Maisy loves the new garden

M aisy had her 15 month doctor’s visit just yesterday. She is doing wonderfully. She is up to a whopping 20 pounds and a whole 2 feet and 7 inches tall. She got two shots yesterday one being the flu shot. She didn’t like getting those very much at all. Luckily, I was able to get the inhaled flu vaccination- so no shots for me. Around bedtime poor Maisy’s leg was so sore she didn’t even want to stand on it. Some Tylenol and rest had her feeling tip top by morning though.

We are almost done with our garden and Maisy likes to go out and make sure everything is in order. Here are a couple of pictures of her today checking it out. We hope to finish the garden up this weekend.

Plopped in the garden!

Maisy and Becky are taking a trip to LA next week. It should be a fun though HOT adventure. It’s supposed to be sweltering.

Hope you are all having a great September!

Much love, Todd, Becky and Maisy

Maisy in her toy box, poor thing is starved for toys!

T ime again has rushed by. A lot has happened in the last month and a half. Maisy is still the happiest, sweetest and most expressive little wonder. She is using lots of words now. Some of her favorites are “butterfly- said buh-erh-by”, “barrette- said bahh-reh”, “up”, “uh-oh”, “bye”, “ni-nite” along with her favorite animal sounds of a roaring lion, impression of a gorilla and don’t forget the moooing cow! Maisy’s signing abilities continue to grow- she signs “more”, “milk”, “all done”, “hat”, “dog”, “cat”, “butterfly”, “open”, “food” and her new favorite past time “drawing”. In the biggest and greatest accomplishment she is WALKING!! Today she took her first few steps, which quickly turned into strolls. In just one day she has turned from a cruiser to a walker. What a difference a day makes. Video is on Facebook if you are my “friend”, you can also hear Maiy’s lion roar in a video on Facebook too.

Maisy asking for “more” umbrella that she never had in the first place

Drawing with Daddy in our fancy art smock

Daddy and Maisy cuddle on the beach near Uncle Steven’s house

Another really proud moment was us participating in the SF AIDS Walk 2009 on July 19. We walked with Uncle Steven. It was a great day for a 6 mile walk in the park! Maisy did really well even getting out of her stroller to walk with us. We felt great we were able to help raise 3.5 million for the foundation.

Half way through our walk

Maisy walkin’ the walk

Our fence was built and we are now working on landscaping. We are so thrilled to have a place to enjoy outside and for Maisy to have a place to play. Here are some pictures of our before and after.

Before the little white fence came down

After our fence was built with our addition of birdhouses

Other than those things, we are getting ready for our big trip to Montana this Sunday.

More later! Much love, Todd, Becky and Maisy

the gardens are very surreal, so after a few hours, and just before we began to question if we were having a bad acid trip, we picked up some paninis, and headed for the beach.

romans carve aqueducts (left), and nature carves hearts (right)

on our way, we found an ancient aqueduct, carved from a mountainside. to see first hand what the romans accomplished is amazing. without dynamite; only pick axes, and time, they carved with delicate precision. the aqueduct would divert water away from ships that would moor at the nearby harbor. now, all that remains of the harbor are piles of rubble, reavealing where the slips once were.

we made our way to the beach, where we finally ate our sandwiches and tossed a frisbee. we were playing with a guy who didn’t understand english at all, yet we had no trouble communicating, or having fun. it reminded me of how toddlers can just walk up to each another, not knowing the language, and still being able to connect.

after a little frisbee, lunch, and a getting our feet wet in the sea, we stopped by the small vacation town of orbotello. there, we checked out the antique flea market, window shopped and stopped for a gelato, where everyone generously offered a lick to share. no germophobes here!

the sun was about to set, and we were ready for the drive home. the people from becky’s work have been so kind, and have really helped us get aquainted with the area. we’ve been invited for another trek next week, and look forward to covering more uncommon ground with our warm hearted friends.