This is what I found when I heard

that sneaky silence for awhile. Funny,

her dad has the exact picture when he

was little.

She finally after awhile came out of

her little cave...
There she is cute little thing!

She is REALLY into this potty stool. Maybe

she is ready for the potty :)

Mia got to help grandma with her flowers. Hopefully

one day we can have our own little garden to grow

in our new house :)

FYI - Mia isn't wearing a half top. It just keeps

going above her little budda belly.
She really did enjoy this.

Here is Mia using sidewalk chalk in our new

house. It's the only way to keep her busy while

we are walking around. You should have seen her

little bottom when she stood up!!

Here's the latest pic of the house.

Look at that innocent little face...
Still so sweet...

AHH! Here comes the attitude!!

This is the little chair my dad made me when

I was little. It has a "C" on it for my name

and it's like a puzzle, so it comes apart.

We got it out for Mia ( thanks Nicole) we forgot

about it , and as you can see she loves it!

cute little thing!
Mia loves pushing her dolls around or bears actually.

And riding her 4 wheeler.

She is really good at it.

It goes a little too fast for me! I get nervous.

I think I have a toddler now, at 1?

I used to think my sister's kids were

high energy, but Mia is right there

with them. From the time she wakes

up, it's playing hide n seek,

Trying on mom's clothes,

Wearing dad's shoes..

And telling you about it...

Mia is now saying: up, all done,

kitty, mom, dada, pampa (grandpa)

maaama (grandma) ouch, hot (thanks to

her toe touching the cement, everything is now

hot) ball, shoes, done, mmhh, Oh NO, Whas that,

mooo (cow), vrrm (cars) and of course NO. NO all day long!

And it keeps going, Using her key to try and open the door.
Concentrating hard...

Trying to use my computer mouse.

Sneaking up to the computer...

Through all this mischief,

Her eye is getting better...

It looks worse in person. Mia somehow dove head

first into my wood headboard right in front of me. Icouldn't believe it.

It was like slow motion. She was trying to land on pillows. Anyway,

at least it missed her eye but she had a huge bump on the top of her head too.

You can see it better at a side view. It's been a

long week at school with 24 3rd graders who are

ready for summer break... me too. Anyway, I

cried more than she did.

My mom says it's one of many battle wounds of

being a kid, but I just want to protect her from

all of that...

Summer Days: Mia after swimming, naked on

her towel eating fruit snacks and watching

cartoons, looks like a perfect day!

My mom's cat thinks so too!!

Mia and mom on Mother's Day getting ready

for church.
Brr she is saying after her swim, so grandpa
bundled her up.

So we heated up the jacuzzi to about 85 degreess.

She had a blast.
I need to start her swim lessons soon. She was
already blowing bubbles under the water without
our help!

Mia looking cute as can be.

She was wearing this little jumpsuit that

was so stinkin cute on her with her chubby legs.

Is anyone else having this problem? Mia just

discovered there is a hole in her nose and she

can put a finger in it....constantly.

Rick didn't want me to post them, because

it was embarassing. I'm pretty sure all kids

pick their noses.. right? :)

It's not the easiest thing trying to

walk around a construction site with a

13 month old. She is into EVERYTHING.

Hiding everywhere.

And climbing on anything she can find.

Mia loving to walk around. Look at her budda belly!!

And that's before dinner!
Rick and I sitting on the front entry.

Kissing on the front entry.

Standing on the roof. My dad says we are the

typical home builders, wanting to get on ladders. :)

Our house lately

Mia has been feeding 3 specific stuffed animals

and it's pretty cute. In the morning after she feeds

each one, she says "mama." My favorite is how she makes

the sounds and movements with her mouth. You can hear

my mom and sis Brooke giggling in the background. It's

just precious to watch her be a little mom.