Christmas 2010

Do we notice how EXTRA sweet she looks

in this pic getting ready for Santa to come?

mom and Mia on Christmas Eve

Stockings were hung

cookie/milk- cookie covering milk because of the cat

Christmas Eve Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa B's

we didn't get a pic of Mia's little table but my mom put out

settings for her stuffed animals because all the cousins her age

aren't here this year- it was sad, she kepts saying , "Excuse me guys and

trying to have a conversation with us at the big table, she was lonely :( "

But cousin Laith was there and he made it better- he just loved being around

Mia and she even showed him how to crawl and he took a few steps which

is so exciting! He gave her a kiss before he left and Mia freaked out because it was

slobbery, also she kept talking about being jealous- don't know where that word

came from, but she was super cute with little Laith!

Grandpa B and Mia- Christmas Eve dinner

Looks like Santa came- Olivia stuff, Gabba, Basketball hoop

and Strawberry Shortcake just to name a few...

Mia was pretty much in shock, she didn't even notice the

big basketball hoop til we pointed it out, and at one

point she cupped her hands in her mouth and yelled very

loudly towards the door, " Thank you Santa" It was super cute,

she also got to hear Santa's reindeer bells while she was in bed getting ready to go to sleep.

She was really into Santa this year, I'm excited for next year!

classic bed head Christmas pic :)

She was even more excited about her stocking stuff

than the stuff under the tree, look at her mouth wide open,

too cute!

Here she is talking about how Santa gave ate most of her cookies

and milk. She kept saying , Santa sure knows what I like mom.

very excited about her purse and chapsticks inside.

just a cute pic of my bug

After Santa at our house, we headed up to Grandma Bs to

open presents- She got Max and Ruby from her dad and I

I'm so not a stuff animal girl, but she sure is,

it's pretty cute

Olivia dress up stuff

I got my mom a Brett Favre jersey, do you think she liked it?

Wael and Laith had a fun time opening presents

Rick and I in our pjs looking very cute, ha ha,

my mom got the guys some marshmellow guns which

turned into alot of marshmellow fights, plus Mia was

going around eating all the ones on the floor and I was getting

them stuck to my pants and butt. :)

We stayed at Grandma Bs til we were pooped and then headed

home for a much needed nap

Mia's Grandma and Grandpa M came and brought Mia

their present - a fun picnic table for the backyard, she was very excited.

then Uncle Dustin came by with presents

and got Mia some adorable outfits /books

She was super excited about it.

Off to Grandma / Grandpa M's for Christmas dinner with

Aunt Lucy/Uncle Dave and cousins Addie and Gavin.

They were all pretty tired from the day but they still had fun!

Addie was very excited about the tea set we got her.

Too cute!

Gavin just loved being around Mia

Mia got some really fun Strawberry Shortcake stuff from

Grandma/ Grandpa M

We even got a cute pic by the tree- Gavin was super tired, can you tell?

More pics to come- we went sledding the next day :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Mia got to go to Ely, Nevada to go to the Polar Express

Train with Rick and her grandma and grandpa M while

I was at work doing parent teacher conferences. This is a brick

that Mia's grandparents got her that says our names.

Here's Mia on the train very excited. And yes it was very cold outside,

she does have jammies on, but they are on underneath

Mia and her dad

Mia with Grandma M and Grandpa M

inside of the train

The North Pole

Mia with Santa and his Elves

looking out the train

very happy

Her favorite part- her own big hotel bed, she was super

excited about it.

drinking her milk out of her sippy- yes she still LOVES

milk, 16 oz a day, I hope she always loves milk.

Snowy, perfect for the Polar Express train, they had a great time and

want to continue it every year. Even though I was at work, I thought it was

great that Mia could do something with her dad and grandparents without

mom there, she loved telling me all about it when they got home

(yes I did get to go out with friends and eat sushi/go to a movie,

it was weird to be in my house for a night by myself though)

A week ago, our friends Julia and Rob had

a Christmas party with Santa and fun crafts.

Mia had a blast.

He even had gifts for each of the kids, she was

very excited about getting hers as you can see,

and she even did a dance for him, too cute.

Here she is with her Strawberry Shortcake movies that Santa

brought her.

