Maia loves to play with balls (yeah, I know, the 15 year old boy I apparently harbour in my soul snickered at that too).  When we were at a family dinner recently, she was kinda bored and antsy until she spotted a bouncy ball, at which point she became super-animated and just played with the damned thing all night.  We played Monkey In The Middle with the two other girls who were there — ages 4 and 9.  I held Maia and we were the monkey, and it was honestly a blast.  I don’t know if any of us had ever laughed as hard as we did while playing!

When Maia & I are at home and we head outside to play, I bring a ball with us.  Today, Maia showed me that she’s apparently learned how to play soccer.

It’s crazy how big she’s getting.