Maya is 2!

Our lives have been very hectic lately so I'm just now going through the photos from Maya's 2nd birthday (she turned 2 on April 8th)!

First let me list all of her new accomplishments since I haven't updated the blog in a long time.

Maya- you can:

• sing the ABCs and many other songs- you LOVE music.
• count to 10 consistently and count to 20 with about 75% accuracy.
• identify some letters
• speak very well- in full sentences to people you're comfortable with
• know all of your colors- you like to categorize things too- "That's blue, not orange, not green, blue."  You'll also let us know if it's a dark or light color.
• know most of your shapes

Maya was sadly sick on her actual birthday.  I picked her up from daycare with a 103 degree temperature. She kept a high temperature for about 4 days.  Fortunately, we had her party the weekend before.  Looking at the pictures I can see that an illness was brewing (note her rosy cheeks)!

We has a small Sesame Street themed party (mainly Cookie Monster).  She seemed to have a blast and still got spoiled rotten, although there were only a few people there!  I didn't go as all out with decorations as her first birthday (because well I just don't have the time while working) but I think everything turned out cute!  Thank you Pinterest for all of the ideas.  I LOVE her Cookie Monster dress and so does she.  I ordered it from Etsy!

We served Maya's favorite foods- fruit and pizza.  Of course we had to have cupcakes too!

Maya's cousins Gianna and Alex got her this car.  She was so excited about it she climbed into it before it was built!

"Thank you Gianna for my very own car!"

"Beep, beep, I love my new car!"

Maya's our little Cookie Monster!  Dexter is trying to get some food here!

She looks sick to me in this picture.   I haven't seen many photographs of myself pregnant this pregnancy but looking at them I'm convinced of what I've felt- I'm carrying this baby very differently- it'll be interesting to see what the gender is! Any guesses?

Happy Birthday Maya Bean!  We love you so much and can't even begin to explain all the joy and love you've brought into our lives!