You and I went shoe shopping for you on Saturday.
I was looking for tennies… You chose these.
You pulled them off the shelf, sat down next to me, and giggled once they were on! On the drive home, I asked you “What are on your feet, Miss Maya?” You looked down and started giggling again.
You are a trip! I love you to pieces!
Thanks to our neighbor Michelle, her Mom, and friend Becky, you and I had a FANTASTIC Park Ave Fest last Saturday!! We hung out in Michelle’s yard with just the girls. You had your first strawberry daiquiri (non-alcoholic, of course – just strawberries, lemonade and some ice – all of your favorites! And in a big, bright glass that you could fit your nose in!). Then Michelle brought out a HUGE fruit plate for you to nibble on.
What a wonderful time!!
It was great getting to know Becky and Michelle’s Mom as well! What wonderful people! And do you know that Becky has a little girl who is close to your age? We can’t WAIT for her to come back and bring little Ella!
Thanks Becky for sending us these fun pictures! Come back again soon!!
We have had the wonderful priviledge of hanging out with Auntie Judi and Uncle Jim and their family quite a bit over the past few days. What a treat!! Auntie Judi is looking GREAT!
Here are a few of the highlights:
CJ and Maya playing
A family picture Auntie Judi took
Goofy Uncle Jim! He can sure make you giggle!
Today we got a sneak preview of their BEAUTIFUL new home! We all can’t wait to see it finished.
The group shot.
Doesn’t Aunt Judi look great? It’s only been a week since her surgery! She is such an inspiration!
The girls
We are SO BLESSED to have friends that we love so much they have become family!!
Yesterday, our friends Scott and Christine invited us down to visit them at their family’s summer cottage at Chautauqua Institution. We had a fantastic time catching up a bit with their whole family! After lunch, you took a good nap, and then we were off to the lake. We decided spending time in the water was the best way to spend a very hot day. (I think the temperatures neared 100 degrees with very high humidity.)
BOATING FUN
We came back and showered and headed over to Scott’s parents’ place for dinner. You did such a good job of eating at the big people’s table… eating pastas and veggies and lots of good fruit. We had cherry pie and ice cream for dessert.
The air conditioning felt nice, but the company felt even nicer. We could have stayed and chatted for hours more!! Days even! And what a beautiful place – the cottage, the lake, the community, the apartment. What a treat!
Thanks Scott & Christine! All the ingredients of a perfect summer day! We love you!!
This was your report from yesterday:
Maya had a great day to day. Of course, she and Marlie had to play their usual “chase.” They love it! They chase after each other, cracking up. It’s so funny!! We had our usual circle time, and Maya didn’t stop dancing – she danced to all the songs!
This is you in the daycare playground. Your favorite activity on a swing set – hands down, the slide. I think you enjoy heights – you’ll climb up and just look around for a while, before you go down in some dare-devilish way. I think you really enjoy your friends and teachers and playtime at daycare. I love that!!
You LOVE your two dogs, Macy & Jake. Every morning when you wake up and every day after you come home, you immediately want to go see them. With a huge smile and a little finger pointing, you enthusiastically say “doggie. doggie. doggie. doggie. doggie.”
I just wrote Grandma this email descriping our fantastic day together! I love you Peanut!
Maya and I had a FANTASTIC day together today! We went to church, then to see Aunt Judi in the hospital, stopping by a playground for a bit first. Adam stopped up to see us while we were there (He is working from 6:30am – 8pm). We came home and ate lunch, took a nap, cleaned the house a bit, and then headed off to meet our friend Tracy at the Fairport Summerfest. Maya looked a bit overwhelmed at first, but she came into her own soon enough. Clowns made her balloons, she danced to live music, we blew all kinds of bubbles, she ate a WHOLE hotdog and dumped a bottle of water down her front. We made a little sand art that served to hold her helium balloon down nicely. It was quite a little walk to and from the park, and we had so much fun that we are both quite dead. She went down for the night with giggles though. She SO melts my heart almost constantly. So much blessing in such a Wee being.
from Tuesday, July 25
Hey there – Well, Daddy has started working his 12 hours shifts. He is gone from 6:30am to 8pm, sometimes on weekends. Last Sunday was our first such weekend day together… and it was SUCH a fantastic time!!
We started by picking up Jimmiqua and taking her to chuch with us. You and I sang a couple of the Gospel Choir songs (the oldies but goodies), and you sat on my lap through the whole sermon. 🙂 After the sermon, we played in the daycare room with the other kids. We arrived just in time for snack.
After chuch, we came home to find our neighbors, Hannah and Timmy, selling lemonade on their front lawn. Hannah was wearing a big, bright pink straw hat she got from the dollar store. Though church had run quite long (2 hours!), and we were running late for lunch, we just had to go visit! You wore Hannah’s big hat and tried to ride Timmy’s scooter. : ) What a trip you are! We told them we weren’t sure what we were going to do that afternoon, and they suggested a little-known local camp that had a pool and spraypark. It sounded perfect, and it was!!
After your nap, we headed out on our adventure! What a great time we had! This camp is our new favorite hanging out place. And it is free for YMCA members. We met such wondeful people while we were there. Here are a few pictures from our day:
When we got home, we had dinner and crashed. You and I snuggled up together while you had your milk, giggling some and otherwise just resting. We stopped down to tell Hannah and Timmy THANK YOU for their great recommendation, and off to bed you went. What a fantastic day!!!
Thank you! I will treasure these memories forever! Love you Peanut
Sunday you were 16 months old on the 16th!
Happy Birthday Peanut Butter!
We spent the afternoon at Aunt Judi and Uncle Jim’s cabin… Great time was had by all. You were the first one in the lake… you couldn’t wait! You are definitley a swimmer. You also played with Joey N’s puppy Taos and CJ’s dog Maddie. Joe gave you a bowl of wild berries, and you thoroughly enjoyed them, coating your face, arms, fingers and Mommy’s leg with the pink stain. We looked silly, and everyone giggled. You and I had to take another dip in the lake to get cleaned off!
You played with Monica, Auntie Judi and Uncle Jim. Ashook gave you many pieces of bread and a few more berries. You watched Madieu and Gabe intensely as they wrestled and jumped off the pier. I think you wanted to join them! 😉 You ate everything under the sun while we there: peaches, pineapple, apples, organges, macaroni, olives, crackers, chees, peas, blueberries… What a wonderful day! Thanks Auntie Judi and Uncle Jim! You rock!
Yesterday was Mommy and Daddy’s anniversary. Know what we did? We took you to the Strong Museum and to Brighton Pool for an after-dinner swim. You jumped into the pool all by yourself. We all had a ball! Best anniversary to date!