monday mia and i hung out with 2 great friends and their daughters at an outdoor shopping center. they were nice enough to bring a baby stroller for mia to push her cabbage patch doll around in. holy crap did she ever love that thing! she was very serious about it, too. she kept stopping to throw up the sunshade and check on her baby. then she'd throw it back down and be on her way again. all she has talked about since we left is that stroller. guess what she'll be getting this christmas?
the next day was a day of rest for all of us and we had a bite to eat with josh's highschool friend (who mia fell instantly in love with and keeps referring to as "my adam") before taking a long nap. then we took a dip in the freezing cold pool (because we promised mia we would) and quickly traded it in for a warm bubble bath in our room. we finished our night off with ice cream, where mia discovered the joy of a sugar cone for the first time and quickly stole my cone.
wednesday we were off to disneyland ("mickey's house!") with more friends. now, mia doesn't know disney from any other character on tv so there wasn't any worry about her being let down at not being able to see it all but there also wasn't that crazed excitement, either. both good things, in my opinion. i was concerned that there wouldn't really be a lot for her to do once we got inside the park (as far as rides go) but i was SO wrong. she could ride almost everything (as could i) and there was so much for her to just look at that it made the trip more than worthwhile.
her favorite ride (and she loved the rides) was the tram to and from the parking lot. had we only known! she got her own pair of ears with her name on them - she had been asking for them all day long and when we finally got her a pair she wouldn't wear them for much more than pictures. but the pictures, they're cute :)
the one thing she could have done without was the posing with giant cartoon characters. she was fine with them being across the street from her but we kept thrusting her into close contact with them. there was clawing and escape attempts and damn near tears. she now hates every character we made her touch. the others are all still on her good list.
we didn't have plans for thanksgiving when we got to town (we were hoping to visit with family but it didn't work out) but were invited to spend the evening with friends of ours. what a fantastic night that was! an awesome dinner, great company, good kids, no stress - it was perfect. thanks again for having us, guys!
so yeah, we had a really wonderful thanksgiving. and one final trip with mia before the baby gets here. in only 10 more weeks...
1 comment:
I am jealous. A Thanksgiving without family would be sooooo RELAXING!
Post a Comment