The troops are growing- both ways!

Mia in her cute skirt and headband




Vince giving Mimi hugs, protecting his sissy...




Smile button!

Outfit from Grammy

The reason I need onsies... I'm not amused.

I squirm alot.

Hi!

Mommy...

We're having a pretty good summer so far. We went to a pool party where we didn't get in- Vince refused till 1 minute before we were leaving to try the kiddie pool. He wouldn't go in the pool, but didn't mind walking right on the very edge, just to keep me on my toes of course! He loves being outside, except for the bugs, he's getting a little too worried about them. And tonight he rode his trike all the way around the block 3 times!! It was pretty exciting to us! Still in pull-ups, no news there...

Mia will be 5 months this week. She's getting big and LOVES squealing at her brother and anyone else around for that matter. She's large and in charge- not really, just large! In 12 month clothing and growing out of it and size 4 (!) diapers. She's doing well and loves standing in her exersaucer so she can see her brother.

Have a nice 4th everyone!

Summertime...

Finally got a picture with BOTH looking and smiling! Vince was "holding" Mia, and yes, that's my wrist over there...


We went with our Mom's group to the fire station in our town, Vince LOVED it of course. Mia liked the firemen too!



Looking around in the ambulance- pretty cool!




Mia's 1st attempt as cereal. This picture doesn't show it, but she is going to be a cereal lover like her mother!




1st time in her exersaucer! She's laughing at Vince probably...

Mia has started a couple new milestones in the last couple weeks. We started cereal, which she is beginning to love, but even in the beginning kind of took to. She NEVER spit it out like Vince used to. She also started standing in her exersaucer and seems to really enjoy it. She can really watch Vince while she's in it, which she loves to do. He's her favorite already. They have their own little language which includes lots of screaming in a high pitch! It's LOUD!

We all three went to tour Fire Station here in Worthington. It was a great time and Vince was good for once, probably because we saw the trucks FIRST instead of last. Vince has also turned into Mr. Manners. I'll have to try to get a video. He says "Tank you mommy" and " 'cuse me". It's really cute. Of course I'm biased... We've started putting him in pull-ups, which he doesn't like, but he doesn't like much!! If I hear "No!" anymore I don't know what I'll do! I totally went of on Gabe the other day because he jokingly told me "no". I told him sorry, but that I had hit my quota of "no" for the day and couldn't hear it one more time!

See you later!

Mia is 4 months!

4 months!


The pudding monster

I LOVE this one!

Mia Rose has made it to 4 months and is healthy by all accounts. We went to her appointment today and she was 18 lbs., 13 oz. and 26 inches! It's funny because Vince was 19.13 at his 4 month app.! Dr. Mahoney said she looks very healthy and happy! This chunky monkey never stops smiling, even when getting shots! Have to start solids now! Rice cereal here we come... that should make for some good pictures!

Her brother, Vince is doing well. Still eating pudding, trying to learn how to peddle a bike, and being a very loving big brother. Unfortunately his talking is doing better and every other word now is "No!". It's just great...

Happy Birthday Grampy Vincent!!!

Mia is 3 months! (ok, 3 1/2!)

GO INDIANS!!!

Mia Rose turned 3 months not TOO long ago! We can barely believe it's been that long, although it seems like she's always been with us! She is soo smiley and such a joy to be around. Now her brother on the other hand... ;) We'll be heading to her 4 month appointment in a couple weeks- I'll post how much she weights then, she's still a chunker in case you couldn't tell.

We had a nice baptism, thanks mom and dad! Aunt Kateri and Uncle Paul are her Godparents- thanks to them too. We had a very special day!

My son- The Pudding Snatcher!

Funny story...

So Vince gets up this morning and goes downstairs almost immediately. Gabe and I were still sleeping as Mia was also so why get up?! We heard him playing and I'm assuming we went right back to sleep as he was just playing by himself which he does very well and it was only like 8 am or earlier. So about 8:30 Vince comes back upstairs and wakes us up which is good because Gabe is going to be late for work! I'm still laying in bed when I hear Gabe say "What were you eating?! -did you get pudding??" Vince says "Yeah!" Gabe asks him if mom gave it to him or told him he could have it and again he says "Yeah!" Needless to say- I did NOT! (He always get a really nice ring around his mouth of chocolate- so he will never be able to hide when he been eating pudding, in fact it's usually all over his head!)
So I get up and head downstairs to see what I find. Not only did our very resourceful son get pudding out of the fridge, open that hard tinfoil, and get out a spoon; he also threw it away when he was done and put the spoon in the sink! Only MY son...

Getting big!

Mom and the kids!

Mia is 3 months!

Vince going down the slide at a picnic.

Eating a drumstick for the 1st time!

Daddy and Mia

Mia went to her 2 month check-up a couple weeks ago and was 14 lbs., 15 oz.! We knew she was chunky, but DANG! She is also 24 and 1/4 inches long. She's 95% for weight and 90% for her height. That means she bigger then 95% of most children and 90% taller, or something like that! Big girl just like her brother!

She's hopefully getting baptized this weekend on Mother's Day, which will be nice and hopefully a nice weekend. She's actually 3 months old today! I gotta get the camera out!

I'm going to try to post some pictures and videos this time. See you all soon!

Easter

We had a great Easter! Grammy Vincent was off of school so we went up early to Garrettsville and spent almost a week with them. Vince dyed eggs with his Uncle Paul and Aunt Kateri and had a great time. It's the little things you know... :)

Daddy joined us on the weekend and we all went to church on Easter and had a great dinner. The kids liked their baskets and Vince found some Easter eggs outside in the yard even though it was cold- he didn't mind as long as chocolate was involved. Easter evening we played Rock band and Vince had a GREAT time. He especially loved the drums as you can see in the picture above.

We made it home on Monday and now we ALL have colds! Good times!!