A new carseat and Mia in a "box"

Here are a few random pics-

one of Mia's new "big girl" carseat-which she LOVES!!

Hard to see carseat, with Bear, but he had to come with us for our first trip:)

and a couple of one of Mia's favorite games-Mia in a box-otherwise known as empty the toys out of the ottoman, climb in, and have mommy and daddy carry me around:)

 



Rascal Flatts Concert:)

One nice Friday night in July, my sister had an extra ticket to go see Rascal Flatts in St. Louis and she asked me to go with her:):)  We had a great time-and one of my favs-Little Big Town-opened up for them!  It was a great summer night:)

Mia wanted in on the photo op:)



Our little peanut is 18 months old:)

How in the world did our baby become a toddler? 

On July 24, 2012, Mia Marie Hannah turned 18 months old:)  Mommy and daddy love this little peanut more than we ever dreamed possible and, for those of you who see Mia on a regular basis, you know that our little lady has developed quite the personality...she is mostly sweet, a little sassy and a very busy peanut:) 

Here are some fun facts about our 18 month old sweetie-pie:

*weighs 25 pounds

*is a very good eater and loves to try new foods

(definently did NOT get that from mommy:)

*says a bazillion words-literally is always talking up a storm

*is a running fool-and loved, loved, loved the Olympics-especially gymnastics, swimming and running

*took swimming lessons with mommy this summer and learned to kick, splash, blow bubbles, dunk her head under water and "swim" to the wall for safety

*is still a great sleeper-takes an afternoon nap and sleeps for about 11 to 12 hours each evening

*loves to play with her babies, "hug it", cook and vacuum

*outside is her favorite place to be and LOVES going to the park-to play and to see the piggy, ostrich, goat and "doodle-doo" (rooster)-our town park has a cute little petting zoo

*loves finding the moon, sunshine, airplanes, puppies and friends

We love you, Mia Marie!!!!!

A visit to Great-Grandma Jean:)

In July, my mom and I took a trip to the small town of Buckley, Illinois, where my dad grew up to visit Mia's Great-Grandma Jean.  Mia loves going to visit, going out for lunch and playing with Grandma's puppy, Spencer and the kitties.  It was a nice, hot July day, but Mia was a champ for the 3 hour drive there and 3 hour drive back:)  My grandma LOVES getting to see Miss Mia!!

Our little chef:)

Mia's new favorite thing is helping mommy cook dinner:)  She is such a good little helper and loves to "stir it!"

Future Rachel Ray??

Measuring:)

What a silly girl!



Hanging with Milli:)

In July, we were lucky enough to get to play with Milli for a day while her mommy, daddy and our daddy helped them moved to Grandpa Randy's while their awesome new house is being built.  We had so much fun with Milli-she and Mia play really well together:)

Playing in Mia's room

Silly girls:)



Trying to catch Catfish....except it was 105 degrees:)

On HOT day in July, the Hannah's came over to try to catch some of our catfish-unfortunately, it was SOOOOO hot-there were no catfish biting:(  Luckily, I had lots of snacks to keep everyone happy and Mia always has too much fun playing with everyone!

Daddy and Mia being silly

Uncle Larry loves Mia's new hat:)

Wrestling w/ daddy

Tammy and Dawn watching Mia perform