Our summer adventures!

Happy Independence Day everyone! It has been a wild two weeks, and there is still more craziness to come. Casey and I came to Columbia last Thursday to pick up Maya, and then we drove to Edisto beach with my parents to stay in a house that my cousin had rented. It was so nice! We were right on the beach and we had a blast. Maya was hesitant at first, but soon she was racing up and down the beach and chasing seagulls. She didn't really seem interested in playing in the sand, so we took her out in the water where the waves weren't so rough. She had a great time floating in the water in her floaties, riding waves with Casey, and accumulating as much sand as she could in her britches. I have some great video, which I will attempt to post soon.

We came back to Columbia on Monday, and we have been here all week. Casey and Daddy went to Greenwood Wednesday to check on the kitties and rip up our flooring in the kitchen, dining, and den. We're having new flooring installed on Monday, thanks to our kitties who have decided that our living space is now their giant litter box. Hopefully having the laminate installed will deter them from further "incidents," and if not, they are all going outside! Maya and I spent Wednesday reading for hours, napping, and then going to visit Grandmama Bailey. It was a fun day!

Thursday we went to spend the day with Grandmama Ott, and to see Aunt Ashley and Uncle Todd. It was an all day event, and we were exhausted, but it was well worth it!

For the fourth, we attended the Bailey reunion for the first time in years, swam, and ate way, way too much. Shocker, I know!

Maya has become an avid swimmer. She nows seeks out the steps in any pool in order to jump off of them and plunge herself underwater, where she comes up spitting in her attempt to hold her breath. She does this over, and over, and over. She has NO fear of the water at all, and she is really improving. It is so fun to see the look on her face when she knows she is floating and no one is holding her. She shakes her head back and forth, bears a grin showing all of her teeth, and makes this "EEE eee" sound while giggling. It is SO cute!

She is really progressing in her speech as well. Yesterday while playing in the tub she shocked me by saying "Mommy, I see a bubble!" I couldn't believe it and praised her so much that she repeated this sentence all day long, regardless of whether or not bubbles were involved! We are having a great summer!