], [car/truck], Ouch!
People: Mommy, Daddy, Nanna, Grammy, Scott, Baby, Papa, Ralu [Raluca], Elmo, Snowman, Santa
Clothing: Shirt, Shoes, Socks, Button, Zipper, Diaper, Hat
Body Parts: Mouth, Belly-Button, Eyes, Nose, Hair, Ear, Knee, Foot
Travel: Car, Tractor Truck, Bus, Bike, Choo-Choo [train]
Food: Juice, Agua, Water, Cookie, Milk, Apple, Pie, Turkey, Chicken, Bannana, Cheese, Bacon, Burger-Bites, Rice, Ice, Soup
Misc: More, All Done, Up, Down, No Mas, High, Low, Uh-Oh, Hot, Cold, Bite, Mine
First Sentence: "Look Mommy - a bubble!"
Expressions: "Oh man!", "What's That?", "All Done", "Right There", "Uh-Oh"
November 14, 2005 3:50 p.m.
Vocab update: Brig now has a vocabulary of over fifty words (too many to list here!) though he still favors pointing and saying "da" emphatically in most instances.
Meanwhile, I finally got around to editing some video footage from our trip to Cherry Grove. I also added some pictures of Grammy's recent visit with the Brigster. Finally, we've been busy with a few home improvement projects of our own - be sure to check out the pics (I only have the "after" picks but hopefully you can remember what it looked like before our refurbishment).
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Video from our trip to Cherry Grove / North Myrtle Beach. |
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Pictures from Grammy's trip to Houston |
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Pictures of the slate added to our back patio and two porches, the new tile floor for two bathrooms and a laundry room, a backyard landscaping job and a new fence & privacy gate. |
October 23, 2005 10:25 p.m.
Vocab update: Apple, Red, Truck, Duck, Ball, Daddy, High, Low, Up, Clock
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Pictures from trips to the park and to AstroWorld |
September 18, 2005 4:52 p.m.
First, an update on Brig's vocabulary. Here are words that Brig has added in the past week: Tree, Bus, Bike, Done, Down, Scott
... and here are some words he's added since our beach trip (even before this last week's craziness!): ice, eyes, mine
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Pictures from our trip to Cherry Grove / North Myrtle Beach. |
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Pictures from this past summer (including a trip to Chuck E Cheese, Noah's Ark Pool & the West U Park with Grammy & GrandDaddy) |
July 22, 2005, 8:29 p.m.
Check out this video of Brig and cousin Robin hamming it up for the camera.
July 16, 2005, 9:47 p.m.
Hey everyone. It amazes me how quickly our little boy is growing up. He can now climb on ladders, go down (and back up again) slides, dunk basketballs (well, on 40-inch goals anyway) and eat with a spoon. He is now saying "bye-bye" whenever Mommy or Daddy have to leave (it breaks our hearts!) and can climb on top of anything that, well, I can't think of too many exceptions... he climbs on everything! He has a cute little dance that he does whenever he hears music he likes and boy does he ever get excited whenever he sees a dog (or squirrel, bird or any of the more exotic animals at the zoo!). Click here for a few recent pictures and be sure to check out the following video links:
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Miscellaneous footage of Brig playing with toys, dunking a basketball, etc. |
June 11, 2005, 4:25 p.m.
Just a quick update to let you know that we have posted more pictures from Brig's One Year Photoshoot - these pictures were taken about a month after the first set to duplicate a few of our favorite poses with a darker background (these pictures were a bit washed out in our first take). Click here for the new photos.
June 5, 2005, 9:20 p.m.
Okay, so I've been a little slack about updating this blog, but give me a break. When's the last time you updated your blog? Anyway, here's an update on the milestones Brig has hit since his birthday:
- walked/crawled up the steps on his own (actually he did this once back in November, but we didn't let him try again until recently)
- crawled up on the patio furniture, chairs, tables, etc.
- climbed out of his crib (ouch!! I don't think he enjoyed the landing much because he hasn't tried it again in the two months since he first pulled off this feat!)
- swam with water wings (he even touched the bottom of the pool on his own once when he abruptly plunged into the pool at a party)
- climbed up the ladder onto the play-scape at the West U park
- climbed up the steps to the sliding board at Lupe Tortilla's and slid down the slide all by himself
- has added a ton of words to his spoken vocabulary:
- mama
- dada
- thanks
- shoes
- hi / hey
- vroom, vroom (when he pushes his toy cars around)
- there are countless words he has muttered, but not quite mastered (ball, duck, more, etc.)
- learned to point; this was huge. He now points at water, cookies, balls, flowers, books, and basically anything else he wants to see/touch/eat
- learned to give kisses (he favors the open-mouth variety)
- learned to smell, drink from a sippee cup, blow, and drink from a cup (with some assistance from Mom & Dad or a straw)
- learned to feed himself with his hands; he can use a spoon so long as you give him something that will stick to it (like mashed potatoes)
Most importantly, Brig has started understanding mom & dad; he understands "go outside", "come inside", "no", "eat", "water", "go to sleep", "stroller", "go to the park", and lots more. If you say "Brig, are you hungry?", he'll go over to his high chair and start trying to climb into it if he's hungry! Ask him if he's sleepy and he'll pick up his bunny and head to the gate so you can take him upstairs and whisk him off to bed
He loves dogs, cats, birds, squirrels and basically any other animal he sees. He's not good with them though, as the neighborhood cat is now scared of him after Brig hit him over the head with his bouncy ball and there's now a lizard with no tail running around in our backyard.
Here are a few pictures from recent months: Spring 2005 Pictures
Mar. 19, 2005, 11:59 p.m.
Out little boy is one year old!! We threw a party for him at the park near our home. We had lots of food, kids and of course fun!! Cheryl hired an artist to draw pics of all the kids (see our video) and of course the highlight of the day was Brig tearing into his cake.
Brig's Birthday Video Photos of Brig's Big Day
More birthday videos (compliments of Rob & Christi Schaeffer):
Mar. 13, 2005, 8:07 p.m.
Duke does it again -- ACC Champs and a #1 seed! Daddy says I'm Duke's 6th man!
Feb. 20, 2005, 10:44 p.m.
Yes, I know its been less than six hours since our last update, but we have big news to report (even bigger than Duke's romp over Wake!). The Brigster is walkin' and even let the proud parents get it on videotape! Yo Adrienne, [he] did it!
Feb. 20, 2005, 4:54 p.m.
Its been a busy weekend for a little boy like me! I spent yesterday over at my cousin Robin's house. We celebrated her first ever birthday! I can't wait 'til its my turn, because Robin made a mess of herself and everyone thought it was cute! Boy, I can really impress 'em when I get my chance to bury my face in a cake! Check out this link for some photos daddy took of the party or better, yet click here for Robin's birthday video (music courtesy of Jimi Hendrix!).
I'm also getting better at this walkin' thing all the grown-ups do. I even took eight steps without falling yesterday! Mommy and Daddy keep trying to catch it on video, but you know how shy I am around cameras!
Feb. 14, 2005, 12:00 a.m.
Check out the following link for our Valentine's message:
Feb. 10. 2005, 10:24 p.m.
It's official: Duke is still Carolina's Daddy!! Duke 71, Carolina 70
