June, July & August - Time Flies!

Well, so much for writing over the last couple of months! Needless to say it has been busy. June brought the move to Kitchener & the new house, plus my convocation for my Master of Education, commuting for a couple weeks for both of us, job searching, job finding - not to mention unpacking & sorting out the house! We did find a little time for some pre-summer fun at the splash park across from our condo before moving - Maiya wasn't too sure at first, but Daddy convinced her it was fun!



We then had to say goodbye to Maiya's daycare
in North York. We were very sad to leave & she will miss her first boyfriend & all the daycare providers who made it so fun every day. We are lucky to have a space at the new YMCA daycare opening up near our house in September, and are sure she'll love it there too!

We spent a week in July at Chesley Lake with the Baker Bunch - the cousins, aunts and uncles on Great Grandma Anna's side.

Maiya was NOT very happy about going in the water at first (or else she's crying because of how Daddy's hair looks)...

But once she started splashing Daddy in the face it became much more fun!

Uncle Craig took her for her first boat ride too - she wasn't too keen on the water splashing her in the face at first, but she got over it pretty quickly once we started going fast!

Spent the long weekend in August with Grandma & Grandpa Clarkson & the Picton crew, and Maiya had tons of fun with everyone there too - especially with 6 yr. old Emily who played with her constantly!

Maiya is beginning to adjust to the new house, although it's taken awhile for her to stop clinging to us wherever we go in the house! She's getting back to normal sleep routines too, but still frequently wakes up in the night.

She is running, climbing, jumping, rolling - basically busy, busy, busy. She's talking more every day, putting 2-3 words together at a time & seems to remember everything she sees, hears or experiences. She's working on counting to 10 & learning her colours (although the colours have a ways to go yet!) Puzzles are a big thing right now, as are balls, the swing, riding in the wagon & reading her books. She's just over 20 months old & weighs in at 22 lbs.

She's loving her playset, and whenever it's not raining loves being on the swing & slide and is showing great promise already as a rock climber like Mommy!

However, trying to keep her out of her little pool when she has her clothes on has proven to be a bit of a challenge - wet bums are frequent! The other challenge is trying to keep her from "helping" in the garden - which consists of pulling the tops off all the flowers!



All that playing can sure tire a person out!