What a BIG girl

I can't believe how fast Mia is growing up.  Everyday she is doing or saying something new that surprises me.  She's definitely a bossy little girl who knows what she wants.  One of Mia's favorite things to do is help cook.  I used to try to keep her away from the stove but quickly realized the more I tried to fight her away the greater chance she stood of getting hurt.  She knows not to touch the stove or the sides of the pan and really does pretty good.  My stove top gets much more messy when she is "helping" but she's getting better at not splashing when she helps to stir.

 This used to be how Mia would cruise around outside.  Not anymore.  Now as soon as we're outside she asks for (more often demands) her big bike.

Look at her go...Cruising in style.

 We have a neighbor who has been nice enough to let us borrow one of their bikes. Mia is getting pretty good at it. She usually needs a little nudge to get going from the stopped position but other than that she is all over.

 We even have had one day that was warm enough (according to the dads) to run through the sprinklers.  Mia was frozen solid by the time she was done but had a great time.

 Every kid has their favorite movie and lucky for us Mia's favorite movie is "Buzz." I don't know if she realizes there are 2 different "Buzz" movies or if she just doesn't care but I find it nice that at least we have 3 movies to watch over and over instead of just one. It adds a little variety. When watching her movie she is usually in one of 3 places, in her tent, standing at the TV stand right in front of the TV or curled up on the chair.  This day was laundry day so I had the baskets out.  She dumped the clean clothes out of the laundry basket then climbed in, blanket and all, and stayed their to watch the movie. I thought it was pretty funny.