Noah and Mia are watching the tortoises.
A close up for size comparison. These are huge animals.
Three pandas were outside eating, enjoying the sunny day.
Mia and Christopher's Blog
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Trip to the Zoo
During our vacation, we took a trip to the National Zoo with our friends Noah and Noah's mom Jennifer. The kids had a great time together, especially in the indoor exhibits.
A close up for size comparison. These are huge animals.
A close up for size comparison. These are huge animals.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve
Mia: "Please, please, please Daddy, can I have a present?"
[Later] Grandma: "OK, Let's lets Mia open one present tonight"
Mia: "Playing is serious business"
Mia: "Shhhh... Night, night - time to go to bed so Santa can come"
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Mia's First Haircut
It was finally time. The hair in Mia's eyes was just driving everyone crazy and she pulled every type of hair contraption out.
Mia wasn't perfectly happy until she had to walk into the front door. Then the crying started. I have no idea why, but she apparently doesn't like the look of hair salons. After a reassuring hug to Bitty Baby (brought along for the needed emotional support), we sat in the chair together. Mia also got to hold onto a comb so she would have both hands occupied and far away from the scissors.
In no time at all, we could see Mia's eyes again and everything was evened up.
Don't worry, her curls are still there. Thanks for being so patient, Julie!
Funny enough, when it was time to go, Mia refused to leave. She laid down on the floor and I had to carry her out. Who knows what is going on in that girl's head...
Mia wasn't perfectly happy until she had to walk into the front door. Then the crying started. I have no idea why, but she apparently doesn't like the look of hair salons. After a reassuring hug to Bitty Baby (brought along for the needed emotional support), we sat in the chair together. Mia also got to hold onto a comb so she would have both hands occupied and far away from the scissors.
In no time at all, we could see Mia's eyes again and everything was evened up.
Don't worry, her curls are still there. Thanks for being so patient, Julie!
Funny enough, when it was time to go, Mia refused to leave. She laid down on the floor and I had to carry her out. Who knows what is going on in that girl's head...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
"Meme" - The Tagging Blogger Game?
Yes, we have succumb to some sort of tag on the internet, courtesy of Sienna's mom, Mimi. Here's how it goes...
The Rules
-Link to the person who tagged you.
-Post the rules on your blog.
-Write 6 random things about yourself.
-Tag 6-ish people at the end of your post.
-Let each person know he/she has been tagged (or let them get tagged by reading your blog).
-Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
6 Random Things about Me
1. Like Mimi, I worked on interesting projects in school. I am a physicist and engineer by education (and yes, I know I don't practice either of those in my current line of work). In engineering school, I worked on a design for a quick release shot gun mount for police cars and a disability friendly speed hump. (Btw, a speed hump is different than a speed bump, if you didn't know.)
2. I will take a cheesecake over any other cake any day of the week, followed closely by carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. (Seeing a trend here?) At our wedding, we had a small traditional cake, but many single cheesecakes and carrot cakes. Sadly, by the time Rob and I made it to the desserts there was no more cheesecake left. I did at least get some carrot cake.
3. When I was in college, my dad was running a company that turned recycled paper into alternative products (think kitty litter, etc). On vacations, I would work in the warehouse and have driven a skid steer and used a welding torch. (Clearly, no gender bias issues in my family.)
4. In high school, I volunteered for the local opera company. My aunt worked there and in return for volunteering at various fundraisers, I got to attend the operas for free.
5. I'm a sucker for a good cop/murder mystery paperback. At this point, the only time I get to read is in airports and hotel rooms when I travel. Since my brain is typically dead during those times, they are also about all I can manage to intellectually process.
6. The most listened to items on my iPod are the "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" podcast and an assortment of audio books. Even though Mia is sleeping through the night at this point, my body still wakes up. So, I pop in the headphones and fall asleep to one of the books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series or Bill Bryson's assortment of books. I'm asleep in no time instead of laying awake in bed thinking about my long list of to do's.
