Our Maya Jean turned FOUR years old on Easter Sunday. Each one of us caught ourselves asking, "How can it be that she's four already?" throughout the week. Poor thing was down with a fever in the days leading up to her birthday, but thankfully was feeling much better the day of. We were able to go to the local international church with our neighbors (and dear friends) in the morning, eat yummy Funfetti cupcakes after lunch, have a family egg hunt in the afternoon, order McDonald's for dinner, and open some presents before hitting the hay.
Maya is such a blessing to our family. She is full of personality and continues to make friends wherever she goes. I'm constantly surprised how people greet her by name when we're walking around all the different segments of the school, haha. Maya loves to dance, talk, jump on the trampoline, and be with her siblings and friends. And while she is definitely sweet, she's also a lot of personality and energy rolled into a tiny little package. She's in her third year of school, her second at Mackenzie, and because of when her birthday falls, is the oldest in her class. We've loved hearing from her teachers how she is such a helper to others. This year, she began taking swim lessons with her best bud Brady, and has already 'graduated' from Mommy and Me swim to solo classes. She says she's getting ready to "do her diving" like big brother Oliver and big sister Leine. Another thing that's been fun to watch develop this past year is Maya's sense of imagination. She prepares us toy food and drinks, takes care of her baby dolls, and frequently turns into a puppy.
For Maya's party this year, she decided on a Skye theme from Paw Patrol. We had a simple (well, simple in Brazilian standards), backyard bash with her 6 best friends from school. We rented an inflatable water slide, had the trampoline and a parachute, put on Paw Patrol tattoos, and ate hotdogs, chips, and fruit. It was a perfect day celebrating our girl with her friends and their families.
