The End of the Summer

Maia says bye-bye to the little dresses and diaper- -friendly shorts; Maia says so long to skinny-dipping in Silver Lake, and adios to hanging out and having breakfast out in the terrace. Her first summer on Earth is gone...

...but the fun is not over! See for yourself!

Our friend Silvia came from Austria to baby-sit Maia during the second half of the summer. They got along so well that the day Silvia had to fly back, Maia sneaked into her suitcase... what a bold move for such a tiny individual!

Maia hangs out in NYC -sort of literally

Yes, this is Maia actually hanging out with mama on her cool sling. And yes, that's a yellow cab -the sort you can find in a place like New York City. Wait a minute, that is 3rd Avenue at St. Mark's Place in New York City. Wow. Maia hangs out in NYC, baby. What a cool girl.

More pictures here, amigos.

Maia is seven months old...

... which is kind of unbelievable. Seven months old already! Such a big girl.

And to prove the point, she started going to school this week. Yes, sir: she is that big. Since Silvia (the Supa Babysitter) went back to Austria last week, Maia had to start taking care of hereself. She joined the crew at "Happy Tots" just accross the street, and she seems to be doing just fine so far. We pray to the Holy Heavens it stays that way until she is 18.

Check out this week's huge bunch of pictures!