Rick has been taking Mia to dance all year and she

really wanted me to see, so I took work off so I could

go today. She is the best listener in class, I was so proud

of her, I think she will do great in preschool next year!

She is very sensitive to sound, so she was practicing the

recital piece and kept on plugging her ears, she HATES anything loud.

There was another little girl pestering her and she just

kept her cool and scooted over so she wouldn't poke

her anymore. It was really cute.

We decided not to do the recital because for one it

was about $300 and secondly she just turned 3 in March

and the other kids had been doing it since fall.

Her teacher even gave out evaluations and

hers said to start Tap/Ballet next year, so that's the plan

She was actually already put in the 4 year old

class because the 3 year olds were so tiny, so her teacher

suggested moving her up and she fits right in. Their rehearsal

song is "Wash that man right out of my hair." It's really cute, I'm

so glad I got to go see her dance. She has come a long way from not even

wanting to go in on her own. Now she kisses us and heads off :)

Mom and Mia day: I had to take a personal day from

work so I didn't loose it, and we had ALOT of fun!

First stop was the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay,

then we hit Red Robin for lunch, and then to the park

before naps (for both of us :) After naps, we went shopping,

got sandwiches and heated the jacuzzi at my moms to about 95 degrees

and swam. We had a very fun day! She told Rick it was a girl only

day, no boys allowed.

I've already written about Mia's obsession with dinosaurs,

well she's also obsessed with car models. She knows every

single one Chevy, Toyota, down to BMW and has the symbols

memorized. We spend all day counting the Hondas in the parking

lots and if she sees a new one like a Jetta the other day, she has it

immediately memorized. We keep saying if this kid has photographic

memory, we are sending her to med school!! We also thought

about going to a car dealership and saying if she could name every car,

we should get one for free!

While we were shopping, I was trying things on and she

would say, oh no that's not cute, someone else should buy that

She was very honest, I loved it!! 12 more days and I get to spend

2 1/ 2 months with her :) So excited.

We asked Mia what she wanted to do on Saturday and

she said the zoo, so we took her to the only one in Vegas.

It's pretty minimal but I didn't mind paying because they

need the money

feeding the fish

Then we went to Helldorado Saturday night. The

carnival was pretty bad, tons of toothless people so

we stuck to the one ride and headed to the parade.

Mia hates anything loud and she always has, so this

is how she spent most of the parade :)

And on dad's shoulders

Mother's Day: the only pic that she took smiling normal

was while I was getting my shoes on before church :)

cute kisses

We just couldn't get a normal pic: I had a wonderful

day, I slept in the casita so I could sleep in which was only

til 8 because it was too quiet out there, then I had beautiful

flowers waiting for me inside and Mia very excited that it was

Mother's Day. I got a very nice pedicure giftcard too :)

She helped her dad make me breakfast in bed but then

told him that she was a mother to her bear and needed

breakfast in bed too, so he set her up a tray next to me

so she could have breakfast in bed. Too cute!

This is the smile we are getting lately, must be a stage.

We then went to church and the guys and children

got up to sing all the moms a song, well Mia was

standing on my mom's lap and after the song, she put

her arms up and said, " That was just so beautiful"

It was precious

After naps ( for everyone) Grandpa and Grandma B

came over and we had Outback take out for dinner

along with her yummy fruit arrangement- perfect dinner

for mom's day, with no dishes : ) It was a great day. Mia

makes every day special to me. She has the most tender

hearted spirit. She has an endless amount of empathy

for everyone around her and she is truly the center

of our life and love for eachother as a family...

Mia with Easter Bunny at Bass Pro

Catching up on Easter: dye the eggs...

check out my stuff Easter morning! Lots of bug catching fun,

new pjs, few movies, books and CANDY

off to Grandma/Grandpa B's for an egg hunt

Grandpa and me

This is for you Nicole, I'm sure Scott was doing the same thing,

lining them up, counting each one, sure she's missing one,

ha ha, sounds like Scott, they are so much alike :)

she's even putting her candy in a straight row, and they are

color coordinated too :)

Easter Sunday, cute dress from her birthday from Grandma B

cuteness

I had to post this, because it amazes me. Mia is

OBSESSED with dinosaurs, yes dinosaurs, I don't

even know the names of all of them but she does and

here she is telling them all. Paradon, terradactylis, spiniasauraus,

she knows them all and don't accidently mess up on pronouncing

 them or she will not be happy! It's crazy, and she is collecting them,

I guess there are more??? How many species are there?? Help me!

