New Clothes, New Shoes, New Bed!

As I've previously noted on this blog, Maya is a very lucky little girl to have so many generous people in her life. We get lots of hand-me-downs from our friends, which has the double benefits of being environmentally friendly and cost effective. And we get gifts from our friends as well, which is always nice too, though not necessary at all.

Maya recently received a new sweater from our friends Sidney and Andrew, who know that Maya loves stripes and Hyder loves yellow. Maya also recently received new shoes from our lovely neighbors Marilyn and Ken, who think of her as a princess who needs sparkly shoes. Maya wore her new clothes and new shoes with much joy the other night:

Maya also recently received a new bed from her friend Zach, who had finished using it. She LOVES this bed and doesn't want to get out of it in the mornings. And she's thrilled to have all her fuzzy friends join her in bed:

Our little girl is no longer a baby! Now if I could just get her to stop sucking her thumb...