Happy Thanksgiving from the Twins!

No, not the twins in Momma's belly! I meant the twins from Thanksgiving... We spent the day with Russell & Christine's family, who were so sweet to include us in their holiday plans. Mia & Sascha got to play together all day! Chrissy has been so generous in sharing all of the clothes that Sascha has outgrown, so Momma bought them matching dresses for Turkey Day, to show her appreciation! Tell me they aren't the cutest...

Daddy's Little Sun Devil

On Saturday, Mommy & Daddy took the midget to see Arizona State play the University of Arizona. While we certainly have a family rivalry in the making, Daddy realizes that his school's team sucks this year, and Momma's team got lucky in the final seconds of the game... That's ok, the photo above evidences that we have the cutest fan base!!

When we met Uncle Jesse at the game, Momma had Mia dressed in a red T-shirt to support the U of A. So Daddy pretended that Mia had to go potty, and we raced to the shirt vendor to remedy the situation! Much better, don't you agree?!?!

Daddy's Little Boy!

Not sure if you've noticed, but our midget sure loves playing with Daddy in the garage! Daddy is hoping this will be a life long pursuit, and not just her desire to be around Daddy at the moment. Here she is the day after Thanksgiving working at her tool bench... Gotta love the goggles!

Note the bags of clothes and toys that are being removed in preparation for Brandon & Aubrey's arrival!!!!

Shop Keeper Mia!

The other night Mia set up a shop and invited Daddy in to browse... It was amazingly cute! Mia would put purchases in a bag, punch a few numbers on her cash register, and then hand out a few plastic coins that she referred to as 'Wiggle Dollars'! Better yet, she actually stood up, shook my hand and said, "Thank you for stopping by"! The creative phase is so fun...

The Mermaid

Mia was having a hard time waking up the other morning, so she insisted that Momma wrap her up like a mermaid! Her words... She was all snuggled in with her breakfast of champions, chocolate milk! Of course her favorite companion, Mary Bear, was close at hand. Note Mary's Cardinals jersey!!

Happy Birthday Sascha!

Our close friends, Russell & Christine, have a beautiful daughter named Sascha who Mia is very close with! In fact, Sascha was one of the first little Chinese girls we met when we moved to AZ. Last week was Sascha's 5th birthday (they grow so quickly...) and all the kids went to 'Pump it Up' for some serious climbing and playing! Here is our midget making it to the top, and is very proud of this accomplishment... What a smile!

Meow!

Momma bought our midget a couple of kitty masks. The result is that Daddy is now forced to crawl around on all fours meowing... It's amazing what you find yourself doing as a parent!

Mia seems to be slowly grasping the meaning of Momma's growing belly... She talks more and more about having a brother and a sister soon! Although I'm certain it will still be quite a shock when two new midgets actually take away some of Mommy & Daddy's attention. Oh well, time for Mia to learn to share the hard way!

Couple of Musicians Jamming!

Aunt Cathy & Uncle Ryan came for a visit this past weekend. Of course the first thing Uncle Ryan did was don his swim suit, grab his guitar and head out to the pool. So, what do you think Mia did?! That's right, she had to mimic Uncle Ryan right down to the outfit. In fact, the only difference you'll notice is that Mia is missing her sun glasses. About 90 seconds after this photo was taken she ran inside to get those too! So cute seeing her mimic the one's she loves...

Swim Time!

The weather this weekend was absolutely flawless! Mia enjoyed her 80 degree weekend with a nice dip in the pool... Even though she's gotten pretty good at swimming, via her swimming lessons, she still loves to swim in her pink tube! What a cutie...

Trick or Treat!

These were so cute I had to post two photos! So this was it, Mia's first real Halloween... At least the first Halloween where she understood what was going on around her. We thought that since she would be cognizant of the festivities that she would enjoy things more. Wow, did we underestimate the joy she found in trick or treating!! She was a midget on a mission. She was so excited to have her group of friends together that she could hardly wait to get rolling. We had our annual Halloween gathering for the neighborhood, and all the kids went out together, escorted by the Dad's of course. After we all came back to the house to enjoy some more food and drinks, Mia decided she had to go again! So off we went. Finally, after an hour and a half of trick or treating, Daddy had to pull the plug on the venture and convince Mia that it was time to head home... As you can see, the planned Ariel costume never made onto her little body, as she refused to put it on. In it's place came Momma's creative pumpkin outfit! As Mia would say, we had Great Fun!

Sailing the Seven Seas!

Mia has entered her 'imagination' phase! It's so fun to see what new adventures she creates each day... Last night she pulled all the blankets out of a basket and proceeded to climb in and let us know she was sailing the seven seas! She then made Daddy carry the basket all over the house for her sailing adventure. She even had baby Donald (Donald Duck Jr.) join her for a cruise... So sweet!