Mia's Party!

We flew to Cleveland for a week to get a chance for everyone to meet the sunshine girl. We had a whirlwind trip of dinners, play dates & parties! Mia met dozens and dozens of people. She was such a sport as every one of them held her and cooed about her beauty... It was so nice to get a chance to share our long awaited little bundle of joy with all of our friends and family. Grandma Margaret, Aunty Cathy, Aunt Donna, Eileen & Michelle were all unbelievably gracious in hosting a Mia bash on Saturday. We had close to 100 people at Grandpa's house for a Chinese themed party. The house was decorated beautifully with chinese lanterns and streamers, the Chinese food was fantastic and the party was absolutely a success! We had Andy & Jen fly in from DC, as well as Steve, Sharon & Greg from St. Louis, and Aunt Chrisy from LA. Grammy & Papa also made the long trip from Tucson just to be with our little angel. We capped off the trip with a beautiful family dinner party on Sunday night, hosted by Aunt Donna & Uncle Chris. The whole trip was filled with so much love and excitement that Mia misses her new friends and family in Cleveland already...

Mia meets Sharon & Greg

Stacy's God Parents, Sharon & Greg, flew in from St. Louis to meet little Mia. They spent the whole weekend with us, and Mia had a blast with them. We are very lucky to have them in our lives...

The Lovell Clan!

While in Cleveland we all got to spend a lot of time with Mia's Aunt Donna and cousins Madison, Michael, Michelle & Maria. They were all incredibly sweet and loving with their new cousin. Mia is very lucky to have such incredible family. Donna & Chris went far beyond anything we could have wished for and hosted an extravagent dinner party for our extended family on Sunday evening. They were beyond generous... Most importantly, you can see in this picture the natural bond they've all formed already!

Uncle Chris...

Mia got a chance to spend loads of quality time with her Uncle Chris. They both fell in love, and really enjoyed playing. I'm pretty sure she's decided that he's her favorite of all... (Sorry Donna!)

Grandma Margaret!

Mia had a great time with Grandma Margaret in Cleveland. She worked so hard on Mia's party, and they had a great time playing together... It was really sweet that every time Grandma picked up little Mia, she would snuggle in for a Grandma hug. Mia misses Grandma already!

Grandpa!

While in Cleveland for our visit, Mia got to meet Grandpa. She loved all the fun stuffed animals in his house. Especially the gorilla that sings, "Wild thing, you make my heart sing...".

Mia meets Aunt Chrisy!

Mia has been lucky enough to get tons of love and affection from her new Aunt Chrisy. They finally got to meet during our recent visit to Ohio for Mia's 'Coming Out' party! Aunt Chrisy was sweet enough to fly all the way from L.A. for just a 24 hours trip, so she could meet little Mia! Mia is very appreciative and loves her new aunt...

New Friends...

While in Cleveland we got the chance to hang out with Doug & Heather, and introduce Mia to their beautiful little girls, Zoe & Lilly. As you can tell by the mess, Lilly loved playing Mommy to Mia, and was feeding her lots of crackers. They were so sweet with little Mia...

Grocery Shopping!

Little Mia sure does have it rough! Momma has thought of everything... Including making sure she is safe and comfortable in the grocery cart. Too cute!