Little Miss Amelia

I have been meaning to put these pictures up for a while but have not taken the time to do it until now.

As some of you know, our Little Miss Amelia is a very busy, mischievous, stubborn little girl. BUT, we have been able to catch her being cute as well.

Because she has the power to put the whole household in an upset, it is very pleasent when she slows down enough to do something constructive.
Every time I am in the kitchen making dinner or lunch or baking cookies or whatever it may be, Mia will always pull up a chair right up next to me to watch or help or make a mess. At first I did not have much tolerance for this because the chair always got in the way as I was busying in the kitchen. But then I realized that it was much easier with her by my side while I cook than to keep stopping what I was doing to break up the fight that she was causing.

Here is a time after dinner when we filled up the sink with soapy water and let her wash some cups. She washed... and washed...... and washed......... at it was heaven.

A few months ago when we were getting our garden ready, Mia wanted to help daddy too. So she went inside and got gavin's Home Depot tools and got to work.

We love those rare occations when she gets focused on something........Anything!

Note: Mia has the same shirt on for both sets of pictures. These were taken months apart...go figure.

Turkey regret

Once again, just like every year, Thanksgiving has come and gone and I find myself regretting not eating more of that yummy Turkey dinner. Every year I plan on making my own turkey spread at home so that we can have the leftovers but the thought of it makes me tired.....maybe next year.