Miss Independent

Maya has been asserting her independence lately and it has made for some interesting times.  Some prime examples:

- The 3AM tantrum which included kicking, screaming, yelling and pushing Mommy away.  All because I wasn't on board with "night night all done"

- The refusal to wear any jacket she owns except for "yellow jacket"

- The extreme disapproval she shows when diaper changes happen on our insistence instead of hers

- Her bossiness when she shows Mommy or Daddy exactly where to sit and what she wants to read


But, she makes up for it with the continual kisses and bear hugs she has learned to give.  And this...

(excuse my sniffling - we are all fighting winter colds)

It's A....

GIRL!!!

We are thrilled to have another girl.  I can only hope that Maya and her little sister will grow up to be as close as my sisters and I are.  I don't know what I would do without their friendship and support through the good times and the bad.  Now, we weren't always this close and I am more than slightly terrified about the teenage years, but I am choosing to worry about later. 

Maya is gearing up for the new addition to our family (well, I like to think so, but the reality is that she has no clue what is going on).  She proudly wore her Big Sis tshirt this weekend, we read books about becoming a big sister and she is very loving toward her babies while puts them night-night and feeds them milk.  On the other hand, she is becoming very territorial and immediately tells the kitties, "mine", when they come too near the toy she is playing with.  We may have to work on the concept of sharing.

A rare family photo

Totally cheesy, but this is from the Halloween party at Maya's daycare.  We really need to work on getting more family pictures... maybe a little less posed with a more natural background.

Rey wore his Husky jersey as his costume.  I wonder if that is why Maya pointed at every football player while we were watching the games on Sunday and said, "Daddy!".

Halloween festivites

Pumpkin Patch - somehow we managed to find an hour of sun on a very rainy day and headed to the pumpkin patch.  Maya had a great time picking out a pumpkin, however, I'm pretty sure she enjoyed splashing through the puddles in the rain boots even more.  Unfortunately, Maya's feet are so small that it has been really difficult to find rain boots in her size, here she borrowed Bennett's, which are two sizes too big!

Carving Pumpkins - it was no big surprise that Maya refused to touch the pumpkin guts, but she had a great time scooping it all out with a spoon!

Halloween Night - Unfortunately, Maya came down with a fever and a nasty cold the night before, so we ended up backing out of our two Halloween parties and instead spent the day hanging out at home.  She had gone to a costume party at daycare on Friday, so we were able to get in a little celebrating.  On Halloween evening, she was perfectly happy running around the yard in her costume for some photo ops.  She was a kitty, or as she says, a Meow.