Spring Break trip to Newport Beach. Here we are

in Laguna.

It was a little chilly but she didn't mind

Grandma and Grandpa B hanging out

I couldn't believe it when she asked me to get her swimsuit

on and then she actually got in the waves, it's been almost a year

and a half since she has gotten in the waves because Rick

accidently let her slip in it last time.

this pic makes me so sad, because she is so happy here

and then...

my mom turned around for one second and bam she

was pulled under, look at her feet, it was terrible,

she had sand caked in her hair, my mom felt horrible

and that was the end of Mia getting in the water probably

for the next 2 years. By the way, no that's not me taking

the photo, I was running to her during this picture. My

dad had my camera.

Cuteness at the beach at Crystal Cove right by the condo

grandma B and Mia

Mom and Mia- this was the only sunny day, Saturday

if we had known that, we would have stayed all day long

digging away

mom and Mia

Aunt Bre and Wally brought Laith to Newport and

the cousins got to play in the sand

so fun!

She really is the perfect age for the beach, she had a blast,

it was so funny because she doesn't watch where she tosses

the sand, she just throws it up over her shoulder and it goes

everywhere. The first night, she got my dad really good, he even

had his mouth opened . It was hilarious!

Two very white people ha ha:)

dad and Mia

moving on, we went to Balboa Park and rode the ferry

across, well it was ALOT colder than we thought so

we had to put Mia in dad's big jacket, she didn't care

She was seriously the happiest kid on this trip. It was a blast!

Riding on the ferry

Brrr

the famous candy shop, look at that happy face

We tried to go on the beach after Balboa

but it was freezing

Mia decided to sing and dance anyway

Off to Crystal cove to look for crabs with grandma

Look Mom I found one!

Grandma B and Mia

family pic

grandpa B and Mia drawing in the sand

my mom and dad- too cute

digging in the dirt with dad

Rick and I

happy girl

dad teasing, look how beautiful the sky is! This beach

is so beautiful, this is where Rick and I almost got married

off to Disneyland- wow was she the perfect kid ALL day,

we didn't hear a single whine or complaint and she even

napped for an hour. We got there at 9 and didn't leave til 6.

Mia was VERY excited to meet Mickey

happy little camper

Funny story- Mia LOVES Tangled so Rapunzel was there

but it was a 90 minute wait to meet her, well we went to

have lunch and I see where the kids are coming out after they

meet her, so we sat down at that table and it was awesome

because Mia got to peek in at her every time someone came

out, at one point when she went on a break, she came up

to Mia and tickled her chin and told her how beautiful she

was. That made her day!!

During her nap, I had Rick get in line to actually meet

her because I wanted a picture, and it worked out perfectly,

she woke up and we were right in the front.

Can you tell she is pretty happy?

meeting Pluto

On the Finding Nemo submarine ride, not my favorite

I am EXTREMELY claustraphobic and Mia didn't love

it either. You forget that in every Disney movie, there

is always a villian. It's so annoying!

Buzz lightyear ride

at the end of our day at Disney, we met up with my good

friend Kelly and got to meet her beautiful baby. So glad

we got to see them and have dinner!

Mia , Madison, and Payton

This is the end of our trip- she was amazing, the best trip so

far because she is just the perfect age and is a trooper, here she

is passed out in her bed at the hotel, by the end, she was ready to go

back to her house and told Rick and I , "I don't want you guys to

sleep behind me anymore! I want to be in my own room" We slept on the queen and

she was in a pullout bed, we thought that was funny that she didn't like us behind her,

She talks so much in her sleep, at one

point she yelled " I want my Sprite at 2 am and another time screamed, "That's

not a T-Rex, that's a spinasaurus!" Definitely got talking in her sleep from her dad.

Can't wait for this summer to do it all again!!!