Not the best picture, but definately a significant one

Mia is now walking a few steps at a time all by herself.......she'll walk from chair to mommy...from the cabinets to daddy......run while pushing around boxes.......we'll try to capture it on video on of these days

I'm Dreaming of a White X-mas......

We've had many snow storms this December, with more on their way. Mia is ready for them all with her new snowsuit (though she hasn't quite figured out how to move in it)

Santa was good to Mia and Mommy

Thank you Santa and Santa's helpers for delivering fun gifts to us. We love the toys, clothes, tickets, memberships, gift certificates.....We feel very spoiled

Christmas with the Chicks

Mia enjoyed laughing with her Bumpa, snuggling with her Nina and playing with aunts, uncles and cousins this Christmas. We spend Christmas Eve at Ed and Judi's and Christmas day at Pete and Jean's

Mia and the stairs part1

Mia and the stairs part 2

Mia's newest skill

For months now, people have said hi to Mia on the phone. Today out of the blue she started saying he back.......

Mia's first holiday party

Santa was in good spirits at the Seacoast Science Center's holiday volunteer party

Swim lessons on Sat morning

Thank you Freitas/Walstrom/Crocker/Rosenbaum Family for including us in you Thanksgiving gathering, we are lucky to have friends like you.

November is almost half over!

Well November is busy and December is even worse so here are a couple pics to keep the natives from getting too restless.

Mia and Juliette Novis at Emily Novis' wedding Mia wearing the dunce cap she made for daddy's birthday.
Mia trying to take home a pumpkin that was the same size as her when we met the Crockers for apple picking.

Happy Halloween from the Chicks

Daddy's favorite picture of the moment

This picture says it all.

Thankhanamas

Well the holidays have begun early this year for us, but Mia didn't seem to mind! We love you Nanna, Situ, and Uncle Charlie.

New reality at the Chick house

Mia is not only crawling, getting into cabinets, but in the last few days she's even begun pulling herself up......We can't believe how quickly she's changing

Mia's first visit to South Carolina

While visiting S.C., Mia enjoyed "playing" with grampa PG Mia went on her first pony ride...and no you can't get her one of her own
Mia bonds with Auntie Anne and Rah at the farmer's market
Mia enjoyed family bonding on one of the roof top bars in Charleston
Amelia Perrin meets Perrin L ( Perrin A's cousin) and her husband Chip. They have a little one on the way in December.

First bubble bath

We're now trying finger foods

They say these first finger foods melt in their mouths...but what really happens is they get all over everything.....

And yes Mia's hair is so long these days that it has to go up piggy tales

Mia sits up on her own

So these pictures don't really tell this story...but they're current shots and unfortunately our batteries went tonight at the big moment

Tonight Mia pulled herself up from lying down to a sitting position all by herself....(Sept 2 5:32 pm)

I think we're going to have our hands full with this cool chick who's part angel and part dare devil....the only way we'll be able to keep her in one place going forward is to bury her in the sand

Visit with the Lances in Maine

We enjoyed hiking, a camp fire, playing in the water, blueberry picking and just hanging out in a lake side cabin with Lance Family. We asked Jay and Wendy to be Mia's "guiding parents", our take on Godparents and they said yes...