Maya's First

Today my baby turned one.

If I could bottle her giggle, her smile, the way she blows kisses, the way she says "OOOHHHHH!!!", her excited hands when she sees a kitty, and the way she snuggles up and coos/laughs when she's tired I think I could start world peace.

She is the best. I lovelovelove her.

There's more Maya on mayainbloom.blogspot.com

Preoccupied

For the last couple of weeks I've been a little preoccupied with miss Maya. Doctor's visits and now a "waahh?" procedure tomorrow make me nervous. She's still a baby and she has no idea what's going on. And in the end all this precaution will be for nothing.

Just doctor's being overly cautious and causing a wee little girl unnecessary trauma.

If we were Scientologists, she'd have years of auditing.

Good thing we're not Scientologists.

Good thing we are animal lovers!! Here's a few pics from a short visit to Old Macdonald's Farm at Bever Park.

Hopefully We'll all get some fun time in the coming weeks, and I'll get some much needed photography time. It's my drug. And I'm dying for a hit.


more photos at my flickr site and some will be coming soon to Maya's blog!

Where did April Go?

Seriously, I feel like I'm two weeks behind. It's already May?? Tomorrow is Cinco De Maya..er, Mayo? Maya is almost one?? Time is going too fast and I'm too busy to slow down and enjoy the slloooowww spring we've had.

But here are a few pictures I took after a run at Squaw Creek Park.

Around Ames

I like going home. I like seeing my neighborhood and my family in the house we grew up in. I think it's a good sign that Maya sleeps well there.

Easter Weekend

Spent the weekend at Brynna's for Easter. My mom came and we all had fun watching Max find Easter eggs. These are the non-family photos.

Brynna's Yard

We went over to Brynna's yard for supper a couple of nights ago and I explored the front yard for a few minutes and found a little nest! Her blue bells fit nicely inside of it. It's perfect, it's even got a piece of blue Easter grass in it.

Finally!

Finally some spring flowers!! I had just arrived at my sister Brynna's new house to see it, Maya was in the car, and while we waited for Brynna to arrive I saw these little crocuses trying to come up. And her front yard was full of blue bells! I'll try to find more once I can get over there and hopefully it will warm up soon so I can find even more spring beauties.