Relaxing?....not quite

Today's Theme Thursday or at The Land of K.A. is about relaxing. Um, yeah, this post doesn't have much of that, unless you count the wonderful deep sleep Mia got that night! Izzy wanted to play jump rope. Mia 3 years old and has kind of got the hang of hopscotch, jumping rope is another matter. Izzy held one end of a super long jump rope, her mama was at the other end, and while Mia was timid at first, she gave it a try...and she did pretty good! Well, they didn't actually 'turn' the rope...they just wiggled it a bit on the ground...so Mia played jump OVER the rope...and she LOVED it! Then Izzy gave it a go...all was heard for a while were squeals of delight.

They moved onto a more relaxing activity...painting. Not your ordinary painting...this was watercolors with GLITTER!!! Mia gave herself a mani-pedi. :) They had such a fun and messy time...so, yeah...the relaxing came later :)

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skillz - baking & emotional

I've been so in awe of Mia lately...well I always am, you know what I mean. Like at the Heart-bakers playdate last Friday, it was way more than 'I want to do it myself'....she DID it all pretty much herself. Measured, poured, mixed, rolled, cut...used the spatula like a pro..in all she needed very little guidance. Who is this three year old who can do so much?

At the dinner table, she reminds Daddy to 'thank mama for dinner'. Is incredibly empathetic. I had a rough day yesterday that resulted in some tears. Mia came up to me, snuggled me asked me if she could help...then later asked if I was feeling better. She knows the difference between a happy or sad cry :)

So, even though, Mia isn't 'in' the shot below, I LOVE that she's wielding that spatula, and it's a reminder to me how much she's evolving into such a great little girl, who does indeed have skillz!

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if this ain't love....

...then I don't know what love is!

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We don't hibernate

Not in Austin, Texas we don't! We're barely aware that it's January...Winter in these parts. Just take a look at today's weather forecast: Sunny. Warm. High of 81f. We are aware that there's snow somewhere up North and stuff, but it really doesn't affect us. In fact, the other afternoon, Heather and Ryland got a group of us together at a super fab park to play hopscotch...or as Mia sometimes refers to as popscotch.

I don't mean to paint a picture that it's all a bed of roses down here...Cedar Fever has hit..and hit HARD! For two weeks, my eyes have been swollen & itchy, nose clogged or runny...and the sneezes? Forgetaboutit! So, many of us are taking our antihistamines and braving the outdoors by hitting the pollen head on...today? Oh, on our beautiful sunny day? The pollen count is estimated to be High (1,499). So, we'll be hibernating :)

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Friendship

I've known Courtney for over a year. That means that Mia's known her daughter, Izzy for over a year, too. While we've been over to their home many times for playdates, birthday parties...and Courtney has been over her for a MNI and my birthday celebration...Izzy has NEVER played at Mia's pad! Well, that finally changed this week when Courtney, Izzy and baby Emmy came over for a wonderfully long visit. The girls played dress up and were rock stars. Mia's dollhouse and babies got some play. Mia held Emmy for a little bit...testing out the waters :) Then out came the curlers!! At their request, I curled Mia's, Izzy's and even baby Emmy's hair. Izzy was completely still and LOVED all the primping. Mia tolerated it, and Emmy had no clue what was going on. It was fun!

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Summer's Greatest Hits

With Labor Day coming up, does that mean summer is ending? While I'm looking forward to the cooler days for fall, I'll miss all the water play and all the fun in the warm sunshine. Here are some of my fave shots from the fabulous summer of 'o8.

Mia's pal, Layla

my loving Honey
my honey showing our snapper how to write 'i love you' in the sand Mia's friend, T who happens to be Layla's lil bro...this one makes me giggle every time!

my fave flowers from Ita's garden...Ita is my mama :)
Mia with her Ita watering...one of Ita's fave things to do in the whole world



Mia's friend, Zephyr
Mia's Nana...Daryl's mom...at Port O'Connor. This is my most fave shot of her ever.

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