Yoga

Max had his first Flintstones vitamin tonight.  Thank goodness the container is child-proof, because it was a huge hit!

Cobra pose at gym class

Game date

Basketball game...

...and dinner. Max got a lot of laughs from Sadie and a lot of dirty looks from everyone else.

Holiday party twins

Matching outfits, unique personalities

Max spent most of the time at the party looking for Pawley. No one knows exactly why he thought Pawley (the feline) or Pawley (the stuffed animal) was there.  But if he was there, this seems like a good place to look.

Making himself at home on the couch 

Some medicine for Max, and some for Pawley 

Thirsty Thursday

Milk or water? Both!

Max wanted to go night night after school in the rocking chair 

Making his mark

There is a pipe in our basement that has names, heights, and the year 1972, marked on it.  That is the year the house was built, so they were probably the first family to live here.  Is Max the shortest person [on record] to live here?

Max liked drawing on the pipe more than standing in front of it to be measured, but  we did manage an accurate height marking.  

Mother-son song along to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".  Max especially liked throwing himself on the ground for the valley part of the song. 

Snowy day!

Max woke up to yet another day off from school and had a blast enjoying the first real snow accumulation of his life.

Snow!

Extra soft and squeezable in his snow suit

Sledding with Timmy

All done! Putting the finishing touches on Meghan's frosty.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night keeps Max from playing basketball 

Snuck inside to steal Timmy's leftover pancakes

Ice day!

Thanks to a lot of freezing rain and a little snow, we had an all day [off school] pajama party!

Trying to fix good old turtle 

"Pawley's turn"

45 minutes on the potty=45 verses of jingle bells 

More hug!

Nearly everything Max does is caught on camera.  Tonight, however, when he said "more hug", opened his arms as wide as he could, and hugged me over and over, I didn't feel like getting the camera.  

Happy Birthday party, Sadie!

Just like old times, when they were only 1

Max's other BFF

Lego party crayons

Don't move my hat! I like it this way.

Sing-a-long star

"...and the home of the brave!" 

After tonight's basketball game,

Max has a new favorite song, that he loves singing along to- the Star Spangled Banner. 

He also liked the rap music that the boys came out to

Tree shopping 

Rain, rain, go away

Rainy weather is not ideal, but when Max went outside this morning and started singing, "rain, rain, go away," all on his own [and I could understand him], it was completely worth it!

Time for some more Max-scaping.  It was a tear-free hair cut thanks to a well-timed lollipop and Mr. Le.

Max wouldn't touch this macaroni and cheese, but it sure was fun to shovel it back and forth between the bowl and fruit cup.

What's cooking?

Eighth crazy night

Last cho cho train for Hanukkah 

Mommy decided to put underwear on me for fun.  And I like it!

Basketball season opener

Max and I kicked off the start of basketball season with a dinner date before heading to the game.  We went to Sushi Yama and Max tried sushi for the first time.  It was just a vegetable roll, but he had a great time filling out the sushi order form, experimenting with chopsticks, and jamming sticky rice in his mouth.  Since David's game starts at Max's bedtime, we went to the JV game instead.  Max intently watched the first half and ran around on the court during halftime.  Every time there was a timeout he screamed, "More ball!".  He did a great job cheering for the Cougars.  And the other team, too.

More ball!

Dinner date with mommy at Sushi Yama. It's no Guzan, but Max enjoyed it.

Contortionist

An entertainer who twists and bends their body into strange and unusual positions.

Max got in here all by himself.  Then he cried, because he couldn't get the lid on.

"Hoop!"

"Oh wow!" If only Max had a desk to put this on.

Showing off the body at gym class

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