Party in the Closet?

For the past two years, our master bedroom closet has been a familiar sleep nook for infants and toddlers alike. It's dark, and cozy, and oh so perfect for sleeping.

Until now.

My nephew Eli joined us for naptime the other day and decided to have a little naptime party. Instead of sleeping in the pack n' play, like I instructed, he opted to pull 65 shirts off of hangers, 2 suits, bins of tank tops and bathing suits and 10 pair of shoes. He literally barricaded himself in the closet behind mounds of clothes.

Looks like the days of napping in our walk-in closet are over! Love you Eli, thanks for the laugh [and 30 minutes of work to put the closet back together!].

**Add-in: My BIL, John, arrived at just the right time. Not only did he help me discover Eli in all his glory, but he then spent the next 30 minutes helping me put clothes back on hangers. Thanks John!

HEAVEN

Right. I know I have taken quite a long break at this blogging thing.

Please forgive me.

Now, with that business taken care of...

Let me present to you Max's idea of HEAVEN:

Uncle Tom is doing some much-needed work to our backyard so Max has been GLUED to the back window for days and today got to take a ride in the excavator. Well done Uncle Tom, that will certainly put you in the running for Uncle of the Year. In fact, you might now have it in the bag.

Thanks for making my little man's day!

Fire Hydrant Fun

I love spontaneous fun! And that's exactly what we had this morning. Almost home from our morning walk with my gal pal, Sue, and Max's gal pal, Brooke, we stumbled across a fire truck and two firemen checking the hydrants.

In pure spontaneous fashion, we stripped the kids and let them play in the water. We might have followed them for a block and a half and watched the kids play in 5 different hydrants. We couldn't say no! They were squealing with delight and every time the hydrant would turn off, Max and Brooke would look at us and say in unison, "Again?"

Well of course! Off to the next hydrant we go!

Live and in Concert

I know I have had previous posts about Max and his love of music.

But this one tops them all [at least in my opinion].

That's right, his new thing: Rockin' it out on the guitar.

He loves playing the guitar, with his foot tapping, singing at the top of his lungs, hands up in the air praising Jesus.

And, oh yes, I must mention that he needs to have an audience. Because he requires applause and affirmation. And then needs to know you want to hear it again. And again. And again.

I am pretty sure as long as you are willing to listen, he is willing to play.

My favorite is watching him trying to give himself a hand [saying "Yay" or "Go Max"] while he is balancing the guitar on his knee. Priceless.

Check him out. He's that good.

2nd Birthday Party

This will officially be my last blog post about Max's 2nd birthday. I promise. ;)

We celebrated this past weekend by hosting a party that included our closest friends and family. Max soaked up every minute of his ultimate playdate with his favorite cousins and friends. Lunch, cake, a pinata, gifts...what more could a 2 year old want?

And to all my friends, you are so welcome for filling up the pinata with 5 lbs of candy and giving whistles to all your kids as a take-home gift. You can pay me back at your next birthday bash. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY little man!

2 Year Check Up

Once again, I get to report that we have a healthy and growing little boy.

Max weighed 29.5 pounds and measured 36 inches tall. Both 75th percentile.

He is incredibly talkative and bright for a 2 year old.

Thank you Jesus for a healthy and happy toddler.

My Niece Norah

Meet Norah Dee

Born May 1, 2010

7 lbs 6 ounces

19.5 inches

Congratulations John, Rachel and big brother Eli!