So we had to change time out into going in the corner and she

has to face the corner because she just thinks it's so funny to stand there and face

us. Rick and I were cracking up last Sunday because she was throwing a fit so

Rick put her in the corner and she had her face so smushed to the wall that she was

saying, " Am I done guys" but we couldn't hear her with her little nose that close, we were

hysterically laughing ( without her seeing us laugh of course) She is really good 99.9% of the time,

but that little 0.1% can make for an interesting day. :)

So Mia told me to come in her room last week to show me

how she drew our family. I freaked out! I couldn't believe

my eyes, she even put eyeballs inside the eyes and then the

classic legs attached to the head. Cuttest thing ever! I remember

my nephew Scott doing this too , but I was still just shocked that Mia is already doing it!

I showed my friend at school and she said some of her 1st

graders are barely drawing people like this, I just think it's precious.

Oh and I'm the one on the left by the way, Rick's is the grouchy one

and she said, "He has small ears mom."

Opportunity Village- we have to do this every year, it's a

super great cause, Mia got to ride the train, go on the Merry Go Round,

through a maze, and she even went down the big huge slide on her own,

but as soon as she made it to the bottom, she started crying like I can't

believe I just did that. Maybe she just held her breath the whole time!

Mom and Mia

Dad and Mia on the train

I can't even explain how sick I get on these things :(

walking around looking at fun stuff

going through the maze

On to the church Christmas breakfast. Here's Mia and

Grandma B.

After that we went to Floyd Lamb state park for a fun Santa/

cowboy day. It was all free and super fun. I thought this

Santa was really great!

I love his face here

While we were standing in line to ride Reindeer (ponies)

I took these pics of Mia

she was very excited that she got to ride on a "pink" pony

She even got to go in a Firetruck

moment of pout, I just love her bowtie lips from her dad!

standing by the firetruck, so Mia has been singing Christmas

songs ( she even did the whole Jingle Bells to an elderly couple

at the grocery store and they literally wanted to take her home)

She has also been singing that she's on Santa's naughty list, apparently

Rick told her about it when she wasn't being a good listener but forgot to

also talk about the "good " list, so we've been backtracking that one ever since!

More holiday fun to come!!

Mia and I went to the Yo Gabba Gabba Concert last

Thursday. We had back stage passes and seats in the 4th

row. It was awesome. Mia was a little freaked at how loud

it was at the beginning, and I forgot that it might be since we were

so close, but she soon forgot when she saw Toodee, Plex, Foofa,

Muno, and her fav Brobee

They gave everyone DJ Lance glasses to wear. Here

we are ready for the show to start!

Outside next to Muno before the concert- Rick

wanted to go but we couldn't afford to spend that much

with the REALLY good seats and back stage so he was bummed.

It was actually sad how excited I was, ha ha !

Mia had to wear her Brobee hoodie to show support!

She was actually pretty shy when it came to

dancing and singing, she knows EVERY song

but sang them very quietly, it was pretty funny.

Right before intermission, they let down a million Gabba balloons from

the ceiling. It was frustrating because all the kids wanted all the colors and

so parents were trying to hold their kids, balloons, purses, food, etc.

I could definitely have used Rick's help :)

It was amazing how the concert was EXACTLY like the

show. It was very entertaining. Plus they let the kids

dance and sing the whole time.

Happy girl- I probably won't do this again til she's a teenager

 and has a crush on some cute boy singer but it was a really fun

mom/daughter date and it was a once in a lifetime thing, it was worth it

This is the aftershow, it was pretty much a huge

room with dancing, a dj, food, Gabba characters

to take pictures with, etc. It was a wild time!

Biz Markee was even there doing his beats and

letting the kids come up on the stage at the concert

and do beats with him. Of course he also did his

song, You say he's just a friend.

Little glimpse of the craziness of the aftershow,

Mia is sporting a Brobee backpack that I paid way too

much for but she was petting the girl next to her's the entire

concert and I just have a problem with collecting Gabba stuff.

He is now sleeping with her along with all the other Gabba's and Blues Clues.

It was a great time. There were some crazy parents there (no not me) but I'm glad we got to go!!

Forgot to add this one- Mia and Laith got

to sit on Santa's lap at the mall in Twin, no lines

or anything, which I realized why once I actually saw him

up close and heard the accent, the kids thought he was the real

deal, so that's all that matters :)