Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Or maybe I should say Ice Day! We got lots of sleet and freezing rain here yesterday with just a little bit of snow mixed in. Pretty much everything in town was closed and Robert, Maxwell and I got to have a snow day at home together! Thanks to computers and telecommuting, Robert and I still had to work during nap time though!
The view outside…
All bundled up with Dad!
“Look at the camera, Maxwell!”
“Say hi to mom!”
Icicles!
Happy Monday everyone! I’ve got some fun pictures coming up this week but today I’m doing something a little different. There’s a photography website called I Heart Faces and every week they post a photography challenge. Anyone can submit a photograph to the contest and a winner is chosen on Saturday. Now, I am obviously not doing this to win (there are some real pros on there!) but I think it might be a fun way to try new things with my pictures. We’ve all got to be getting a little bored of photos of Maxwell sitting on the couch, right? Ok, me neither…BUT…I do think it will be fun and challenging to try some new things. I likely won’t do it every week but hope to from time to time.
This week’s challenge is “Smiles” and is all about “the joy they bring to each of us.” You guys have seen this picture before. It’s not a photo of a big, broad smile that follows a belly laugh…but a little grin that sure does bring me joy. I hope Maxwell’s little smile with his tongue peeking out makes you smile too!
Check out all the impressive entries at I Heart Faces!
In other news, we had a great weekend. Robert and I went out on our first date since Maxwell was born! Our FANTASTIC nanny, Susan, insisted on coming over for a few hours on Saturday night so we could go out to dinner. We went to Bottega and thoroughly enjoyed some grown-up conversation. It was so nice to be out and not worry one bit about our sweet little guy at home because Susan was in control! She’s the BEST!
All of the drool coming out of Maxwell’s mouth combined with the cold, dry winter air makes for some chapped little cheeks and a raw chin. I do my best to keep it dry but when he’s constantly sucking on his hands, it’s impossible. I find that this stuff helps a ton:
I rub it on his little cheeks and chin whenever it looks red. Gotta keep these chubby cheeks kissable!!
Have a happy weekend!
Who needs clothes, right? When you’re this cute with rolls galore, clothes can just be a bother sometimes!
These next two pics – taken with my phone – are my current favorites…
Those arm rolls and the wrists..I could EAT HIM UP!! And this expression…
Hilarious! I just simply do not think he could be any cuter!!
Just to keep it real though…this is what happened about 2 seconds later…
He means business!
Luckily it didn’t last long and we were back to somewhat happy a minute later…although with sad eyes and remnants of crocodile tears! 
He sure is cute…happy or screaming! 🙂
Nate update! Maxwell’s newest cousin is still on oxygen but improving. Apparently this is pretty common for baby boys…doesn’t make it any easier on mom and dad though! The doctors are confident he’s going to be just fine…he just needs a little bit of help for a little while longer. I’ll update more when I know more.
Maxwell has a new cousin! Yesterday my brother, Keath, and his wife, Jen, had a baby boy! Delaney is a big sister!!
Nathaniel Parker Patterson
Born at 1:00pm on 1.4.11
8 lbs, 20 inches long
They’re going to call him Nate. He had a little trouble breathing on his own when he was first born so he had to be hooked up to lots of tubes…but he’s going to be just fine. Here he is just a few hours old…
Such a sweet face! I’ll post more pics without the oxygen tubes when my brother sends them.
Needless to say, cousin Maxwell is thrilled….
We can’t wait to meet him!