Current mood: amused
Ahhh..... sooooooo..... tired! We did a quick turn-a-around trip to Oxnard yesterday to take care of some stuff. The best part is we got to see my Brother and his family and for the first time EVER (other than when my Dad comes to our house to watch Mia for us) Mia was babysat somewhere besides home or my parents house!! Thats right, while we ran our errand we dropped Mia off at her Nina and Ninos house with her cousins and she had a completely blast with them. Even "a blast" doesn't quite describe the level of fun she had!
When we first got there we weren't sure how she would react. She is usually pretty shy, but we hoped that since we had just seen the family alittle over a month ago for her birthday that she would warm up fast... and she did!!! Right away once she got into the house all her little cousin's greeted her and it wasn't long before that house became filled with toys all over the place. Mainly, her best buddy April (3) was dragging out toys for them to play with. Mia loves all her cousins but since April is the closest in age to her, and when those two are together they always become inseparable. Soon she didn't even care we were there and was too busy running around and joining the fun.
Unfortunately, when we arrived her youngest cousin Sophia (8 months) came down with an unexpected fever! OH NO! So she was in the back bedroom with her Mama. Mia actually noticed her absence and kept asking for "Baby? baby?" We all thought that was so cute. Thankfully, it wasn't long before the fever was under control and she made an appearance. Mia was happy to see her and was back to playing toys with her cousins.
Then Adrian and I decided it was time to leave for a few to take care of some things. We figured Mia was pretty adjusted and wouldn't even miss us, WRONG! She picked up on us leaving right away and right away was trying to follow us out of the door and started to get upset. OH NO!! So her Nina and Nino and cousins managed to distract her by taking her to the other room while we snuck out! haha
We weren't gone to long and when we came back the whole house was alive with laughter and fun. They had told me that Mia was going nuts! and having so much fun. Her Nino chased her and her cousins all around and they even placed hide-and-seek. He said he had never seen her get so excited and cut loose like that before. She was literally screaming and running full blast all over the house! Her cousin Sarah (7) managed to really get her going and soon she was dancing and bouncing all over the floor. Her oldest cousin Tracy (10) also helped make Mia excited by tickling her and bouncing on the couch. My brother then showed me a quick video he took of all of them playing and boy it was loud and rowdy! He was right, Mia was going nuts and having a GREAT time screaming, jumping and laughing! We were so happy to see she was so comfortable there.
We visited a bit and Mia never slowed down. At one point all the adults were sitting in the family room and Mia came running out from behind the chair her Nino was sitting in, and just started screaming and running full blast across the room and into the livingroom and back. Then she would laugh, throw herself on the floor and stick her leg up! As we all looked at her shocked and laughing, she ran around full blast again and was screaming at the top of her lungs, it was the funniest thing to watch.
Most of the time spent there she again was with her cousin April, playing in her room. I found them once going through her toy box and sharing toys together while chatting. I thought it was cutest thing to watch the cousins playing with each other. Another time Adrian said he went in there to check on them and both of them were playing in this tiny tent just chatting with each other and playing. He then asked April if she liked her cousin Mia and he shook her head yes! Then he asked if she wants him to bring Mia by more often and she shook her head yes! haha how cute is that! What I found cutest is every now and then I could hear April calling to Mia to come with her or to see something and Mia go running over!
Overall the visit was great. We wished we could have stayed longer but we had to go. I can't wait to make another trip up there, hopefully soon. Getting the cousins together like that is so much fun and I know Mia really enjoys her self.
