Our drama queen and our space ranger

I haven't taken any photos with my camera in a few weeks, but we've grabbed the phone to capture the day to day glamour of our life.  Memories like . . . . how life can be rough when your mommy says no to graham crackers when she's cutting up the dinner you will be served in 30 seconds - 

Buzz Lightyear to the rescue (Collin is obsessed with the Toy Story hand-me-down pajamas from my best friend, Amber's boys)!

Maya dressed for church in the ADORABLE monogrammed outfit my friend, Kelly, made - 

I think she likes her first try of Ghiradelli chocolate!

Two weeks ago, we spent the day in Pearland with Esmae. The kids had a great time at the splash park - 

While Maya napped, the big kids watched Aladdin - on VHS - with Dash, the Italian Greyhound my parents were dog-sitting, in Esmae's lap.  They loved the sweet puppy - who lived up to his name as Collin and Esmae chased him around the house.  

My Aunt Carla may have been the only one to get a picture of Maya smiling in the pool all summer.

Oh this girl loves her "DADA" -

And this boy, I have so much fun with him.  It's going so, so fast.  We were looking at photos from his toddler years, which brings into focus what a boy he is now.  We went to the Children's Museum on Saturday, and I got to start the morning with him.

After the museum, I picked up my grandma to have lunch at a spot where we'd like to have a low-key baby shower in a few weeks.  We were both shocked by the size of her hamburger.  I thought they had the plates mixed up with another table, but turned out they stacked three huge onion rings on top of the burger patty for a mountain of a meal!

On Monday, Maya and I had a doctor's appointment.  Instead of hitting the park, the weather kept us inside, so we went to the play area in the mall near our doctor's office.  And there I witness her innate "ta da!"  She'd climb to the top of one of the foam bumps and then stand up and throw her arms in the air, then clap for herself.  I don't remember teaching her to "ta da" but it comes naturally!

And just as I started this blog post with a typical Maya tantrum, here's a typical Maya "I left you for 1 minute and found you up to no good" moment.  When I came back from grabbing shoes in my closet, I found Maya on a step stool in the kitchen with two of my bracelets on my arm.  Our destroyer.  She keeps us on our toes, but we could not love her more!