Basement volleyball

Choo choo for Hanukkah 

All American

A parade, football, and Thanksgiving leftovers- what could be more American?

Max braved the freezing temperatures to watch the whole Reston holiday parade.  His favorite part was the ROTC- they must have reminded him of General Border and Drummer Hoff.

Yummy leftovers for lunch 

Mickey PJs with footballs! Perfect present for Max on the third night of Hanukkah.

Learning football plays with Pa

Creative photography 

Happy Turkey Day!

From sun up to sun down, Max could not have been happier all day.  That's what I am thankful for!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kiddie table for two.  Bread and crackers only, please.

Thankful for my Sadie!

Thankful for growing up with my friends!

Thanksgiving 2012 & 2013

Mommy and Daddy are thankful for MAX!

Thankful for basketball 

Second night of Hanukkah!

Happy Birthday Sadie/Hanukkah!

The first night of Hanukkah is also Sadie's second birthday!  Two candles on the menorah- how perfect!  Max devoured his first taste (and his mom's first attempt) of potato latkes.  It was also a treat for Max because Sadie and him got to open gifts together.  Jen made her two former students/one current daughter the most adorable lunch boxes filled with the cutest felt play food.  Max's mom and dad gave him a chalk board. He will probably eat both. 

Peanut butter mayhem

Before 

After

...and after, after Max took his diaper off to play basketball.  

Hola!

Max loves to sing along with his laptop on the Spanish setting.  "Hola!", he screams every time the song starts, and every ten seconds when it begins all over again.

23 months old!

How is Max almost two years old?!

Happy to be in the gym and allowed to play!

Practice 

Study break

Big foot

Excited to see daddy at the basketball game.  Not so excited that daddy was coaching instead of playing with him, so we had to cut the outing short. 

Mail call

Max gets so excited to check the mail everyday after school.  When he lifts the lid and sees envelopes inside, he screams "mail, mail, mail" and pulls everything out.  Today he grew highly attached to the phone bill and insisted on coloring it.  But not paying it.

Pack

Max brought his "pack" to school today. He loves his empty, yet fashionable academic accessory.   

"My pack" 

Will Max stay in his crib tonight?  He seems calm, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Jail bird

Max climbed out of his crib tonight- another milestone to wreak havoc on an already fragile sleep situation.  For the past couple of weeks he has been waking up once or twice a night.  We think the poor guy is having nightmares because he wakes up screaming and takes quite a while to calm down.  It's a flash back to infant/post-surgery days.  And that was within the confines of his crib.  But now that his escape has been hatched and successfully executed,  it may prove difficult to extend his bedtime behind bars much longer.  

Was Max practicing for tonight's big escape?

Max likes to play "make believe sleep", complete with fake snoring, in the guest bed.  Is he trying to tell us something?

What's so funny?

I don't know what Max is laughing at....

...but I'm laughing at this.

Thank goodness for...

Yankee blankey!

[Accidental?] tableau

Helping with the yard work

Max's latest obsession is "paste".  His breath smells great, but it's probably a terrible idea.

One of those days

Colorful

Max asked to color and wound up drawing, taking out crayons, and putting them away, for 30 minutes.  Which is almost forever in toddler time.

Padding on the playground

Catch with Timmy

Warming up for the new season

Falling back...to sleep

The adjustment to daily light savings hasn't quite happened yet.

6:30pm

6:00pm