Life Lately

With more than just wet slush on the ground (and a pair of mittens), Max enjoyed the snow at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house!

Curled up reading library books on a cold and rainy day.

We had a lot of branches come down with the recent ice storm. It turns out that two year olds are genuinely helpful when it comes to collecting sticks! Here's Max with our front yard pile....

.... and helping drag the branches to the woods.

I'm in the process of turning one side of my office in to a play area for Max. It's still "in progress", but it's starting to come together and Max really enjoys having his own space!

One day I let Max play with my iPhone while I got a work email out. I had a pretty good laugh later on when I found this photo and realized he'd figured out how to take a "selfie"! haha

Max had on a shirt that was slightly too big and figured out how to take it off. He thought it was hysterical to take it off and run around. I gave up trying to keep it on him.  :-)

Twice a year I participate in kids consignment sales where I can sell Max's old stuff and buy new clothes inexpensively. The day after I always have Max try on all his new stuff and we have a little fashion show.

Here he is ready for the beach!

Excited to have a zip-up hoodie sweatshirt (with pockets!) like Daddy.

Southern Snow Day

Well, it seems we have a little Southern boy on our hands. He was a fan of the snow for all of five minutes, and then exclaimed, "I'm freezing!" and went inside to snuggle up under a blanket. haha

http://youtu.be/QZnRRrG2WuQ 

Future Teacher? (and other fun stuff)

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Max loves to pretend to fall... future stunt man?



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Taped on top of an applesauce cup for his friends at school...

Max Says...

Upon seeing a small pile of dog poop by the side of the road...

Max: Is that elephant poop?

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Mommy: What do you want for your snack?

Max: Umm.... I want some salmon.

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Running around outside, pointing and shouting....

Max: Thank you for my lunch! I love you, and you, and you!

Pizza and Fortune Cookies

One of the books we picked out at the library last week was about making pizza. So, on Saturday we decided to make one! Max had fun adding all the toppings, and during dinner he kept saying, "Mommy-Daddy, I make you pizza! You like your pizza?"

We had to do a little work on the pepperoni distribution... ;-)

On Sunday we went to a program at the library about the Chinese New Year! They had a Chinese dance company perform, and had a few crafts for the kids. Max did great sitting (er... standing) through the performance (which was good since we were in the middle of the crowd and couldn't have "escaped" very easily!), and seemed to enjoy watching.

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http://youtu.be/2nARGOSuy7U

They gave the kids fortune cookies as we left and Max sure did like finding the "surprise" inside and eating it! We tried to get a picture of him holding up the cookie and smiling, but this is the best shot we got. hahaha

... and his first fortune is quite fitting, we think. :-)  

It's very possible that you will achieve greatness in your lifetime.

We were getting ready to leave for daycare and Max kept singing in a high, squeaky voice. It was so cute that he knew he was being funny! (The lights in the car faded at just the right moment, too!)

http://youtu.be/0_LWac5e40s 

"I Getting My Batteries Out"

Apparently if you get tired of sidewalk chalk the appropriate thing to do is run in circles on the drive way to "Get [your] batteries out".... um, okay Max.  :-)



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Proud of the "rainbow" he colored with sidewalk chalk all by himself (it's by his feet).

So proud of my big boy... Max's ball went under a tree and he kept saying he was scared to go get it (branches were low and kind of spiky). After a few false starts he crouched down and retrieved his ball all by himself! When he came out from under the tree he had a big smile, and I know he knew he'd overcome an obstacle. 

A little "selfie" with Mommy and Max before school and work one morning! (When did my baby start looking so much like a little boy??)

Child Prodigy

Proof our son is clearly a genius...  (There was ZERO prompting from behind the camera!)




http://youtu.be/b9fLDOIlC2Y