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Monday, May 31, 2010

Addy and Maya are doing great they are both growing and changing so quickly!
Addy's newest most notable leap has been in her interest in writing letters and people's names. She recently was drawing on our chalkboard in the kitchen and wrote her cousin Ellie's name all by herself (see below for a picture) She loves school and will be changing classrooms when she turns 4, we are sad that she will be leaving her current class because she loves her teachers but fortunately she will probably change with many of her friends.
Maya has started to communicate more with both words and gestures. She really has begun to be quite an entertainer, she makes us laugh on purpose and will do it over and over. She can still be quite dramatic and is trying her hardest, it seems, to get more independent. She still requires a lot of holding and cuddling, which of course we are totally fine with:)! She loves playing with baby dolls, especially putting them in strollers, giving kisses to her cat Jax, and looking at books. whenever she can she sneaks into Addy's room to see what she can find...you know like Barbie shoes and other choking hazards!!!

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Day-Trip to PT

Addy, Maya, Liz, and I headed over to Port Townsend for the day a couple weeks ago (Mid-May) to see Maris and Chris who were camping there for a couple of days. We enjoyed a parade, a walk to the beach, and a couple of ferry rides! It was really fun and it was great spending time with some of our favorite people.

Fun in the sun April 2010

From First sunny days 2010

Addison, Lydia, and Maya swinging...it's great to be able to go outside and let the kids play! Maya and Addy could both swing for hours, and it was fun having Lydia over for the afternoon to play as well!

Trip to the Zoo April 2010

From zoo collage
We ended up taking an impromptu trip to the Woodland Park Zoo in April, I know its June but.... we had a great time despite the sprinkles and cooler weather.
Addy really enjoys being able to "direct" us using the zoo map. So as well as seeing some of her favorite animals like the bears, tigers, and peacocks, we got to see some of the spots we have missed in the past which was great! Maya had a great time but most of all she just wanted to be free to roam which unfortunately, as parents who wanted to enjoy the trip as well, we couldn't always allow that...
we got to see a dancing elephant, some pretty pink flamingos, and a young gorilla who was a really big pest to the older ones.
Good times!!!