Out and About in December

Pulling up to my feet for the first time. Nothing dangerous can happen on the stairs, right?



Thank you Guttel's for my very own farm!

Pushing my stroller...where's the baby?

Visiting the firehouse with my daycare friends

Firewoman in training (Daddy may be more excited than me)

Static hair on the slide

Queen of the climbing structure

Showing off my snazzy sweater and hat

Uncle Ceegy and I at the zoo Chanukah display

One day I will be as tall as that giraffe

The three Maya's (the bird's name is Maya too)!

Cautious of the opossum

My kitties at home act just like this bobcat

Mommy feeding me to the bobcat

Uncle Ceegy giving treats to a porcupine

Yeah, it's an armadillo!

Look Mommy, it's an iguana!

Not afraid of snakes

Challenging the tortoise to a race

Looking at my favorite animals...penguins

I guess you can call me a bird watcher

Family portrait in Santa Cruz

Birthday and Chanukah

1 year old!

Happy birthday Maya!!

Cupcakes make me smile

But they're also quite messy!

First night of Chanukah

Presents!!!!!!

More presents!!!!

Year in Review

Birthday Party

Hanging out in the ball pit

Peek-a-boo
Jumping on the trampoline
The center of attention
Birthday sled ride

I could get used to this!

So many wonderful things at the party
Circle time
Getting a close view of the puppet show
Doing my own puppet show
Look at me!!
Maya taking over the show

First driving lesson
Beep beep...get out of my way!
Who knew dolphins could fly?
Ahhhhhhhhhh
Gran-E, what am I supposed to do with this cupcake?
Testing the frosting

Visit from New York familiy

Gran-E, Grandpa Les, Auntie Jthe (Jessica), great-Aunt Monica, and great-Uncle Harvey came from New York to visit Maya for her birthday week. We went to the California Academy of Sciences where Maya visited her first aquarium, rain forest, and penguins!!! Maya absolutely loved the penguin exhibit. She befriended a penguin who played with her for about 30 minutes! The penguin would dive down in the water to Maya's level and then splash upwards; each time Maya would laugh and squeal with delight. Maya had no idea that an audience had developed around her who were just as enamored by her as we are. Maya also got to see butterflies, reptiles, and all sizes of fish; with each, she exclaimed, "Oh Wow!"
We had lots of family time which included reading books, playing with toys, eating, shopping, and playing dress up. The family cheered as Maya pointed to objects and imitated/used new words such as "apo" (apple), and "duh" (all done). She has also been gesturing more by wavng for "hi" and "bye", and signing "more" and "all done". Maya even made up her own sign for balloon while playing with Aunt Monica which looks like her pulling on a string of a balloon. Maya never ceases to amaze us!

There's that Allweiss/Goldschmidt hand again!

Reading all about baby animals

It was so exciting to see Gran-E and Grandpa

Reading a goodnight story to Auntie Jthe

Yeah! Aunt Monica and Uncle Harvey came all the way
from LawnGisland to play!

All dressed up with somewhere to go

Fascinated by the aquarium

Among the fish
Mommy introduced me to a penguin...

I was instantly fascinated....

The penguin made me laugh and squeal with joy...

We had soooo much fun playing together....

People came over just to watch me!