Misinterpretation

After the three of us went grocery shopping today, Stewart and I decided that we would go to Wendy's and get something cool to drink. I pulled up at the drive thru and ordered a coke with no ice for me and a chocolate frosty for Stewart. The man told me the total and I pulled up to the window to pay. The man handed me the coke with no ice and said, "coke with no ice" and handed me the chocolate frosty and said, "chocolate frosty." When we pulled away from Wendy's, Maya said, "coke with no rice." Stewart and I just looked at each other and smiled. She kept repeating it the whole way home. So darn cute! When I was putting her down tonight for bed, she looked at me and said, "mommy coke with no rice?" I just smiled at her and said, "yes, mommy likes coke with no rice!"

Why go to the beach???

When we have a new sandbox in our driveway! Two weeks ago, I found a sandbox on Craigslist; and decided that we needed to get one for Maya. If you know me well, you know that I am a huge supporter of Craigslist. I LOVE CRAIGSLIST!! I am very picky about what I will buy and the condition of the item has to be great! I always know how much I want to spend, and the areas around town that I like to shop at. So the same day that we went to pick up her new sandbox, we also stopped by Home Depot to buy play sand. Stewart and I decided that we wanted her box really full. We bought eight bags thinking we would use probably six of them. Well on Sunday for Mother's Day we decided to break it out. We only needed to use three bags of sand and now we have five to take back. The weather was absolutely beautiful and Maya had a hay day! Check out some adorable pictures.....

Maya pouring the sand from the yellow bucket into the sand wheel.

Trying to see the wheel turn as the sand was falling.

Using the shovel to pour sand into the sand wheel for the first time.

Having a great time playing by herself. When we asked her what she was doing, she said, "scooping sand." When we asked her where she was, she said "Maya's sandbox."

Such a cutie....who cares that you were covered in sand from head to toe!

Mommy and daddy's favorite pictures. You really know how to make our hearts melt!

I think all your new sandbox and new toys were a huge hit. Mommy and daddy know we will be spending a lot of time with you in our driveway playing in the sand.

Oops, I almost forgot....

Sometimes, I take so many pictures that I forget to download them on a regular basis. Here are some great pictures from last weekend at the beach. The weekend was filled with a few rain showers and a few sun breaks, so we found activities that was appropriate for it all.

These were some of the activities we did when the weather was "not so good."

Maya had a great time in the arcade. Check out her hand of the gear shift. She kept saying, "mommy shift." She must have learned that from me. It won't be long until she can reach the pedals or better yet drive a real car!!

Maya very serious.

On the merry-go-round with daddy. This was the first time that she picked an animal that moved up and down.

Cousin Rileigh had a great time on the merry-go-round too.

On Sunday the weather was beautiful and we got to spend a lot of time outside. Here are some great pictures of us feeding the seagulls.

Instead of Maya throwing the bread to the seagulls, she decided to eat it! That bread that you see in her right hand, your right.....it was eaten by Miss Maya.

We were afraid that a seagull was going to nip at Maya's hand if she just held the bread, so daddy had to pick her up. She now just got to watch everyone else feed the seagulls.

It was exciting to feed the seagulls with Papa and Rileigh, but it was also a little nerve racking. I have never seen so many fly over head. Good thing nobody walked away with bird poop on them!

We then walked on the beach and had a great time.

Rileigh gave her dog Cocoa a nice workout on the beach.

Ever since we got home, Maya has not stopped talking about feeding the seagulls with Papa. This may end up being a regular "event" that we do. Can't wait for the next time we head to the beach!

Our shoes were made for walking!

Last Saturday, we braved the cold and walked in the March of Dimes-March for babies. We walked in honor of Maya's newest cousins Emily and Ellery. We had a really good time and look forward in walking next year (hopefully the weather will be a little bit warmer!) I am sorry that a few of the pictures are blurry. I was trying to walk and take pictures at the same time!!

Stewart walking with my mom and sister.

Emily and Ellery with their mommy Heather and both grandma's. The grandma's pushed the stroller together the whole time! It was really cute to watch.

Even though Maya doesn't look too happy, she never once asked to get out. We had gotten up early and maybe she was just cold and tired?!

My mom pushing Maya in her stroller. Thank goodness for balloons....it kept Maya occupied for the remainder of the walk.

Here is Emily and Ellery. No smiles from them either? Was it that they were over stimulated, tired, bored, or hungry? Probably all four!

I wasn't going to post this picture, due to Maya picking her nose, but this is one of her newest tricks. Plus, it is a good picture of Stewart and I. I am not sure who taught her to do this, but she is really good at it. When she is picking her nose, she will say "booger in nose." Sometimes she will stick a finger in each nostril at the same time!! Lovely!! What can I say??? I feel like the more I tell her not to pick her nose and to keep her fingers out of her nose, the more she does it. Oh well.

Here we are posing for one last picture at the finish line. All things considered, we only lost one sippy cup and a blue balloon along the route. Not too bad, huh?

Keep the nice weather coming...

Last weekend was warm and sunny. We had a chance to wash our deck, plant our veggie garden, and get our backyard organized (picnic table out, swing hung up, bar-b-que cleaned and hammock put together) and enjoyed some fun time outside. Even though we were busy outside, we made time to buy Maya her new swimsuit.

Trying on her new swimsuit. Even though she is not smiling....she did like it. When I asked her if she wanted to take off the swimsuit, she said "swimsuit on."

A view from the backside.

Maya running back into the kitchen from getting her hat. She knows that we don't go outside without one on! She came back yelling "hat on Maya."

Sitting in her new pool with water in it for the first time. When daddy put the balls in the pool, she said "Maya pool."

She had the best time "patting" and "stirring" the water!

When I asked Maya what she was doing, she said "hands in water." She also said, "dada in pool." You can see the way daddy got in the pool. Daddy said, "feet in water" and Maya seemed to be ok with that.

On our second day of playing in the pool, the water was so cold that Maya liked sitting on my legs. When daddy asked Maya why she was sitting on mommy's legs, she said "burr..water cold."

Maya liked to stand up in the pool and walk around (circle time to Maya). When she stood and we asked if she was ready to get out, she just smiled, sat back down and then stood up a second later. (We think this will be a funny game to her).

Maya took a water break while sitting on the hammock with me. When she sat on the hammock, she said "mommy hold Maya's hand." Those are the special kind of moments that melt my heart!

I dare you not to smile...

So, what do you get when you mix Maya with a new life jacket, new pink aqua socks, a new purple kiddie pool, last years sun hat and a long sleeve onsie????

One adorable little girl!

Man, I tell you....kids are so darn funny!!

Happy Friday

TGIF!! It has been a tough week around here. Daddy was away for a few days on business and Maya was sick with fevers, a runny nose and a crazy cough. Hopefully the weekend will be good-the weather is supposed to be great, daddy is home and Maya is hopefully on the mend! What could start a weekend better than this picture from this morning......

"What is the matter mom?" "You say that I look funny?" She loves her new rain boots. It is crazy that she wants to wear them all the time! I bet that she would like to wear them to bed if I would let her. I am not sure why she likes to wear them on the wrong feet. It must not bother her.