Year of the Maximus

Phil gave me this video as a dvd for one of my Christmas presents. It is pretty awesome, so I wanted to make sure to share it with everyone. We had to put it in 4 parts due to size limits on YouTube. Hope you enjoy it!

Part 1: See how easily entertained he can be


Part 2: Hear all the awful noises coming from his body


Part 3: Fun pics from this past year


Part 4: More fun pics from this past year



He has a First Word, we will try to get that up soon for you guys.

Birthday party

Max's first birthday is December 7. I can't believe that it has been a year already. This time last year, Phil and I were preparing for a c-section for a baby that we did not even know the sex of yet. Now, we have experienced so much joy and love for this little guy, and we couldn't imagine our lives without him!

We celebrated Max's first birthday at Chucky Cheese with some close family and friends. When we got there, we put Max in the car with Chucky and he loved it. When the real Chucky came walking around, I thought for sure that Max would be scared of him. I couldn't have been more wrong. Max immediately reached out for Chucky and started pulling his fur and grabbing for his nose. I have more pictures that I may post later, but I wanted to at least get these out for people to see.


After the party at Chucky Cheese, we went back to our place for cake and presents with the grandparents. Here are some pictures from the after party.



This is a picture of me on my first birthday. My dad sent this to me, and I thought it was kind of cool to see this picture next to Max's first birthday picture.