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Check up!

September 12, 2013

One of Maxwell’s other favorite gifts from his birthday was his doctor kit. After playing fireman outside for a long time the day of his party, he decided to cool off by coming inside and giving everyone a checkup!

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He would listen to our heart (or belly!), check blood pressure, look in our ears/nose/eyes, give a shot and then fix us up with a bandaid! Luckily everyone checked out as healthy!

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Fireman by day, Doctor by night!

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I leave you with this little diddy from Doc McStuffins…one of Maxwell’s faves!

Time for your checkup! Time for your checkup!
I’m gonna check your ears, check your eyes, find out how much you’ve grown.
Time for your checkup!
I’m gonna listen to your heart beat,fix you up, ready to go.
Time for your checkup!
It’s ok if you giggle. This will only tickle a little.
Time for your checkup! Time for your checkup!

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Dr. Maxwell on call!

The after party

August 29, 2013

Back to the birthday party recap…

After the tot lot, we headed back to the house for lunch with the family and presents! yay!

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Favorite gifts included his fireman boots, a talking Woody and Buzz, a leaf blower and some “doctor stuff” complete with white coat!

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Robert and I then had one more big present for him! What else did my fireman loving 3 year old need? A firetruck of course!

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Oh yes we did! This thing is huge! It’s a two seater, battery powered firetruck. Perfect for a Fireman Maxwell and his sidekick Spencer!

We had it sitting on the patio and turned on the siren. Maxwell came outside with wide eyes and said “a big firetruck!!” and then RAN back inside to get FULLY outfitted in his fireman gear before coming over to actually check out the firetruck. Sweet boy.

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This thing has a working siren, a working radio and even a working hose on the back that you can put water in to squirt out (he doesn’t know you can do that yet!).

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He had a blast with it. He’s still learning how to drive and steer at the same time but I’m sure he’ll be cruising up and down the driveway with no problem soon!

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Fireman Maxwell on duty! It was a GREAT day and the best way to ring in 3!!!! Happy Birthday Maxwell!!

3rd Birthday Party!

August 27, 2013

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!

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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.

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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!

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He also had a blast with William. These two were making me laugh all day!

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He loved getting to climb up and check out the truck!

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In the driver’s seat!

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Doesn’t get much better than this!

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Look at that smile! My very happy birthday boy!

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He loved getting to hang out with “real firemen”!

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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!

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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..

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Then William came over too but he wasn’t so sure either…

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Too funny…

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Then I came over there by him….

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and he finally decided he needed to check out that uniform up close!

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Spencey just wanted to get everything in his mouth, not surprising!

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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…

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Maxwell couldn’t wait to get his hands on those flaming cupcakes so we lit the candles…

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sang Happy Birthday…

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and made a wish!

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The kids then had free reign to eat cupcakes and play on the playground! Perfect!

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Spencey was having plenty of fun too!

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I just love all the memories that were made that day for my little guy and his buddies.

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I took a bazillion pictures so here’s a bunch more from the party…

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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!

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Birthdays!

August 5, 2013

Sending out some big Happy Birthday wishes to LuLu and Granddad this week! Hope the year ahead is the best one yet! 🙂

In honor of your birthdays, thought you both might like to see some pictures of the awesome son you raised. Thanks for raising such a nice guy who is a fantastic dad!

dad and spencer