Thursday, August 21, 2008

Tropical Storms and Binkies

Well after one day back to school, we got a day off!! Even Erik had the day off as well. Tropical Storm Fay decided to visit southwest Florida, leaving us a bit drenched. Luckily the storm was minor, although we live in one of the areas that got the worst of the storm. We chose not to put our hurricane shutters up and I'm glad we didn't. They are such a pain! The windows rattled and the lights flickered a few times but luckily we never lost power. There were about 3,000 homes in out area who weren't so lucky. We spent the day at home and never even got out of our pajamas!! What a great day!! Here are some pictures from our lazy day.



Mia having her first bite of an Oreo cookie. Just like her mommy and daddy, she enjoyed them quite a bit!! Good thing we went shopping for some tropical storm treats!!



When she was all finished, there was chocolate everywhere!!




Mia loves to steal things out of her changing table, hence the wipes refill. She also LOVES her princess chair. She carries it all around the house and then has a nice little place to take a rest when she feels the need.


Playing peek-a-boo through the door of her discovery home.


A full day with Daddy is rare, and she definitely enjoyed his company!


Mia is way into the dogs these days. We are so thankful that Sophia will let her climb and love all over her (actually, I'm pretty sure she enjoys the attention). Stewart isn't quite as cooperative, although he is getting better. Here is a cute picture of Mia giving Sophia a big hug.


Another thing Mia LOVES, LOVES, LOVES are her binkies!! I have no idea how in the world we are ever going to break the habit. I'm not too concerned with it yet though. I know some people take them away by the time they turn 1, but I figure I still need my sanity, so I'll wait a while. She normally only has one in the car or in bed, but she managed to steal these out of her crib. Of course, one is not enough, so she has one in her mouth, and 3 in her hands. We keep a gazillion in her bed because she likes to throw them out at night and then wake us up crying because she doesn't have a binky.


Playing peek-a-boo behind the glider (with all 4 binkies of course). By the way, she is missing her shirt because she had pasta for dinner and rather than try to get spaghetti sauce stains out, Gram was smart enough to just ditch the shirt.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ohh, so glad to hear that you are all surviving the storms!! (And with good food too I see!!) Mia is just so cute I want to eat her up!! Courtlyn turn 1 tomorrow if you can believe it, just seeing Mia doing all of those things gives me an idea of what is to come. She is not walking yet, but she is thinking about it!! Which reminds me, the other day while I was cleaning some stuff in my room, I found Mia's b-day present that I swear I thought Ryan sent out like 2 monts ago...we are so lame!!! It is on its way though,better late than never right! We love and miss you tons!

Megan Murtaugh said...

Mia has great taste in cookies! James is very fond of Oreos too. We need to get the kids together when you have some time in your busy schedule.