Tahoe

We had a great time with old pals in Tahoe this past weekend. The weather was warm and sunny, the ladies had some time to ourselves, the kids were so cute together, the house was amazing and...it truly felt like summer. We even got to make some seriously good smores. If only the trip could have been longer. I'm waiting for shared photos to post (I know other peeps took good shots) but for now here are a couple (above- Maya and Parker- Pals!):

On the tram to the top of Squaw for pool-side fun:

Love this one of Parker playing in the yard:


Maya is totally exploding with some cool language development right now- she's repeating a ton of what we are saying. Two of my favorite new words of hers are "ankle" and when she answers a question with "ya" (so simple but so cute)

18 month cuteness

Maya giving me a funny little smile while at the park:


Tired little M (after Little Gym)


A little video:

It's July?

I know I have said this a ton since Maya was born and I will be saying it forever now- but honestly, time is flying! What happened to May and June? I can hardly believe it's July and Maya is rounding the corner on 18 months- that's a year and a half! Sometimes its hard to summarize life- so for now a list of some things:

• I've stopped telling people how old Maya is in months. The answer is now simply " a year and a half." This is a new phase, for sure- she is truly a toddler- bye bye baby Maya.
  
• She loves loves loves strawberries and I had to cut her off today from them- if I would have let her- she would have eaten every single one I bought. AND she is saying "strawberry" in her own cute way.
  
• She is really talking a lot more and it's becoming clear that she is wanting more language. It's incredible to see- one of our new "games" is "name the things in the dishwasher." As I unload the dishwasher- she looks at each item and waits to hear what it's called. For now- she is calling everything a bowl.
  
• I can start to see her playing with other kids- not just around them.
• She likes the "big kid swing."
  
• She's getting more hair, more teeth, is now growing out of her clothes super fast, loves singing, dancing, her stuffed animals (watch out anyone who takes Monkey from her!) and digs her time at Little Gym and around other people- lucky girl has a lot of family around her, too. So sweet.
  

This week she got to see Oma and Papa again and spent time with Romi a couple times too- it's amazing to see them together.

17 months- pics

It's hot here this weekend. The kind of hot where I woke up at 5 AM to close all the windows-in hopes of keeping all the cool air in and the hot air out. Yesterday, Maya had a great time at a birthday party where she spent most of her time in a jumpy house and today we have hit the park and I think she might go swimming with J later this afternoon. Summer is here and I realized while we have 3 bottles of sunscreen in rotation- we'll be needing more!

World Cup is on and our DVR is working over time with all the games. Josh and I even got to hang together yesterday mid-day to watch the US tie England 1-1 (thanks Sarah for playing with Maya!)


One of my new favorites:

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: