The Childrens Museum

Britt and I took the kids to the Everett Children's Imagination Museum on Christmas Eve. It was so much fun and if you live in the area this place is worth visiting! They have pretend veterinarian clinics, plane, ferry, bank, pizzeria, stage, tree house, etc. They also have a spot upstairs where you can sit by a fireplace and read a book, a place to play with blocks and build, and a downstairs art room with all sorts of art supplies available to use. We made Dada a snowman and brought it home to him. It was such a cool place and we will definitely be back!

Building Block Area

Drivin' the bus

The kids checking out the world map in the bank vault

Maya going down the fireman's slide!


Maya and Preston the Vets....taking care of the sick aminals (yes I meant to spell it that way)

Oh and a side note for any parents, it was very clean and tidy and we could have spent the whole day playing there. They also have an outdoor area that is HUGE but it was rainy so we just went and peeked at it, but in the summer time it would be awesome!

Sleepova (Sleepover)

Preston has been having "sleepova's" at our house since he was really young and we all look forward to it everytime he comes over. There is always the build up to it...."Mimi, its only 5 days until I get to come ova and have a sleepova with you, DJ and Maya......Mimi its only 4 days until I get to come ova and have a sleepova at yo house...." and so on and so on. I love it!!!! Then comes the big day. We usually try to have something planned with the kids to make it extra special. In November when he came over we made dinner and watched a movie and in December when he came over we built a gingerbread house. All of the cousins consider each other to be best "frewends" and I think it is so awesome that they are so close. We are very blessed!

Maya, Preston and Romy...woo hoo!

Pressy making the girls laugh

What a stud!

"My cousin is soooooo funny" - Ms. Maya

December's Sleepova.....

Hopefully there are many more slepova's to come!

These are a few of my favorite things....

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things and then I dont feel so baaaaaaaadddddd........

Our little princess all dressed up!

DJ is going to kill be for putting this picture on here but it cracks me up I jsut had to do it!

One of her favorite gifts was an Elmo for the bath. Unfortunetly she wants to take it in the bath and cuddle it after the bath when she is fully clothed.

Daddy and Maya working together to set up the tree

Lots of love!

Maya loved her presents from DJ's sister and her family. They are from Oklahoma so unfortunetly we couldnt all be together this year. They sent her a baby doll, miniture pack n' play, stroller, clothes, etc. She loves everything they gave her! SO SPOILED!!!!!

Our Date with Nae

We had a date night with Nae and we took the girls to Red Robin and to Target to hit up the $1 spot! Seriously awesome place to take the kids for a little toy. Target has bins that are at their level so they can pick something out themselves and also no matter what it will only cost you a $1! :)


Our original plan was to take Nae to Snowflake lane but I didn't get off work in time. Then we promised to take her before it ended and we didn't make it. Her Auntie has some serious making up to do! We still had fun though. We love having her! After dinner and Target we went back to the house and I dropped off DJ and Maya and then took Nae back to her house. It was so nice just to be with her. I put her pj's on and read a few books and then tucked her in. She was so sweet and went right to bed. I love this little girl so much!!!!!!

We need another night with Nae real soon!!!!!!!!

Updates

Sorry I havent updated lately. I'm in the process of sorting through my pictures, until then.......

Romy, Maya and the Chairs

Romy and Maya think it is pure entertainment to take the chairs from Maya's table and push them across the kitchen floor. When they reach a certain point they'll stop, sit down and have a conversation in kid gibberish.


Here's the girls in action....

The simplest things can be so fun!

How do you eat an Oreo?

DJ gave the girls Oreo's the other night and Maya took her Oreo, split it in half, and started eating the inner part first. Hmmmmm, either she has had these before or she is just a girl who knows to go for the good stuff first. Ha! I snapped a few shots of the girls, they looked like a couple of bearded women! :)

I think I cried more than Maya!

Maya had a big fall the other day. She was running and lost her footing and fell right smack down on her nose. She cried for about 2 minutes and then was fine. I was shaking the whole time and when the blood started to come out of her nose is when I really lost it! Turns out everything was fine, no concussion, no broken nose but I was a total freak of a mother. I was so upset that when I called DJ tell him what happened he almost couldn't understand me. There is nothing like seeing your child in pain. I know what your thinking, wow drama queen, but I was genuinely worried! Here is my sweet angel at the doctors office waiting to be seen. I was crying and she kept looking at me like "Mama what's wrong?"

My baby girl with a swollen nose!

