It seems like right in front of our very eyes, every day, Maya is becoming more and more of a little individual who is articulate, independent and funny. This past Sunday Brianna decided she was too mature to go see a live "Blue's Clues" show with Grandma Dayle, Auntie Nicole and her cousin Savannah. Maya was more than content to take her place! According to Grandma, she was enthralled by the show. This means her attention span is now long enough that she can go without a screaming fit to leave for at least an hour and a half - woo hoo!
The day prior, Brianna spent the afternoon with her friend Ali. As it was a gorgeously warm day, Victoria and I decided to try a motorcycle ride with Maya. Maya was wary at first about putting on the confining harness and helmet to allow her to be safely attached to me, but it turns out she was just cranky tired. After we got underway Maya promptly fell asleep and I led Victoria to the Dewey-Granby Oak I recently was amazed to see on a shortcut that my TomTom led me through in Granby. We parked the bikes, awakened Maya and she spent a good half hour playing on the tree and checking out the property there. We then rode to a nearby roadside food stand, had some sodas and snacks and then rode Rt. 20 around the Barkhamsted Reservoir to the part of the Compensating Reservoir nearest our house, where Maya got "nakie" and waded in the chilly water before we headed around the corner for home.
The photos and short videos of our Dewey-Granby Oak tree visit are on our Flickr page here.
