Thanksgiving 2011

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year and had a great deal to be thankful for.  We celebrated with my (Amy's) brother, sister-in-law, niece, and mom.  My mom hosted and cooked a delicious turkey.  Maya didn't get to partake in the table food, but she did gobble down her sweet potatoes mixed with barley cereal!  Maya seemed to enjoy watching everyone and decided that she would talk (aka make shrill noises) at the dinner table.  She can babble (mama, dada, baba, daba, la, etc) and does so quite frequently but decided that dessert was the perfect time to practice her loud noises.  Maybe she was jealous of the pies that we were eating?!  Anyway, enjoy the pics.

Below is Maya before eating.

 And after eating :-)

Maya's Baptism Part 2

As promised, here are a few images of Maya in her christening gown.  Our neighbor and good friend Heather took them.  Unfortunately, Maya was being fussy so she fussed through a lot of them.  However, Heather still got some really good shots!  Thanks Heather!

Maya's Baptism

Today Maya was baptized.  It was a beautiful ceremony and all things considered, she did very well!  She did fuss a bit during the service but didn't mind when the holy water was poured over her head!  We were surrounded by our wonderful family and Maya's godparents who are as close as family as friends can be.  Maya is truly blessed to be surrounded by so much love.  Here are a few photos.  She was a bit concerned and not too willing to smile!  I'm going to put her in her gown again for some solo shots to show off her beautiful gown so that will come in the next few days.  It was a hectic day and we didn't get any solo shots to really showcase the dress.

Maya and G.B.

Maya is waving hi to her readers!

Maya with her mom and dad!

Maya and Daddy!

Another family shot

Maya with her godparents

Maya with her godfather

Maya with her godmother

The godparents, mom, dad, Maya, & the deacon

Maya 6 Month Professional Photo

We used a Groupon to have Maya's first professional photos taken.  They turned out really well.   It was tempting to not buy all of the photos.  With the Groupon we got one digital photo and here it is!

Maya- 7 Months Old

Maya is 7 months old!  I can't believe how fast the time is going.  This month she learned to sit really well. She got her first tooth (her bottom left), and started laughing more!  Maya also started scootching backwards when she's on her belly- perhaps this is a prelude to crawling??  She tried a lot of new foods.  For awhile she was rejecting all solids, but this past week she's done a nice job.  She really likes apples, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash right now.  She got her first cold this month (although it might be teething related) but has been a trooper about it (except for at nighttime).  She also met her granddad this month.  She was very intrigued by his mustache and loved spending time with him.  Unfortunately I was negligent with the camera and didn't take any pictures.  I guess he and Mimi will have to come back up for some pictures soon! :-)

Maya was put to bed by someone other than myself for the first time this month.  The great G.B. (my mom) came to the rescue.  Unfortunately, she had to listen to a lot of "where is my mommy?" screaming but we all survived.  Dave and I had a wedding to attend.  Here we are all dolled up!

This month we celebrated Dave's birthday.  Here are Dave and Maya posing for a picture during our lunch!  Dave said that he might make it a tradition to go out to lunch with Maya on his birthday.  I think that would be really nice!