Baby in a Bucket

Yes, I know! I love to torture my little Mia by taking a zillion pictures of her and sticking her in random objects. She just so darn cute that I can't resist! Here are a couple from today.

Look at the silly faces!

Today I also sat Mia in the grass. Either she is not a big fan of the itchy grass or our lawn really needs to be mowed. It is probably a combination of both. :)

Yum!

Venessa's Baby Shower

This weekend was Venessa's baby shower. Her baby is due in July, almost exactly a month before Mia's 1st birthday. It was lots of fun celebrating with Venessa. We went with a pink and brown theme and had lots of fun decorating. Here are some pictures from the day (I should also add that Mia appears to be teething once again, which is why her hand is jammed in her mouth for every picture!)...

Future Mommy and Daddy

Decorations

Venessa and Mia
Lisa and Mia

Opening Gifts

Mrs. Zimmerman, Venessa and Pam

Pam and Venessa

Pam, Lisa, Venessa, me and Julie

Future Mommies Venessa and Kris

Julie and Mia

My Cup of Tea

Can you believe it?? Mia is 9 months old today! Where does the time go? She is a busy girl, scooting all around, talking loudly-dada, mama!!!!, rolling, chasing Zip, sitting up, playing with her toys, and much, much more. It is amazing how much growth happens in that first year! Here she is...

Happy Mother's Day!

First off, to all the moms-Happy Mother's Day from us! Today we had a nice relaxing day and headed off to the Arboretum with Mia. I love the Children's Garden there! We took it easy and walked around and then had lunch there. Here are some pictures of Mia...

I love the look on her face in this picture!

Mother's Day at the Brookfield Zoo

Today Mia and I celebrated Mother's Day a day early with my mom. We went to the Brookfield Zoo along with my aunt. The weather couldn't have been more perfect-there wasn't a cloud in the sky! Mia also got to go on a carousel for the very first time with her grandma and aunt. Mia loved the animals of course, and we were all exhausted on the way home!

Mia and mom in Tropic World-Mia loved the monkeys!

With Aunt Cathy
Mom, Mia and Cathy

Me and Mia

Mia and her newest friend

Mia and Mommy

Another new buddy

Mia's first ride on the carousel

Playdate

Yesterday Jen and Mike came over with Noah to give Cort his birthday presents. Mia hasn't had a chance to hang out with Noah lately, so it was nice for them to have a chance to play.

Through the door of the "house"

See how happy Mia is to play with Noah!

Mike, Noah, and Jen

Cort and I with Mia

Mia

Noah

Mia

Cute Little Emily

I was so lucky this weekend to have the opportunity to go over to my coworker Kristen's house and take pictures of her adorable little girl Emily. She is such a doll and a real sweetheart, and I got some good practice with my camera! Here she is...

Shopping and Softball

This weekend Jen and I celebrated Mother's Day a little early and took my mom to the outlet mall in Aurora. We shopped, had lunch at Red Star Tavern, and had a great time.

Me, Mia, and Mom

Jen and Noah
Mom and Mia

It is also officially the start of softball season. Mia and I decided to head over to the fields for a little while to check out Cort.

Mia watching the game intently

Cort and Mia
Cort, Mia and Papa