Happy Birthday Abbu/Daddy!!

Today is Mustafa’s birthday, so Maya and I got up early to make him french toast and bacon and a large cup of tea (Maya made the tea). Maya helped by eating her breakfast/feeding it to Lola and telling me super-interesting stories while I cooked. Mustafa was very, very happy with the food AND with Maya’s cheery story telling all morning long (some of it while wearing her bunny ears). Maya got him a toddler-sized basketball hoop for them to play toddler-daddy basketball, and it was his favorite gift.

Maya gets to see more of me, but Mustafa is definitely the more exciting parent. Maya scampers to the door when he gets home, sometimes with arms in the air (usually carrying a cell phone or remote control), chattering loudly in Maya-language. She can’t get enough of him, and I know the coming years are going to be his favorites, because he can’t get enough of her either!

And your 13th birthday with the blogger in tow…wowza. Can’t wait for the next.