Saiya the Engineer

We took Saiya to Downtown Disney yesterday.  We ate at the T-Rex Restaurant and Saiya got to make a Dinasaur at the build a dino store.  At the Lego Store, Saiya went right to the Lego build center and started putting things together.  She has a very logical mind.  It was fun to watch her little wheels spin.  Enjoy the pictures from an awesome day!

Lost Tooth!

 

Thursday night Saiya lost her first tooth!  She was so happy that the Tooth Fairy came and gave her a quarter for her bank.  I asked her if she was going to put the money in her piggy bank (which is a nice ceramic sculpture of a chinese girl standing next to a pagoda), this was her response:

"Mommy, I dont have a piggy bank because its not a pig.  Its a people bank, 'cause its a people."

Silly girl.  She takes things so literally...  Tempted to buy her a pig so i can call it a "piggy bank"  HAHAHA!

Last night she lost another one.  That money went into her people bank.  :D

A Night at the Stables

Saiya has been begging me to let her ride when we go to the stables every week.  So yesterday after practicing over and over how to ask Ashley in sign language if she could ride, she managed to win her over with a smile and her newfound sign language skills.  :)  Saiya was given a helmet and we brought Doc out so she could brush him.  Ashley let her brush his tail and even showed her how to clean out his hooves.  After that, Ashley brought out her old saddle and we geared up Doc for an easy meander around the larger ring.  Saiya was all smiles!  She loves horses and yesterday I think she fell in love even more.  So now, we have to decide if she wants to continue with Kung Fu or if we want to switch her to horse lessons.  I really like her being in Kung Fu, but even Ashley said she's never seen Saiya smile so wide!  Its going to be a long conversation for sure.

Making Sugar Cookies for the New Year

It was just Saiya and I for New Year's eve, so we put on a movie and made sugar cookies.  I've never made sugar cookies from scratch before, so this was a lot of fun for both of us.  We even made icing from scratch for the cookies!

Happy New Year!