Happy Father's Day!

Today we celebrated Dave!  We took him out to a brunch, fed him yummy junk food all day, and I made him a nice steak dinner.  Maya gave him a framed picture of the two of them and a handprint craft.  I have him a nice bottle of Scotch and a German Style Card game called "Loot."

It was last Father's Day that Maya seemed to decide that she actually liked her Dad!  Now she's SUCH a Daddy's girl!  Here is the blog post from last Father's Day.  Dave and I were reminiscing about how much she's changed!

I apologize for the terrible picture quality.  It was dark in the restaurant and Miss Busy Body wouldn't stay still!

On Friday, Dave came home from work early and we took the whole family (dogs included) out for a hike to see the cows that are near our house.  Unfortunately, the cows were not near the fence and were out far in the pasture with the farmer- but Maya still noticed them and "mooed" at them (and then almost the whole hike back!  We got to use out a hiking backpack carrier that our good friend Ben got Dave after we have Maya.  It was really nice!

Maya's Stay with "G.B."

As previously mentioned, Maya stayed with "G.B." (grand mom) while Dave and I went to Mexico.  She did really well there and had a nice time.  Here are some pictures of her playing in G.B.'s yard/driveway.

Mexico

Dave and I recently returned from a trip to Mexico.  We had a really nice time and relaxed!   While we were away, Maya stayed with "G.B." and had a great time.  She came back with some new words- "banana" & "bird."

We went to Cancun and stayed at a brand new all-inclusive resort (Riu Palace Peninsula)!  The resort was gorgeous, as was our room.  We lounged by the pools and the beach and enjoyed some nice food!

Maya is 1- Photo Session

We just received the digitals from our photo session with koru photography.  They are amazing!  Here is a link to the Picasa album.

Here is one photo to share too!

Someone please let me know if the link to the album doesn't work!

Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend Dave's law school roommate and good friend Jason flew in from Kansas City to meet Maya and spend the weekend with us.  We hope that he had a good time.  He was really great with Maya and she quickly became comfortable with him.

On Sunday we hiked through Valley Forge, which ended up being much bigger than we anticipated.  Regardless, it was nice to see Washington's Headquarters and a good activity for a Memorial Day weekend.  We, of course, treated him to some good Philadelphia food such as cheesesteaks and italian ice.

We'd be remiss if we didn't say thank you to all of the servicemen and service women who have served our country so honorably- especially both of Maya's great-granddad's, her Granddad, and her Uncle Eloy.

Jason with Maya

Maya's Photo Session

After we went to the zoo on Sunday, we hopped in the car for another long drive out to Middleburg Academy for the professional photo session that we won.  You can read about us winning the contest here.   Maya is slow to warm up and really made the photographer work to get smiles but I'm confident she snapped some good ones.  The setting was really pretty and Maya seemed to want to move, move, move after the session and sitting in cars or being carried around the zoo all day, so we let her explore while we snapped some pictures of our own!

The sneak peek at the professional photos blows ours away of course!  Here's the sneak peek!  I absolutely can't wait to see the gallery!  The photographer brought along the tutu and some balloons!  She snapped lots of photos of Maya and some family shots as well!  It was wonderful to see the photographer again.  She was a parent of one of my students my first year of teaching.  I think your first class always holds a special place in your heart to begin with, but that group of kids and their parents were really exceptional- and she was one of my go-to parent helpers!   You can check out her photography here.

Radnor Hunt Races!

We had a super busy and fun weekend!  On Saturday we were invited to a tented party at the Radnor Hunt races!  It was amazing.  My doctor invited us as well as my brother and sister-in-law.  She had the whole thing catered with buffet style appetizers, passed hors d'oeuvres, a buffet lunch, cocktails, bouquets of flowers at each table.  Really- it was truly "fancy schmancy!"  Her tent was right along the fence of the track and right near the finish line.  Unfortunately about 5 riders fell off during the first steeplechase.  This resulted in at least one injured jockey and the putting down of 2 horses.  I actually missed this race as I was chatting with someone I just met while she finished up her lunch- but I think it's better that I didn't see.  I just saw everyone's horrified reactions.  I heard that hats were a necessity so I had to go along and must admit it was fun to wear a fancy hat.  I found mine at TJ Maxx!

The family with Dr. Delaney, the host (center).  

Our wonderful view!