11 months (!) and catching up fast...

oliver has always 

REFUSED to eat his broccoli.

but we have a rule at our table 

that he has to try at least one bite of everything on his

plate before refusing to eat it.

so on thursday,

i added broccoli to oliver's dinner plate.

he immediately put up a fight.

a strong fight.

ryan

(in a stroke of genius)

told oliver to look over at his brother in his high chair

(miles was COVERED in broccoli...

little bits of it on his forehead, 

up his nose,

on his eyelashes,

in his ears,

squished between all of his tiny fingers.

and of course, covering the floor too.)

and then he said:

"don't forget buddy -

your brother is almost one! he is growing fast...

all that broccoli he's eating is going to make him

super big and strong...

he is catching up to you really fast..."

oliver immediately began

eating his broccoli.

and after every other bite,

he stood on his chair

and shouted

"daddy, do you want to see how big i am?!"

it is likely that only about 5% of baby brother's broccoli

actually ended up in his mouth.

nevertheless, miles is definitely catching up quick.

so hard to believe it is already time

to plan my baby's first birthday party.

smiles, 11 months:

(giant THANK YOU to dad for shooting these with me!)

what a happy little bean.

love!

nik

ps.

remembering

my bobby winter today on his birthday.

he would have been 56.

he was amazing.

i miss him dearly.

miles winter is super smiley

just like his uncle bobby was ;)