The life of new parents

We took RB to Boudreaux’s to celebrate Father’s Day with him.  We got to sit outside by the pond and had a great time.

Maya & her friend Eva hanging out in Eva’s tent by the pool.  Eva took off her shade’s for the picture.

Hanging out with the ladies for Denise’s wedding shower.

Maya didn’t want to go in her toy yet, but she did like to splash the water and keep her feet in.

As many of you know our house is on the market and yesterday we came to an agreement on a new house! We close early July and are very excited. Now we just pray that our house sells quickly.

Yesterday we had a showing so Maya & I had to find something to do. We decided to go to Mimi’s for breakfast. Here she is sitting next to me on the booth playing with her spoon. Here’s her face when I tell her we just got the call that we’ve got a new house! I’m not sure she cares much.

Our new neighbors. These horses live at Leawood stables which is right behind our new place.

Here’s a shot of the back of the house for Brie.

Helping Mama cook

Sporting the dress from Uncle Corey

Trying on the new swim suit

Swinging with Daddy

Maya’s good friend Sylvie turned 1 on Friday. We went to her party this afternoon & had a good time. Jonas was there as well & the little ones enjoyed hanging out.

mmmm birthday cake!

Thursday was Nanny Katie’s last day. We are very, very sad. We had a nice last day though, we went out to breakfast and then to buy Maya’s jogging stroller (thanks Grandma Jacobsen for helping with that!). Katie gave Maya the cutest little KU outfit. Uncle Lee will have to find something equally cute from MU.

Bye bye Katie, we love you and will miss you very much!

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Dustin turned 32 today!  I made waffles, eggs & bacon, but was advised not to make the waffles again….I got a mix from Target for whole grain blueberry pancakes/waffles…I used our new waffle maker for the 1st time, & I guess I’m not very good at it yet…the waffle tasted like a blueberry muffin and was a little soggy…gracious as he is, d appreciated the effort anyway.  I made him a strawberry birthday cake, so hopefully that will make up for the breakfast glitch.  We’re too full after dinner to have any, so he’s going to take it to work tomorrow.

After breakfast he opened gifts with Maya’s help.

We put an offer in on a house today & Maya was very good while we were signing papers and meeting with our relater.  I put her on the floor on her blanket from Carol & next time I looked she had wrapped herself up in it…perhaps she was cold.

We spent the day working on the house and on the phone with banks getting our financing situated, & then Sara came over to watch Maya so Dustin & I could go out to dinner.  For some reason she doesn’t like being away from us in the evening, so that didn’t go over well.  When I got home she was sobbing, her little face all red & blotchy.   I can leave her during the day & she’s fine, but for some reason, come nighttime, its all about the mommy.

Happy Birthday to our favorite husband & daddy!!

Maya sure missed her Daddy while we were in Wichita.  He’s home for a long weekend and she’s happy to be getting extra time with him.

Here’s a shot before we went to church this morning.  Maya is wearing the dress Grandma Jacobsen got her for her half birthday.

Playing in her bed.  Unfortunately, that’s all that occurs in this crib.  She’s sitting up pretty well these days, but still prefers rolling around as her primary mode of transportation.

Last Wednesday through Friday Sara, Maya and I went to Wichita for work. Here are the girls playing before bed.

Sara keeps Maya entertained at the hotel while Mommy goes to work.

Who loves Sara? Maya does!

We stopped for some ice cream after a hard night of shopping. Maya was not happy that Sara wasn’t sharing.

Thank God the girl fell asleep! Her teeth were bothering her and she was fussing at the beginning of the trip on the way home, we thought we might be in for a painful ride home…but the Tylenol kicked in and baby girl was out the whole way home.

Here we are for Maya’s 6 month photo shoot.  Eventually we should be getting paid for this, but right now its the other way around.  haha.

Sweet pea

I had to get my picture taken with Maya in her mini skirt.  Today was the first and last day she’ll be wearing it I’m afraid.

Katie took Maya on a walk this afternoon.