OK, now that I've completely embarrassed myself to anyone who reads this blog, here are the people I'm tagging. (This is hard as Mimi took some of my best candidates so I am only putting up 5. Sorry guys.)
1. Susan (of Matt and Susan's Blog)
2. Kristen (of Santa Barbara Blabey's aka Cyanne's Blog)
3. Karen (of Introducing...Baby G aka Anna G's Blog)
4. Christine (of Kiera and Cody's Blog)
5. Laurel (of Adleigh's Blog)
Good luck Meme-ing!!
The Rules
-Link to the person who tagged you.
-Post the rules on your blog.
-Write 6 random things about yourself.
-Tag 6-ish people at the end of your post.
-Let each person know he/she has been tagged (or let them get tagged by reading your blog).
-Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
6 Random Things about Me
1. Like Mimi, I worked on interesting projects in school. I am a physicist and engineer by education (and yes, I know I don't practice either of those in my current line of work). In engineering school, I worked on a design for a quick release shot gun mount for police cars and a disability friendly speed hump. (Btw, a speed hump is different than a speed bump, if you didn't know.)
2. I will take a cheesecake over any other cake any day of the week, followed closely by carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. (Seeing a trend here?) At our wedding, we had a small traditional cake, but many single cheesecakes and carrot cakes. Sadly, by the time Rob and I made it to the desserts there was no more cheesecake left. I did at least get some carrot cake.
3. When I was in college, my dad was running a company that turned recycled paper into alternative products (think kitty litter, etc). On vacations, I would work in the warehouse and have driven a skid steer and used a welding torch. (Clearly, no gender bias issues in my family.)
4. In high school, I volunteered for the local opera company. My aunt worked there and in return for volunteering at various fundraisers, I got to attend the operas for free.
5. I'm a sucker for a good cop/murder mystery paperback. At this point, the only time I get to read is in airports and hotel rooms when I travel. Since my brain is typically dead during those times, they are also about all I can manage to intellectually process.
6. The most listened to items on my iPod are the "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" podcast and an assortment of audio books. Even though Mia is sleeping through the night at this point, my body still wakes up. So, I pop in the headphones and fall asleep to one of the books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series or Bill Bryson's assortment of books. I'm asleep in no time instead of laying awake in bed thinking about my long list of to do's.
OK, now that I've completely embarrassed myself to anyone who reads this blog, here are the people I'm tagging. (This is hard as Mimi took some of my best candidates so I am only putting up 5. Sorry guys.)
1. Susan (of Matt and Susan's Blog)
2. Kristen (of Santa Barbara Blabey's aka Cyanne's Blog)
3. Karen (of Introducing...Baby G aka Anna G's Blog)
4. Christine (of Kiera and Cody's Blog)
5. Laurel (of Adleigh's Blog)
Good luck Meme-ing!!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
And the ornaments were hung on the tree with care...
Ok, it is supposed to be the stocking being hung by the chimney, but our stockings are hung on our railing as we don't have a mantle on the fireplace yet. Instead, we'll talk trees and ornaments.
The Christmas Tree finally went up this weekend. Mia was thrilled and found the tree fascinating.
She "helped" hang some ornaments, but we found her patience and willingness to stay away from the glass ornaments only lasted a few minutes. So, Mia got dinner and watched us hang ornaments from her high chair. This produced a much happier little girl and definitely more relaxed parents.
Happy Holidays!
The Christmas Tree finally went up this weekend. Mia was thrilled and found the tree fascinating.
She "helped" hang some ornaments, but we found her patience and willingness to stay away from the glass ornaments only lasted a few minutes. So, Mia got dinner and watched us hang ornaments from her high chair. This produced a much happier little girl and definitely more relaxed parents.
Happy Holidays!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Christmas Card 2008
We are a little slow getting our Christmas Card out this year so here is the sneak preview!!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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