Birthday Party #2

In order to celebrate the sale of our house and Maya's birthday (again), we decided to have a small impromptu birthday party on Sunday with the Trulls (Ava - 18 months), Kreagers (Anna - 1 day younger than Maya), and Nolds (Ginger 11 months). It was chaotic - and fun!

After playing inside and eating dinner, we hit the pool.
Apparently, the most desirable aspect of the pool was trying to get out of it. Here Maya and Ginger are trying to make a run for it.

Anna won the award for staying in the pool the longest (check out Ava behind her!)
Maya enjoyed demonstrating her walking skills for everyone.


Ava and Maya wait for Mr. Finger, our beloved next door neighbor, to come say hi.

Tomorrow (Maya's actual birthday), we are going to celebrate our little bug all day long. I'm staying home from work, and we are going to do some of Maya's favorite things: going on the train ride at Zilker, swimming, eating lunch with daddy, and watching the "Quack, Quack, Waddle, Waddle" video approximately 50 times on youtube. I can't believe Maya will be a year old tomorrow. The last year has been filled with some tough times, but having Maya be a part of our family has helped us weather all of the storms a little bit easier. She really is the best medicine. Maya Drake, you are my sunshine. Happy birthday eve, baby girl!