Bubbles...

Maya loves her bath, especially since it is full of bubbles. I think Peter enjoys it too..unfortunately it can take an act of Congress to get her out.

Halloween!

Maya had a great time trick or treating last night...she was very good about saying, "Trick or tree" when prompted and we made sure she said Thank You to everyone. We found it quite humorous that when we would leave someone's house, she would say "Thank you daddy!" Daddy gets all the love...

Here she is before we left the house:





Waiting at her first door (I don't think these people ended up being home):



Action shot:



At one of the homes where you get to take your own!





Sometimes miniature giraffes get tired and you need to carry them:



At home enjoying the candy:

Halloween Parade

This morning Maya had her Halloween parade at school. I am pretty sure the kids in her class were meant to walk by themselves with the teachers around school, but that didn't end up happening--all of the parents marched with. Maya was adorable as a giraffe--she has two different sets of headpieces!



With her teacher, and the head of school, Miss Denise:



Waiting around getting ready for the parade to start:



Parading in full headgear:



Class picture:



With mommy:

Pumpkins...

I am not going to make excuses any more regarding my lack of posting. It's inexcusable.

On Sunday, Maya, Peter and I went to get some pumpkins. I didn't take great pictures, but you can see she still exists and gets excited about "Punkins!!!".





Peter carved his last night. I think he did a bang up job!

Clemyjontri Park (again)

Determined to enjoy the sunshine of Columbus Day, we headed up to Clemyjontri park. In addition to the huge playground, Clemyjontri also has a carousel, which is great fun for a girl who loves neighs AND music.

At first she still wouldn't ride a neigh, so teacup and bench it was:





We took a little break from the carousel and played on the playground:







After some good playtime, we decided to take another crack at the carousel. Maya decided she was ready to ride the neighs!:

Lazy Saturday...

Last Saturday Maya was very insistent that she wanted to see animals, so we headed to the Reston Zoo (again). She fed some goats and impersonated some sheep:





After deciding she did not need an afternoon nap, we tried to load her up with sugar to make it through the afternoon (for the record, it didn't work):





We also took a trip to Kinderhaus, where Maya is clearly a child not wanting for toys:

Pumpkin Patch...

Please forgive me for my extremely delinquent blogging-with Maya starting in preschool, Baba's return, weddings, etc, I've been a bit distracted. I promise I will be better.

On Tuesday, Maya had her 2 year check up. She's doing great! She's 50th percentile for weight (at 26 lbs) and 80th percentile for height at 35 inches! She wasn't exactly happy at her appointment, but I guess it's a developmental milestone, right? She knew to be unhappy at a doctor's office ;)

On Friday we had a field trip to Cox Farms with her class. She had a good time. She rode on a hayride (she was less than thrilled with that) but very happy to slide on the really big hay slides and meet baby animals (pigs, calfs, goats). Here are a few pictures:

Happy 2nd Birthday Maya!

We've had a long and exciting day here celebrating Maya's 2nd birthday! This morning we had a playdate in the park with Maya's pre-school class. After that we had a yummy breakfast at the Silver Diner. That was followed by lots of birthday party prep and a nap (for Maya only, unfortunately!).

Here are some pictures from her birthday party. Mr. Don performed some children's songs and the kids had a great time just hanging out. The theme was "neighs". :)

















Check out all our birthday party pics here!

First Day of School! (Yesterday...)

Yesterday, Maya had her first day of school! She is going to a toddler Montessori program every weekday for 2.5 hours every day! We drop her off at 9:15 and pick her up at 11:45. On the first day she was very brave, running right into the classroom. I don't think she realized I wasn't right behind her, but I scooted away before she could come back for me. When I picked her up she was crying a bit, but the teacher said it was normal and had nothing but nice things to say. This morning she was a bit more trepidatious about going back in, but she did and survived and made new friends in school. Hopefully she'll get used to the transitions soon and start enjoying leaving me every day-that will warm my heart!
Here is a picture of Maya ready to leave the house on her first day. She insisted on wearing a "jacky" even though it was close to 90 degrees outside. And she wore it the whole day. She also loves her new shoes.