In late March, we celebrating Collin's second year of AWANA. His cubbie group all received awards for learning Bible verses throughout the year.
Maya joined us for the ceremony, cheering loudly for her brother. She was less enthusiastic about cheering for the other children, but liked when the different age groups performed songs.
Later that week, I picked her up from school and her teachers had put her hair in her first ponytail. It called for LOTS of pictures!
And right before Easter, they gave her pigtails. She knew she looked cute!
Pushing her baby on the patio. Her babies have names, and while Collin's Eric is still the favorite, she's grown pretty attached to Emma (shown) and Ally . . . or she's learned asking for them can further stall bedtime.
If she finds my phone, there's not much she can do when it's locked. But she can take selfies. Many of Maya's pictures are of the floor - hundreds of them. Sometimes she makes it in part of the frame.
She'll also take videos. We sang "Happy Birthday" to my Uncle Bobby and since then, she's obsessed with requesting a selfie happy birthday video. We pick whoever is next in the family to have a birthday and sing away -
The weekend after Easter, Cas hosted a guys weekend at our house, kicking the kids and me out of our home! So we went to visit my parents and we to a carnival at my old elementary school. Pretty sure Collin's high was the cotton candy!
But weeks later, what he remembers is how brave he was on the mechanical bull. It starts out tame but started getting a little more exciting as he tried to follow the one hand rule and had to cheat to stay on top!
Last Sunday, we were coordinated in pinks and turquoises, all to match Maya's beautiful new outfit my mom made.
This girl loves her daddy - and she's got him wrapped around her finger already!
Family selfie after church . . . which it appears Collin think is painful!
We start spread out around the table, but normally Maya takes two bites in her spot, then moves her plate and sits on my lap (and then eats off my plate even though we put the same food on her plate). And her move to Mommy prompts Collin to scoot his chair against mine and lean on me throughout dinner. I'm trying really hard to enjoy the "too much love" moments, though it's not conducive to a calm or efficient eating experience for me - but I recognize it's a great problem to have!
Uncle Alex and Aunt Coady sent Collin these blocks, and when Maya got better at building, we pulled them out for her. We had a great Saturday morning building towers, some so large they required a step stool.
Backyard fun. It's warm enough for the kids to get in the pool, and I'll be behind them in a few weeks. Collin showing off his lizard in the bug box before going for a swim and Maya entertaining herself for ages on the top step!
We love that in between my house and my grandma's - and in between their school and our home - is a park where we can meet B. Holding Maya's hand down the slide -
As we were steps from the car, Collin saw a rainwater drain. Where he felt compelled to shout to the Ninja Turtles, who live in the sewer, with Maya imitating.
We're loving this stage with our kids. Maya is starting to use her imagination with her baby dolls, cooking in her kitchen, and pretending to fall asleep every time we get her out of the car. Collin continues to love school, loves sharing new things he's learning, and we've started beginner chapter books which is fun for everyone.
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