Serious Rock Digging!

While Daddy was working in the garage this weekend, Mia decided to get into some serious rock digging... As we all know, it's critical to wear appropriate eye protection when filling buckets with rocks! The chocolate on the face? Well, how would you expect her to have the necessary energy to finish the job without a little pick-me-up?! Too cute!

Neck Cramps?!

I thought I had physical ailments to complain about until I saw the way the twins spend their days! Good god, it's amazing how they always find a way to crook their necks at about a 90 degree angle... Here they are in their first swim suits at the family party at the Club this weekend! This was after a few shots of tequila and a couple keg stands. You've got to remember, they were preemies, so they haven't built up much tolerance for alcohol yet!

Best Friends!

Over the weekend we attended a family pool party at the Club. Christine & Tracy brought their kids, as well as Kimmy & Steve, who have a little girl named Taylor. Taylor is Mia's first true 'best friend'. It is so amazingly cute to see their little friendship developing... They try and do their hair the same way, hold hands when playing, and miss eachother! It is so cute... Here they are playing in the Kiddie Pool. Big shock theya re both doing the same thing!

Sports Illustrated 2027...

Can you see it now? Mia Lovell doing her Sports Illustrated swim suit lay out on some South American beach in the year 2027... Note to Mia, Daddy ain't having it!

School is Out!!

We can hardly believe that Mia's second year of school is already over! Wow, time flies... Here is Mia saying goodbye to her two teachers, Ms. Emily & Ms. Marcy. During her student - teacher conference this year Ms. Marcy told us that if she could have 12 or 15 more Mia's in her class, her life would be perfect! Awwww, how sweet that our child acts perfect for strangers and saves her ridiculously crazy for us at home...

Peach Festival

Last weekend we took Mia & the newest midgets to a peach festival south of town. Here's our Princess doing what she loves, riding a pony! It may have been a little aggressive taking the twins out in 95+ degree weather, to a farm... Yikes! We all had fun and the yummy peaches were worth the sacrifice!

Super Aunt!

Now that Aunt Cathy & Uncle Ryan have relocated to sunny Arizona, Mia gets to see them far more often! In fact, they live right around the corner and we've been spending a great deal of time together. It's great for Mia because she loves playing dress up and just being goofy with her Aunt. As you can tell by the photo, Aunt Cathy is good at that... Uncle Ryan is great at helping Mia develop her musical skills, plus he's certainly no slouch at being a goof himself! Here are the two super heros flying around the house in full their full get ups!!

Happy Mother's Day!

For Mother's Day, Grammy & Papa drove up from Tucson and joined us for brunch at the Club, followed by a little swimming for the midget & Daddy! Even the twins got to hang out in the shade and enjoy a little bit of the spring heat in Phoenix. Mia loves swimming now and is really getting quite good... It's frightening how quickly she's growing into a full blown little person. She's no longer just our midget. The other night Stacy went into Mia's room in the middle of the night to cover her up, and came out in shock at how large Mia's body was when she tried to move her in the bed... Raising kids is an absolute blast, but it sure does go quickly!