Missed another one...

Well, I have missed another FFF! I really have no excuse so I won't bore you with the details that don't exist.

Mia and I went to the school by us to play. We were happily playing see the pics below and then another mom and her daughter showed up. We said hi and I kept telling Mia to go and "talk" to the little girl. She didn't but at one time we were both on the swings and we did the normal stay at home mom talk, "how old, name, oh she so cute, blah, blah, and more blah." Then she says, "yes, she has a virus, but this is only the second time she has EVER been sick." I think that's great Mia has been sick 10 times (if not more) in the last year, good for you and your healthy child. Then she said, "she had a fever so we took her to the doctor on Monday. The doctor said she has hand, foot, and mouth virus and she is contagious for 10 days and to not have her around other kids for at least 10 days." It is now Wednesday. She also adds, "We come here because there aren't many kids here." Well, yes but my kid is here NOW with your kid who may or may not be contagious! We left shortly after that and I cleaned Mia's hands and mouth out!

This was the reaction I got when we first got there - such a funny face.

Learning about pandas and tigers.



What do you mean we have to go?



Oh, she is still contagious. Let's get the hell out of here.



I said, "Let's get in the car and drive away before I get sick too."

Then we went to the splash pad on Thursday when it was 90 degrees. Mia really didn't know what to think of all the screaming kid and really didn't want much to do with it. Instead she was daring enough to lay on the mat and do some yoga combined with a little pilates and topped off with some acrobatic gymnastics.



Running away from me which means more Mia butt. Check out her adorable little chubby legs and butt cheek hanging out! She has some junk in her trunk!



Mia comin' at cha'





Oh look I am SUCH a dare devil. Getting ready for her yoga, pilates, gymnastic tricks.



Still getting ready.



and there it is. Check out the leg in the air and you can see the pouty serious face she makes. What did you expect more?

People looked at me like I was crazy taking pics of her doing these things. I was cracking up at her laying on the mat while all the other kids played in the water. Oh well, she is not a social butterfly or a dare devil. She would rather sit next to her mama and cuddle. What mom could ask for anything more?

Weekend trips and all better

Well, we are finally all healthy is this house. I ended up with a fever of 102 and going to the doctor only for them to say that I just needed to rest and keep my liquid intake up. We had a trip planned to go to Chicago for the weekend to visit Jen, Dean and Gracie and we didn't want to have to reschedule so on top of getting over my sickness I had to get ready for the trip. I didn't even have time to read any blogs or update mine! Anyway by Friday am I was feeling better and we had a great time! We went to the beach on Saturday morning and it was raining so we left and went back to their house and ate breakfast took naps and then went to Navy Pier, Dean and I rode the ferris wheel and we also rode the merry go round. We walked around and ate some Italian Ice it was so yummy! We filled the rest of the time with talking and laughing, good times.

It is 4:30 am and Miss Mia thought it was time to wake up and we have been up since 2:30. I will post some pictures of our trip later today when I have more sleep.

Thanks Jules and Julie for checking back in!

This is from our first day of music class pre sickness.



Just chillin' like a villin'



and chewing on something kid appropriate, a battery



some Mia butt, not to be confused with Skylie butt, but just as adorable



standing on a box looking out the window

I can't get blogger to upload the rest of the pics but I will try tomorrow!

Now to add more pictures!



Before we left I made Chicken Apple sausages for dinner and Mia took hers on the go.



She likes her some chicken apple sausage



Just a girl and her sausage



This is when we got to Chicago, she loves her banana.



get in there, you silly banana



Us at the beach.






gettin' some Mama love



some Mia and Mama butt



Jen, Jenny and Mia




Dean and Gracie playing soccer. Doesn't Gracie look like a natural? That's what happens when your Dad is a soccer guru.



Can you tell Mia didn't want to go in the water?!?



What did you say? Look? Look, where?



Oh, the ball.



Hangin out in our swim suits.



She loved playing with the stroller and she always had the pearls on. I love the way she is smiling at Jenny.



More pearls.



I love this look.



Am I the cutest thing EVER?!?



Family picture at Navy Pier.




We are working on the potty thing, doesn't she look thrilled.

FFF

Well I am a day late and maybe even a dollar short! Mia was feeling much better and we had a friend and her 2 daughters come over and stay the night with us. Then I started feeling crappy and then at 3:00 am Mia had a 101.9 fever! We don't know why because she is over her cold, but she is still sick soooo that is why I am late. I am playing by the rules this time and doing the bloopers!

