Wondering "What's up with the Milam Boys?"

Well....if you haven't heard from me lately, don't be offended!
Coleby is getting over a pretty awful week of sickness, but seems to be improving. (a little weight gain would be nice) He is going to get a flu shot next week. He is allergic to egg, which means that the flu shot is dangerous, but from what the doctor says...it is far more risky to go without is than it is to get it this year.
Landen is a trooper...couging a little here & there, but overall, he is doing quite well. He had his flu shot already.
So...no birthday parties in their near future...but bring on their soccer game next week....because if they are feeling 100%, I have a feeling that they are going to do GREAT!

The Much Needed Girls Weekend

I'm a little late in posting this...but wanted to share about our O-SO-FUN & Fabulous Girls Weekend!!!!! Lindsy's Mom, Pam was a wonderful host and so kindly opened up her Lake/Weekend home to us (which is absolutley beautiful!!) and we had THE BEST TIME!!!
We got rained in...but that actually made it more fun. We played Wii, had a few drinks, and just good ole' girl chat. It was a great time to catch up with the girls. There was an interesting golf cart ride that involved 4 girls & a dog....you would have to see it to believe it ;) We also watched a scary movie & I am still disturbed!! lol
We are looking forward to doing this again this winter and cannot wait till next summer when we can take the boat out and soak up some sun.

Here's a pic of us girls....I will dig through the other pics and see if I can come up with (giggle) another appropriate pic to post.


Love my girls!!!!

Lindsy, Kristina, Leanna, & Me

Soccer Practice

Noah, Coleby, Anthony, Jaden, Cameron, Landen, Kramer, Diego, and Andrew :)


Coleby

Landen cheering for the team :)

Our Park Adventure...and some Fam Pics :)

Nick and I took the boys for a picnic at Bob Woodruff Park last weekend....here are a few pics of the "boys" feeding the ducks :)

Awwww :)

The duckies...

This way Daddy.....

Here are some pics of my hero....Aunt Hazel!

The boys and their Great, great Aunt Hazel

Hugs!!!

I absolutley adore this woman!!! She is a true hero!

Best Friends

Steven M. Bird May 28,1983-July 23, 2003

I wanted to share a story.

Nick obviously had a hard time dealing with Steven's death. It wasn't until this year that he actually came to terms with the situation. It was the "anniversary" date and I decided to get out pictures of Steven to show the boys. I don't really know why....but it felt like time. They immediately understood that he was Daddy's best friend and they can't see him because he is in Heaven.
Coleby asked what happened to him...and immediately answered his own question with "Mommy, did he get a boo-boo on his nose?" Even though I was sad...I had to laugh a little at his question. (His brother got a boo-boo on his nose and had to go to the hospital once and it was scary to him!) I simply told him that he was in an accident and that he went to Heaven...which is as much as a 3 year old can really understand.
Coleby especially LOVED sitting at the desk and looking through pictures of "Uncle Steven". Landen was a little more reserved. He spends a little more time thinking about things and it wasn't until later that night that he asked..."Why?" That question is a little tougher to answer...but just as my Mom always told me "God had other plans...".

It brought me to tears when Nick came home and the first thing that the boys said was "Daddy, we saw pictures of you and your best friend..." He was surprised, but he actually smiled. I think it makes him feel better that the boys know about it all.
Oh, and Coleby thinks it's so cool that he's named after him.

Kids are such a blessing. They always know just what to say to make you smile and make the worst situations bearable.
We were SO blessed to have Steven in our lives.
We are blessed to have so many good memories of him....and so many great stories to tell our kids.