Remember when....

Do you remember playing with this toy? It must be on the "must buy" list because I think every kid has one!

Makayla enjoys trying to eat the rings. I think she is wishing it was a donut...
Sorry kiddo, still no cookies....
Since Makayla has started day care, she has not been sleeping much during the day - there must be too many other things that are more interesting! She sure is one tired little girl in the evening!

Off to school!

Yesterday was Makayla's first day back at "school." She seemed to adjust to her new surroundings very quickly and the teachers said she was a great baby (we agree!).

Looking good!

Friday

Friday morning started like the rest of the week had. I got up, fed Makayla, quickly checked to see if there were any new teacher job postings, saw there were none, and got ready to go for a walk with Kona and Makayla. As we are walking I was thinking of what I was going to do the rest of the day. My cell phone ringing disrupted my thoughts. It was a principal calling to see if I was still looking for a job because she just had a second grade position open up. I tried to compose myself, make sure Kona wasn't eating the leash while I was distracted, and tried to hold a somewhat coherent conversation. We set up the interview for that afternoon and I was able to bring Makayla with me to the interview since it was such short notice. The interview went very well. The school is only a year old and very nice and everyone I met was very friendly. Later in the day I was offered the job and of course I accepted!!! I think having Makayla with me really helped! The name of the school is Sycolin Creek Elementary and it is located in Leesburg, VA, about 45 minutes away. I will have this week to get ready and meet my new class next Tuesday!

Such a happy girl!

At the pool!

On Sunday, we went to a local park where they have a great outdoor pool. We took Makayla in the baby pool that was pretty chilly, but she did pretty well. She is going to love this place next summer!

A fun visit

We had a great time with Grandma Mary and Grandpa Ed - thanks for coming to our new house!

Silly faces

What a big girl!

Makayla gets right up on her hands and knees!

On Saturday, she got to ride like a big girl in the grocery cart! I think she really liked it and it made me go a little faster because I didn't want her to get too tired from sitting!

She practices "walking" with daddy!

And she eats everything - she really likes her toys!

A Happy Anniversary

It's hard to believe it has been three years since we got married, but at that same time it's amazing to think of all we have done in just three years! Jason spent our anniversary day at work, and I got to go to the DMV! Grandma Mary and Grandpa Ed are visiting so we had babysitters so we could go out to a yummy dinner. After deciding we didn't feel like getting dressed up, we headed to the Outback for a fabulous meal. When we returned home, Makayla was already asleep and Grandpa Ed had a chocolate cake for us to enjoy!

New toys!

This morning Makayla tried out a new toy. Of course, it is a fishy theme!

"hmm... I wonder if there any cookies in here..."

"nope, no cookies!"

Erin came over to hang out with us for the day so of course I put her to work!

Monday

You know it's a Monday when...

-Someone was going to come set up our phone service and we are given a window of 8am-5pm.

-I call in the morning to see if they can narrow down the window because I actually have places to try and go. They say they can not give a more definite time but it will be today and I needed to be home.

-I call at 4 pm, just making sure we are on the schedule since no one had come yet. They said I was and that I needed to be home.

-I call again at 5 to ask what happened, and after being on hold about 30 minutes I finally talk to a person who says she is really sorry but they won't be able to make it out today. Turns out they were too busy but went ahead and made me another appointment for tomorrow - how nice of them! They are really sorry but do appreciate our business. Oh and to top it off, since the box is outside, I don't need to be home... AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I had to let that out. Now, onto some new pictures!

This past weekend, Grandpa Bob and Erin stopped by. Erin just moved into an apartment outside of D.C. and we are so excited to be so close!

RAIN!!! On Sunday, we had a real rainstorm with thunder and lightening and everything! We were very excited!

Pork chops. Apparently Makayla does not share Homer Simpson's love of pork chops! She had some for the first time today (mushed up of course) and didn't seem to care for them much the first few bites, but ate them anyway!

I think she prefers to eat her toys....

Bananas

Today I cut up some banana and let Makayla practice feeding herself.

She mostly picked up the pieces and squished them in her hand!

Even though she wasn't quite sure what to do with the pieces, she knew to pick them up!

This is how I feel about bananas too...

A very fun day - and almost crawling!

Makalya started the day hanging out in her cool onesie from Grandma Mary!
Makayla and I then went to Baltimore to visit my best friend Kelly and her two kids, Julia (3 and a half) and Matthew (10 months). Makayla had a great time playing with a bunch of new toys - and she looked small compared to Matthew!
Makayla also enjoyed borrowing Matthew's exersaucer and high chair!
This evening while Makayla was playing, we noticed her trying to get up on her hands and knees. She was able to several times and even started rocking back and forth a little!
Look out - here comes trouble!