Conversations with Max

Snowing!!!

Yep, that's right... it snowed at Papa's house.  Max was so excited to see the flakes coming down.  He started screaming about how Santa could come now and bring the presents.  It may be a long year.  Anyway, he begged to go out and feel the snow, but I really didn't pack wintery/snow clothes, so we had to improvise.  I know this would NEVER happen at Grandma and Grandpa's house where they have snow suits, boot and gloves of every size and shape, but here in NM we use what we can find!  So that means one of Papa's jackets (with the sleeves rolled up) over his sweaty shirt, plastic bags tied around his shoes to keep them dry, and sock on the hands with latex exam gloves pulled over them.  Certainly not the cutest outfit he's ever worn, BUT he was able to get outside and play with Bo and Sadie... and help make a great snowman (mostly snow... but there is leaves and mud in a NM snowman).

 Going after Sadie with a snowball.

 Check out those hot baggie shoes!  Haha!

 Sadie chasing after Max with a giant snowball.

 Rosy cheeks and a red nose!

 There wash't a lot of snow, but it was good and sticky for making a snowman.

 Tasting the snow.  I had to get him to stop since there is only a little snow covering the potting soil in this flower pot.  I doubt that would have tasted too good.

Not a bad job!  Max rolled the head all by himself.  The eyes and buttons are orange golf balls, a carrot for a nose, and a piece of ribbon for his smile.  I am proud of their hard work!

No trip to Carlsbad would be complete...

without a trip to the caverns!  Max has a fixation right now on things that are "soooOOooky" which is his way of saying spooky.  I guess all little kiddos go through a phase like this and I was hoping a trip to the caverns wouldn't scare him (the Mayborn museum in Waco has a "cave" exhibit that made him a pretty nervous).  However, he was excited to go and see a big cave and having his cousin Sadie and his Papa along helped bolster his confidence.  He did say that he wished his friend Eli was along with his so he could show him a real cave! 

Slightly sunny on a Tuesday morning.  Say goodbye to the sun... for a couple of hours anyway.

The only rock you are allowed to touch!  For those of you who are familiar with the caverns, we just took the elevator down and walked the Big Room.  I didn't think Max could make the 3 hour trek down.

"Temple of the Sun".  I could have sworn they used to have red and orange lights illuminating it.  I guess now they only want to display the natural beauty using white light.

Love the chandeliers!    

Max didn't go far without holding a hand, either mine or Sadie's.

The "Caveman"

Apparently the sun was shining in Max's eyes even 750 ft underground.  Just kidding!  This is just Max's "cheese" face.

"Rock of Ages"

What a fun day.  I could have done a longer trek but the kiddos had their fill of the cave.  All of my favorite formations from when I was a kid are now on a guided tour that is held once a day, and we couldn't have waited for it without a big meltdown from Max.  When he gets older we will be able to do all the "big kid" stuff.