Mi angelita Mia

They are just so precious and pure

Mia's Baby blessing

James flew in from Ventura to be here!

Emma is super shy when she is first around somebody, but James got her to warm up to him!

Thanks for sharing your special day with us Ellie!

Mia' Baby Blessing

Mia received her baby blessing on November 22, 2009. It was so wonderful. I am so grateful for everyone who came and supported us in this, it meant a lot!

This is my sweet Aunt Jill. She has crocheted hundreds of thousands of things I'll bet. Some of which are these darling baby blessing outfits. Mia and her cousin Elle were blessed in their beautiful white dresses on the same day. Thanks Aunt Jill!

Fay and Vance, even though they had just left Salt Lake a few days before, flew back up just for the blessing.

Mom threw a wonderful party up at her house after both of the blessings, fully equipped with Schmidt's bakery eclairs!

First snow

A few weeks ago Salt Lake had its first storm that actually stuck long enough to play in. Emma is sure going to miss this snow in Texas. (yes, I said Texas...we are moving in just one week!)

For those of you wondering where you can buy your own, one of a kind, neon green one piece snow suit with purple, pink and yellow stripes, I have some sad news for you-- no one carries them anymore!

2 months

Ay yai yai, mi hija is two months old. She has definitely come out of the "premie spell" that existed her first month of life. I love sitting and "talking" with her, especially in the morning. She is always so full of smiles and coos when we wake up that it's hard to get up and going. I think it's her own little way of saying, "hey mom, thanks for taking care of me at random hours through the night." (maybe, maybe not:) She loves to hang out on any warm body all day and night. She is horrible at sleeping by herslef. But, just this past week I realized that if she was set down on her belly to sleep, she actually stayed asleep-most of the time:) I wouldn't say she's reached Emma's level of neediness as a baby, but some days I think she's pretty dang close. From the pictures, one could probably deduct that being a month early, she has shown no signs of malnourishment. I love those cheeks!

Festival of Trees

The girls and I met Sarah and her boys out at the Festival of Trees today. They had the cutest Santa Clause there--Emma actually sat on his lap, I couldn't believe it. Mia was wide awake and was the cutest chubbiest thing ever. I was so bummed when I looked at the pictures on the cd I bought and none of the pics with just Mia were even on there...arg! Tis the season!

I love this time of year. Christmas music, treats everywhere, shopping for gifts, etc etc. It's so fun to play up the whole Santa Clause thing with Emma. I am so looking forward to Christmas morning this year. Emma has informed me that she wants two books from Santa Clause, a Christmas book and a pony book. I'm pretty sure Santa Clause was happy to hear what she wanted for Christmas and that he'll be able to handle that:)

Emma's Prayer Last Night

All kids have their own little routine when they go to bed. Emma knows her routine all too well and loves to stall as long as possible. The other night I took her up to bed, we sang songs, told stories and then finished with a prayer. As I was tucking her into bed, she said she would like dada to come up and give her a kiss goodnight. Aaron came back down about fifteen minutes later and told me they had gone through the whole routine again, and this is how her prayer went:
"Heavenly Father, thank you this day, thank you nana Gabbart, thank you nana Jacobs, thank you Jack Jack not eat my toys." Then she turned to Aaron and said, "dada, Jack Jack not eat my toys." Then, she decided to end the prayer, "name Jesus Christ, Amen." After she had said amen it dawned on her that she forgot something. She turned to Aaron and said, "dada, forgot prophet and Jesus." He asked her if she needed to say them again so she could include what she thought she had left out. Of course she said yes (it would prolong the inevitable bedtime just a little bit more!) She starts again "Heavenly Father, thank you this day, thank you nana Jacobs, thank you nana Gabbart, thank you Jack Jack not eat my toys, Amen."

Hiking Draper Canyon

Aaron graduated in April and that weekend everyone came in town, we headed up to hike up behind the new Draper temple. It was the perfect Spring day for hiking. Looking back on these pics, I can't believe how much Em's has grown up and we have another baby, man time flies!

April 2009

Aaron and Emma used to play this game constantly. She would ask Aaron for a horsey ride, then as soon as she was ready to go, she knew exactly where she wanted him to take her. She loved having him go into each room, stop in front of the light switch, stand up on his back and turn it on, then jump onto the bed and then jump off of the bed, over and over again.

Keepsake

I came across this photo of Aaron in Reno this past weekend and thought I should add it to our scrapbook. He's about eleven years old. I have a feeling I am going to be spending a lot of time at soccer games.

Pseudo Sledding

Aaron and I wanted to take Em's sledding today in up by Mt. Rose here Reno, but we got a tad bit of a late start. S o instead we gave it a shot around the house. From the looks of things, I don't think she really cared. Everybody took turns pulling her around the grass. Unfortunately, when it came time for my turn, it took both Vance and Aaron to pull!

7 weeks

Those cheeks definitely belong to one of my babies! She is just the sweetest thing. The past couple of weeks she has begun to smile more and more and just today she decided to coo for her dad. Amazingly, she has kept her dark complexion, but her eyes are getting more and more blue. As for sleeping, I'd say we have regressed a bit. She thinks the party starts at about 10:00 at night, another night owl like her sister. All in all, she is pretty mellow and adored by all.

Some of the first holds

I love this pic...it says it all.

This facial expression reminds me so much of Emma.

2.5 weeks

Baby Mia at about three weeks old. She's grown out of the outfit she's wearing in those pics. At three weeks she weighed 7'13." She had nearly gained two pounds since she left the hospital. What can I say, my babies like to eat.

Cousins

I can't believe this newborn stage has alreaedy come and gone. I love those first few weeks when they are just soooo tiny and you can just cradle them all day long.

Twinners

Kristin and I had our baby girls a little over two weeks apart, Ellie was born the third week of September and Mia came in October. We are so excited to get a girl cousin!




Looking over all of the pictures that were taken of these two on the blanket, their movements were almost in sync.

So tiny!

Fall weather

Emma was in the mood for a photo shoot. She was just livin' it up. I'd tell her to say something like, "oh yeah baby" or "who's the cutest" or probably not the best thing for a two year old to say "who's your daddy" and she would say it right back with a huge smile on her face...too cute.

She is so excited to go trick or treatin'. She asks me to tell her how Halloween works all of the time. She calls it the "knock knock" story.

My baby dolls

Two little girls...I still can't believe it. Emma was my spring baby with budding red hair and Mia is definitely my Halloween baby with dark hair. The contrast between these two personalities is not just in the hair...I cannot believe how different they are. To think that they just came out of thin air...no way. I have no doubt these personalities have been in existence before they came into my arms. I love being a mother.

Emma loves to hold Mia and watch Dora the Explorer.

This little girl can sleep! She is about the easiest baby I have ever laid eyes on. I am one lucky mom. So far the nights have been cake. She takes a binky, eats sparingly and did I mention she loves to sleep?

Baby Mia!

Baby Mia Fay Gabbart came October 8, 2009 at about 9pm...nearly four weeks early! She weighed in at 6 lbs even, measuring 18.5" long. Surprisingly, she has black hair! She is so calm and mild I can't believe it.

So far so good...no sibling rivalries yet. Actually, Emma is wonderful with her. She is so soft and gentle with her and always wants to know where she is and is if she "ok mama?"

I don't know why people want to see pics of the mother...but here you go. One happy family.

Little Ballerina

Emma's dance moves consist of sliding around on the hardwood floors, jumping and doing a two year old's version of a cartwheel. Too funny and too cute!