Naomi Turns 3

Maya's good friend, Naomi, had her third birthday party today. Lots of fun was had by all :)

Playing together while the other guests arrive

The party wagon

That's right, the girls got to go on a real pony ride!

Maya tries to restrain herself from grabbing Naomi's presents. She did OK here but later gave into the temptation and had to have her little fingers pryed off of the new toys. Kicking and screaming was involved, but only briefly.

Happy birthday, Naomi! You know how to throw a great party! Thanks for being a great friend!

Just a Few of the Many Reasons We Love Daddy

Because he can make Elmo and Bob the Tomato out of Playdough!!!

Giving Elmo some eyes. This is serious business, folks!

The guilty look. Daddy let Maya eat how many Oreos? Yet another reason she loves him.

 This next section should be entitled, "Just One of the Many Reasons We Love Nana"

Because she sent Grover!

Thank you for the package, Nana! This is one happy kid!

New Friends

Maya has a new friend named Mary. Mary and her family moved here about 3 months ago and she and Maya have really hit it off :)

And a couple of other random shots...

Ready to head to the pool. Too cute!

At the mall with Misi, Eli and baby Elo

Family Vacation to the Beach!

Fortunately there is now a direct flight from our city straight to Bali...so we took advantage of the cheap flight and took a family vacation to Bali! We bought 3 round trip tickets for less than $100! Here are some pictures of the fun...

Dinner by the beach

Another squinty-eyed-smile

Lots of yummy food in Bali!

Building sand castles with Daddy

At our favorite Italian restaurant. We went there 3 out of the 5 days we were there :)

Love the look on her face!

Smelling the flowers

She's obsessed with brushing her teeth. I think she just likes the taste of the toothpaste :)

We visited a reptile park also

The crocodiles were not her favorite



But MJ seems amused



We were so thankful to be able to get some time away together as a family. The month before that MJ had been crazy busy so it was great to be able to be together...especially in Bali! What a gift!