just a couple of days away with some special friends! I was SOOOO proud of Mia, she rode Tower of Terror and she loved it! It was especially chilly this weekend, so we were all bundled up!!

girly girl

little Miss makeup and lipstick!

(notice her slight black eye from running into a classmate on the playground)

Mia is singing away to Taylor Swift's song...
'You Belong With Me'

I have to share a funny story about a conversation I had with Mia the other day. We were playing restaurant and she was taking my order. She comes over with a pencil and a small pad of paper and I ask her what was on the menu. She takes the eraser part of her pencil and places it on her lip and says "hmmmm, let me see, we have quesadillas and some crab legs, lobster, chicken wings and some sushi!!!" I was rolling on the floor laughing!!

I think that was a wake up call that I have successfully accomplished what I always wanted too. A child with a palate for a variety of foods, not the chicken fingers and Mac and cheese only type! But Lobster, Oh My! I should have maybe toned it down a little!!!

this picture truly exemplifies the personality of our Mia. She loves to giggle and is always (well most of the time) having a good time! We took this picture this weekend while visiting friends!

our little girl is so full of life and anything she does, she enjoys it so much! Today she wanted to wear her hello kitty rain boots because it had rained earlier and there were a few puddle left. I caught these shots while she was playing around with her new princess umbrella! Mia starts pre-k this August and it is an eye opening reminder of how fast time flies! Our little girl has become quite the comedian and to be perfectly honest with you, no words can explain the laughter and personality punch this little spunky girl packs. She loves to sing to Sugarland and Taylor Swift and she knows when Rock and Roll songs are on, that those are Daddy's favorite type of music. She loves our 'special occasion' slurpee trips to 7-11 and skips thru the store to the machine. She frequently asks for per-fer-ume when she catches me spraying mine on and notices the change in my nail color when I sneak for a manicure & pedicure and asks "Why didn't you take me to the nail store?"

just spending some time with family and friends at the local town festival!

Mia had some professional photos done by a very talented photographer in Fort Lauderdale today. Mia was so cooperative and she has such a cutesy personality that Lisa loved her! Above is one of the shots that was taken, I am now going thru some proofs to narrow down some of my favorites. A few of her favorites get sent in to some agencies for possible print work! I am anxious to see where this leads us!

Mia just loves our neighbors kitty who comes running once Mia goes outside to play. She has named him Tiger and he loves for her to pet him! Of course she wants a cat now, but we are OK with the 2 dogs, 1 fish and 1 bird that we have!

I entered 2 pictures into the Nestle Holiday Photo contest and they have made the finals!! Now I need people to vote from now until the 25th. Click on the link below and make the selection under the categories Home for the Holidays and Deck the Halls under Barbara H. Once you have hit select 'go to selections' to register your vote. You can vote once a day until the 25th. Thank you in advance, I am so excited!

http://holiday.nestlefamily.com/

Welcome 2010 this year we had a house full for New Year's !!! We were so happy to have Makenzie with us for the long weekend too! Mike really enjoyed the time with his goddaughter, it had been way too long since we saw her. There is soooo much to catch up on!!! We are glad she is back and safe!!

Makenzie fashionably in her snuggie with Stephanie!



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chilly New Years Day!

Christmas has come and gone and it was a whirlwind of fun surrounded

with family and friends!

this year was a boat load of fun and we really had a great time! Christmas Eve and Christmas morning was at our home and the cousins tore into their gifts so fast I could hardly keep up with photos! Santa was very generous to the kiddos and they LOVED all their presents. The adults really enjoyed our Secret Santa gift exchange which has become a tradition in our family! My Secret Santa got me the Wii Fit Plus and I need to get going on it now that the holiday hoopla is over. Santa delivered a Kawasaki Power Wheels Barbie ATV which Mia loves buzzing up and down the street with and a Disney Princess vanity. Mia is now at the age where she is starting to enjoy playing games and she got a game called 'Pop the Pig' and it is so funny to play. The Wii continues to be a great hit in our house and we got some more games for Christmas which made for great tournaments! Santa bought me a new lap top with Photoshop CS4 and I am still trying to learn all the options that it has to offer!