Mia runs at the SSC Trail Run

Months have passed since we update this blog. Its hard keeping up with Miss Mia, as evident by these pictures. She is always on the go. What a character she is too boot. So serious and determined to be a big kid, yet always making us laugh

After finishing the race it is of course time to hold the animals, create craft projects and play on the playground......and that's all in a day's work when Mia visits Mommy at the Seacoast Science Center

MIa visits with Sanat at School

Santa brought each child at Mia's school a book to unwrap. Mia was the 33 child out of 40 to be called up. She did a great job waiting paintently. She hopped right up on his lap, asked him if he has fireproof pants, (this santa did not talk) and then opened her gift and said thank you so loud everyone in the room could hear her.


Mia consistently asks us if we will turn off the fire when santa comes. (she's worried he'll get hurt when he comes down the chimmey) Shane told Mia that Santa pushes his nose to put fires out as he comes down chimmneys and then pushes it again after he is done. Our friend John told her (when she asked him after hearing daddy's explanation) that Santa has fire proof pants so when he lands on the fire he doesn't get hurt

Not a fan

Its been one of those nights. Every hour or so Mia wakes up screaming "Mom" . Ignore her I try, but eventually I find myself in her room trying to get her back to sleep by laying down next to her. When she's asleep, I get up and try to get myself back to sleep. And then it happens all over again. She has the sniffles so she keeps waking herself up because she can't breath easily. She's over tired which in a weird world makes her less apapt to sleep and she seems to be having bad dreams about the Lizard of POz

At 4:50 (my coveted alone and quiet time) I was in with her listening to her tell me "the tin man came last night and he saved me but then he melted." And immediately after that statement back to sleep she went

Not uncommon

2:30 Last night you hear Mia calling from her room...."daddy please read me stories...." Those words continued for what seemed like 10 minutes. Then little feet come down the hallway and into our room. "Mommy can I sleep with you?" By 2:50 I am sleeping on the couch as Mia has kicked me out of bed. Shane is sleeping on litterally an inch of the bed because Bunk the cat has also snuggled his way between Shane and I. How does such little creatures take up so much of the King Size bed?

4:30 I was up working on the computer. You hear "Mom can you sleep in my bed. Daddy's loud" I bring her to her own room and lie down with her until I hear her silent snoring (that is compared to loud daddy), so Shane can get some real sleep.

Musical beds in is not uncommon in our house

a wave and a wiggle

Quiet morning...Mia at 7:00, without making a peep , came into the office. She waved to me just as cute as could be from the door and then came over to my lap and wiggled her way in to snuggle.

So begins our day

Chef Mia

Mia loves to bake. THis was her halloween custom for her school party last month

Some of Mia's catchy phrases

6:01 Am Mia will wake any moment. I hear her stirring and saying "I'm done sleeping" quietly. Before she does though, I wanted to capture some of her fun words and phrases

sonverations= conversation- usually heard in this format- "stop having sonverations mommy!"
light castle= light house
north home=North Pole or where Santa lives
Lizard of Poz= Wizard of Oz, the movie
sosited= "I am so excited."
prise= surprise, usually yelled when she is jumping out at you

6:13 Mommy can I get up...Mommy all done sleeping...mommy can I be all done sleeping...i respond with a quiet yes and here comes little feet

Mommy I had a good dream i'm going to keep my nightgown on... can I watch tv Mommy

So begins our day