Anniversary of Referral...

This month, we celebrated the third anniversary of Maya's referral.  Look how she's grown!!!

         

    Referral update photos 2009          1st year home - 2010          

    

2nd year home - 2011                  3rd year home -2012        

Neglectful...

I was reminded recently by my lovely friend KHO that I'd been neglectful of my blog duties and not updated it since the new year began.  So, to appease her, and my other impatient followers, I'm giving you a coles notes version of our very recent life with Maya....

JANUARY

    

        Chinese New Year with Mommy         Motorcycle show with her friend Joshua

JANUARY

      

Swimming Lessons                          Our little Canucks fan

FEBRUARY

     

          Crazy hair day at pre-school      Working the water feature at Science World

FEBRUARY

     

         My beautiful & funny                 Trying out the new hockey skates

        little Valentine                         snowsuit & snowboard helmet

MARCH

     

       Batman themed birthday party          Walking through Seymour      

for Maya's 'boyfriend' Nathan                snow with daddy          

MARCH

Hamming it up on the swing

New Years escape...

As we have for the past 12 years, (most of) our gang got together to escape from the world and celebrate New Years eve together.  This year, we choose a gorgeous cabin on Whidby Island (near Seattle).  Maya had such a great time playing with her friends and got to experience her second Hannukah.  We weren't sure how to explain what a Dreidel was or why it brought her a gift though...

     Hannukah                                   Kids getting their New Years presents

     

Happy 2012!                                            Ooooo...  sparklers!

     

Silly photos                                           Playing games

Christmas fun...

Gramma & Grampa came to visit for Christmas.  We had a great time!  Maya finally started to understand and get excited about Christmas, Santa, Presents, Cookies, Trees and more...

    

     

   

         

Bright Nights...

We went to the Stanley Park Bright Nights Train Ride this past weekend.  We'd never been before and we were amazed at how nice it was!  Most of my pictures don't do the event justice but Maya LOVED the train ride, all of the lights, the numerous displays and, of course, the hot chocolate & hot pretzel that we got to snack on.  She even got to meet Frosty the Snowman!

   

Santa Claus parade...

We went to the Santa Claus parade again this year and Maya was SO excited to see Santa!  She wore her bunny costume to keep warm and her hearing protectors because the bands were too loud.  So cute!

  

Three and a half...

This past weekend, Maya had her 3 1/2 birthday.  Not that we really celebrated it with a party or anything but we made her feel extra special all day and told her that she could now say she was 3 1/2.  She seemed very impressed by that!  We looked back at the videos we posted at when she was 1 1/2 & 2 1/2, compared them to our most recent video of her at 3 1/2, and were surprised at how much she has changed.  Take a look...

One and a half

Two and a half

Three and a half

Big changes!