Diamonds for the New Year...

Bridgette's Christmas wish did come true when Travis said it was OK to get Mia's ears pierced! :) Good thing my friend Amy went with me because I didn't have quite the experience she does with holding kids down to keep them still. With two quick snaps of the earring gun, Mia was sparkling with two miniature diamonds in 24 karat gold. She didn't scream as much as I thought she would and after less than a minute of crying, she was focused on looking at herself in the mirror. I've always wanted to have a little girl with earrings and I'm glad Travis was OK with it. At this point, she doesn't even know that they're there so I agree with what I've heard. Either you get them done early or wait until they're much older because I can't imagine if she was a toddler grabbing at her ears.

Happy New Year!

Mia's 1st Christmas!

Mia had a fabulous 1st Christmas and we celebrated it in Boise this year. As you will see in the photos, she's starting to make sounds like she wants to talk and so you'll see her favorite word, "Oh." She really curls her lips and looks like she's going to whistle. She's been such a good traveler which is a technique we hope she keeps. She slept the entire trip up and back with only one stop to eat.

So, in the meantime, Lucy is still having trouble with her knee and it's not healing correctly so she gets a bright red cast from Santa this year.

We loved hearing from many of you over the holidays! We hope you're able to enjoy some time with family and friends. I asked for (and received) Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of The Office - Santa was good to me. :) Only 5 days to 2008!!

Seattle in December!

This past weekend we traveled to our favorite city to see some of our best friends, Marisa & Matthew. Mia did great on the flight both up and back! We've never been there in the winter and it was great to see the city decorated for the holidays. We also went to our first NFL game...GO HAWKS! I was excited to go to the game, but didn't know what to expect. Let's just say, it was AWESOME! I'm a true Seahawks fan now. ;) We had a great time, but it went by too fast. We could have stayed there for at least a week (or as Travis would say, a lifetime).

Check out Marisa & Matthew with Mia...can't you just see them as parents?!

Here's Mia and I at Pike Place Market. ;)