Busy People

Not much else to say there.

Our little girl is growing up. It's now a week before her first birthday and Maya amazes us more every day. One of the comments from a teacher at her day care sums up her particular magic best.

"When she smiles, it starts in her eyes." You can tell she really loves all the people and things around her.

It's been a rough week for our little girl, though. Winter's last hurrah saddled her with two viruses this past week. The worst came over the weekend when her temp peaked at 104. The good news was the doctor said her ears and lungs were clear. There was just a little pink in the back of her throat ... and she sure was tuckered out.

Her Grampie and Grammie Ives came on Sunday to help out and I think she's now over it. Unfortunately, Amy came home from work yesterday with an intensely sore throat. We'll see what that has to bring as the day wears on.

Owen has been doing great in his pre-school. The weather has been wonderful the past couple of days and it's been a treat to pick him up and see him out playing on the playground with his friends. He's having fun, trying new things, and beeing quite daring at times.

Yesterday he climbed to the top of a hill they built to hold three recessed slides. He told me to watch what he could do, then he laid himself down on the ground and rolled to the bottom of the hill. He was covered in grass (and I think it hurt just a little bit), but had a huge smile when he stood up. He was quite brave.

A couple videos of him below, singing the "Busy People" song from his favorite Richard Scarry video. I'm particularly fond of the first one and how he shapes the tune so beautifully into a new key after the first chorus.

And here's the song in its entirety ...