She's ready for pre-school :)

Just wanted to post a quick video of Maya singing her ABC's...she's mastered them! (although she may have left one or two out in this take... ) ...we'll be filling out Harvard applications soon :)

Just been chillaxin....

Guess what Daddy let me have?? :) Yum! Slurpee!!! :)

We've been busy, but wanted to post one little pic to say hi!! :)

18 month pics!!!

18-month old!!!!

....a preview of Maya's 18-month pics today!!!! Our photographer had just gotten this hat and wanted to try it out -- Cutest little monkey I've seen!!!

Cutest Hawks fan ever!!!

Maya is getting ready for the Blackhawks to win the Stanley Cup!!! She was cheering them on in her gear last Friday...and it will re-appear for Wednesday's game :) She makes her Daddy proud, too, because she recognizes hockey players and says "HOCKEY!" ...she also recognizes the Blackhawks logo and says her own version of "Blackhawks" when she sees it. She even noticed it on Macy's ID tag and bent down to inspect and looked at me and said "Blackhawks?" What a smartie!! :)

Puerto Rico

...Just a quick post now...a cute pic from the beach. Maya was very serious about her sand digging. :)

Zoo days...

Today was our 3rd visit to the zoo.....what do you think Maya was most excited about seeing?? Yes, the geese...or "duckies", as she says :) That's right - the very thing that we see everyday about 50 feet from our house.... super cool! :)

She was into the monkeys, too.... although not as much as the geese and ducks. There was much pointing and "oo-oo-ing" going on in the monkey house! :)

Purple dress day!

Maya has been having fun with her cousins this week :) ...Tuesday was purple tie-dye dress day ! ...this was the best one of them all looking in generally the same direction....we're getting better at the pictures! :)

I like spring!!!!

Maya is enjoying the spring weather -- lots of wagon time and exploration at new parks and such...therefore, not much time to update the blog....just thought I'd sneak in a cute pic of her wearing Mommy's sunglasses when we were out for a ride! :)

"..and the cow says MOOOOO..."

"What does the chicken say?"

Maya went to the zoo yesterday!!! Listen carefully at the beginning...and note that she knows that chickens say "bock" (??or however you spell that!). She spent quite a bit of time with the chickens :) ...a zoo full of exotic animals and I think she had the most fun on the farm with the cows and chickens and goats!

Quick update...

Maya has been busy and therefore unable to post pictures recently....here are a few from the last week. Up top we have the big girl going down the slide all by herself when we visited Nana and Grandpa in Columbus this past weekend. Lots of fun was had by Maya since she was almost the only one who didn't get sick that trip! Good immune system!
..here are a couple more from the morning we spent at the park...sliding and walking Macy...

Down here we have a picture of Maya anxiously awaiting her wagon as Daddy puts it together.."is it ready yet, Daddy??!!" She got right in it when he took it out of the box and went back and forth between the seats, checking everything out :) We are ready to go our first Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow! :)

"Thank you Abuelita! My wagon is AWESOME!!! :)

Do I have something on my face?

This is what happens when you introduce ketchup to Maya and let her explore..... She does like it, though, and it keeps her occupied for a while. Well, until Mommy loses focus for a minute and she dumps the whole container down the front of her :) ...yes, this is a before picture :)

PJ Party at Toddler Gym!

Today was PJ day at Toddler Gym - a class Maya and I go to at the Park District. Here are a few shots of her - and her friend Megan - having a great time!! At the top is Maya on one of her two favorite pieces of equipment -- the boat! Then her and Megan kissing in the play house -- it was too cute not to get on film! Then one of Maya on her other favorite toy - the ladder/slide! At the beginning of class in January, she couldn't make it up the stairs herself - now she's a pro! Then, the last shot I thought it looked like the girls were just chilling and talking :) Fun times!!

Time to start chores!

Maya is helping Daddy paint!!! :) She's so helpful!

New video

...a new video to see what Maya has been up to recently! She working on her words...I think she's up to about 20 or so....these are her favorite:

Some pics...

OK - I've gotten bad about updating...here are a few pics to catch you up on what my little darling has been up to:

We went to a place called Treehouse in Lake Zurich with our friends, the Gorskas! Maya liked it, even though she couldn't do all of the fun stuff -- there was enough -- and now we know we'll have to go back when she's a little older!

After Treehouse, we had dinner at the Gorskas -- here is Maya and her future boyfriend, Zach, running around before jammie time!

Maya's first big gulp! :) ..j/k - she really likes to play with the fast food cups! :) ..and no, there's no liquid in it :)

Cousins taking in a movie and Auntie Jenn and Uncle Dave's house...

Bathtime with her cousins...

Toddler Gym at the Park District! Maya loves to play on the equipment with her friend, Megan!

Nana and Grandpa when they stayed this past weekend while Mommy and Daddy went to Mexico!! ..not the best picture - I think my camera settings were off, but at least we got one of the 3 of them :)

That's all for now!

Finally...proof! :)

There it is, ladies and gentlemen (...and Uncle Keith)...she walks! ...well, she's been walking for about a month now, but I finally got a good video of her this past weekend (bad mommy!). Uncle Keith has been hounding me for this, so here it is!!! Enjoy!

Sorry Uncle Keith....

I know that you wanted a video of Maya walking...and I'm going to get there....just haven't gotten the opportunity yet. Instead, I present you a picture that I had already uploaded; taken last week...of Maya in her Blackhawk's shirt that she will be able to wear for the next 4 years :) ...trying to climb over the fence. ...little stinker :)

Thanks, Sarah!

I know we've been MIA recently....need to get back to the blogging thing, but I just wanted to post this one pic of Maya in her super-cute monkey jammies from the Derringers in Indy - Thank you Sarah, Matt, Phoebe and Joey!!! Not sure if anyone is still out there, but we'll be back soon with new antics from TODDLER Maya...yes, that's right, folks, she's officially on the 2-foot move!!! :)