Merry Christmas everyone!

I didn't have time to make a Christmas card this year so
this will have to do! Merry Christmas everyone!

then and now, a look back

2007

2008

2009

Anyone still check this blog??

I sure hope so! we are still here, just super busy! I have tons of updates and pictures to share with you all. I need to get you all caught up so I can blog about christmas, which should be so fun with a one and three year old this year!!

thanksgiving

christmas play

christmas pics,

Mia and her new imagination

Luca and his newest word

Dancing with the N's

Flight time

and tons more i'm sure!! here are some pics to get us going! This is a pic of their christmas outfits. i think they look adorable!!

and remember, i blog in order so you'll have to scroll back!

Mia's christmas party

Mia's pre-school hosted a winter party before everyone went on christmas break. Since I was off work I was able to volunteer to help in her room. They made an ornament ball with their handprint on it, a manger scene with stickers, decorated cookies and listened to some stories about christmas. Mia was super excited that i was there and only wanted me helping her. I thought that was awefully cute! after all that, we went and ran around the track. the kids loved that!

before we left

at school

done with her manger scene
storytime

me and my girl mia, pre-run!

ado(red)

there are very few things that Mia wore that Luca can now wear. the random holiday t-shirt
that is gender neutral, some crocs and this onsie. i bought it at baby gap
in Chicago for Mia when I went with my friend Lori. We went to the
american girl store. It was freezing and Mia was orginally in
tights and a dress. ver fitting since we adore them both!!!

Macy's Santa trip 2009

In 2007, when Mia was still Rosie, Macy's brought back Santa. They decorated their store fronts and wanted to bring people back to St. Louis and remember the good ole days. I was too excited! I loved the idea! So Bia and I loaded Mia up and we were off. I had no idea i could bring my own camera, so my cell phone had to do. and we got a poloroid. and it was FUN! the windows were great. We went last year as well, loading up Mia and Luca and off we went.

I was too excited this year. Mia was really into talking to Santa and Macy's has the best santa. He talks to the kids, you can take your time and really enjoy the Santa experience. oh, and the short lines help as well :) So we get the kids dressed and head down. When we arrive, the place looks empty. really empty. we ask the sales lady where Santa is. "oh, he was here earlier for breakfast, he'll be back next saturday" she says very nonchalantly. what!?!?!? i was livid to say the least. I was sad for Mia who wanted to tell Santa she wanted a hula hoop, sleeping beauty dress and house for her princess dolls. It was too late to go to plaza frontanec because i had to work. So we looked around for awhile and found that Santa had left his sleigh. So, for 2009, we have sleigh pics at macy's minus one santa. We will not have a repeat for 2010, this i know!

Mia's christmas program

Here is mia at her big stage debut. She is right in the center, looking so cute and sdorable. I was so proud of her! She knew all her lines and when to say them! However, she was clearly in love with herself on the jumbo-tron! she was looking at it the entire time! LOL! what a character! Maybe next year they shold practice with the jumbo-tron on before opening night! My favorite picture is the one with her dancing to the christmas music!

St Nick comes to visit

Last night, st. nick came to see the kids and drop off a few treats. He left Mia a pony color book, a necklace, some mini m&m's, and a pony story book.

Luca received a mouse and cheese pull toy, some puffs, a farm book and a travel see and say. He loved the mouse toy the best!

They were both so excited about their gifts, it makes me excited to see how this Christmas will be!

the candy cane hunt

This year I took Mia to the Faust annual candy cane hunt. it really wasn't much of a hunt, more of scramble. they cany cane's were everywhere. i don't recall how many their were, but it was a lot! Mia had a blast, running all over to pic them up, trying not to miss any! i can't wait to take her again next year. I hope it is slightly warmer next year though. i was COLD!! altogether she found 36 candy canes and 4 prizes. go mia!

My 2 favorite toddlers!

Luca and Belle

Mia's trial run

Here is amelia, practicing her lines for her pre-school program. super cute!

two little monkey's!

Flying high

Mia is finally big enough to play airplane with her pop. Luca thinks he is too!
Gotta love the double take off pic at the bottom! The kids think their Pop
is a human jungle gym sometimes!!

Luca

Luca received this outfit from our friends nicole, mia and kate. I loved it and could not wait for him to
be able to wear it! Luca loved taking pictures so much he actually signed
"more" several times during our shoot! I really think he got confused and
was tryitng to tell me he was "all done!"

Dance, Dance

The kids love music. all music. but the have their own indiviual style's already. Mia loves all things retro. The Tempations, Credence Clearwater, the Four Tops, the Foundations. She knows the words to "build me up buttercup" and sings the song quite often. Luca prefers a different genre - Jay-Z with alicia keys, kanya with estelle and even some lady gaga. He will stop in his tracks to dance to anything with a obvious beat to it. It's quite cute. Mia likes for her poppa to dance with her. She loves to spin, be lifted and try to jump. Together they are quite a pair! And mia has what we call her "dancing face" where she bobs her head and puckers her lips. it is hysterical!

~dancing face~

trick or treat

On halloween, we went and joined the P's for some halloween fun! They live in a neighbooring city to us, who happened to trick or trat the night before our city. This worked out well since mommy had to work halloween night. and since that meant i got to TOT with Mia J! We were both tinkerbell's, which was super cute to see! here are some pics - the batteries died 1/2 way throught TOT'ing!

the cutest tinkerbell and lion

Luca is ready to go!

the tinkerbell's!

the girls in action!