Goofing Off with Friends

Last night a few of the guys in our circle of friends got together for a guys' night out, leaving us moms to fend for ourselves with our kids. So, I invited a few of the girls over for a girls' night in at our house. The kids enjoyed goofing off together and dismantling parts of the living room:

I think Zach and Lilia had a good time, and I was glad that Rachel and Sharona made it up our street in their cars without any mishaps! There is still quite a bit of snow and ice on the roads, so driving everywhere takes a bit longer than usual...

Happy Snow Day!

We managed to miss the last snowstorm here in Massachusetts (we were still in Texas), but today we weren't so lucky. This area got all the snow that was forecasted, plus more; by noontime, there was at least a foot of snow at our house and it was still coming down. We both worked from home today - it wasn't worth it to venture out on the roads. Here are a few pictures from earlier today:

 

 

After a couple hours spent shoveling snow and clearing off our cars, I think we'll be ready to get out and go to work tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed!

Even More Dancing

As we all know, Maya is a big fan of dancing, so I usually play dance music during and after dinner. It makes the whole feeding process more entertaining! And we've been loving Pandora on the Tivo for this purpose. Here's a clip of her dancing, with a new head-bobbing move, to a reggae fusion song ("Calabria" by Enur and Natasja Saad): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN--eVU3OwA

Funny Faces and Even More Presents

Like so many other kids, Maya loves making faces. Tonight I got a good picture of her latest face where she shows off all her teeth, like a little monster:

And lucky for her, she had a couple MORE presents waiting for her:

 

 






 Thanks to Aunt Helene for the great books!

Recovering from Vacation

It was so wonderful to spend time with our families over the past couple weeks, but I was a bit worried that Maya wouldn't be able to adjust back to our regular routine when we got back. Fortunately, we've had a smooth recovery from vacation - Maya seems to have gotten back on her usual eating and sleeping schedule.

And of course she's been enjoying her toys; here she's dancing to the LeapFrog Fridge Farm toy that her buddy Ryan got for her birthday - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9noMXG29YzE.

Maya was also lucky enough to find yet another present waiting for her when we got back from vacation. She enjoyed opening it:

And she enjoyed playing with the musical instruments that Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Ken got her for Christmas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1TvsNXzKg.

She is one lucky little girl and we are lucky parents!

Adventures in Walking and Dancing

We've finally been able to convince Maya to take a few steps by herself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jnvGx_0ofg.

And of course she has continued to dance her little heart out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uofh0DOHdU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCrQ4AhQquQ.

Happy New Year!

We had a relatively rockin New Years Eve, compared to some of our friends who are also parents of small children. Maya hung out with us for a little while at a friend's house party, where she wanted to go into their pool:

 

Then she went home with the grandparents while we partied a bit more. We put on our new year's hats and tiaras:

 And we had fun with sparklers:

We had a lot of fun and we were glad to be invited to this party!