Date Night

Last weekend DJ and I went bowling with Dan and Angie. We all had a total blast and won a little money too. Its called midnight bowling and whenever you have colored pins up in certain positions, if you bowl a strike, you can win anywhere from $.50-$10! I think we won about $15 total. It was pretty fun. I won the first game and Dan won the last two games. My first game (the best game I bowled) I had 5 strikes but none of them were money shots. Then I choked when the colored pins came up on the other two games. Oh well, it was a great date night!

I love Fall!

I know I mentioned this in one of my previous posts but I LOVE Fall! It is my favorite season. Last weekend we took Maya out to one of the pumpkin patches by our house. It was just a little farm but we had a nice time picking out a few pumpkins as a family. It was a horrible rainy day but the rain subsided just for 1/2 hour or so while we went out into the field to pick our pumpkin. After we left we stopped at the little coffee stand and got some caramel apple cider (my favorite) and then headed over to DJ's Grandparents house so that he could carve his pumpkin. You cant ask for more when you get to spend a beautiful Fall day with family!

Maya's 18 Months!!!

Maya had her 18 month check up today. Here are her stats : 29 lbs, 35 inches long and her head circumference is....lets just say large. Since I can remember her stats have always been off the charts. We always have a 97+ mark by her percentile but today was the first time her weight was just 95-97 %. Which means she was described by her doctor as "long and lean"!!! Can you believe it? Ha, I think Dr. Wu was just being nice. I would go as far as calling her lean but she is starting to grown a little more length wise and a little less weight wise. The doctor said that most people will assume that Maya is 2 instead of just 18 months because of her size and because she is so advance with her vocabulary. When we first checked in the nurse asked if Maya could say 2-3 words. We proudly said "Actually, she can say 2-3 word sentences."

Here are a few facts about Maya:

• Her favorite word right now is "Mine". Everything is mine. The other morning she wouldn't give up her wet towel from her bath. She kept saying "my towel". Ok whatever!


• Her favorite toy right now is her little kitchen. We went last weekend and got some fake food so that she can play with it more.


• She is still a little top heavy (she has a large head) so she falls down a lot. She loves to run and jump but sometimes has more bumps and bruises because of her big head.


• She loves shoes. She can say shoe, or my shoe or Mama's shoe or Daddy's shoe. Even after I put pj's on her at night she sits down and says "shoes?"


• All of a sudden she is attached to inanimate objects such as blankets, coats, stuffed animals. She has become a little territorial.


• She loves to read. Right now her favorite book is Ring around the Rosie and a picture book because she knows all of the pictures and can say almost all of the words (car, spoon, apple)


• She is still a picky eater. Right now our only dinner options are chicken nuggets, quesidilla, grilled cheese sandwich or pancakes.


• She doesn't like juice she only wants "molk" (milk) ha!


• She now tells us when she has pooped. She will say "I pooped" grab your hand and take you into her room and to the changing table. I think we are going to get her a potty just to see if maybe she might want to start using it.


• Her favorite people right now are her cousins, aunties, uncles, papa, bawa, romy, and of course Mama and Dada.

We love her so much and I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful child. Words cant even describe how happy she makes us and how privileged we feel to be her parents!

I tried to get a picture of her on the scale but she was feeling a little camera shy. This might be the last time she sits on the scale. :( My little baby is growing way too fast!

Our little Marshmallow thief

The other night DJ and I were winding down for the night and chatting about our day in the living room. Maya was playing with her mini kitchen minding her own business. After a few minutes I noticed Maya was being very quiet. I looked over and saw her going into the big kitchen, opening up one of the drawers, helping herself to a marshmallow, taking one little bite and then she would go and put the 1/2 eaten marshmallow on her mini kitchen counter. I told DJ..."shhhhhh don't say anything just observe what your little girl is doing". It was so cute! Of course we eventually told her that she couldn't help herself to marshmallows anymore which she wasn't too happy about, but it was one of those endearing moments.

These are the marshmallows that had accumulated

Her face after we told her she couldn't do that anymore

Photo op after she ran to Mama crying because Dad put the marshmallows where she couldn't reach them. Its tough being Maya! ha!

Little Mamas

Paula and Ron gave Maya a little kitchen with a refrigerator, stove, microwave, sink, etc. Maya loves it so much and has been playing with it non-stop since we got it. I love to see her use her imagination. The other night she was "fixing" me and DJ dinner and bringing us various plates and bowls full of imaginary food.

On Tuesday DJ had something downtown to do so me and Joss were at home with the girls. After we gave them a bath the girls played with the kitchen and made all sorts of yummy treats for their Mamas. It is so neat to see them interact together.

For right now the kitchen is in our big kitchen but will be moved this weekend when we do some rearranging in Maya's room.