Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday our Miss Maya!
Happy Birthday to you!

You had wonderful phone calls and greetings from so many people who love you to pieces!! As one example, Mark and Bi sang you a wonderful birthday serenade/cheer in Portugese.

What a wonderful day we had together! Let’s see… here are the highlights:

1. Mango for breakfast and present-opening from Grandma & Grandpa and Auntie Amy and family…





2. Playtime with your friends at daycare

baby in a box

3. I brought in all the fixings to make homemade mini-pizzas as a celebratory lunch. Daddy made the dough last night. Thank you Daddy!

[We had a practice round for the pizza-making last Sunday – What a great time! Check out our first family homemade pizza:

4. After a good 2-hour nap, Daddy and I picked you up, and we all went swimming at the YMCA. We had the WHOLE pool to ourselves! We giggled and played and had an awesome time!

5. After quick baths, we went to Friendly’s for your birthday dinner: mac & chees, “franks,” applesauce, corn, pear and milk. And, of course, ice cream!


Many times today, people asked you hold old you are. You proudly said “TWO!” and held up one finger. At dinner, you practiced holding up two fingers. It was so wonderful to watch you work so hard to learn:

6. Then, since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to stop by Barnes & Noble to play with the choo choo train and see if they had the new VeggieTales lullibye CD. They DID! And it was much cheaper than we expected. AAAND it happended to be STORYTIME! You sat in the middle of the stage until it got started… The 20-30 people sitting around the stage looking up and you didn’t seem to bother you. I think you are going to be one fantastic public speaker!

We got to hear two readers read two stories:
Pirates Don’t Change Diapers
by Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator)

Bubble Bath Pirates
by Jarrett Krosoczka

And we sang songs!
And we made a treasure map!

7. We came home and read some of your new books, listened to your new nighttime CD, and crashed!

What a WONDERFUL day!