Giving Thanks

We just got back from a few days in AL spending Thanksgiving with the Hyche crew. What a wonderful holiday weekend full of food, family, football (Roll Tide), and even a little shopping. Although it wasn't Maya's first turkey day, it was her first turkey day actually eating turkey. Hard to believe already a year has past since her first holiday season, what a little peanut she was last Thanksgiving! Here are some pics of her from the last couple of months:

Chowing down on TURKEY DAY

Halloween (I'm hanging w/ Nick Saban and a Bama Cheerleader!)

Pumpkin Patch

Cousins after trick-or-treating

Bama v LSU

Key West

Well, we made it! 28 hours round trip in the car (and Maya was an ANGEL) and a whirlwind weekend, but Key West was a blast. Even better than I expected. Sarah and Peter got hitched without a hitch. The bride was BEAUTIFUL, as you can see below. Everyone had such a fun time. Here are some pics from the weekend.

I can't wait to go back to the Key's again!!

Key West or BUST

We are packing up and heading out...Key West here we come. The Mason+McMorrow wedding weekend is almost officially here. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the 15 hour road trip is good to us. I have my ipod loaded up and hopefully Miss Maya will sleep most of the way. Either way, LOVE will be in the air when we get there! Hey, I've got a bachelorette to send off.

Where Did September Go??

It has been 2 months since my last blog post! How did that happen...where did the time go? We have had a very busy 2 months. Starting with our trip to WA in August. Cascade Dreaming = Cascade Vacation!! Here are some pics:

Ben & Kayla, Chris & Maya

Jonna, Kayla & Sofia at Boundary Bay

Tanya, Maya & Chris at Boundary Bay (and 2 beers!)

Hiking w/ Maya

Strawberry face!

Maya drinking a Rainer & driving Justin's boat

We had such a fun vacation and didn't want to come home...but of course we had to. And now here we are and fall is here which means a few important things. #1 FOOTBALL!! #2 Sarah & Peter's Wedding - Key West here we come & #3 HALLOWEEN!! So much excitement.

Dress Up

Having a girl just gets better and better. We have recently discovered the love of playing dress up! This kept Maya occupied for an hour a few days ago...and an hour is a really LONG time to keep an 11 month old occupied. Too much fun. I just love this baby more and more every single day.

Firecrackers!

Some very cute pics from 4th of July. We had a great time at D.P. hanging with family. Of course, I am looking at these pictures still not able to believe how big these kids are getting! Maya and Gabriel both cut their first teeth on the 4th (why wouldn't they - parallel cousins). Maya has since cut 2 more!! She is also walking ALL OVER THE PLACE, can't slow this girl down. It was really a great weekend, one of those that will go down in the books.

Happy Anniversary, CT!

Love, love, love. Y tu y yo yo. 4 years of bliss. Thank you for being my wonderful husband and sharing this beautiful life with me. 4 years ago I was your bride and we were off to fun in the sun in Jamaica, mon. 14 years ago we were teenagers having fun and up to no good. Today we are off to grout the slate...ahhh...romance. Ups and downs, workations and vacations, love and our baby, real life...sometimes messy but always worth it! I wouldn't have it any other way with anybody else. I love you, CTH!

Hot Steppin!

Here comes the hot stepper...Maya took her first solo steps today. How did we already get here? This has been the fastest 9 months of my life. How I wish I could rewind already! Seems like just yesterday she was...

Maestro & Muse

Could this man be happier? I think not. His mini is totally fascinated with the guitar. What a fun time tonight. Can you guess what he was playing?

Maiden Voyage

For Mother's Day Maya got her maiden voyage on Grampy's boat. It was perfect. After doing some swimming and eating a cuban, she passed out in the beach tent. My favorite is the mini beach chair she is sitting in. Ahhhh...summer....beach....boating...baby...I'm in heaven!!

Poppy's B-Day

We headed to Northport for Poppy's B-day. It has taken me forever to get these pics uploaded, but well worth the wait. Maya had so much fun playing and swimming with her cousins Kelsey & Trent. How cute is that bikini??? She also had her first taste at Mimi's biscuits and fell in love. She is the third generation Hyche baby to chow down in that highchair. It was a great weekend!

Love Birds

Such an occasion deserves its own post...announcing the newly engaged! :) I am so glad Pete passed the interview and accepted the job offer. We warned him about the stipulation of the offer...this family is a PACKAGE DEAL. I am so glad we didn't scare the poor guy away.

Corruption At Its Finest

Some of you may know that I gave up fast food as my new year's resolution. Well, 3 months and 20 days in, I am still holding strong. However, when Grammy and Grampy asked to take Maya to McD's on Saturday with her cousins I couldn't refuse. So Tia Sarah went along and introduced Maya to FRENCH FRIES!!! It was love at first taste. *****Notice that sparkle on Tia Sarah's left hand??? YEP, she's getting hitched! CONGRATS SARAH & PETE!!*****

Blog Slacker

I logged into my blog today and realized it has been an entire month since I've posted. What a blog slacker I have been. But for good reason. Between MR (now 8 months and keeping us on our tippy toes) and the patio renovation (now officially turned into an entire back yard renovation) I have hardly had time to check my email let alone blog blog blog. Here are some pics I took over the last month...

Puppy Love

Western Day...COWGIRLS

St. Paddy's Day

Beach Day Take Two

Yesterday was another beautiful spring day in the Panhandle, so we headed back to the beach. This time Chris got in on the fun. He even went swimming, the water was "warm" to him at 65 degrees. YIKES! Maya and I stuck to dipping toes only. The Hyches are definitely taking advantage of this warm spring weather.

Beach Bunny

Maya and some of her friends had a play date at the beach today. I can't believe she actually wore those sun glasses. Don't they make her look oh so cool? She might even like them because she left them on her head and did not try to eat them. As you can see in pic #1...she is full on crawling since yesterday. She was on the move today - LOVING the sand and even dipped her toes in the water. Pic #3 is Maya and her pal Melia - they are totally posing pretty for the camera!!