my little monkey

It's been so fun getting into the swing of things being a mommy.  I truly am dreading school that starts in less than a month!  Last night Maycee was my little helper as we baked cookies for daddy.  Then, as we were cleaning up, she pulled up her chair to the sink to help me rinse off dishes!  My dream come true...baking and cleaning with mommy.

the 4th and little Maycee

Our 4th of July was a relaxing day.  We spent it just the 3 of us.  We went out to lunch to redeem a free meal at Cafe Rio and had dinner at Cracker Barrel to make ourselves stuffed!!  After we finished at Cracker Barrel we planned to go down to Tempe to watch the fireworks.  What do you think happened?  Well, Maycee had a meltdown, we got tired, and decided to stay in.  How boring.  No, not really.  I loved just chillin with the fam!!  Happy Independence Day!!

The wreath I created, with inspiration from Pinterest.  Cute, but not in love with it.  Festive though!

Maycee and I hung out outside while Shem took an afternoon nap.  She finally rode her bike around!!  The first time ever without me having to steer her!  Go Maycee!

Then, this afternoon while Maycee and I were playing in the front room, I had to grab a few pics of her.  Of course, there was a bribe involved for smiling at the camera...frozen cookie dough balls.  Am I bad or what? Ah!