Chores

Max opted out of his high chair tonight.  He walked up to the table, slid his Sesame Street placemat in front of David's chair, pointed to another chair and said, "daddy sit".   The General also took some orders tonight- he cleared the placemats off the table after dinner.  First chore- a success!

Big boy seat with a big boy plate! 

"Here mommy"

Super Basketball Sunday

Despite the groundhog's gloomy, but not terribly surprising, winter prediction, the temperatures today were perfect for an outdoor playdate.  We met Sadie at a school playground and Max immediately started screaming "basketball game", yet ran away from the hoops. It was confusing until he ran towards the school and tried to go inside.  He continued to say "basketball game" because he thought there was one going on inside.  Luckily, Sadie's dad was nice [and tall] enough to hoist the kids up so they could take turns making baskets.  Even luckier- Max and Sadie did a great job taking turns!  But when Max heard "one more time" he took the ball and ran.  Uh oh.

We stopped at Trader Joes on the way home and when we left the store it was much darker then when we got there.  When we walked outside Max said, "light all gone".  It was the first time he seemed to notice (or at least verbalize) night time.  Max also met the moon for the first time tonight.  He said "moon up" and looked for it through the car window the whole way home.  "Hi moon", he said one minute, "moon all gone", the next.  And before we walked in the house he said, "goodnight moon".  What a great book.  What a great kid.

"Look tower Mommy"

Max was enjoying his peanut butter sandwich and yogurt until something else caught his eye.

"Birthday candle?!." (because all cupcakes or muffins are in honor of someone's birthday)

Max asked to put his sleep sack on for nap.  He slept for three hours and woke up happy.  Maybe he should wear it all day?

"Too high"

General Border gives the orders

As if taking a page out of his namesake's book, Max has been giving a lot of orders.  Here are a few of the latest, and still sweet sounding, commands from the General.

"Mommy look" (at my drawing, for Pawley, for me)

"Say Max" (and pretend you can't see me so that I can jump out and surprise you)

"Mommy (daddy, Pawley, Jen) clap!" (when I make a basket- and if you don't I will physically clap your hands together myself)

"Sit!" (and watch me play basketball)

"Rebound" (say the rebound cheer while I get shots up)

Mommy look!

Where's Max!?

Who knows why Max decided to start moving furniture? He says a lot, but not enough to explain this.

Trying hard to stay awake for the concert at Kate's birthday party

12345

Max likes to count to five, but it is also possible that he thinks "12345" is a word.  

Max went crazy calling timeouts at the basketball game.  

"12345"

Concession stand Chick fil A and a banana for dessert = the most dinner Max has eaten in a week!

Football!

Auntie Sadie's & Uncle Max's Pretzels

Sadie did the kneading and rolling, while Max was in charge of taste testing. 

Running his daily laps around the house 

Breakfast in bed thanks to another two-hour delay

Excuse me

When Max burped tonight, as he does many [days and] nights, he said "excuse me".  It was the first time he said it on his own, but not the last.  After getting such a positive response for saying it once, he fake burped several more times, but followed each with a real "excuse me". 

Ear check 

Mini Daddy

Max opened the refrigerator this morning, took out a can, and said, "daddy's cup". It was even cuter tonight when he said it while wearing daddy's jacket.  What is also humorous is the fact that David/daddy rarely drinks anything out of cans.  But given Max's addiction to drinking (water and milk!), he must pay extra close attention to other people's beverages.

 

Pawley is always hiding...

Cake crasher

Max could hardly wait to get his mouth around one of these cupcakes.  Gianna had to keep pushing his hand away during the birthday song.  

Chowing down on cake at Gianna and Jackson's birthday party.

"Bye guys"

Parachute head

Cheering section

Pawley had a court side seat for Max's   basketball showcase.  But no one cheers louder for Max than Max.

Delay day

Schools were back open today, but not without a two-hour delay to ease back into the insanely short week.  

Max doesn't believe in delayed openings, so he woke up extra early to watch ball in mommy and daddy's bed. 

Third snow day's a charm

There was another snow day today for Fairfax County, but Max headed back to his school for some much needed playtime with his friends.

Max spots...Sadie!

Choo-choo for two

Fashion statement

Firetruck PJs and a snow suit- the ultimate snow day ensemble 

Max is very resourceful- anything can become a basketball hoop

Another day, another snow day

There is nothing quite like a snow day after a three day weekend.  Except a snow day the next day, too (which was already announced for tomorrow).  

Max whipped up some snow day pancakes.  Maybe his mom wouldn't have use up all of the ingredients in this batch if she knew there would be a snow day tomorrow, too.

Still in pajamas for dinner, but not to fear, Max picked out a fresh pair for tonight (and all day tomorrow).

"Hi tower"

 

"Two!"

Max's favorite number is two, which is a coincidence since he is my favorite two year old!  His eyes light up when he sees two of something, then he points to the items and shouts, "two!".   The two bowls on the dinner table tonight (one filled with yogurt and one with peanut butter- a carefully crafted meal for a picky eater with a sore throat), were very exciting.  

Max did not let a sore throat keep him from being heard today.  He asked to "watch film" (recordings of David's basketball games) and pointed out "daddy coaching".  He says the same thing when he watches games on television, too.  

Max is always hiding somewhere! 

ABC's!

Max sang the entire Alphabet song, complete with all 26 letters, today! David, Max, and I were playing in the basement and Max started to sing the ABCs.  Usually he says a few letters, hums the rest of the song, and clearly exclaims "me!" at the end.  But today, somewhere around "G", we noticed Max was on a roll, and when he got to "Z" he got a standing ovation.  Even David, who did not think Max could truly walk until he could run a mile, agreed the redition was flawless.  The performance is yet to be duplicated (or recorded!), but Max is certainly not a one-hit-wonder.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Jackson! 

Wait a minute, whose birthday is it?

Day 1 of Sporty Beasts class!

Max asked for his sunglasses and kept them on for the whole ride to gym class.  

Just like the old days

Max had a great time this morning at the Heritage Farm Museum- partially because there were so many fun hands-on activities and partially because Sadie was one of those activities.  The old fashion General Store and kitchen were very popular.  Later we went to dinner at Mellow Mushroom, which was also a throw-back to [more recent] old times in Gainesville at UF.  Max was incredible and sat for an hour and a half, while munching on "pizza pie" and watching "two games" (translation: several basketball games playing on big screen televisions).  

Watch out, don't want to fill that wheel barrow up too much 

Not sure what this is but it's heavy and I'm allowed to touch it!

Max can't read so this sign must not apply to him

Grooming his "horsey"

Egg game with Sadie 

Max, Jake, and Kate were on their best behavior at dinner.  Max looks like a giant compared to them. 

I can't hear you!