'a supp-ize!'

As Ryan was putting Maya into the car yesterday, they were 'secretly' talking about the 'surprise' in the bag in the car. Ryan was telling Maya, "now, don't tell Mama about the surprise we got at the store for her for Christmas. Remember the present in that bag?? It's a secret. We'll bring it in the house when we get back and wrap it." As I got into the car, I said, "Maya, do you have a surprise for Mama?"
With her very serious, big eyes she said "supp-ize....inn-nair."
I really like surprises. I hate ruining them. But without expecting true details, just to continue the conversation... I asked, "Maya, what's in there? What's the surprise?"

"Brace," she said proudly. "Supp-ize." Big smile.
Ryan wearily shook his head and sighed, both of us laughing. Yes, it's a bracelet.

But apparently she tried to trick me, to save some of the suspense... by claiming that it's 'yellow.'

This morning, I've been cleaning up the office/Sophia's room.... For a while, Maya kept yelling "OH! OH! OH!" out in the hallway. She chatters a lot these days....so I didn't really stop to wonder too much...until she wandered in and handed me this puzzle piece.




And just now, when I looked for the 'O' to take those pictures.... it was gone. I asked her to get that 'O' for me again. And amongst all her books, random puzzle pieces and toys, she brought it to me again.

Scary.