Maya Laughing

Maya's destructive nature comes out while knocking over towers with Daddy.

Oh, to be a carefree baby again

Fun times with Heather and Erik

Maya is pulling up on furniture and cruising across it. She'll be eleven months old tomorrow! These pictures are from the end of May though.

Maya's first beach trip! Holden Beach, NC

Maya Jane is a beach girl, just like her mommy.

Hard at work with Poppy
Where's Maya? Look for the pink hat...
she loved to put her face as far into the bucket as far
as possible to get seashells out of the water.

Chewing on the shovel is almost as fun as digging with it.
You should give it a try sometime.

Maya's meets the ocean for the first time. She's not sure at first...

But soon enough she likes to bounce and splash as the tide comes in.

Watching the waves with Nana and Poppy

Joe's photo of the shrimp boat we saw each day.

Look at all the birds chasing after it to get snacks that were left behind!

Joe and his dad went surf fishing early one morning.

Mommy and Maya, reflecting on God's creation

Snoozing on the beach after a long morning.

Poppy walked her up and down the shore until she fell asleep.

May Moments

Joe and I went on our first overnight without Maya. Auntie Em and Uncle Micah were so nice to watch her for us, so we stayed uptown for our anniversary. This is a picture Joe took of the skyline from our window. We ate at a very yummy restaurant...right next to the lobster tank! A little creepy at first, but after we scooted the table a couple inches away I thought it added to the atmosphere. :)

Out enjoying a sunny day in style

Me and Maya/Rachael and Iris
It was so neat to meet Rachael's daughter--we were little girls ourselves when we met!

Our favorite little munchkin...How can she be 9 months old already???

Maya is trying to pull up on things to stand up. She started to crawl yesterday--what a great Mother's Day gift! At least it's exciting now--while she's in the slow-crawl phase...I'm sure I'll be wishing for the no-crawl days pretty soon!

My mood changes quickly.
But I'm still stinkin cute.

My awesome friend Rachael from elementary school came to visit this past week with her 2 1/2-year-old daughter Iris. We had a great time catching up, and Maya loved Iris' company. She laughed so hard watching Iris play. They were so cute. I will post photos soon!

Miss you already, Rachael.

Happy Easter!

Yia-Yia, Uncle Yanni, and Grandpa with our Easter lamb...

celebrating the Risen Lamb!

I love Auntie Heather too!


Family Photo Op


Maya's Photo Shoot in her first Easter dress :)
(Photos taken by Daddy)

I love these.
Sorry some are sideways--I forgot to rotate them and don't want to start over!



If only I could stand, I would twirl my dress...

Who is that pretty girl in the reflection?

The Easter Bunny brought Maya yogurt cereal and new spoons. Yay!
(not sure what she's holding onto)

Our good luck charm :)