Row Row Row Your Boat

Maya's favorite game, she will play with anyone who she can talk into it, including her baby...

 

Move your neck according to the music

- Ethiopian Proverb 

 

 

 

I guess you could say she is in training to be an Ethiopian Dancer!

We all need love...

The Dave Thomas Foundation put out this video. I encourage you to think about how you can make a difference in an orphan's life - even if it just to pray that every child around the world will have the opportunity to be loved.

Successful Garage Sale

Our garage sale went off without a hitch.  We had a beautifully day and a steady crowd.  We managed to make $385.  WOO HOO!  Dave's work should hopefully match it which means we will be able to donate around $770 to UNICEF (Horn of Africa).  We are very pleased with the results.  A big thank you goes to Kai, Gina, and Kristy who partnered with me for this sale.  A special thanks to Kristy who volunteered to host the sale.  Thank you ladies!

We have a climber...

on our hands.  Maya tries to climb anything and everything she can.  Last night we found her on top of the coffee table.  It is amazing how fast they move in a very short amount of time.  I think our eyes were off of her for only a couple of minutes.  I guess we learned our lesson. 

As always, we took some photos before we took her off of the table.  Smile.

Last Weekend at the Lake

Friends (Kimberly, Greg, and Abygail) came out to the lake this past weekend.  Maya and Abygail are close in age and get along pretty well.  They played well with each other and both looked adorable in their bathing suits!  Dave was able to ski which he hasn't done at all behind our boat all summer. Thanks to Greg being able to drive the boat (no, I don't drive it as I am too scared). I even got a turn skiing for the first time this summer.  The weather and water were perfect.  After a fun day in the sun, we had dinner at Zorbaz.  I can't believe how many times we have been there in the last month and half.  Dave and I both agree that we could go awhile before eating there again even if it is yummy.

Here are some pictures from this past weekend.

Maya gets so messy when eating!
 
Abygail and Maya

The girls took off down the road in front of our camper

Maya is helping out by carrying her own water tube

Kimberly and Abygail

How cute are they?

Charity Garage Sale Update

Per an earlier post, some girlfriends and I are having a charity garage sale this Saturday.  We decided to donate the money to UNICEF, Horn of Africa.  We placed the ad in the local paper as well as on Craig's list.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will have many people with deep pockets.  If anyone has anything to donate or wants to drop by to do some shopping, please let me know!

Wish us much success!