our anniversary and a crazy drive

We survived! It was a 10 hour drive to OC last Friday. It was quite a road trip for a couple days visit-but we did it. Josh and I spent one night at the hotel where we got married (love it there) while Maya stayed with her Oma and Papa (thanks guys!) They had a blast and we had a blast and then it was time to turn around and make the 7 hour trip home. Next year- we'll buy plane tickets way in advance and hopefully plan a few more days down there so we can also see other family and friends and so Maya can have more time there, too. 17 hours in a car with a toddler who doesn't sleep on the road was interesting, to say the least.

Happy 4 year year anniversary babe. XO

Maya is really talking a lot. This week she is saying words like "eyebrow," "elbow" and "bubbles." So fun!

Four Years!
At the park:

Pacifica:

words/16 months!

I am fascinated by language development and think it is just the coolest thing to hear Maya say new words. "Bapple," and "Cacker" are two of my favorites and I secretly hope that she mispronounces them forever. She is still adding new signs as well ("octopus" and "shark" are just too cute) and shes combining signing and talking, too. Yesterday, she took her bear's arm and was lifting it up and saying "booooo" and then giving me the sign for "help." I realized that what she wanted was for me to do peek-a-boo with the bear. So fun!
Here are some pics from the past couple weeks-

Maya taking a bite of "callah"Maya & Gabriella on the tree swing:
Excited about her new little rocking chair:
On the merry-go-round at the zoo:
Maya having snack at the park with Emily & Ethan:
Maya playing with Josh's shirt:

1/2 marathon

I did it. It wasn't easy but it was worth it. 13.1 miles just outside of Portland, OR. I hung with Sarah & her family for the weekend & Sat morning we ran the Hippy Chick half marathon. Sarah's friend Carly was there too....here are a couple photos from the event. I dont plan on running that far again any time soon but it was good to put in the effort and get back on the workout plan again!

Pre race:

900 women running the race:

RIGHT when I crossed the finish line:

runnin and stuff

Last weekend we were lucky enough to have Sarah & Parker in town. It was super great to have good girl time with Sarah and then to hang with S & Parker on Sunday, too. Sarah and I ran our 9 mile training run last week (it wasnt pretty!) I am up for 10 miles tomorrow....which then means that next weekend is the actual race! I'm heading to Portland for a quick trip to meet up with Sarah and to run the Hippy Chick 1/2 Marathon. Let's hope this sore throat goes away by then and that I just make it over the finish line. Cross those fingers!

In little Maya news- she's not so little anymore! We had her 15 month appointment and she jumped (in three months time!) from the 5% to the 50% in weight, head size and length! Weighing in now at 22 pounds- she is finally fitting in 12-18 months clothes and is rockin the most adorable cheeks and belly!

She seems to be getting new teeth all the time (the count today was 10- I had no idea!) and she is into walking all different ways; backwards, sideways, with something over her head. She has also started turning in circles and getting so dizzy she falls down (its hilarious!) She's talking lots (the new word today was "meow" sounded like "moow") and is charming the socks off us all.

Looking forward to a sunny weekend here and then a visit from TlovesT this next weekend! Yahoo.

a little song:

Recent Pics- Maya 15 months

fun fun fun!

We say 15 months (she just turned 15 months this week!) is fun! Maya is crackin us up and we are having a blast with her. She is walking faster and faster (ie: running) and is practicing jumping (its so cute). She is getting more teeth, is now only taking one nap, started going to a nanny share, is into "surprising" us and is showing us more and more what a funny little lady she is.

This last week was Josh's birthday and we were able to have some great time together (thanks R&S!) We went here: http://www.iflysfbay.com/ and then hit up some yummy pizza and beer. We got to sleep in Sunday and we also got to visit our friends Sophia and Marwan who just had little Max. Welcome little Max Kaylani!

This weekend, TlovesT will be here to hang with little Maya and Romi. It will be so nice to hang with them and see Maya with her Oma and Papa.

Here are a couple of photos that Sandy took this past weekend.

14 month video blog

"Mommy" (melt my heart!) , some sharing/playing with little Ma'ayan who was visiting from Israel and chatting...