Mommy and Daddy

Mommy and Daddy actually got to go out on a date... Thanks Omi..

Maya at 18 months

What a little monster we have our hands on... Maya has turned into a little teaser, giggling like crazy when she hides behind our clothes and jumps out to reveal herself. She purposefully splashes water on us, or just pours cold bucket fulls down your back when you least expect it. What a little stinker, but her big toothy grin melts our hearts. She has turned into a little person and is not longer a baby, until sleep sets it, when she needs Mama and Dada, not "mommy and daddy"... She is insisting on wearing big girl underwear, or "undies" as she calls them, which is keeping us on our toes with the potty training. She is pretty good, until she doesn't want to come inside to go.. luckily we live in the sticks and she's starting to be ok about going outside too. She is staying dry through the night and naps though, and always tells us when she has to go poo, so the pee pee accidents that rarely occur aren't so bad, (unless they happen to be on the slide in front of the other kids in the playgroup, no one wants to slide down the pee pee slide.) She's become quite the talker, and is putting together sentences like, "Illy eat yum yum too" or "Mama earrings big" or "Gramps, pool, Plllleeeeaase" and her favorite "Mama says NO" and then she says "no no". I have to admit most of her sentences are demands... It's adorable, especially since everything is taking on a sing-song tone... She says so many words now, and it's surprises me all the time, when she knows a new one that I've hardly mentioned.. She's becoming very particular about her food... She likes sushi, tofu, and LOVES edamame and asks for it all the time, today she asked for peas for breakfast, and last night would only eat blue berries and peaches for dinner. She also now asks for these things. She's VERY good at telling us what she does and doesn't want. Her favorite toys are her swing, her babies, her vacuum, and her flash cards. She HATES woopie cushions, and will freak out when you bring them near. She also knows how to dress and undress, and though she could take all her clothes off at church last week, and got very upset when we wouldn't help her take them off. She goes to play group once a week, and LOVES any chance she gets to see her big cousin Jessie, who she kisses freely and is the only person she has said "I Love You" to. She LOVES the river and the pool, and puts her head under by herself (especially when swimming with Gramps). She helps water the garden daily, and eats strawberries, and peas right from the vines. Her favorite thing to watch is Charlot's Web, and laughs out loud at the part when Wilbur is kicked out of the house with the broom, which makes Mommy laugh even harder. She thinks the basic point of the grocery store is for the "Lady" to give her cheese (at the deli), and the only point to any other store is to buy "shoes! shoes! shoes!) Daddy loves this idea.;) When she hugs, she pats our backs, and she wakes us up in the morning with songs and kisses. We feel so lucky for the time we get to spend with her, and every day gets better.

Bend Trip

We headed up to Bend to shoot a wedding and had some fun where it all started... We walked around downtown, went to the river, saw some good friends, and enjoyed all the Inn had to offer... Our only complaint was too little time.. we wish we could have stayed longer!

Naked River Days

We havn't been uploading lately, because we've been so busy hanging out at the river and soaking up summer... Maya has turned into a little fish.