Mataya's 10th Birthday Luau

It seems like just yesterday my tiny 4lb miracle baby Mataya Love was born... Now she is a little lady and growing up way to fast... Taya you are my "love-bug"... Always so gentle, loving, kind and caring towards others... I love you soooo much! You will always be my 1st love! (Sorry Mia)

Mataya celebrated this past Saturday with a Luau and her and all her girlfriends had an absolute blast!!!

Prizes were given for best dressed! Lots of grass skirts & even a coconut bra!

The Pina-coladas were a big hit! After Mia dropped her 5th one she got cut off.

Mataya wished for a Nintendo DSI & with $120 in B-day cash she is almost there!

Special thanks to Uncle Brian & Tia Natalie for opening up there gorgeous home!

Back to school...

The girls started back to school a few weeks ago and so far things have been running smooth... The first day however was a little rough for my Mia. This came as a big surprise coming from "Independent Mia". When we arrived on the 1st day she insisted her tummy was sick and looked extremely nervous! Mataya on the other hand could not wait to get back to school! She is in a class with 3rd & 4th graders and has the same wonderful teacher as last year! She was also pleasantly surprised to be in a class with NO 4th grade boys! Not sure how that happened but Mataya is loving it! Since then Mia has made lots of new friends and loves her teacher! Here's some photos of their 1st day back...

Mia being a bit of a drama queen. She was also upset that her hair had a poof... because kids in her class don't like poofs??? Mataya acting as cool as can be...
They picked out their own outfits... Funny how they are so similar to each others... Mataya & Mrs. Woodall... Mataya thinks they're BFF's!

So what if her eyes are closed! It's the one pict I have of her smiling... even if it is a fake smile!

The last one in line... Still feeling a little uneasy...