Maia's March

Yeah! Maia turned eight! We were looking forward to Maia's party almost as much as she was. Charlie's Pizza was the perfect location for Maia and twenty five of her closest friends to celebrate "the big 8". Everyone had fun. A few tears were shed when one six year old boy asked for money to play the video games lining the wall and was told no. $4 video games in this economy are definitely a no-no. We had 20 balloons as table decorations intended to be party gifts for the guests, but they were all tied up and I did not have scissors or time to cut them loose and hand them out. They ended up floating all around our house. The Mylar variety float forever.
Maia's Party


Three weeks later Maia was baptized by her dad. It was such a wonderful occasion marred only by the tantrum I had after Seth locked me out of the house. Here is the scoop: I thought we were all driving together as a family. Seth had packed up both cars. Maia was in his car and the cake and cookies were in mine. We walked out of the back door together and he proceeded to get into his care. "Aren't we driving together?" I asked. "No. See you in a minute." Confused I started to put Sophie into her care seat , then realized that I did not have my keys. I tried opening the back door, but found it locked. With Sophie in my arms I marched over to the church and down the hall to where my unsuspecting husband was checking the font. Then I proceeded to let him have it. Poor guy. He really did not deserve it.

Maia's Baptism Day


Sophie and her favorite snack


Sophie Crawling