Happy Labor day to all! Hope you’re enjoying a day off like we are!
Funny that they’re making the same expression…
and then I got some smiles! yay!
See you tomorrow!
First Day of School!
A break in the birthday posts to tell you about two things.
1. Happy Birthday Susan!!!
We tried to get a cute picture for you but…well, you know how that goes! 🙂 We love you SO much and are wishing you a fantastic year ahead full of everything good!!!
2. Monday was the first day of school for both boys! Spencer is in the nursery with a new teacher, Miss Haley, and Maxwell is in the 2 year old class with Ms. Betsy.
Posing on the steps before heading out!
Oh, I could just eat these sweet boys up!
Maxwell all ready with his bag!
When I dropped Maxwell off at his room, he immediately found – what else? – a firetruck!
He was loving all the new toys in his classroom and didn’t mind me leaving him one bit!
My big boy!
Spencer wasn’t so happy about me leaving him…
But I think that was mostly due to the fact that this was when he was supposed to be asleep for his morning nap! Not to worry though, he got happy pretty quickly and had a great day. When I walked back by the room after the parent meeting, I peeked in and saw this…
See him back there just checking things out in that swing? Here…let me zoom in for you!
Oh, I love that baby.
Maxwell loved his first day. He got to play on the playground THREE times for goodness sake! It doesn’t get much better than that to him! Spencer’s day was good but he was a worn out little guy when I went to get him. We were barely out of the parking lot and he looked like this…
Aside from a bottle mix-up (they fed him someone else’s bottle of milk/formula?!! I was NOT happy) it all went great. Here’s to a good year ahead!
3rd Birthday Party!
Maxwell is all about firemen these days so we decided to have a firemen birthday party! Our local fire station was just completely rebuilt and is walking distance to the tot lot so we invited a few buddies from school and some family friends to come tour the fire station and have cake at the tot lot after!
Maxwell was so excited! When he woke up that morning, we were talking about his party and the first thing he asked was “Can I hug the fireman?” Oh man, I love that kid.
Our group met at the station and got a mini tour from the firemen perfect for 3 year olds! They got to see where they keep their uniforms and where they all eat together. Then, all the kids got to climb all over the firetrucks and even sit in the driver’s seat! So FUN! Then one of the firemen came out dressed in his full uniform! So cool! The firefighters could not have been nicer or more generous with their time. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – some days I feel like we live in Mayberry.
Maxwell was so excited to have so many of his friends there, including Lila!
He also had a blast with William. These two were making me laugh all day!
He loved getting to climb up and check out the truck!
In the driver’s seat!
Doesn’t get much better than this!
Look at that smile! My very happy birthday boy!
He loved getting to hang out with “real firemen”!
But, when one of the “real firemen” came out in his full uniform, Maxwell wasn’t quite so sure he wanted to give that hug anymore!
ha! He was trying to play it so cool. Look at him checking him out! Such a mix of awe and hesitation all in one..
Then William came over too but he wasn’t so sure either…
Too funny…
Then I came over there by him….
and he finally decided he needed to check out that uniform up close!
Spencey just wanted to get everything in his mouth, not surprising!
After plenty of fire station fun, everyone walked a block to the tot lot where GJ was holding down the fort (thanks GJ!) with our table full of goodies…
Maxwell couldn’t wait to get his hands on those flaming cupcakes so we lit the candles…
sang Happy Birthday…
and made a wish!
The kids then had free reign to eat cupcakes and play on the playground! Perfect!
Spencey was having plenty of fun too!
I just love all the memories that were made that day for my little guy and his buddies.
I took a bazillion pictures so here’s a bunch more from the party…
I could not have asked for everything to go better. I just wanted Maxwell to have FUN and I know that he did. That night I asked him what his favorite party of the party was. His answer? The giant firetruck balloon! ha! figures.
Happy Birthday Maxwell…here’s to all the firetruck balloons a 3 year old could ask for!
3!!!
The birthday posts begin…
Whoa! WHAT a weekend we had! Maxwell’s 3rd birthday party was on Saturday and it was SO FUN! The weather was beautiful (if not boiling hot!) and the fire station tour could not have been better! It all made for one very happy almost 3 year old. I was so proud of him and his brother all weekend. There was a LOT of stimulation and they both acted so sweet and nice the whole time. I have so many pictures (took 576 on Saturday alone!) so am just going to get started. We’ve got a lot to cover the next few days – birthday party, first day of school (today!) and actual birthday. Get ready!
Here are my boys on Saturday morning before the party all decked out in their new Firetruck shirts!
I guess Maxwell was channeling Gene Simmons here…ha!
He then wanted to squeeze Ya Ya’s cheeks the way Robert and I do!
I sure do love these funny…
sweet…
and frankly adorable boys!
And here’s a little preview of two of Maxwell’s favorite birthday presents!
Lots more to come tomorrow so stay tuned!
Yum Yum
Mum-Mum cracker = Yum-Yum to Spencer!
I never really gave these to Maxwell…but he also didn’t have teeth until after he was 1! Spencer already has 3 and loves to chow down on these!
Nom Nom Nom.
See you tomorrow!