The first month of the year has brought more monumental firsts than ever before. We started the month with a visit from the Robertsons. Kim and Sara came to help Laura move into her cool basement apartment in Georgetown. Sara had her first visit to the Brown house and first read aloud to Ben.
Mia had her first "big girl" time out. As you can see from the picture- she got some good writing practice!
Mia attended her first ballet class. Although it wasn't quite what we expected (the instructor didn't show up and the guy filling in said he'd be taking over and teaching hip-hop), we stuck with it. By the second class, we were happy to find out that two young ballerinas took over the class and hip hop was just a thing of the past.
Avery had her first lunch date with Mia and Ben at Jason's Deli.
Mia, Lydia and Grace learned first position and other ballet moves (though not shown in pictures).
Ben received his first haircut in the kitchen (we know this was a stretch but we have a theme to keep up with).
Mommy and Mia had a blast staying upright on ice skates on their first trip to the outdoor ice skating rink in downtown Silver Spring. We had to drag Mia away from the rink, she had so much fun!
Ben and Daddy had their first real jam-session.
Not a first and but hopefully a last, we had yet another tree fall. Luckily the chimney kept it from falling through the roof. The snow/ice storm brought us a winter power outage for three days which caused our house to dip down into the 40's. Good thing we have a gas fireplace in the basement! Because of this winter power outage, Mia and Ben had their first debut in the Washington Post. Our friend and neighbor is a photographer for the Post and she was trying to find people who hadn't abandoned their cold, dark houses so she found us!
Last but not least, we took our first family trip to the slopes of Liberty Mountain. Mia got to try skiing (which was a total hit) and Ben had his first tubing experience. We went with Cameron, Emie, Tom and Kate's families. Daddy was an excellent teacher, teaching Mia how to stand, get up from a fall, make pizzas and elevens with her skis. Mia's not great at stopping or turning yet, but she is great at going straight and fast! They even ventured onto the ski lift. The best part was cruising down the bunny slope holding hands Needless to say, it was difficult to get Mia and friends to stop. They wanted to ski all day and skip lunch. Can you believe that?
Ben, Emie and Kate hit the tubing slopes. The kiddie tubes weren't half as impressive as the real tub runs. Ben almost fell asleep in his tube but he enjoyed riding the bus to the venue.
Other firsts:
Ben is pretty much talking for real now- speaking in sentences, singing songs, and calling out things like, "Mommy where are you?" (instead of crying when he wakes up). He's turned into a little man almost over night!
Mia is learning how to sound out her letters and has even read her first basic reader.
Stay tuned for Valentine's Day and Mia's birthday post...
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