Happy party-versary!

We attended my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary party, and here are a bazillion photos to prove it was fun. Mia was a gem, and her dress even survived someone giving her two forks - two! - to eat chocolate cake with.

The big crawl

Mia crawled! OK, so she only crawled, like, 6 inches. And it was really more like a flounder than a crawl. Nevertheless, it was really exciting! She had some tummy time at Uncle Jeff and Aunt Susie's house in College Station, and she pushed herself forward for the first time. It was a long series of butt-in-the-air, head-in-the-air lifts, but she finally managed to propel herself a little bit. We all cheered. Here's a look at her later attempts.

A Very Texas Christmas

So if you were to guess what is involved in a Texas Christmas, what would you guess? That's right: cowboy hats, cowboy boots and armadillos.

We discovered that Mia has the same hat size as a Build-a-Bear ...


It was really hilarious. She was, of course, very tolerant of our nonsense.

So then she decided to round up her buffalo ...

Once she had the buffalo taken care of, she decided to put on her pink RealTree boots she got from Grandpa Doug and ride the armadillo.

Then it was time to eat. We had the back half of a pig my dad's friend shot. It was extremely creepy looking on the grill, but it was really tasty when we ate.

Mia enjoyed some more cuddle time with her family, particularly Aunt Susie, Uncle Jeff and her great-grandparents, who also happen to be just plain great in general.

While we were in College Station, my dad helped Mia do her first Hog Call. I laughed so hard I'm pretty sure I wet my pants.