Ticket to Ride

So all you game lovers out there, we've discovered a new game. It's called Ticket to Ride. I love this game. It's so much fun. Our friends told us about it so we decided to give it a try. We really like it because it's 2-5 players so Cory and I can just play it. It's a totally different game every time we have played it. It took me about 5 games before I finally won though. Yeah. I do like it. And, I invite anyone who wants to play to come to Pocatello for a game night at the Miles residence. We have the Germany map/board, which we heard was a different game than the United States or even Europe map. We really had a hard time deciding whether to get Germany or Europe. I'm glad we got Germany though. Again, I recommend this game to everyone. It's pretty fun and easy to learn too.

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Product Description

Ticket to Ride - Märklin Edition is the third installment in Days of Wonder's best-selling boardgame series that has won 14 international game awards, including the prestigious Spiel des Jahres. The boardmap for the Märklin Edition is based on a map of Germany and introduces a new gameplay element where players can use passengers to pick up merchandise worth different numbers of points along the routes that they claim. However, the game will remain as simple to learn and teach as the previous versions. Those of you who know the train hobby are likely to be familiar with the Märklin name. This German company has been around for over 140 years and is the world's leader in the miniature train hobby. The Märklin Edition of Ticket to Ride marries the best of the model train and board gaming worlds. Each train card in this edition will feature a different image (118 in all) of a Märklin model train car or locomotive. The first two editions of the game - Ticket to Ride and Ticket to Ride Europe have sold nearly 500,000 copies worldwide. We expect the Ticket to Ride - Märklin Edition to add to that success. Players: 2-5 Ages: 8 and up Playing Time: 30-60 minutes

Tyler's birthday!!

I don't know about this stuff.

Hey, I can lift the whole thing up.

This is good. I can't believe my mom and dad are letting me eat this whole thing.

I want my cousin to have some too.


I love paper. It really tastes good too.


Who are all these presents for?


Wow! A train toy box. Thank you auntie Lissa.


Yummy paper. This tastes better than the cake.

I know, I know, this post is a month late. But, I just wanted to show every body Tyler's birthday party. He had so much fun. Before the party Cory and I took him out to eat at Wendy's and got him a kids meal. This was his first kids meal ever. He really didn't know what to do. That day he also got a Coldstone Creamery coupon sent to him via email for a free Coldstone since he is a member of their birthday club (if you're not a member yet, go to their website and join, it's free and you get a huge free ice cream on your birthday. It's not just for kids, but adults too. It's cool.) Then, we had a huge birthday bash with some family. Both sets of grandparents came and so did a few aunts and uncles. He had so much fun. He really enjoyed his mini chocolate cake and ripping the wrapping paper and trying to eat it. There was this one toy, a green noise maker that he really liked. He still grins whenever I let him play with that toy. Thank you everybody for joining us to celebrate Tyler's first birthday. It was so much fun.

Ch-check it out!

I know nobody's going to believe me, but it was Angie's idea to post this. That's all I have to say.

Some Babies' Aunts!

Why, I do believe it's a baby in a bar!

Cutie Pie!!

Here are just a few pictures of Tyler being himself. When he's eating, he really likes to share his food. He'll hold out a piece of food and when you try to grab it, he'll pull it away and stick it in his own mouth. It's pretty darn cute.

What a mess!?

I was trying to get myself ready one morning and Tyler decided he wanted to come join me. Unfortunatley, Cory hasn't locked these cupboards up yet, so Tyler pulled everything out of every single drawer. He had a blast doing it, but it made a huge mess. He's always trying to get into things that he shouldn't get into. He's a very curious little monkey, oh, I mean boy. He's always keeping us on our toes.

Mike and Cel's visit

Cute picture of Mike, Cel, and Jess playing with Tyler.

What a handsome couple?? And who is the stud muffin in the back..could it be...Jacob.

Here is Mike doing a little dance....I mean, playing the $50 game.

Jacob liked this game and payed it for a few hours. He was pretty good at it.

Cute picture of Jared and Jenny after the tour of Pocatello. They're smiling so big because they were so amazed at how fun Pocatello is.

What is that blue stuff all over Tylers mouth?


Yep, it's his new favorite food. Blue M&M's. He only like the blue ones which is kind of funny because he's not really that picky with anything else. He really liked the blue ones though.

