Uncle Dustin got Mia a real neat doll stroller

for Christmas. She loves it.

We all went with Grandma and Grandpa Meyers

to Opportunity village after Christmas. It was fun!

Mia was content even if she looks a little sad

in this picture.

Mia with grandma and grandpa.

My sister told me that Mia is a major social
butterfly compared to other babies her age.
I didn't realize it until I started comparing and
here she is at Cheesecake Factory with us and Rick's
parents. She was waving , shaking her bootie, and talking
to everyone that passed her. We had the windows down
and people were walking passed us cracking up.

Mia's first Christmas and she definitely made out!

We actually took some gifts and put them away

for her bday. She won't even miss them!

She was so cute all morning while opening presents.

Even the cat got into it and wanted to sit in
all her opened boxes..

My sister Nicole made Mia and me some adorable

matching aprons...

My sister Bre was with us Christmas morning.

She even woke up early to watch the excitement of

Santa.

Christmas morning continues...

She had a lot of fun with her toys...

And cheesing at the camera...

Grandma and Grandpa Meyers came over

Christmas Eve and we opened up the presents

to Mia from them. She LOVES this chair!

She was also really into the boxes and wrapping paper!

We took Mia to sit on Santa's lap.

She was pretty cute!

We couldn't help getting a few more pictures of her.

Mia is 9 months old today.
I would post more pictures but whenever I get
the camera out right now, she closes her eyes
and does this cheesy face where she squints up
her nose. It's funny.

Yes Mia is walking and she is 9 months today.

She's been taking 5 or 6 steps for about a month, but

last week my mom and I looked up and there she

was just walking from the living room to the kitchen.

Girls are sooo smart, sorry boys :)

Mia with snow for the first time. It was a wild

day with lots of snow. The last time it was

like this was 3 years ago. Rick and I had talked on

the phone but we hadn't been on our blind date yet..

I love this one. It's hard for her to stand with shoes on.

She HATES shoes and it's my fault because I never

wear them either. I can't wait for her to get to kindergarten

and throw a fit about wanting to be barefoot! Oh I hope it

doesn't get that bad!!

My friend Ashleigh and her mom

made this beautiful tree just for Mia.

I love it and I think I will put it in her

bedroom( when she gets one) every year

at Christmas time. I don't know who

reads this but my friend Ashleigh is also

beautiful if anyone knows of anyone :)

Mia has a little chest infection so we

get to do this 3 times/ day which is

hard for an 8 month old to sit still.

So she has to be holding my cell phone

and she fell asleep on her dad- he's the

only one who can calm her down...

We got a real tree this year. Ours is in storage.

Hopefully next year we will be in our own house.

Mia LOVES the idea of having a crawling tunnel behind

the tree.

She also loves trying to open up presents already

and banging on them as hard as she can...

Rick really wanted to go into the woods 3 hours away
to cut our own tree down. Maybe when Mia is 4 and
wants to sit in a car that long.



So... We went to good old Home Depot.
I think he's a pretty cute tree picker though :)

We went to the church Christmas party

Friday night- Mia and grandpa...
Mia wouldn't smile for us...

How cute is this picture with her dad?

I loved putting her in a turtleneck, maybe that's

why she wasn't smiling, but I had her in a cute

black turtleneck and a Christmas skirt. It was a hit!

Final result: the steps to climbing
Hi dad, I can climb now.

Then she puts the whole leg up.

See how she puts one foot up.

Our Family

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We went to my parents' house in Buhl, Idaho near

Boise for Thanksgiving weekend. It was so much fun.
This is the family picture we took. My poor mom
fell during a game of flag football and is hiding
her caste. A day we won't ever forget for sure...


Wally and Scott- he's officially an uncle.

Of course Mia isn't smiling in this one...

Off to Sun Valley for some ice skating...

Mia pushing Hailey..
Fun down the hallway..

Hailey pushing Mia. Not quite as happy..

Me pushing them both- they loved this...

Just relaxing.

Mia and Hailey in Buhl for Thanksgiving. It

was so fun to see them together.
We went to Sun Valley to Ice skate

Mia and dad on the ice.

All snuggled up...

Mia and mom hanging out...