Big Girl Potty!

Mia has been regressing a bit lately and having occasional accidents, after we thought we had her totally potty trained... We're hoping that the arrival of Brandon & Aubrey won't make her regress even further. Today Mia went all on her own, without even letting Mommy or Daddy know what she was doing! I thought this was the cutest picture. She's damn near falling in...

Snow Day!

Yes, it's that pathetic time of year again when Arizonans truck in snow, dump it in the parking lot, bust out their mittens, and endure the harsh 70 degree weather to pretend we live in a miserable climate! If this picture were panned out you'd see a bunch of Mom's kibitzing in flip flops and skirts while the kids pretend they live in the Midwest... Poor children, they'll just have to keep dreaming and hope for a better life someday!

Big Sister Sascha!!

Mommy snapped this photo when Sascha came over from her class room to visit her little sister Mia in her class... They are so cute and sweet together! Note Sascha's beautiful dress in honor of the Chinese New Year! What beauty...

School Surprise!

On Wednesday Mommy & Daddy surprised Mia and made a guest appearance at her school. Each week they choose a different topic to teach the kids about. Usually it's a Jewish theme, as it's a school at the local Temple. However, in honor of Mia's heritage, they allowed Mommy to read a book called 'My First Chinese New Year' to the class, and then we passed out pastries from a local Asian bakery. The kids all had a blast, and of course they loved the surprise dessert! Mia thought it was show & tell day. She's always so proud to show off her Mommy & Daddy to her classmates, which is the most amazing feeling for us... We're very lucky!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mia would like to send a great big 'I LOVE YOU' to all of her fans!!!!!!! Happy Valentine's Day...

The Adventurer!

Yes, she is quite the adventurer! Mia saw a rock climbing wall at Chinese New Year and decided she had to climb it. Never mind that it was for kids twice her size... She got buckled in and scurried right up the side. Gotta love her enthusiasm!

Fake Smile!

Can anyone sense the fake smile?! Our little ham has grown tired of the incessant picture taking and now fights us to get a good picture... When she does say 'Cheese', it's with this lovely fake smile that is on display in the above photo, and lasts for all of a second and a half, if we're lucky! But that's ok, we'll just have to move on to the candid photo phase...

Note the 'twins' in the photo! As most of you know, Mia is obsessed with her bears. We bought a back up to 'Little Bear', just in case he was ever lost. Well, she found the back up and immeditely decided, with no guidance from us, that they are twins, just like the babies in Momma's belly! So now she carries her twins around... Too freaking cute, and just a bit ironic!

Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year to you all. This past weekend was the big FCC (Families with Children from China) event of the year. Momma is on the Board, along with Sascha's Mommy Chrissy, and they work hard all year preparing for the festivities! As always, it was an absolute success. Mommy worked about a 10 hour day, which is always good in the 3rd tri-mester of a high risk prenancy... Daddy showed up fashionably late with the midget and got to enjoy the fruits of all the hard work. (Does anyone sense a recurring theme here?!) We played games, made t-shirts, and even got a T-Rex balloon! It's always fun to delve into Mia's birth country's culture and expose her to so many neat traditions and so much history. Thank you very much to all of you who so generously supported our event! The midget appreciates it...