Dance!!!

Maya did such a great job in her dance recital this year!! They danced to The Jungle Book "Bare Necessities" and it was so much fun!! She had so much fun, and knew the whole dance!! I had a proud mommy moment, and I'm not gonna lie, I almost cried! We moved her to a new studio this year, and she has really improved. She is turning into quite the little dancer! Her favorite part of recitals is getting flowers and going out for ice cream when it is over!

Rain....

It is pretty rainy here today. As I was getting lunch on the table, I said "Look at the rain". Collin goes "I want to see how fast it is". So he opens up the back door and sticks his hand out for a minute. He comes back in and says "Yeah, that's about 20 miles an hour".

Our house backs a field, and the farmer just moved the cows back into the field. As long as we have lived here, whenever it rains, all of the cows line up in a row...
I LOVE the cows, and I am happy to see them back!!

Happy Happy Birthday to Maya!!!

My sweet girl turned SIX yesterday!! Where did the time go?!? Before I know it she will be sixteen! We had such a fun day yesterday. She woke up at 6:30 BEGGING us to open her presents. We held her off until about 8:30-- she was SO excited about all of her loot!!


Her favorite birthday present was her American Girl doll. Can I just say that it is seriously the CUTEST doll I have ever seen? I would have done anything for a doll like that when I was little!! She kept bugging me to get her one, which is very surprising, because Maya isn't really a doll kinda girl!! So we ordered a Just Like You doll. You can get the same hair color, eye color, freckles, earrings, and so on and so forth!! She has been carrying it around since she opened it yesterday. It makes my heart happy! After breakfast, Dan took Maya and Collin to Bounce and Skate. Jensen was sick the night before, so I had to stay home with him. SAD!! They had a lot of fun and were definitely tired when they got home!!

Here are some of my favorite things about Miss Maya

She is such a sweet little girl. She wants everyone to be happy!

She loves to dance.

She loves to have a clean room, but HATES getting it that way!!

She loves treats and always has to have one when we go to the store.

She loves her brothers.

She loves to clean with Windex.

She gets excited about the same things that Collin does-- I don't know if she is really excited, but she pretends to be!!

We love you Maya!! Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!