Great News

I have accepted a new job closer to our house with much less air travel, better pay, and more vacation. Yahoooo!

Ahhhhh Bahamas!

A month ago Mike and I celebrated our 10th anniversary and 45th birthdays in the Bahamas! It was very relaxing and a much needed rest from child and eldercare responsibilities. I think we should make this an annual occurrence! Here are a few photos from our trip.

View of the Pool and Beach from our Hotel

Me and Mike at the Garden Restaurant
Checking out a conch at the Atlantis Aquarium

Lion fish

Relaxing on the beach

Started Work Today

Yep, back to work and my horrendous commute. Maya did just fine. I did ok.
I'm lucky to have a great nanny that Maya likes and that likes Maya.

What Maya's Doing Now

Maya is now roughly 20.5 months old. She loves books, scribbling with crayons or chalk, playing ball, and dancing. Maya is almost jumping. She is obsessed with going to the toilet and has had success three times this week! Maya has become quite contrary. All we hear is "NO! "all day long. She is starting to dress herself. She has learned a lot of new words but has not yet started combining words, with the exception of "luv-woo" (so cute!).

More Halloween Memories

We visited an historic home that had a Halloween festival complete with a haunted barn, scavenger hunt, and animal show for the kids. They also provide a number of props for photos.

Aidan waiting (not so patiently) outside the home to get into the festival

We're in!!!

Aidan by the graveyard



Aidan and Maya by the graveyard

Aidan peeking through the pumpkin

Carving pumpkins at home. Maya was really into it!

The finished products

We were only going to take Maya to a few houses but when she discovered that there was candy to be had she didn't want to be left behind! She ended up going out with the neighbourhood kids. Here is the gang outside our house. As you can see, there was quite a vampire theme going on!

A Vampire and a Pumpkin