Mia ate whole wheat english muffin and blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken and crackers, potatoes, and canned cherries.

The kids were putting on dress-up clothes and I put a headband around Mia's head and then had her look at herself in the mirror.  So she starts waving.  "Hey, I know you!!"  :)

We have the 'big box' in the play room and the primary reason is for the 'older' kids to have a place to play where the 'young' ones can't interfere.  (When you only have infants and toddlers the difference is pretty negligible between young and old.)  Anyhow, Mia made it into the box and Lauralea asked if I'd put her in there.  Nope.  She'd managed to get in by herself, but then she was sure she was stuck in there forever!  :)  "I need some help over here!!"

All the kids were enthralled with the new sparkling lava lamp and all the changing colors.  We thought they'd enjoy something different than the fish tank for awhile.  For those who have not been at our place the fish are not real, but quite realistic.  And it's much easier to clean!  :)

She was being silly on the floor and then was walking in circles about three quick times in succession.  And then clapping for herself.  "A job well done Mia!"

Mia ate biscuit and two servings of peaches.  For lunch she ate baked beans, most of dinner roll, ate peas, and applesauce.

Mia dropped her binky and Nora picked it up and gave it back to her.  Hey, that was fun!  So they played that game for a minute or two.

Mia saw that I was plugging in the fish tank and she got all excited and started clapping.  :)

Then Thomas had put all the stuffed animals in the igloo and he and Mia were having fun in there.  Joslyn joined them and she was sitting in the entrance way and Mia did not like that.  I want out!!  She was fine as long as she could go in and out when she wanted.

I know I've mentioned more than once about how she gets totally focused on whatever it is that she may not be able to have.  One everyday example is when we open the doors of the changing table where all the diapers are stored.  If she is close by she zooms over and gazes longingly at all things in there that she does not have access to.  :)  Lauralea was putting away someone's diapers today and she practically ran to check it out.

Mia played with the legos; primarily emptying the legos drawer about as fast as I could fill it.  :)  She also played with the keyboards and the trucks.

Mia ate waffle and hash browns for breakfast.  For lunch she ate about half of her shrimp, half of her brown rice, ate red and orange peppers, and ate oranges.

Mia was really into the 'waving at the window' thing this morning.  I had Nora at the window waving at her dad and Mia came "sprinting" across the room to get in on the fun.  And she was waving on the way over.  :)  I saw her go over to the window and randomly wave four or five times at nobody and yell out a goodbye too.

When Mia loses her shoe in the big room there is a good chance it's behind or beside the igloo.  She likes to climb back there and inevitably get her foot stuck.  Just stuck, not stuck-stuck!  :)  Just enough to pull her foot out of a shoe.  One of the kids will come packing it over to us; "Here's Mia's shoe!"

All the kids were at the window watching me shovel snow in the drive-way.  Mia was slapping at the window and of course I had to play at the window with them.

She saw Lauralea get the ponytail holders and she starts cheering and clapping.  And she didn't even moan about getting a pony in her hair this morning!  So I guess she was happy about it!

She was putting the ring-shakers on her arm and shaking it to the music along with Emily.  When she saw Emily doing it too she got real enthusiastic about it.

Mia ate most of her cheerios and ate banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate toasted cheese sandwich, sips of tomato soup, and ate apple pieces.  She was more interested in sticking her tongue in the tomato soup while I was trying to give her sips out of the cup.  :)

Mia was at the gate when baby Reid arrived and was flirting with Bode, Reid's four year old brother.  She even offered him her binkie!  :)  That's true love!

Mia was playing with the combs again and I thought this was a cute picture of her combing her hair.  Well I guess that's technically called a pick.  :)  All of the combs are big like that so they can run them through their hair easier.

Then Mia sat for a minute during story time.  Almost one story!  :)  She'll sit longer when she's sitting on the reader's lap, but Riley had already gotten that spot.

Mia was playing on the mattress with Riley and then she was bending over looking at Riley through her legs.  The ole' "look at the world upside-down" trick!  :)  It was very cute.

Mia ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, half of her whole wheat elbow noodles, with peas and cheese, and ate applesauce.

Here's a picture of Mia playing at the climber.  She'd been watching others stick stuffed animals in those holes so she was giving it a go.  :)

Coral's mom was getting out a tissue this morning and Mia headed across the room blowing her nose.  Any random person pulls out a tissue and here comes Mia blowing!  :)

Mia was playing in the igloo and Nora was peeking in at her.  Then Nora would stand back up and slap on the outside of the igloo while Mia sat in there squealing.

She was also playing with the combs and curlers again and brought me a curler to put in her hair.  She knew what she wanted me to do with it; however, it only lasted in her hair as long as the one yesterday!

She was playing with the shaker rings in the back room.  There are two sizes and she was sliding her arm in the big ones and then shaking her arm.  She moved on to play with something else, spotted another shaker ring and tried to put it on her arm.  Except this was the smaller one!  She was not happy!  "Hey, it fit just a minute ago!!  Man, life is confusing and irritating!!"  :)

Mia ate two servings of blueberry waffle and ate blueberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate about half of her turkey burger, bites of green beans, and ate kiwi.

Here's a picture of Mia squeezing into a favorite spot.  Then she thinks she's stuck and will yell for help.  I let her struggle a bit and she always manages to get out on her own.  And she always goes back for more!

And here's a picture of Thomas and Mia playing side by side in the back room with the keyboards.  It was so cute I had to get the camera.  You can't see it in the picture, but he has his arm around her.  About a minute before I took the picture she was laying her head on his shoulder.  Dang, it was cute!

Oh yes, I wanted to mention (just an FYI thing) that Mia gets pretty anxious when everyone is leaving in the late afternoon.  I think I've already told both of you, but she holds her arms up for anyone and everyone to "please rescue me!"  Yesterday it was Coral's mom, Thomas's mom, my daughter, etc.  She doesn't like it when someone else is going and she has to stay!  So if she seems a little distressed when you come that is probably the reason.  So we're just giving her lots of loves and distracting her.  And that works until the next child leaves!  :)  And we start the process over again.

She was playing with the combs and curlers again.  (They are very large combs with the teeth far apart.)  This time she was trying to comb baby Noah's hair.  Hey, he can't get away!  Then I put one of the curlers in her hair and that lasted for a second or two.

Mia ate two servings of toast with jelly and ate dried mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she had bites of bean & beef burrito, ate sweet potatoes, and tropical fruit.

Mia has been starting to use the steps and little climber by the mattress.  Here's a picture of her crawling up and then she crawls off onto the mattress.  It won't be long until she is jumping off.  :)  She always watches everyone else doing it.  They never get tired of the jumping mattress and it's great for burning energy in the winter months.  And great for their large motor skills too.

Mia was talking to baby Noah so sweet and cute.  He was making funny sounds and she started mimicking him.  :)  Of course she took off faster than I could get the camera ready so I asked her if she'd talk to the baby again and here's the result.  Good job Mia!  (Darcy - Notice the bowl she's carrying and I guarantee you she has a spoon in the other hand!)

Mia was playing with the combs again and this time she was trying to comb my hair.  It's so cute when she's trying to comb her own hair.

She played with a toy in the back room that has lots of animals and makes animal sounds.  She was also interested in the sea creatures; especially the ones that Thomas was playing with!