Wordless Wednesday: Bunny Girl

Bluebonnets

Taking a drive to see the bluebonnets in full bloom is a very Texan thing to do.  We have never done it until this year.  Does that mean we're becoming more Texan?  Hmmm, well Mia is a native born Texan, so I guess that's okay.  We chose the trail we wanted to drive to see the bluebonnets and took off.  We found a great spot with thousands of bluebonnets, so we stopped for some pictures.  By the time we were done with pictures, Mia was ready for a nap.  She slept all of the way to the grocery store (which took about 45 minutes since we were down in Ennis).  She was still pretty tired, though.  At bedtime tonight, she didn't put up a fuss at all.  She said, "Daddy, come on! I'm ready for bed!"  What a great day!  I hope we can make a trip down there to see the bluebonnets every year.

Can you hear what she's thinking? "Daddy please take away Mommy's camera.  I'm tired of posing."

Fun Down South

We met Jon, Holly, Jasper, and Harper in Ennis today for the town's 60th Bluebonnet Festival.  Ennis is designated as the official Bluebonnet City of Texas.  They hold the festival downtown which has a lot of old buildings.  I'd like to go back down there just to take pictures of the buildings.  There was a section that was specifically for children.  Mia went into the bounce house with Harper, but she had no idea what it was because she'd never been in one.  She never really jumped, but she did smile and bounce a little.  Next, the girls went on the train.  Mia was a little nervous about getting on it, but she was okay with it when she realized that Harper was riding it, too.  Mia also went to the petting zoo.  She didn't mind all of the animals walking around her.  She seemed surprised, though, when I encouraged her to pet them.  I think she enjoyed it quite a bit.  We all got some ice cream, and then headed to the booth that had maps for the bluebonnet trail.  I'll include those pics on the next post.

This little black pig was my favorite!  Isn't he adorable?

 

New Wheels

We've been preparing at work for a garage sale we're having tomorrow.  All of the money we make will go to the American Cancer Society.  We've had a few large items donated.  However, most of those items have been bought by the staff already!  I bought a tv and a few things for my niece, Zoey.  I was really excited to discover that someone had donated a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car.  Mia's friend, Harper, has one, and Mia loves it.  I wasn't going to buy her a new one because we don't really have much paved space for her to play with it.  On the other hand, if I can get a used one for ten bucks, why not?  She had fun playing in it on the sidewalk but didn't want to get out when we were ready to go to dinner.  We were going to go to our favorite Salvadoran restaurant.  I asked Mia, "Do you want to go get some rice and beans?" She said, "No, Momma."  I then asked, "Do you want some pupusas?"  Her eyes brightened.  "Pupusas? Yeah! Let's go!"  It's so funny the things she likes to eat that I never ate for the first time until I was an adult.  She likes Salvadoran food, of course, as well as Greek food.  That doesn't mean that she has an extremely refined palette.  She's just as happy chowing down on a hamburger.  I try to give her healthy choices, but sometimes we're more in the mood for pizza than grilled chicken.  One of her new favorite snacks is dipping pretzels in hummus.  I didn't even know what hummus was until I was in my twenties.  It's one of my favorite snacks now, too!

Award-Winning Daddy

I just noticed on Mia's birthday ticker that she is two years, two months, two weeks, and two days old.  I love it!

Last night Wesley and I went to an awards banquet for the city he works for.  He won the Civilian of the Year award for the police department.  I was really proud of him.  We had a good dinner and got to hang out with some friends.  Nana and Keith watched Mia while we went.  It's nice to have a date night once in awhile.  Add that to a free dinner, and you've got a great evening!

Mia had a lot of fun hunting Easter eggs in the front yard with Nana and Keith this morning.  She was really good at it.  Once again, she stayed home with them while we went out grocery shopping.  When we got back, they had to head home.  After a little lunch, we went over to our friends' house.  Wes helped Jon work on putting together a swing set for Harper and Jasper while the rest of us hung out with the kiddos.  Mia and Harper always have a great time.  Jasper is a pretty fast crawler.  He'll be zipping around with those other two before long!  Harper had a Dora cake for her birthday that Mia really liked.  Naturally, Mia ended up with more frosting on her face than in her mouth, but she loved it.  She didn't want to leave at the end of our visit!

Mia really likes "helping" Daddy with yard work

Ready to go play with Harper and Jasper!

 Mia with the birthday girl

 I think it was Holly who said that Mia looked like an Apache with the icing on her face like that. Haha!

Working On Her ABCs

Mia is doing much better with singing the ABCs.  Obviously, she still has some work to do, but for barely over two years old, I think she's doing a great job!

Caught Red-Handed

Mia got really quiet earlier which always makes me nervous, especially if I can't see her.  I heard a rustling sound coming from the kitchen and went to investigate.  This is what I found...

I guess I left the box sitting on the counter.  I forget that she can reach up there and get things down now.  Mia's funniest moment today was while we were at Lowe's.  As we passed by a long row of lawnmowers, Mia pointed to them and said, "Daddy's push toys!"  She cracks me up!  Here are a couple of other pictures from the last few days.  It's been pretty quiet around here.