A little over a month ago, Maya and I participated in a photo challenge put on by Red Tricycle and Disney Junior. I posted one of our entries along with a quick chia pudding recipe here.
We didn’t win, but we sure did have fun! We ended up knocking out 3 days worth of challenges in this one shoot, because…as fun as it was. It took time! And time is a hot commodity these days. The best part was that we were doing it together though! And Maya was excited about it-YES!
We were both excited about the “Elegant Ensemble” challenge.
Party dress? Count us IN!
Looooove this next one!
Another day was “Fancy Fingernails”
This was super fun! Normally I go get manicures with just my mom, but I asked Maya if she wanted to come with us, and she did! She was so serious when they were doing her nails. And of course…she picked FOUR colors haha.
Blue and white on one hand…silver and gold on the other. 🙂
Maya on a rock…is her comfort zone…
OMG. This is hands down my new favorite picture of Maya!
SO HER!!
And yet…this is also so her.
“I hate pictures! Oh, but how about I nail this pose….”
😉
I swear these were ALL HER.
All I said was, “Can I get a picture of you standing on that rock?”
Then…we got some together again as the sun was fully down.
These were to showcase our “Unique Updos”
I didn’t get a good picture of Maya’s (shown later in a phone pic in the “keeping it real” section!), but her’s was braided all along the back and then a braid bun. She had been asking me to do her hair that way for a WHILE, so I finally tackled it. She was VERY specific!
On me…
We flipped it around and shot the other way…
But, it’s a lot harder to focus when things are heavily backlit…
I DID NOT GIVE UP THOUGH! hahaha.
And…here’s the picture I actually took with my phone as I finished Maya’s hair.
My parents were watching Maya, so we took these when I went to drop her off. YES, I brought my camera and tripod haha. And when we showed up, my mom was unintentionally totally matching us!
I mean… 🙂
Love this sequence of Maya. It’s SO HER!!
Then strutting her stuff!
And….doing a booty dance haha.
The dinner we went to was at a friends house that lives a few blocks from us, but they went totally all out because it was an auction fundraiser.
Their backyard is AMAZING!
And one of the dads that helped put the dinner together did this amazing seafood broil!
Are you kidding me??!!
And, yup! I logged my tripod with me here too haha. Again…it’s only a few blocks away 😉
As the sun went down and the drinks set in… 🙂
The stage Maya was (ok, IS) in right now…
Can you tell?
Pretty sure it’s obvious by now that we are both obsessed with clogs!
Totally obsessed with straw bags for summer too!
And as the temps get cooler…just throw a cardigan over everything!
I can’t even….
On me…
Oh, don’t mind me…just retying.
Ha!
Oh…I guess I wasn’t supposed to dance too….
Love the little faux leather straps with the leather tassles!
Maya on the other hand, has ALWAYS been a dress girl! 🙂
And…thankfully also a world class cuddler!
Hahaha. Trying really hard to be grumpy. Ok, I can laugh about it now…
Thankfully, it usually ends up in laughter.
Maya was taking a bath when I took these, so…just me. Quickly outside. Such is life nowadays…
GRRR! This is the one thing I don’t like about taking my own pics. Nobody there to say that my
AND….why is it when I do a hair flip, it looks ridiculous, yet others do it and it looks amazing?
Clearly….NOT amazing!
And…could you DIE over Maya’s cute jumpsuit?!! I want it in MY SIZE! I scored it on eBay (like new!) for $14 (retailed for $160-what the WHAT?!!) I couldn’t wait to put her in it! It’s SUPER lightweight, so again…great for the heat waves we’ve had this summer!
Her face…
LOOOOVE this next one!
I recently scored these pair of Birkenstocks for me for $25! They didn’t even look like they’d been worn! Yay me! Maya’s were another eBay score for $14 
People always tell me I’m so lucky Maya is so good in front of the camera, and that she likes having her picture taken.
This one though… 🙂
Right in the beginning of the hike, you can walk off to the side onto these huge boulders.
The trails are very well maintained!
It’s a little steep going down into the water, so keep that in mind when wondering about appropriate ages to take your kids.
Sooooo pretty!!
And a little breeze from the falls 🙂
These steep rocks line the sides near the bottom.
Ingredients
Technically, I think this is a dress, but…yeah that’s not happening 🙂
LOVE!!
Maya was adamant about 
We got her for Maya a few years ago for Christmas. Costco had them (for $50!), and I KNEW the minute I saw it, that Maya would love her!
Twinning is always winning! 🙂
AND….haha.
Such a little nugget!!
And yes…for those following along for a while, STILL licking.
Before she heard the shutter clicking. It seemed to mesmerize her, which was great!
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