Catch Me if You Can...

...I'm the Gingerbread Man!

This morning was wonderfully spent at fellow O'Mama Andrea's house...this is Colton's mama, not to be confused with Andrea from Casa T & Sophia's mama :) She went ALL out! Had gingerbread man coloring pages for the kids to color, an AWESOME story time about a Gingerbread Baby that had Mia on the edge of the rug, AND homemade gingerbread dough! The kids took turns cutting out their very own gingerbread men and when they were out of the oven and cooled, they got to ice them all by themselves...the icing was a little tough, so the mamas helped out with a good squeeze. It was the BEST time, and Andrea promised that next time, the mamas could make their own cookies ;) Oh, I think she should do this EVERY year :) :) :) Can I RSVP now?

I also had a wonderful time documenting all that went on. Andrea's kitchen was full of natural light and all the kids were beyond adorable. I ended up with 85 shots or so! Here are some of my faves...the rest are on my flickr.

Ita was here

It had been a while, but Mia's Ita (my mom) came to visit. It was short, but oh so sweet. Mia LOVED dressing up into her Halloween costume and trying to tickle Ita with her tail. We visited Casa T, so Ita could see where all the magic happens. She was impressed and said Mia was is fabulous hands and she's thriving like a well taken care of seedling. One night everyone pitched in while I made entomatadas y arroz. Mia enjoyed helping her daddy break up some queso fresco. We were sad to see her go, but we'll be seeing Ita soon :)

the following two shots were taken by the lovely Andrea at Casa T

Mia's Mama is M.I.A.

We're pretty much 10 weeks into this beautiful pregnancy and I'm feeling soooo much better. I honestly haven't taken many shots, we haven't really been many places, and being on the PC too long makes me even more nauseous. For those who've missed Mia, here are some shots taken at Casa T by Ms. Andrea. Mia has the MOST fun there. They do all sorts of art stuff, cook and bake, go on nature walks, sing and dance, learn a bit of Spanish, even practice yoga and SOOOooooo much more :)

all shots taken by the lovely Andrea

Happy Mudder's Day

Daryl taught Mia how to say Happy Mother's Day. It was so charming to hear my little girls' voice singing 'Happy Mudder's Day, my Mama' this morning...and all day long. I kept thanking Daryl. Without him, I wouldn't be a mudder.

They were sweet and made blueberry pancakes for me this morning. Mia LOVES to stir and stir and stir.... She flipped a little bit then snuggled up with me while daddy finished cooking. Ahhhh breakfast in bed. Then Daryl took Mia shopping, so I had some alone time. I took a super long bath and read in bed. It was the BEST!

Icky face...Daryl hates messing with raw eggs :)

just a little taste

When they came home....a long time later, they brought my fav Pad Thai for lunch. Yum!..cards, chocolates and a Djembabes CD! Yay me!!! After Mia's nap, we all played on the floor...forever! She wanted to play dress up, so I ran upstairs and brought down all her stuff. She wanted to wear it all at the same time, but ended up with a purple velvet and feather skirt (used as a top), a silver sequin skirt, a purple satin purse, silver sequin shoes and a coon skin hat! She's so much fun :)

why does she insist on growing up?

The best part of the whole day was all the uninterrupted silly time I spent with my loving husband and daughter. I heart being a mudder.

Happy Mudder's day morphs into Happy Birthday while trying to wish her mama, Nana and Ita a Happy Mother's Day:

PB & Honey

My little honey helped make her lunch of a peanut butter & honey sandwich with a side of fruit. I'm pretty sure licking the knife was the best part for her :)






*I should be packing for our trip to the coast...we're leaving in a couple of hours...but you know me...I'd rather do anything than pack. So, I'm blogging.