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Christmas Day

We left my parents Christmas morning and traveled to Vance to spend Christmas with Ryan's family. We had another huge dinner and lots of family time!

Christmas Eve

We went to church with my parents Christmas Eve and had a yummy dinner. Aunt Emily and Uncle Brian joined us for dinner and spent the night. Mia had a restless night waiting for Santa Clause. Sorry Mimi and Grandpa!

Country Cookin'

Last night we took Mia to Cracker Barrell for supper. She loved the food. She had a biscuit, green beans, cinnamon apples, and chicken and dumplings. After every bite she said "Mmmm". Too cute! She was such a good girl. You can see her boo-boo on her forehead from hitting her head on the rocking chair at big girl school. I thought these pictures really showed off her pretty eyes!

Catch-up

Well, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks so I will catch everyone up on what Miss Mia is up to. We had our neighborhood luminary lighting last Sunday. It was beautiful! We pulled Mia around the neighborhood in her wagon. She thought everything was "bweeeee". This is her new word. We think she is trying to say "pretty". She is now trying to do the itsy bitsy spider. It's so cute. Whenever you say "you look so pretty", she runs her hands through her hair. Vanity is so cute at this age!

We went and visited mama and daddy's new beach house on Saturday. Mia had a grand time getting into everything. She behaved well except for when we took something away from her that she wanted. This always inevitably leads to a full blown, on the floor temper tantrum.

She now has a facination with leaves. She is constantly picking them up and bringing them in the house for me!

One of her favorite things though is giving hugs. I'm very fortunate to have a loving daughter who likes affection and cuddling. It doesn't get much better than a good Mia hug!

For those of you I generally post a comment to on your blog: I haven't been able to post anything lately. I don't know what is wrong. It says my user name is incorrect. I'm using the same one I have always used though. Just wanted you to know that I am still keeping up with you!

Baby Cradle

My boss brought Mia's Christmas present by this weekend. It's a baby cradle he had made for her with her name on it. She thinks it is for her to sit in...

Emily and I took Mia to B'ville to get her Christmas pictures made on Saturday. On the way back a deer ran into my driver's side doors and did about $2800 worth of damage. Everyone was okay though. I just feel like my brand new car turned into a hooptie. :-(

Mia also started eating from her big girl chair last week. She seems to like sitting at the table with us instead of in her high chair.

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Thanksgiving

We had a busy Thanksgiving. Ryan and I were both off starting Wednesday. We were able to get our tree up and get decorated for Christmas. We went to Sumter Thursday and had Thanksgiving dinner with Ryan's family. Mama, Emily and me went shopping Friday. Saturday we went over to Stan and Logan's to watch the Clemson/Carolina game. It was a good game - too bad the Tigers couldn't pull it out! Here are some pics of our long weekend...

Early Thanksgiving in Simpsonville

We spent this Sunday in Simpsonville having Thanksgiving with my side of the family. Missy and Blake were kind enough to host all of us at their house. It was fun seeing everyone. Mia was a little shy at first, but she had fun - especially playing with Cousin Ava's tea set. Thursday we are going to Sumter to have Thanksgiving again. I'll try to post more pics then...

This weekend...

Kicked back watching her new car DVD player...
Loving the laundry basket...
Standing up drinking her milk like a big girl...

Walking

Mia has started walking consistently now. She took her first few steps the day before her birthday, but this weekend she really started showing off. Don't get me wrong, she prefers crawling, but she has figured this walking thing out. It's so cute watching her. She has had lots of tumbles, but she gets back up and tries again. It's so amazing that this time last year she couldn't even hold her head up, and now she is toddling her way across the living room!

1 year check-up

Mia had her 1 year check up this past Monday. She was quite the handfull in the doctor's office. She is no longer content just sitting in our laps. She must move around and be entertained. She weighed 24 pounds and is 31 2/4 inches long. She is at the top of her growth chart. She got 3 shots and cried a little, but took them like a big girl! For being so good, we took her to McDonalds and got her an Oreo McFlurry. She gobbled it up! I guess we will make this a tradition after she has shots!

November 4th

Wow! What a big day Mia had on Saturday! It looked like Christmas in our living room. Everyone was so nice and gave such great gifts! Mia was distracted from the gifts by Mr. Rylan. She saw him and she just lit up. Rylan was nice enough to hug her and give her kisses on her forehead. It was so good seeing everyone. Mia looked like a big girl in her birthday dress! We had so much fun! Happy birthday, sweetie!

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