Mia's pull toy

Santa!!!

Santa paid a visit to Mia's school on Pajama Day. She looks a little uneasy...

Fall Movies

Auntie K.K.'s wedding:

Dancing with Daddy

Dancing with the Nanas

Apple Picking with Mama

Bedtime

Little Miss Chatter Box

Mia is chatting up a storm these days. Mom's new iPhone helps to capture the action.

Bathtime is my past time:



This is the "I'm funny." video from last week.

I am Mia D'ARCO.

Grandpa took me to the zoo! And a few other places, too.

Two big days in a row! NYC...then the Bronx Zoo. It doesn't get better than this. Daddy even took me on the merry-go-round. It was fun for about 2 seconds. Then I just held on for dear life. Who invented those wheels of terror?

Then we went to lunch on Arthur Avenue. No trip is complete without the obligatory visit to the "Pork Store." Mommy waited outside.

Big day in the Big Apple

We took a day trip to New York for some more of Mia's "firsts" --most notably, a trip to FAO Schwartz. The little one went absolutely bonkers--running from one display to another. We have a whole bunch of photos of Mia just pointing at things. But first--we checked out Broadway and went to a diner in the middle of Times Square.

And the aftermath of FAO Schwartz...A cat nap on the way to the sushi bar

Spring Break has sprung!

It's time for a break! We were off to Greenwich last week to visit Grandpa Dom. Mia enjoyed playing in the Daddy-coffee table tunnel. Mommy and Mia went to Todd's Point beach for a nice afternoon walk. It was still a little chilly, but nice to be outside. Here are Mia's first reactions to walking on sand.

Little Blondie

Mia is still looking blonde, even towards the end of her first winter. Brad says she looks more and more like Ma-ma in these photos, which also happen to show her chatting up a storm. She says "Ma-ma," "Da-da," and "BAH" (ball). Mia is also learning to communicate with sign language--she knows, all of the important things like: "hungry," "more," and "all done." We're working on the please and thank you....

Out and About

We went out and enjoyed a nice quiet snow on campus. Thank you Nana Jan and Nana Sherrill for the sled! Mia would wave hello--but she's a bit restricted in all of those layers. Notice the new kicks, too :) Is track season on it's way?
Back inside for a warm-up. Mia shows off for Nana Sherrill.

Incident Report

His parents claim he was only trying to kiss her. I guess we could call it a "love bite." Yes- one un-named young man (well infant) moved in a little too close on Mia at school the other day. Ouch!