Sunny day

Thanks to Columbus, rainy weather did not trap Max inside all weekend.  He enjoyed the last leg of the three-day weekend running wild in the warm, and finally dry air.

He also displayed some interesting behavior in the patience department today. This morning he simply could not wait for breakfast.  He demanded his waffle straight from the freezer.  It was completely frozen.  And completely gone in thirty seconds.  Later at the park, however, he kept his cool while waiting in line for the carousel.  He missed getting on the ride by one kid.  Twice!  But each time he waited patiently, token in hand and his arm extended, ready to exchange it for a ride on a shinny horse. 

Maybe this frozen waffle will make my teeth feel better.
And my belly feel full.  Fast!

                    

Driving with Neil

                   

Hug bye

          

It's the Great Painted Pumpkin

Playing a prank on himself

  

Color me Max

"Color"

Ready for the rain

Oktober Fest rides with Grandma and Pa

Rides are yummy

Let him eat cake

Especially if he will help clean up after, with a gigantic smile on his freshly sweetened face.

Purple cat, purple cat

What do you see?

I see Max lovingly laughing at me.

Sadie's cat, Pawley, is by far Max's favorite feline, but purple cat is a close second. 

Strawberries are hilarious!

Smooch

Earlier bird

5:30am

                   

Who shrunk the playground?

     

Oh, this makes more sense.

     

Early bird

Max is typically an amazing sleeper (aka: lets his mom and dad sleep until 7:30am or later!), so it came as a surprise when he awoke this morning at 6:30am.  Despite being sleep deprived, Max still managed to get a ton of playing, sliding, and jumping accomplished in the unseasonably autumnal sunshine.

Wiped out after gym class

          

That's enough of that.

                

Catching up on some rest.

              

Good thing we didn't put this away yet.

  

No, I will not smile in front of anything pumpkin-y.

          

Frequent rider

Max outdid himself in the rides department today.  Between two trips on the mall train and three rounds on the carousel, followed by three jaunts on the train at the pumpkin patch, he racked up quite a few miles. And quite a hefty bill.  But the smiles and laughs are priceless.

So excited that he is riding by himself!

     

Trying out daddy's hair products for the first time.

       

Ready for school!
Oops- it's Saturday and I don't have any clothes on.

       

New do

Max started the weekend with a fresh haircut and had fun playing in the summery October night.