Jenny and I laugh at this pic every time we see it! It was taken on our visit trip when Mia was 4 mo old.



This one is from our pick up trip. She wouldn't eat so we had to spoon feed her formula!

Letters, Pools, and sick babies

We got a surprise today in the mail, a letter from Maria (Mia's foster mom). Of course I have no idea what it says, but inside the envelope was a picture of Jose Juan, and my oh my is he a doll. He is so cute and it makes me so sad he will not be part of our family. I am happy that Maria is still able to care for him, but I want him! Jenny said the same thing. It just breaks my heart. Anyway he was wearing the clothes we sent down and was playing with the toys we sent down for him too. I hope we get to see him before he goes home, well who am I kidding he has the same facillitator we did so who knows when he will be going home.

On a brighter note, it was HOT here all weekend and we swam in the pool all weekend. On Friday, Mia started to get a pretty nasty cold, but it didn't stop us (or me) from getting in the pool with her. I know I am going to win the mother of the year! Well, Jenny was at work and Mia and I were just playing outside and I decided to get in the pool to clean it and Mia wanted in soooo I brought her in with me. I was thinking I would get her out before Jenny got home and put her in dry clothes to disguise my evidence. Then of course I wasn't counting on Jenny getting out of work early! Next thing I know she is at the back door!

Mia pre-sickness eating her first ice cream cone.



You wanted 2 pics of her eating her ice cream cone, right?



Mia in the pool, blowing bubbles...



and chewing on her finger...



and laughing!



my sick baby



now she is just a mess....

FFF

Not sure what the real theme for FFF is, but mine is concierge's. When we booked our pick up trip we were disappointed that the Marriott was booked, because we stayed there on our visit trip. Much to our surprise though the Grand Tikal was fabulous!!! At the Marriott I just felt like another adopting family because there were so many of us, but at the Tikal we really got to know the Concierge's. They were amazing and we still talk to Benjamin via email. He was our life line when we were trying to figure out what was going on the Jose Juan. We send packages down for him and Maria and he always calls Maria for us and lets us know what she says and how she is doing. So here are some pics of Mia with Giovanni and Benjamin the day before we left for the US.

Mia with Benjamin



and with Giovanni (isn't he muy guapo?!?)

Just looking at these pics make me miss them and I want to go back! It's almost been a year.

8 things...

So I was tagged by Kelly, Skylars mom.

8 things I am passionate about...

1. Mia
2. My animals
3. Guatemala
4. having more kids, like 4 total : )
5. animal rights
6. gay rights
7. anti-George Bush
8. salsa

8 Things I want to do before dying

1. win the lottery
2. give 1/2 my lottery winnings to Mayan Families
3. do mission work in Guatemala
4. travel to Europe
5. go to school to become a psychiatrist
6. be a grandma
7. get married (to Jenny)
8. having more kids

8 Things I say often

1. Shit
2. Nice (telling Mia not to pull the cats fur)
3. So on my forum today
4. shut up
5. Muy Bonita
6. Please don't.....(fill in the blank) drink the dog's water or whatever she is doing...
7. Mia Rey
8. Oh God

8 Books I've read lately

1. Big Bird and his Shapes
2. Red, Blue I like you
3. Brown Bear
4. Elmo goes to bed
5. Elmo goes to the circus
6. Hungry Caterpillar
7. And Tango makes three
8. Fiesta


Movies I have watched 8 or more times
please note these are not my favorite movies

1. Twister
2. Natural Born Killers
3. Pretty in Pink
4. Monty Python Search for the hold Grail
5. White men can't jump
6. Wedding Planner
7. 20 first dates
8. Men in Black


8 people I am tagging....
1. Jules
2. Denise
3. Tara
4. Julie
5. Samantha (if you are feeling up to it : )
6. Kelly (Kemry's mom)
7. Donna
8. I don't have an 8th person.

First boo boo....

Mia fell today and got her boo boo. I was planting flowers and she was playing in her water table and running around and she fell on the cement. She scraped her knee and there was a little blood so we had to clean it up and put a band aid on it. She wasn't really sure what to think of the band aid.

This weekend my sis brought a swingset that my nephew doesn't use anymore over and we put up our pool! The water is coming tomorrow for the pool, we are so excited! So our backyard is a bit of a kid's playground. We have a sand box, sand and water table, play house, swing set, kangaroo climber, and a pool. Good thing we have a big backyard.

Look, I have a boo boo...



it's so sad.



I can't stop looking at it.





a close up!