Mirror Images

Children are so enthralled to look upon themselves in the mirror.  I caught Mia doing this a few weeks back and remembered some of my favorite photos of Olivia when she was much younger doing the same in this mirror.  I thought it was the perfect opportunity to snap some similar pictures of Mia.  Of course Mia's expressions are much sillier than Olivia because that's our meatball, Mia's personality.


Mia, July 2012


Olivia in July of 2008
 

It also got me thinking about how looking at your children, you can see so much of yourself in them.  Sometimes the good and even the bad.  I hear Olivia's word when she's frustrated or yelling at Mia and it sounds just like me when I get upset with the girls.  It makes me cringe, but at least I am aware and working on breaking both Olivia and myself of that habit.  Mia's goofy personality is so me as well.  Her defiance and wanting to do things her way are tell tale signs of my childhood, although from what I hear, Andy's too.  Both girls are so unique from one another, which I love.  They can fight terribly one minute, but be so sweet the next.  Most of the time they truly look out for each other and it melts my heart.  I don't know who they got that from, because I don't recall ever being that sweet with my sister in my adolescent years, and I know Andy wasn't either.  It's a joy to watch them grow and develop their amazing personalities and see reflections of both Andy and myself in each of them.


 

Let's try our grumpy face on for size.