Parks and Pools

The other night we took a walk to check out our neighborhood park.  It is small, but I think it's the perfect size when trying to chase a 17 month old!!  It has slides, climbing equipment and the all-important swings.  All the things a kid (and her 30 some year old parents) could want!

Mya must have OCD or something because she is always sooooo concerned when she is dirty!

That hair just cracks me up!

We filled Mya's pool up and have it placed in the backyard.  By looking at the pictures, you might think that we live in some tropical location.  Between her jungle pool, the huge hostas in the background, and the neighbor's fort it looks like we might live on the same island as the Swiss Family Robinson's did!

The plan was to fill up the pool and then AFTER Mya's nap she would play in it.  Well, she just hopped in (even though the water was cold!).  I quick grabbed a towel and a swimmer diaper and just went with it!

Mya seemed to have the most fun with her little watering can.  Fill it, pour it out.  Fill it, pour it out.  Then she started pouring it on herself...this is the reaction we got.  Like I said, the water was cold!

Greg came up with the idea to attach her climber/slide to the pool so she could go down into the pool.  He didn't take into account that she would slide down like a rocket!  Needless to say, the pool is no longer attached to the slide!  :)

We also filled up Mya's sand table and put out all her sand toys.  Love, love, love the good ol' summertime!

Sunny Days=Pool Days

Mya spent some time at Grandma Pat and Grandpa Steve's house, along with William and Nadya, this week while I went into my new school.  

Not even the heat could keep three kids out of the pool!  Every kid must love the water!  Mya certainly did!  She liked drinking the pool water, too!  A special thanks goes out to Liam, who, kept giving her more to drink!  :)  

Remember to always take time to smell the flowers!

The kids even took some time to read books.  Don't you just love Mya's concentration?

Our Little Gymnast

Mya likes doing somersaults...or something that looks like somersaults.  She plants her noggin on the floor and then waits until she eventually tips over to the side.  She has a grand ol' time doing this!

Time Out Threats

I've felt for quite some time that Mya knows more than what I give her credit for.  Case #1:  The other day she was poking around at the t.v. and I told her no and if it fell it could give her an owie.  Anyway, she kept poking and I told her the next time she does it, she is going to go in time-out.  Did she poke the t.v. again?  Nope.  She went and got her time-out rug and put herself in time-out.  Hmmm...

I'm loving being home this summer with Mya.  We have some fun things planned in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully the temperatures cool down a bit and we can be outside more!  

It's amazing the things that keep her busy for such an extended amount of time!  Like measuring cups?  Those never seem to get old.  And books...sigh...she loves her books.  She gets annoyed if I'm doing something and not able to read to her at that exact moment.  But there are other times, like in the picture below, where she is content to read by herself without any help from mom.

Little Miss Fix-It

Greg was putting a new faucet into the kitchen the other night and Mya wanted to check out the action.  While some might stray from these kinds of things, like me, Mya jumps right in to see what's going on.  Very inquisitive, she is.

Greg put his headlamp on her and she had a lot of fun helping.  She would take the headlamp off and shine the light into the area where the pipes were.  She also sang a little tune while doing it!  I'm sure Daddy would agree that Mya was a great helper!

After Daddy was all done, Mya had to check out his handyman skills to see if he did things to her approval.

Lunch with Grandma and Grandpa!

Mya and I headed up to Chippewa the other day for a little Grandma and Grandpa Telisak time!  We were treated to La Granders!  Yum, yum root beer!  :)

Grandma Pat was also watching two little kids who had wandered in...no...it's just William and Nadya!  Mya had fun with everyone!  She especially liked hearing William and Nadya's words of wisdom.  Like, did you know that Liam is dating Selena Gomez?  Apparently she dumped Justin Bieber for him.  Nadya and Mya also practiced their dance moves.  I'm pretty sure they're going to be their own two person dance company someday.

Liam, Nadya, and Mya

Apparently Mya's silly face is just a smile...I'm not worried.  I'm sure her silly face will come!

Swinging with Liam and Nod

Why is it that when you need a kid to look at the camera, they never do?

So sweet!

This is the Life! (Part 2)

Well, the second part of our week up at the lake was just as good as the first!  Literally, we were outside for a good chunk of the day!  Mya loves, loves, loves being in the water! I'm pretty sure she thinks she can do just about whatever she wants in the water too!  She loved being in her raft and she loved running in the water.  She fell over a few times and didn't even freak out when her head got wet (like I thought she might do).

Floating with Uncle Noah

Floating with Cameron and Ethan...darn sun is too bright!

Heading out for a ride in the kayak

In the evening, after lake and dinner time, Mya spent most of her time playing with the dollhouse and Mr. Potato Head.  That kept her entertained for a lot longer than I thought it would!  I had fun playing with her and the dollhouse too because I would ask her what sounds some of the dollhouse inhabitants made and she would tell me!  My favorite is asking what sound a baby makes and she'll pretend to wail like a baby!  Of course, it is hit or miss when I ask her these things.  Can you say stubborn?  :)

Cabin life is fun!  Especially when there is a front door overlooking the lake and you can see EVERYTHING that is going on.  Mya also likes being hoisted up into the rafters.  

The thing I loved best about the cabin?  Mya's sleeping!  Oh that fresh air tuckered her out and made for a very nice sleep schedule!