Maya has been nothing like Mason from day one. She's very relaxed and easy going. She is also about twice the size of Mason was when he was her age. At her 2 month check up yesterday she was in the 90 percentile for weight! That's a bit different from our little boy that was at one point in the 7th percentile! I admit, I do love kissing her chubby cheeks! 
As you can see, Maya thoroughly enjoyed her trip to the zoo!
If you haven't been to Tracy Aviary.., check it out.
It was awesome! Do people still say awesome? Anyway, my nephew Ethan turned 14 during his trip to Utah and he wanted to celebrate BIG. And this was BIG. I FLY is an indoor sky diving place. It's the closest thing to an actual free fall sky jump.
The crew waiting to get going. I'll admit.., I was a bit nervous...., okay really nervous.
If you can't tell from the first picture, I'm sure you can tell from the second...., We're roasting Peeps, the delightful Easter treat. They actually aren't bad. The sugar coating gives the marshmallow a thin, crisp shell when heated. 
If you cook them a bit too long the thin, crisp shell which was initially yummy, turns to a caramelized, rock-hard, nasty piece of yuck. It's a fine line between the yummy treat and yuck.
We love swimming almost as much as we love our under water camera. It's so fun and the kids love to play around with it.
Hannah, Meredith and Rachel
Mason has started kicking with his feet. It was kind of hard for him to get the hang of it. Finally his cousin Rachel stood behind us and moved his feet to show him how it was down and after that he was good to go. He really has no fear of water which is good and bad I guess. We're planning on getting Mason into swim lessons this summer since he's such a little fish.
Maddy was born 4 days after Maya and is the daughter of my good friend Melissa. We hope the girls will grow up to be great friends..., but with our luck they'll hate each other. You can tell from the photo that they are already enthralled by each other.
We have loved having these two crazy guys out here for the last month! Mason has adored having his 'Papa' here and will miss him dearly! We can't wait til the next visit.
The Ontiveros Family
Grandpa Ketchum and Maya
We have loved having Grandpa Ketchum out for this past month and will be so sad to see him go. Mason was his side kick almost his entire visit. Any place 'Papa' was.., Mason was as well.
The pictures don't quite show this..., but Grandpa Ketchum was a bit apprehensive with little Maya. He loved to look at her and talk to her.., but felt he'd break her actually holding her. That didn't stop me from plopping her into his arms any chance I get. He actually got pretty comfortable with her by the end of his trip.
I've tried Maya out in her little gym area this past week. The first time I put her in it, I saw Mason make a b-line to her. I thought for sure he was going to attack her. I tried not to react and just stood back and watched. Mason sat on the floor next her and slowly started to scoot closer to Maya.
Mason eventually laid down next to her. I so wish I was quicker with the camera, because the next thing I knew, he pulled Maya's binkie out of her mouth and gave a sweet little kiss.., and the heart of their Mama melted.
These 2 kids being so close together has been a huge challenge. There are days I want to scream, and run away..., or rather I want the kids to run away. Moments like these make it all worth it though. They are at times few and far between, but they keep you going non the less.
We went to an Easter egg hunt in my sister neighborhood. I thought for sure Mason was too little and I'm so glad my sister insisted that he needed to go to one this year. It was so much fun. The lawn was split up by ages and so Mason was with the 2 - 3 year olds. 
Mason had no problem grasping the concept and had a basket filled with eggs in no time. He would grab an egg.., throw it in the basket I was holding, clap his hands, scream 'yeah'.., and then he'd take off running for the next egg. I loved watching him
