Raya Catherine Hemmah : You are my sunshine

Raya loves to sing songs! Her favorites include: You are my sunshine, the theme song to Dora the Explorer, Twinkle twinkle, itsy bitsy spider, and the ABC's. She can count to 10 and is slowly learning her ABC's....when we sing the song every so often I hear her throw out another letter... her favorite is the letter, P, she will shout that one! :) She is hands down the sweetest thing ever. Seriously. She melts my heart multiple times a day. She is also very hesitant. Not only around people she may not know well but is afraid of new things as well (especially if they move). She's currently terrified of Easton's remote control monster trucks he got for Christmas and our new Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner). She is getting so good at putting puzzles together and right now we're working on learning colors. She's currently obsessed with Mary and Papa and is constantly looking for them. She also thinks they travel together - Raya was very confused the other day when Mary came over but Papa Tom wasn't with her. Pretty cute! She's also obsessed with 'treats' Now that she can open the pantry doors this is a never-ending struggle. She is always wanting granola bars...always. Even if she just ate a huge meal. This goes along with her very independent personality. She knows what she wants and he's not willing to give up until she gets it. (Don't ask where that came from....Actually, if you know me or my family, I'm sure my Dad already told you how much she as acquired my personality...especially the independent/stubborn part). Have I mentioned how sweet she is? ;)

Her top two I-teeth have finally poked through. This girl is one tough teether. She refuses to sleep if her teeth are giving her any trouble. This means watching Dora from 1-4am. Just 2 more to go (besides her 2 year molars) and then we are home free!

Now that Raya can say, "Easton" she has lots to say to him. She's constantly wanting to show him things and get his attention. The other day, Easton was throwing fit and Raya was in another room and we hear her say, "EEEEASTON, shhhhhhh, naughty!" It was hilarious! She's a talking machine and it would be impossible to type all of the words she now knows. She's always surprising us with new words and phrases.

Raya continues to love her daycare - and so do we! This was such a good move for her - she get's so much more attention and feels right at home. Such a good alternative to centers and the potential dangers of in-home.

Raya loves:

We had to get Raya her own chair because she was obsessed with Easton's

Dora
Easton
Mama --- I cannot leave her sight
dancing
treats
Her babies
pretending to drink coffee
pretending to go potty on her potty chair
yelling at the animals and letting charlie outside
going up and down the stairs by herself
singing songs
"movies" (in other words... watching dora)
Daddy

Our life is so busy - hence why I never, ever update anymore. Seriously it is non-stop go, go, go. And when I do have down-time that's what I like it to be.... down time...relax for the couple minutes I have. We didn't have anything going on this weekend (other than hockey) and it was sooooo nice to just hang out. My job is crazy-busy all the time and I drive an insane amount between driving to work and getting the kids from school and daycare. It's a bit ridiculous how much time is spent in my car. But, right now I think the little flexibility I do get with my current job makes it "worth" it - that's what I'm telling myself for now anyways. Thank goodness I have Friday's off or I might lose it. I love spending my Friday's with Raya and getting a chance to get a couple things done at home. It's also nice to have most of the same days off of work as Easton does for school so we can spend those days together. Well, that's all for now. Who knows when I'll update again... :)