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. ;)

Sad little girl...

Our little Lucy had knee surgery this past week. There's 13 staples in that knee and it looks so painful! She's actually doing better now that a couple days have passed. Sounds like she had a common congenital problem in small dogs where literally the knee cap pops out of the socket. So, Dr. Barney (some of you may remember Aaron Barney from college - yup, he's our vet!) had to deepen the groove in her bone and use a pin to keep it in there. Poor Lucy...I bet she was traumatized having to spend the night at the vet. :(

We chose to do the surgery this week so we could be home with her over the holidays. We had (my brother) come stay with us a couple days so between him, Mia and Lucy...we had our hands full!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you get a chance to take a nap like everyone in my house at this moment - except for me. I'm shopping online, baby!

Goodnight Daisy

'Tis another perfectly good scooter season come and gone and now Daisy must be packed away for her winter slumber. I took her on a long ride today and boy did it feel good! I've missed her!! Since we found out that we were pregnant last December, I haven't been able to ride (or scoot) at all this summer. She's still got that peppy zip and on a day like today, I wished we had more time to play. The weather is supposed to take a turn this week, so goodnight Daisy. We'll catch up with you in the SPRING!

Chillin'

Daddy time! These two couldn't be more content than on the couch after a long day. Mia's starting to grab onto things and loves holding your finger or shirt. She's already 3 months old and just the life of the party. We're headed into week 2 with mama at work and all seems to be going well. When we take her home at night, she's all tired out after a long day of play!

Back to the grind...

We did it! Both Mia and I went to our day jobs and survived our first day apart. It was very, very strange to be separated for more than 3 hours, but somehow we did it. Going back to work was fun and I didn't sob (which is a good thing). It went by fast and after several hours of cuddling tonight and making up for lost time, I think we'll be able to work it out. She's lucky to have such fun friends to hang out with during the day (she stays at a neighbors house who also has kids) and I just know they love her. Let's talk Friday and see if I'm still feeling the same way I do today. ;)