Super Nature Boy!!!

I bought Max a generic superhero kit off of a website last month.  It turned out pretty perfect since it looks like an M on the back.  He loved it that first night.  He still asks to wear it on occasion, but not like that first night.

"To the rescue!"

I also bought him a little magnifying glass so he could study insects up close.  We have spent many an hour flipping over rocks and investigating the residents.  

Showing off his BIG muscles!

And here he has a rough earth snake.  They have been abundant under the rocks in our yard this spring.

"Ides"aho of March

In March of this year we took a trip to Idaho to celebrate with Grandpa as he retired after 41 years.  It was a great trip as all of the cousins (and their adults) came along for the trip as well.  In addition to the retirement party, we were there to celebrate three birthdays; Auntie Gwen, Uncle Jason, and Grandma.  And if that wasn't enough this all took place over Easter weekend.  Whew!  We were quite busy and glad to get home so we could catch up on our rest.  But, as always, it was worth losing some sleep to have so much fun with family!

 Max and Natalie at Grandpa's office party.

 Cousins Emma, Cash and Max.

 St. Maries had a nice Easter egg hunt on Saturday.  There were hundreds of kids there, but fortunately they roped areas off by age so we didn't have to worry about Max being trampled by bigger kids.  

 Yes, we were the parents that encouraged him to pick up the toothbrush!  Did you expect anything different?

 On the way home we stopped at the feed store so Max could see some chicks and ducklings.  They were so cute!

 Easter Sunday!  This was the only picture in which you couldn't tell that Max was throwing an absolute fit about taking pictures with his cousins.

 Uh Oh! Looks like Max and Emma ate too much spaghetti for dinner!

 Max and Stuart assembling his lego bugs.

 Max had a good time "driving" Grandpa's retirement gift.

Happy Easter 2013!

Talking and Drumming

This video has a little bit of a backstory.  We have been visiting new churches around Waco these last few weeks and it is especially difficult with Max in tow.  He is not comfortable being left in childcare when he doesn't know the kids or caregivers, so we have been taking him into the main service with us.  That is why he is talking about going with me to my class at church.  At our previous church he typically enjoyed coming into the main service to hear the music, but not so much recently.  Also, his new drum kit is to big for him to sit and play which makes using the foot pedal on the base drum very difficult.  He makes it work!

Spinning, Singing and Spelling

Max has been singing a little song at MDO about spelling red.  I caught him singing it in his room on morning.  I am also proud of his attire (or lack there of)!!!

Fun times with Eli

So most of you know that Max's best buddy from Mother's Day Out is Eli, and I have a feeling this won't be the last time I post a bunch of pictures of these two goofballs in action together.  We haven't been doing much lately except for going to the museum and zoo with Eli and his daddy, Mr. Ben.  Max and Eli have an easy friendship and it is such a joy for me to watch Max as he interacts with a real friend.  Most of the pictures are from the last couple of times we have visited the museum and the robots.  They act like it's all new every time we go... maybe it is for them.  It would be nice to have that kind of enthusiasm for life.

Looking at the little wind-up robots in the display.  They each had a favorite.

This picture is from a visit to the zoo last month.  Yes they are wearing t-shirts in January... ridiculous!

Trying to fool the facial recognition software with disguises. 

A little blurry, but they are inside of a bubble here.  They loved popping the bubbles as you will see in the follow-up video.

Popping bubbles with Eli

Conversations with Max