Chicken Dance

While Ma and PaPa were away, their vegetables went wild. Malaya and I went to pick some zucchini one day, and I quickly realized I needed a forklift to get them out of there. This guy could have fed the whole neighborhood!

Ocean City, NJ

We spent a week in Ocean City, NJ and thankfully, Malaya LOVED the beach. The first time we took Malaya down to the beach she decided the walkway through the dunes was good enough for her. She plopped herself down and started playing in the sand. It took us several minutes to convince her that it was even better on the other side of the dunes.

The only problem was, Malaya has no fear. She walked straight out into the water over and over again. The only thing holding her back was Sean, and sometimes he had a tough time doing that.



Just like a big person.....of course.

Ocean City

We had a great time at the beach and, of course, the week went way to fast! We took bike rides in the mornings. Malaya loved riding the bike and even fell asleep during one ride.
Daddy spoiled Malaya with a queen sized pool.....on the beach.



We went to the boardwalk one night for pizza and fun. But Malaya is a cheap date....her favorite part was just walking on the boardwalk and chasing other kids.
She did however love the mannequins. She started pointing and laughing and trying to get down. It took us awhile to figure out she wanted to touch the mannequins.

Trip to Indiana

This toad does indeed have a string tied to it. And it hopped that way too!! Austin and Lisa had this pet toad on a leash. And this is a cicada with string tied to it. Keegan used this to catch a fat catfish. I guess this just shows that you can tie string to pretty much anything.

Happy birthday Grandpa!!
We had a great time!!!

Trip to Indiana

Malaya spent every day just walking around the yard and exploring. She was having such a great time on her own, I actually got to read a few magazines! Sean caught this bass and the first thing Malaya did was squeeze it with both hands. Then she wiped the fish goo on Sean's shirt.
Malaya thought it was funny to ride on Ma!
Such a little lady.

Trip to Indiana

Malaya loved the airport!! As Sean said, it was like she was in Disney World. She walked all over with a huge smile on her face and was just fascinated by everything. The flight out to Indiana was perfect. We hopped right on the plane and took off. Malaya loved looking out the window and was just so happy to be there that she stayed right on my lap. As soon as we leveled off in the air she went to sleep and stayed asleep until we landed. Yes, Sean covered her with napkins.
Now, the trip home was a different story. The flight was delayed 2 hours. When we finally got on the plane, we sat for about 1 hour with no air conditioning. They were having trouble starting the engine. It was soooo hot they finally made us get off the plane and told us to go back into the terminal. And when we landed, we sat on the runway for about 15 minutes. Of course it felt like forever because we were exhausted. However, Malaya was absolutely EXCELLENT. Once again, she just loved walking around the airport and seeing everything on the plane. And when we were finally in the air, it was so late that she went to sleep. Such a good girl!!!
This is Malaya at 10:00 pm after we landed in Philly. She loved walking on the moving walkway.

other stuff

Malaya is always laughing at herself....she gets that from daddy.

Malaya will not eat watermelon if I cut it up. She has to eat it like this....like a big person.

Grandma and Grandpa visit

Grandma and Grandpa stopped by for a visit and had fun playing with Malaya. I wonder who was more exhausted by the end of the visit?

Loving the water

This is a travel bathtub I bought, but we decided to use it as a pool. Malaya absolutely loved it!!


Our friends belong to a swim club, so once in awhile we bring Malaya there for some fun.