Mia is One!

My sweet little baby girl has turned one already! I cannot believe it. Wasn't it just yesterday that she was born? How is it going so fast? It seems like it took me forever to grow up - so why are my kids doing it so much faster than I did?

Well, she's not walking quite yet. She definitely fooled her Daddy and me; we thought she would be walking all over by now. She's been pulling up and walking along the furniture for months now - but she still lacks the confidence to actually let go of the furniture and go for it. I'm sure it will be any day now. I mean, after all what does she have to feel nervous about? It's not like we have a dog who will...oh, wait! We do. Well, it's not like she has a big brother who might...oh, wait! She does. Hmmmm. Come to think about it, I don't think I'd let go if I were her either! We'll wait patiently and hopefully we'll be able to capture it and post a video on here for all to see her remarkable accomplishment.

Happy Birthday, my sweet little baby girl! Mommy loves you.

Valentine's Day 2010

This Valentine's Day began with Pink Pancakes with Chocolate Chips for everyone! Joe woke up with Mia and let Logan and I sleep in for a little while. When Logan awoke he ran to check to see what Mia was doing (as usual) and noticed presents in the living room. He was so excited; I heard him say "Daddy! Daddy! Come see what I see in the living room. It's presents! Who are they for?" I decided this was my cue to get out of bed before Logan took it upon himself to open all the presents. Logan got a Valentine gift basket with 2 new monkeys in it and Mia got a large pink teddy bear. Mia kind of looked at the teddy bear and then decided that playing with the paper was much more interesting. Logan exclaimed "But I didn't need any more monkeys. I already have Leonard and Franklin." Oh well, I guess you win some and you lose some. We still had a lot of fun. It was a very nice relaxing day - just what I needed!

Logan made Valentine's cards for me, his Daddy and Mia. They were really sweet and took him quite a while to complete. He wrote the cards on paper and then cut out heart shapes from construction paper and glued them on the writing paper.

I think his handwriting is really improving - especially considering he isn't even 5 yet.

Christmas 2009

I just don't know how this Christmas could have gone any better...We had so many wonderful experiences this year!

Logan was in a performance at the Children's Mass on Christmas Eve. He was a Donkey in the first play that took place before Mass began and was a Shepherd in the second play that took place at the end of Mass. He did such a wonderful job. Logan has come such a long way from the little boy who had an absolute meltdown at last years' Christmas performance. I can still remember sitting there in the Church watching all the other proud parents snapping pictures of their children singing their little hearts out, while my son sat next to me singing every word but refusing to go up with his class. I remember letting out a few tears because I wanted him to do it so badly but he just wouldn't even consider going up in front of all those people. What a long way my sweet little boy has come. He is really beginning to develop self confidence; as a mother there is nothing more pleasing to see. I am so very proud of him!

Mia got her first tooth! It poked right through Christmas morning. I don't know if her Daddy and I were more excited about it or if Logan was. You see, Dr. Kappel told Logan that Mia should have a tooth for Christmas when she went in for her last checkup. Ever since that day, anytime I asked Logan "What happens on Christmas?" he would respond "Mia gets her tooth! And it's Baby Jesus' birthday." I cannot even imagine what would have happened if that tooth had not made it through on time.

Santa treated Mia and Logan like the super great kids that they are. Logan was so funny Christmas morning. He came bursting into my bedroom exclaiming "He came! He came! Mommy! Daddy! Santa came and there's presents everywhere!" Then when we walked into the living room, he said "Aww, man! Santa messed up. I didn't mean for him to bring Sissy a big car to ride in - I wanted him to bring her a little car so she can play race cars with me!" I couldn't believe it. What a little stinker! Luckily, he got over that very quickly when he began opening his own gifts. Box after box, he tore open the paper and exclaimed "It's just what I wanted!" It was such a nice experience. Then, Mia woke up (we purposely let her sleep late so that each of them could have their own time to open all their gifts without feeling rushed or overwhelmed by the other) and she was nothing but smiles with her new little tooth sticking right up through her gum line. She sat down with me to open her gifts and ate a few pieces of paper. After about 10 minutes, I let Logan take over opening her gifts. It was so nice to watch the two of them interact. Logan was so gentle and sweet - he let all of his toys wait on the side while he helped Mia with her toys. And Mia sat there just watching and smiling while her big brother gave her so much attention - it was like she had stars in her eyes. They are so sweet with each other. I know those days are probably numbered, but I truly hope that I will always remember how they are right now. My sweet little angels.