Hole in one!

Max requested to go to the golf course after school and played the best round of his life!  Unlike last time he played mini golf, Max followed the rules, hit from the tee, and played the holes in order.  The highlight of his round was an incredible shot at hole three; he hit the ball through the rocks and made his very first hole in one!  We were all so excited; Max ripped the flag out of the hole and did a well-deserved celebratory dance.

Hole in one!

Putting practice 

Watching daddy shoot

Max took a break at hole 14 to break into the batting cages.  He went back to finish the golf after.

Hit a home run, daddy!

Celebration cone 

"I look just like you, daddy!"

Bubbly bath

Farmers Market love

Kisses 

...and away they go

Heavy lifting 

Thank you!

Like with playing ball, practice makes perfect for Max when it comes to being polite.  We have been emphasizing the importance of saying "please" and "thank you", and it is finally paying off.  Max has started to say "thank you", with great pride, for an interesting variety of things such as, "thank you for my waffle, mommy!" and "thank you for washing my leg in the bath!".  The big grin that comes along with the "thank you" is pretty great, too.

What a great way to be welcomed home 

Carrots are hilarious!

Labor Day fun

Max made the most of the last unofficial day of summer.  Not only was he smiling and laughing all day, but he was on his best behavior- bonus!  This was truly the type of day to bottle...and open on snow day #10.

Max clapping at Mr. Knick Knack- Gator Chomp style

Max's new thing is to request pjs for naptime.  He is also experimenting with napping locations; today the floor fared well and led to two solid hours of shut eye.

Max and Jake rocking out in their diapers

Boys only!

The perfect end to the perfect day- Max helped clean up- really!  He even followed Mommy around with his vacuum (and did not get in the way).

Captain Max

Steering the boat

Max was not too happy that his feet could not reach the pedals.  Too bad they did not; it would have been nice to have the help.

Swing batters, batters

Max got in a full afternoon of mini golf and batting practice.  While he loves to crunch balls at warp speed in the basement, he was distracted by the basketball hoop and batting cages at the "golf course".  He got a couple of decent swings in with daddy, but the highlight of his afternoon was watching the action at the batting cages.

There is no age limit for sneaking in...

"Hit it, daddy!"

Teamwork!

"Get in there" (jinx!)

Daddy got 4 hole in ones at this hole!

"I want another black one [chocolate chip]"

Max was still hungry after his ice cream was all gone, so he asked for his leftover dinner.  Yum! 

TGIF

Max is ready for the long weekend, but no one is ready for the last weekend of the summer.

Playground smiles

It's not easy to get a scab/bugger free picture 

Farmers Market Wednesday

Max does not have his full, adult-size, appetite back yet, but he happily munched on his typical array of fruits and ice pop at the market tonight. 

Suture-free and smiling

Max returned to Hopkins early this morning to have his sutures and nasal stints removed.  Because of his age and incredible memory, we were concerned that he would be upset about going back to the hospital, but he was quite agreeable this morning.  Up until ten minutes before the procedure he was having fun, but the combination of thirst, hunger, and mommy in scrubs threw Max into a bit of a rage.  Once the gas mask went to work, it was less than 20 minutes until he was awake again, breathing much easier (without those pesky nose straws) and chowing down on fruit snacks.  What remains are some dissolvable stitches that will disappear in a few days, and a beautiful new smile that we will enjoy forever.

Hi!

All done!

Just checking myself in 

I'm back 

Golf with grandma

Max had fun spending the day with Grandma.

Hole in one

Not-so-tight security 

Shooting for the fences 

Back in action

Max got off the DL today and was back to baseball.  He has a great attention span for America's pastime; yesterday he threw about 100 pitches and today he was a hitting machine.  

Morning dance with Pawley

On the mend

Max is definitely feeling and acting more like himself.  His rambunctious, two-year old behavior was back in full swing today.

Sunglasses are a must for a 7:00pm game of indoor basketball.