First Baseball game!

Last Friday, Mia went to her first baseball game! It was Northwoods Night at the Peoria Chiefs game, so we shared her experience with lots from our church family. She rotated from seat to seat, playing with her friends and watching the game. Unforounately, the Chiefs did not win, but there was a great fireworks display afterwards. As Eliza said "I'm going to remember this night forever!" The time spent with friends was fun though, and she collected various baseballs to bring home.

Fireworks!

On July 4, we had a VERY busy day of fun, food, family & friends! First, we visit for Mia's second 4th of July at Twin Maple Campgrounds. She got to swim, play in the dirt, and play with cousins! My parents were visiting, and it was my mom's first 4th in Iowa for almost 10 years! Later, we had our 4th of July celebration with friends where we ate, played bags, and then went to the fireworks. Mia loved the bright lights and didn't get scared until the finale. She pointed, and oohhed and ahhed, it was adorable.

Father's Day

We had a great Father's Day. It started with church in the morning where Joe and I sang/played on the worship team. Then we had Joe's dad over for lunch and Joe did an excellent job making hamburgers on the grill. Mia loved having Grandpa visit, and she surprised him how much she could point to in her new book!

After Sunday naps, we went to Macomb to spend time with Joe's step-dad and grilled out, yet again, and Mia played in a VERY cold sprinkler! It was a great day celebrating dads, grandpas, and opas!

Whoops...

Oh gosh, I am awful. Over 6 months and no posts...my sincerest apologies. No need to fill you in, let's start right where we are. Mia is CRAZY! She loves to hug & kiss, walk & RUN, read & play, and SO much more! At 17 months, she is so independant and is very good at playing by herself and keeping herself busy. My friend, a parent educator, said that we would see a spike in language development at about 18 months...well it seems that in the last week she has started to say even more words! Her favorites include: mom, dad, hi, and dog. And within the last few days...ELMO!! She loves Elmo, and likes to find him in books and on TV. Tonight she also said her friend's names, Danni & Liza (Eliza). She's getting so big, it's hard to believe she's almost a year and a half! Her other favorite things to do are playing on her swing & slide, swimming at the Y, going to the park to play, and reading books by herself & with mom or dad. I promise, I will do my best to try and update more! The picture is Mommy & Mia's MOther's Day 2011 photo.

Nielson Christmas Party

Last night we had a great time at the Nielson Christmas Party. Mia was very good, and did her best to keep up with the big kids. She was walking all over, giving hugs, and she got to unwrap her first Christmas present...a cool Nielson backpack! She also enjoyed eating some party foods (cheesy potatoes, cheese, crackers...mommy's favorites too!). The pictures show the cutest things she did. Sophie Bruns & Mia were giving each other hugs for like 2 minutes straight, then she took a picture with Parker Stecher and crawled up on his lap, and finally mommy and daddy got a great picture in front the Christmas tree. Do you notice Daddy's new hair cut?!

Baby's First Thanksgiving

Last week we celebrate Amelia's first Thanksgiving. We went to Macomb on Wendesday night and spent Thanksgiving day with Grandma, Opa, Uncle Carson & Aunt Krista, and other family and friends. It was a fun day, and Mia tried her first turkey and mashed potatoes. However, she wasn't too thrilled about it because she was on medication for croop that makes you fussy. :( But she did get to enjoy another Thanksgiving meal this past Wednesday when we celebrate with our small group. She had lots of fun being at Grandma's though, and Grandma even hung a swing in her doorway to keep her entertained. She loved it! Mom, Dad, Uncle Carson & Aunt Krista went shopping on Black Friday and Mia stayed with Grandma and Opa. The most exciting purchase was a new flat screen TV! We love it! Mia is still not quite herself this week, but I think she's finally starting to get over this sickness. She's still explaining lots on her feet and starting to walk even more. She's enjoying having our Christmas tree up and ripping the ornaments off the tree too! I'll post some more pictures in another post.

She's walking!

Look at Miss Amelia! She is walking all over the place! The farthest she has gone is from one chair to the other, and she is continuing to walk more steps each day. I think that she will definitely be walking by Thanksgiving, if not Christmas!