It is still 2009?

Well it has been awhile and we have no good excuses. We are so glad that you all love the blog so much to wait and wait and wait. I (Ryan) still love volunteering once a month at Maya's preschool. The teachers wonder what is wrong with me since I am spending my "day off" at school, but where else do I get to pretend I am the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk?

One of the big things as of late was Maya's "Big Show" at her dance class. Maya loved showing us her hula and rainbow steps (video to come). She was quite good and if we can brag a bit, she did really well...she even has her "dance face" on as displayed in the picture below.

Showing her balance on the beam.Right now she is loving her swimming classes. She will soon be holding her breath longer than we can!

Maya went to a friend's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's and Debbie says she never needs to go there again....(Maya calls it "Chunk E. Cheese's" and we don't have the heart to correct her).

We updated our only bathroom (with a shower/tub) with new tile and vanity and toilet, so the kiddo's didn't have a bath for awhile. Maya decided that the kitchen sink was the preferable way to get clean. (There was a picture, but Debbie made me delete it....... In case she wants to run for president someday...However, if she ever gets married, we'll at least have a copy to show her future husband.)

Keillor has become quite innovative in his ability to get to things that he need not get to. "Keillor, outlets are not for babies........... Keillor, extension cords are not for babies...... Keillor, diaper boxes are not for..... ahhhh, who cares, you are just cute!"

Not sure what happened here...His sister was at school so he did this all by himself.

Here is Maya lining up the caps to her 1,600 markers.

Keillor is close to walking, but sometimes he likes to try and eat his shoes, and other times, heck, getting a free ride in the swing isn't bad either!

Snowshoeing: Ryan's pulling the sled...and it's incredible that they can actually sleep in there. It does not look comfortable!

We will try and update more as we go forward, as most of you bloggers are showing us up!