Singing!

ABC's -- must always end with cha-cha-cha!

Rock-a-bye baby ... complete with babies falling out of the tree!

Paw-Paw and Pigtails

Maya wanted Paw-Paw to put pigtails in her hair. After much protest..he caved. Here's the semi-results! Just after this picture, she told paw-paw that momma should do it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble!

Maya certainly knows the sound of a turkey! But that's not all! Maw-maw has been reading two Thanksgiving books to Maya for over a month now. Maya can say the following words with great clarity...Mayflower, Plymouth, & Pilgrims. Massachusetts is still a bit tough for her, though! :)

The T-day crafts have been coming in regularly from daycare. Here is a picture of Maya with her indian vest and feathers....cute, cute, cute!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Time...

I have no idea where the time has gone. I suppose we're just busy living life! Maya continues to grow..and learn...at a tremendous pace. Here are just some of the highlights....

We celebrated forever family day on October 24th. We have officially been together for over a year now. It has gone by SO fast! When I look at pictures of Maya from a year ago, I realize just how fast it really is! Maya has gained about 10 lbs. in her first year home and grown close to 4.5" -- this past summer, I think her legs finally caught up with the rest of her body!

Here is a picture of our family day celebration...

Just one week later, we got to trick or treat for the first time! Maya really got the hang of it after the first few houses. Without fail, she said "twick o tweat" and "tank yoooooouu" at each house that she deemed worthy of going to. Here's my little pumpkin all dressed up...

In the meantime...we've been perfecting our potty skills and learning how to go to sleep "all by self" -- Maya is very proud of all of her new accomplishments.

Her language development has astounded me. The things that come out of this girl's mouth make me laugh every single day. She has caught on to many concepts and phrases...proclaiming that she likes maw-maw and paw-paw's tv better than ours ... asking me if I am "sure" that I don't need my coat ... crying when she has a potty mishap and telling me that her "pee pee is falling out" -- I cannot make this stuff up! She's so very funny..and smart..and beautiful. I am blessed to call her my daughter!

We've also spent alot of time with our friend's Joan and Alexis. Here are Alexis and Maya eating lunch at the zoo!

And finally...Maya likes to have a "pony" in her hair now...here she is showing it off!