Birthday Girl!

Patiently waiting for her guests to arrive

Making a wish!

"Can't I open these as well, mommy?"

Our sweet little daughter turned one today! We celebrated the event with a small dinner party with family and will have her "big" party on Sunday. I was impressed that Mya knew exactly what to do with all of the gift bags. She knew there were treasures inside them and she wasted no time ripping them out of there. That's my girl!

Mya wasn't quite so sure what to think about the cake. She liked the frosting (who doesn't) but proceeded to throw all of her cake, piece by little piece, onto her brother's plate!

It was a special day for all of us, as we were reminded how lucky we are that Mya was born into this world and into our family!

Little Miss Mischief!

Guess what Mya discovered today? You guessed it- toliet paper!! I knew something was up when Mya suddenly got very quiet. She had a great time unrolling it! I'm sure she would have gone through the entire roll if I would have let her. I always seem to spoil her fun!!

Wow! 11 months old already?

It is hard to believe how fast our little darling is growing up. Mya is eleven months old today! We feel so fortunate to be able to celebrate each of these little milestones with her. She's a real blessing!!

Photo shoot!

My friend Julie came over the other day to take some pictures of the kids. It was Mya's first "official" photo shoot. I now know why people say not to work with babies and animals. Mya was not any easy subject to shoot! That just goes to show you what a good photographer Julie is because she somehow managed to get some really great pictures regardless! Here are a few of my favorites.

Our happy little 10 month old!

Our sweet baby girl turned 10 months old today! Mya is really learning a lot of new things and now that she is completely healthy, her personality has really begun to emerge. She is such a mimic and even copies us when we yell at our naughty puppy, Bentley. It is so funny!! She has a wonderful sense of humor, but can also be extremely serious. There really doesn't seem to be an in-between with that child! We love all of Mya's little quirks and absolutely adore her. We just simply can't imagine life without her!!

Feeling Better!

With a lot of medicine, and even more TLC, Mya has finally started to feel better! The smiles and giggles have returned and we are so very thankful. She might even get to go to her brother's school for show and tell tomorrow!!