A few weeks ago Mike and Cel came to visit for Scott and Gabby's reception. Jared and Jenny came a day earlier. On Thursday we met up with them at Mom and Dad's house for some pizza and I made them Martha's July cake, which was pretty tasty. On Friday Jenny called me to go to the mall. Our Macy's was going out of business so everything was 75% off the marked price. Jenny snagged up a few dresses. Then I took them on a grand tour of Pocatello. They loved it and want to move here to go to ISU. I strongly urged them to do so. After the 10 minute tour we rested and waited for the rest of the party to arrive. Mike, Cel, Jessica, and Jacob arrived around 6:00 and we had a nice dutch oven meal. After dinner all of the girls went to Macy's again. Jessica got a few good deals this time. On Saturday morning we went with Jessica to see her try on wedding dresses. She looked beautiful in everything she tried on. I liked one she found here in Pocatello. I guess we'll see later which one she chose. Later that evening we went to Scott and Gabby's wedding in Idaho Falls. It was beautiful. It was also fun to visit with the rest of the family. I loved dancing like CRAZY with Jessica and the Bolivians. All in all, it was a fun, busy weekend. Sorry about the lack of pictures. I know Mike took a lot, so keep pestering him to blog them.

Camping on a wim...!

"Where are you guys taking me?"

This was taken when we first arrived at the campsite.


Me and Ty waiting for Cory to come back with fire wood.

Cute picture of Cory and Tyler.

What a macho man!!?

Here's the branch, log, or tree that Cory found for firewood. I don't know what exactly to call it. It was a huge peice of wood.

Look closely, Cory has a ghostie on his shoulder.

Cory cooking our chicken.

It's starting to get a bit chilly out here.

Here's our cute little tent. It was way easy to set up. Our air-mattress even fits inside. Perfect.

The other day Cory said to me, "You know dear, I have the day off tomorrow, do you want to go camping?" And I said, "Sure lets leave right now." So, that's how our camping trip all started. Cory was running amuck hrough the whole house trying to get things together and organized for our outing. AndI was sitting there asking myself, "What have I gotten myself into?" A few hours later we were off to Willow Flats which was just an 1 1/2 hours away. The campsite was gorgeous. We were surrounded by trees and fresh air. And there was even a little creek that flowed through the camp grounds. We set up our tent and walked around afterwords. Tyler just kept staring at the trees and he wanted to play in the dirt. We zipped him up in the tent a few times so he wouldn't get too dirty. We had to look for fire wood and Cory left for a few minutes and then comes walking up with a huge tree branch over his head. It was pretty funny. He cut it into logs so we could have a safe fire. Every time the hatchet would hit hte wood, Tyler would just giggle and giggle. He loved watching his dad. It was cute. We had dutch oven chicken for dinner and then roasted marshmellows over the fire when it was dark. Once the fire was out and we didn't have anymore wood to burn, we were off to bed and that's when all the real troubles began. Poor Tyler didn't want to go to bed. He just screamed and screamed. Finally we put him in the middle of us, but he still wouldn't sleep. Good thing we didn't have close neighbors or else they would've been cursing at us. Also, Cory and I really weren't prepared for the cold draft during the night. We don't have sleeping bags so we just brought a few blankets for us. Yep, we froze. DUring the night we heard a vistor enter our campsite. Cory peeked out the window of our tent and saw...a skunk. He shined his flashlight on it until it left. But, it didn't stay away long. When morning finally arrived, we packed up our things and left. We did sleep in our comfortable bed when we got home and it was wonderful. Although, this was not the best camping experince ever, it was fun. We do plan on going again, but maybe we'll have someone watch Tyler for the night instead of bringing him with us. Or waiting until he's a little older to take him.

Glamour-mom

These pictures were taken on the day of Scott's wedding. Since we din't go, I didn't want to waste good hair and make-up. So, here's me and Tyler posing for some pictures.

Trip to Toelle

What a cute couple!!?

All three grandchildren with their Grandpa

Me, Tyler, and Allie. Tyler loves his cousin Allie. He's just amazed with her and he always wants to take a bite out of her leg.

Tyler is so happy to be around his cousins.

Allie liked getting on top of Tyler and riding him like a horse.

Ride em cowgirl.....

and cowboy!!

A few weeks ago we went to Toelle, Utah to visit Cory's sister and to go to Scott and Gabby's wedding. We left Thursday afternoon and came home on Sunday. Friday we went to Park City and did a little shopping at the outlets. Saturday, we were supposed to go to Scott and Gabby's wedding, but do to unfortunate events we were unable to make it to the ceremony. Cory had to rush to an Urgent Care for stiches. The day before he had bought an Anolon 10 in. chefs knife and he was taking it out of the sheath on Saturday morning and cut his middle finger. He wouldn't let me take pictures of it...again. So I only have the story to tell. It was pretty nasty though. That night though, we were able to attend the reception. I forgot our camera, so you only have Dad's pictures to look at. On Sunday we hung out with Cory's family some more and then later, in the afternoon, we headed home. It was nice to get out for the weekend and to see family. We had a great time, except for the little accident.