we're back

so we are back. we have had a fun filled two weeks off. nana came to visit and we had a blast. it was so nice to spend time with her. mia ended up with several new stuffed animals as well. i think it only took her about an hour to work nana over for her first one! then i started noticing the number growing day by day. ha! that's what nana's are for. mia has been talking a lot lately. especially on the phone. i can understand about 1/3 of what she is saying but, that's okay. her favorite word is "no" now. everything i ask her to do is a "no" even if she wants to do it. like going to the beach, she loves it now. especially since nana took her out there to watch the sunset several evenings. now i try to do the same as often as i can.

not much else has changed. we are still just enjoying our simple life out here. i thank God every time i think about it because i am so much happier now and so is my little girl. we are planning a trip home for the end of september. mark those calendars! i will post something again soon. until then, mia says "no!"