A Day In The Sun

The other day we were invited to Mya's Great Aunt's house for a swim. As you know outdoor swimming season is almost to an end. We've spent most of the summer at the pool allowing Mya to explore the water at her own pace. She was brave enough to start going down the water slide by herself and has started to explore deeper waters (waist level) without floatation devices. Most of the time she preferred to cling to her parents as we towed her around the water.

That is until the other day. We were getting ready to embark upon deeper waters at Aunt Charlene's pool when I went to grab Mya's hands to assist her into the pool and she said, "No mommy, I can do this." She proceeded to walk down the steps into the pool and then began swimming on her own with her floaties the whole time we were there. Mya was off swimming on her own like a big girl. In fact, she swam as far away from Mommy as she could just to show off her new found independence.

Her facial expression was sheer joy with proud accomplishment. I will never forget that look on her face.

That was what I call "A day in the sun."

The funny things kids say

So the other day we were driving on Kingshighway when Mya saw a beat up and bashed car on the side of the road. She said very matter of fact, "Mommy, that car's broken. I'm going to put a BIG band aid on there and fix it."

Those words got me through a stressful week with ease.

She also told me she wanted to be a dinosaur when she grew up. Phrases like these are popping up more and more. Loving age 3!

I am now realizing I've got to study up on my facts because she is asking very scientific questions to which I have not a clue. For example, she wanted to know why "nature" made fog. I have no idea, really. Every noise she hears outside she now connects with nature. Yesterday we were eating lunch outside and she heard a lawn mower. She said, "Mommy, I hear nature, it's a lawnmower."

Mya's 3rd Birthday!

Our baby girl turned three this week on August 3rd. It is her golden birthday. I didn't even know what a golden birthday was until a friend at a pool party informed me. Should we have bought gold instead of presents?

Mya specifically requested a princess fairy party and a princess fairy party is what she got. Our house is still covered with tinkerbell fairy decorations and purple balloons for her enjoyment. To her delight she received numerous crowns, tutus and dress up shoes.

This morning she was a princess dinosaur. Don't you just love it when your little tutu princess spends the whole morning trying to eat you?

I swear in the few days following her third birthday she has grown up so much. She now wants an explanation for everything. Today she asked me why a friend of hers at the pool stubbed his toe while playing. I answered the best way I could but nope, not good enough. She asked me the same question again 17 times. "Why, why why......"

I love it that she is so curious about others and her surrounding world. Mya is a pure delight.

She is also showing off her independence at full speed ahead. Best of all, her creativity is wild with imagination. There are plenty of laughable moments during the day. One of my recent favs is when she pretended to be blowing water out of her whale blow hole. She'd run to us and pretend to spray us with water by rubbing her back against our legs while making a blowing noise.

Mya's friends and cousins

Receiving some help from her cuz Wyatt

Tinkerbell cake.

Mya and Amelia taking a ride

The birthday Princess

Blowing out the candles