Christmas program at big girl school

Bubbles,bubbles everywhere

So, Mia found her Dora bubble bath that was supposed to be in her stocking on Christmas Day. Understand that our house is in complete disarray since we're packing up to move. Last night, Ryan was running her bath water while I was packing. We could hear her in the bathroom banging something against the side of the tub. Yes, she emptied the WHOLE bottle of bubble bath into the water. We let her stay in the tub for 45 minutes and there were still bubbles in the tub. It did make some cute pictures though!

Words of wisdom from Mia...

• "Don't bite your friends, you bite your food."
• While holding safety scissors..."Don't cut your friends, you cut paper."
• "Knives will hurt you!"
• "Don't hit your friends!"
• "You close your eyes when you say the blessing."

These are just some tidbits of what she is learning at school. She is so funny and at the same time very serious when she is trying to "teach" us something!

Thanksgiving Day

We spent our Thanksgiving Day in Vance with Ryan's family. We had a delicious meal and Mia enjoyed entertaining everyone with her dancing and singing! Here are some pics of her picking pecans. These are the only shots I got before my camera battery died!

31 Weeks

This is actually the first belly shot I've taken with this pregnancy. Awful huh? So here it is...pretty big for 31 weeks huh? :-)

Mia's birthday

Mia turned 3 on Election Day. Ryan and I both took off the day to spend with her. We started off at Krispy Kreme for her birthday breakfast. Then we took her with us to vote. After a nap, she had to go for her 3 year check-up. She was 40 3/4 inches and 38 1/2 pounds. Yes, I have a tall girl! That night we met Mimi, Papa, Emily, Brian, and Baby Nicholas at Chucky Cheese for some birthday pizza and fun. As you can see, she had a great time!
She is so entertaining and amusing at this age! She is very quick to correct anyone if they forget their manners - which i must say makes me very proud! She loves to sing, she loves gymnastics, and she loves her big girl school. Her favorite toys right now are baby dolls, moon sand, trucks, her jambox, and her pink jeep. She loves to mimic her teachers and have "storytime" with us. She is very quick to hush us if we aren't paying attention to her story! Her favorite cartoons are Wow Wow Wubzy, Dora, and Blues Clues. Her favorite foods are pasta, "treats", green beans, corn, and most fruits.
She doesn't like having her hair towel-dried after a bath, getting dressed, being told "no", and not being able to do something on her own. She is very independent and very quick to tell me that she is not my baby, but a big girl! At the same time, she is very loving - always has time for kisses, hugs, and "I Love You's"!

More from Trey's party

Trey's Birthday Party

More of Mia's B'day

Mia's Birthday

My girl is 3...

I guess "bittersweet" sums up Mia's birthday in a word. I'm so proud of the little girl my baby has become, but at the same time, I'm very sad that the first 3 years of her life have flown by so fast. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. Now, she is carrying on conversations, has friends, kisses boys :-), uses the potty, sleeps in a big girl bed, entertains herself, ect. There is nothing like hearing her say "I love you" out of the blue! I guess the thing I'm most proud of is her manners. She says "yes sir/ma'am", "thank you", "excuse me", "I'm fine, thanks," and "bless you." She is not only physically beautiful, but has the sweetest personality! I know I'm a little biased! Don't get me wrong - we have our share of challenging moments! These are usually when she wants to do something on her own and can't. That generally produces a good meltdown! :-0
So, Happy Birthday My Beautiful, Sweet, and Precious Little Girl! We love you soooo much and are soooo proud of you!!! You are a wonderful daughter and you are going to be the best big sister!!!

Birthday Party

Birthday party

Birthday Party

Mia explaining the pinata

Always together!

Painting at Wink

Halloween

Halloween Parade at school