9.03.2007

Sunday Afternoon Fun

Note the budding chef - -she's making 'fruit punch' in Grandpa's hat.


I may have mentioned in the past that we have slipped into what seems to be a family tradition now (and we love it, in case you wondered!) of having Miss Maya come home from church with us. She has lunch here, changes clothes and plays with anyone who's available, and then when Chris, Natie and Mason come over for dinner, she heads home with them. We love the one-onone time with her -- she's so imaginative and funny.

Yesterday she ended up in one of my t-shirts (the outfit I keep here for her was still at her house and hadn't made it back here yet) which she thinks is cool. She had her KidCuisine lunch (I buy them especially for her - -usually she picks them out herself at the grocery store), a little Arthur and Clifford time (since we're not DVR-ers yet, I tape a variety of PBS shows for her), some dress-up time with Monkey, some fort-building time, and then she and Grandpa had a Perfection tournament. Guess who won? (well, we did, of course, as we always do when we get time with the kiddoes!)
It's such fun to watch her with her uncle and her grandpa, both of whom love her dearly and she returns that affection. Of course, she 'helped' me fix some dinner as well -- she was responsible pretty much entirely for the cheese bread, putting the pie in the oven, and throwing the corn into the boiling water. She does love to cook (and I love the help)!
Something more to smile about -- Sundays with Maya!

8 comments:

Jori said...

That sounds like so much fun!! That is so neat that you are building such a strong relationship with your grandkids. You just gave me a good idea, I was trying to think of a new game to buy Kaitlin for Christmas. Perfection! That will be a great one.

Unknown said...

something for me to smile about: getting my sunday nap. boy, i missed that after maya quit napping. this arrangement works out quite nicely for me!

Maren said...

She's a cutie alright! You're lucky to be so close to them. I so remember Perfection. What a great game. :)

Hayley said...

i love one on one time with the kiddos! its great! you're an awesome grandma! she's (they all are) so lucky to have you!

Emily John said...

That sounds so fun. I love one-on-one grandma time! Maya is one lucky girl to have you for a grandma!

Mel said...

What a fun day. Great that you get some one on one with her. Good idea.

Kristi said...

Yay--you guys are so lucky to have eachother!! I love the wonderful relationship you have...awww, grandmas & grandpas are the best.

Fantastic Five said...

i remember that game. where did you get that? she is so lucky to have such a fun grandma!