Naked boy

Max loves to be naked. Whenever I try to dress him after his bath, he makes a run for it...out the bedroom door and to the living room. He makes me chase him while laughing hysterically. He gets really mad when we have to actually put clothes on him. So, I had to snap these pictures just to prove how much he loves his birthday suit.

What a pose! He was really getting into modeling for mommy, I guess!

Short day at the park

It has been super cold here the last couple of weeks, but last week, there were some days that were in the 50's. I was watching the news, and they kept saying, "If you want to get outside with your kids anytime soon, this is the day. It is going to be getting much colder by tomorrow, so take them out today." Hearing that, I thought..."hmmmm....I am not doing anything today. Why don't I take Max to the park." So, we picked up my friend Chass and went to a park. When we got out of the car, it was really cold and windy and almost starting to rain. We only stayed about 15 minutes, but Max was really sad to leave. I can't wait until it gets nice again so he can play there for a longer time.


How funny is this. He was pressing his face on this bubble, so I just had to get a picture of that little pig nose.

After the park, we went back to Chass' house. She has this rubber chicken that makes an awful screaming noise when you squeeze it. It has been around since college and has been Chass's friend for a while. You can see that Max and the chicken have now been introduced. I think he took pretty well to Mr. Chicken.

Fun times

Our digital camera broke, and we just bought a new one, so now I can get back to the updates! These are just some pictures we took to test out our new camera.

I thought this picture was pretty cool. Daddy gets pretty daring with throwing Max this high. Mommy just tries to turn her head, but I wanted to catch it on film first.


I just loved this picture. He is such a happy dude!


Well, most of the time he is happy. Here he shows his angry side. That is such a daddy face!

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What is wrong with this picture...look very closely at the objects in the tub

Max was very happy, as usual, in his bath. He was playing with his toys and splashing around. He stood up, which is not out of the ordinary, but then he started pushing. I yelled for Phil and said, "I think he is going to poop." Phil told me to get him out of the tub, but it was just too late. The next thing I heard was plop, plop, plop. Of course daddy had to have a picture of that one! A couple nights later, he tried to pull the same stunt on me, but this time Phil wasn't home. The second I saw him push, I took him out of the tub and held him over the toilet. He actually pooped in the toilet like a big boy. He obviously had no idea what that was all about, but I was very proud of him. He is growing up so fast!

Favorite things

One of Max's favorite things to do is watch daddy cook on the grill outside. He will stand at the window and laugh while daddy makes faces and talks to him through the window. I think Max likes the way the cold window feels on his mouth or something because he loves trying to bite it. Here is a picture from the outside looking in. It kind of looks like he has Shrek teeth.

Another thing he like to do is get into all of the drawers that he is not supposed to. I was getting ready in our bedroom one day, and I looked over and this is what I saw. He had moved the boom box over to the desk so he could stand on it and get into the top drawer. We got a houligan on our hands!

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.