We've joined a music class. In true Maelin fashion, we don't really do what the teacher wants us to do: ie, we don't listen, follow directions, spin or dance when we're supposed to. We do that just when we want to and when we're darn good and ready for it! It's really cute. The other thing that cracks me up during music class is that there's a little girl who totally loves Maelin but Maelin could care less: she loves the boys. Alex and Adam, specifically. She follows them around while the little girl follows Mae around. It's hilarious. Kevin and I are in trouble when Mae is a teenager, that's for sure.
As we have memberships to both the Children's Museum and the Denver Zoo, we've been having a great time at both places. It's so nice to have a membership and to live so close: you can go for a couple of hours a couple of times a week and not feel like you're wasting any money. Maelin LOVES both of them and starts squealing when we get close to either of them: she knows exactly where she's going and asks for them by name "Mu-zee-m!" or "--ippos" when she wakes up in the morning. We're also very lucky to have some great friends who are also off for the summer and have been meeting us at the zoo or museum: Maelin's best friends Makenzy and Andrew. They are 7 and 5 and they love Maelin as much as she loves them. She follows them around and they are super sweet with her and they all adore each other. She's so lucky.
We've also been hanging out with family quite a bit (for obvious reasons). Aunt Heather is recovering nicely and in the meantime, Auntie Vanessa was out visiting from Seattle and Nana is on her way from MN and our Uncle and Aunt from Florida were here this week. This is their first visit in 10 years so we were very excited to introduce Maelin to them.
One sad note: Aunt Kat and Uncle Jeff are going away for a while. Aunt Kat will be gone for a month and Uncle Jeff will be gone for about 9 days. We'll really miss them. However, they'll be in Germany, Austria and Prague so I'm sure we'll be getting some really choice gifts to make up for their long absence! :-)
I adore summertime. I love getting to know my little girl again, I love hanging out with my friends without having to worry about work, I love knowing what Maelin does all day long and I LOVE being the one who wakes up with her, gets her breakfast, plays all day, lays with her during naps, picks her up when she falls, cleans her boo-boos and is the one who cuddles with her at night. Although 10 months out of my life are extremely stressful and crazy, these 2 months are so amazing and I'm loving every minute of it!
Going into the pool at Kat and Jeff's house...not quite sure we like it yet!
"MaeMae Painting!" at the Children's Museum
Uncle was putting the cone on his head to make Mae laugh and Maelin loves him so much, she just had to try it herself!
Mae and I at cousin Coely's 3rd bday party...she loved his birthday cake!
Maelin and the firedog at the Museum...she calls that "Fire Hat!"
Riding "Brownie" at our Aunt Laura's house...
Maelin looking very stylish in her new playhouse (wearing her cousins' apron)
Riding "zeee-bra!" at the zoo
Maelin and her best friends: Andrew and Makenzy at the zoo
Quite a bit of our family: my dad and his wife, Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Monika, my grandpa, Aunt Laura, Kat, Jeff, Heather, Kevin, Maelin and I.
Maelin at Boulder Creek...no, I did not let her get in the water but she had a great time watching the tubers!
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