Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
It’s the first game of the season and Maxwell (my 3 year old!) has only one thing to say…
Ok, maybe one more thing…
Alright, last thing.
ha ha ha! He’s serious about game day!
Roll Tide!
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Three. 3. THREE. III. Maxwell is 3!
Three years ago…
Two years ago…
One year ago…
and now he’s THREE!
Say cheese!
Just like on his first and second birthday, I would love for you to leave a comment and wish Maxwell a happy birthday. If you enjoy reading about our adventures, just leave a little “happy 3rd!” or maybe a “cheers to 3!” or whatever floats your boat. So, go on, leave a comment if you liked seeing him….
Checking out some lallow tucks
Getting all geared up
Visiting the pumpkin patch
Become a big brother
Enjoy the Fireman Halloween fun!
Hilariously play buttball
Eat his way through decorating the candy house
Get excited about what Santa brought him.
Be a sweet brother.
Having fun in the snow, all of it.
Being cute and maybe giggled at any of his Maxwell-isms
Always dig diggy
Awesomely pole dancing
Have fun on day 1 and day 2 of our lake adventure
Pose by the azaleas in bloom
Or if you just laughed at my silly boys or awwwed at my sweet boys
Or if he made you say cheeeeese!
Or if you followed along on our disney adventure part 1 and part 2
Or if you agreed these are basically the best pictures ever
Or liked reading about what he’s up to lately
Or loved seeing his Fireman Birthday Party fun…
Then leave a comment and wish this sweet boy a happy 3rd birthday!!
Maxwell, we could not love you more. Happy birthday to the kindest, most caring, inquisitive, sharp, curious little boy. I am so proud to be your momma!
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY!!!!
Back to the birthday party recap…
After the tot lot, we headed back to the house for lunch with the family and presents! yay!
Favorite gifts included his fireman boots, a talking Woody and Buzz, a leaf blower and some “doctor stuff” complete with white coat!
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!
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.
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!).
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!
Fireman Maxwell on duty! It was a GREAT day and the best way to ring in 3!!!! Happy Birthday Maxwell!!
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!
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!!!