First Santa Visit...

After all the other kids were done crying, Mia hopped up on Santa's lap and had an absolute blast! You can tell by Santa's face that even he was amused by her shear joy. I wish I could show you all the photos. About 15 seconds after this was taken, Mia gazed into Santa's eyes and promptly grabbed a handful of beard and tugged!! She's the absolute best and we are having so much fun... We want 10 more!

Teddy Bear Tea!

Today Mommy, Daddy & Aunt Cari took our little princess for 'Teddy Bear Tea' at the Ritz! It was so sweet to see all the little kids dressed up sharp and having so much fun. Mia is such a trooper. When the life size Teddy Bear came around she wasn't at all intimidated. I expected at least a whimper, but she was smiles... Fortunately she was still too young for the food, so Dad helped out and ate all Mia's tea snacks!

Disneyland...

Eben's Mom, Joanie, was sweet enough to get Mia a rolling walker when she saw how motivated our little angel is to walk! However, Mia has decided that getting into her walker and using her feet to prople herself isn't nearly as fun as standing on the end and having Mommy & Daddy push her around the house. Mia lights up every time we play this game... I get the feeling she thinks she's in Disneyland. Anything for that beautiful little smile and sweet little giggle!

Playmate!

Mia loves playing with Nancy & Eben's son Blaze! He is so patient and sweet with Mia and she lights up whenever he comes around... We're very lucky to have such great friends living so close!

Hanukkah Bush!

Tonight Mia helped Mommy & Daddy put up the Hanukkah bush! She was mesmerized by the lights and felt it only appropriate to put the cord in her mouth... Daddy raised his voice to little Mia for the first time to try and deter the consumption of electricity. Big surprise that Mia had no noticable response other than to look inquisitively at Daddy while biting down harder on the cord... It's hard to be stern with such a cutie~

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!