Future Four Eyes?

I've been wearing glasses since I was in fourth grade.  Wesley got his glasses in third grade.  We hope for the best, but we're preparing ourselves for the possibility that Mia might one day have to get glasses.  I saw a book in Mia's book order from school that might come in handy when that time comes, so we bought one.

It looks cute, and I think she'll be able to relate to it.  I let her try on my glasses this evening to see what she thought.  She took them off pretty quickly.  To her, it was probably like trying to see through the bottom of a Coke bottle. 

Wordless Wednesday: Ready for Spring School Pictures

Under the Sea

Today, Wesley and I took Mia over to Fair Park to the Children's Aquarium for the first time.  They just reopened last fall after extensive renovations, so we were eager to see the new exhibits.  It's on a much smaller scale than the Dallas World Aquarium that we've taken her to a couple of times, but it was still very fun for her.  She didn't stay in the stroller long because she wanted to explore.  She would run up to each tank and look inside.  I love her curiosity.  The only two things that creeped her out were the sharks and manta rays.  Can you blame her?  They kind of give me the creeps too, but they're still fun to watch.  We watched them feed the sharks and manta rays.  Then, Wesley took Mia over to a different pool with sting rays that you can touch, but Mia would have none of that.  She was very much in a look but don't touch kind of mood.  We all give the Children's Aquarium two thumbs up!

Ready to go see the fish!

 We saw some Dallas landmarks on the way into Fair Park such as the Texas Star ferris wheel...

 and the Cotton Bowl where the OU/TX football game is played every year.

 At the aquarium, Mia had to check out the albino alligators.

 Looking at turtles

 Liked the hermit crabs but wouldn't touch them.

More turtles (they were a favorite)

Taking a break

 Smiling at a stingray that waved a fin at her.

Posing with the fish purse she got at the gift shop.

 

A Band-Aid and a Kiss Fix Anything

Mia is really loving her new class.  She likes to give her friends hugs when she leaves, and then she tells me what they did in school that day.  I'm so glad that she gets along with all of the other kids.  However, these kids are pretty active.  I'm sure Mia keeps up just fine with them, but she's coming home more frequently with bumps and bruises.  She bumped the side of her head at school the other day which resulted in a bruise.  This evening she was adamant that she needed a Hello Kitty band-aid for her "owie".  I tried to tell her that it would be no fun to take it off later, but she insisted.  After it was on, she wanted me to give it a kiss.  I obliged, and then she said, "Tay too, Momma. Better!" ("Thank you, Momma. All better!")  Here is a picture of her bandaged daycare battle wound:

I made some cupcakes last night, so Mia wanted one after dinner.  She usually just licks some of the frosting and then says she's done.  Today...not so much.  She devoured that thing.  Here she is somewhere in the middle of eating her cupcake:

And here she is after she polished the thing off.  Right here she's saying, "Another one! Another cupcake, Mommy!"  

I had to decline her request.  She didn't mind because when she was done I gave her a bubble bath with the strawberry scented Dora bubbles she loves so much. 

Sweet Valentine

Mia's class had their Valentine's party yesterday.  She came home with Valentines and lots of candy.  All we heard all evening was, "Candy! Candy!"  I finally had to put it away so that she didn't end up in a sugar coma.  We gave her a little plastic candy machine that dispenses two M&Ms at a time.  She loves that thing.  I'm glad I bought extra M&Ms because she won't leave it alone.  We also got her a Mickey Mouse Valentine's light that looks like a cartoon light saber.  She's been going through a phase lately where she doesn't want me to brush her teeth.  I explained to her that no brushing means no candy, so she relented.  She dutifully hops up on her bathroom stool and opens wide for me to brush her pearly whites!

Snow and T-shirt Weather

Wednesday Mia and I had another snow day.  I didn't really expect the weather to be bad enough to warrant a day off from work and daycare, but we had a layer of snow and ice on the roads that morning.  We were pretty laid back because the temperatures stayed below freezing for a couple of days.  On the other hand, you have today when temperatures got up into the 70s.  That's Texas weather for you.  Mia and I have been enjoying pink eye, so I wanted to get out of the house this afternoon.  We went to our neighborhood park and discovered a new playground tucked at the back of the park.  We haven't been to that park in a few months due to the cold weather.  It was a nice surprise, and Mia had fun playing on the playground and watching the ducks in the pond.

Mia has been having a visitor at her bedroom window lately.  A bird likes to come peck on the window in the mornings.  I guess it's trying to attack its reflection.  On our snow day morning Wednesday, I woke up to Mia talking over the baby monitor.  She was saying, "No! Stop it bird! No! Mia's room! MOMMY!"  It was a funny thing to wake up to Mia trying to tattle on the bird.

Mia is now talking about herself by using both her first and last names.  If you begin any sentence with "Are you...", she replies, "No! Mia McGee!"  The other day she was crawling all over me.  When she finally got settled, I asked her, "Well, are you comfortable?"  She pointed to herself and said, "No Mommy. Mia McGee!" Silly goose.

Fun at the park

Wordless Wednesday: Ready for Bed