Yea, he likes playing with spatulas, spoons and apparently, measuring cups…
Now how long until he actually learns to USE them?
Cause I’m hungry!
Beach baby, beach baby out in the sun!
We took Maxwell to the beach while in Naples two weeks ago. We were all ready for a fun day playing in the sand…
and things seem to go well at first…
but it ultimately ended like this.
Not a fan of the beach apparently. We weren’t going to be deterred though and tried again the next day. After a little time on my lap getting used to everything, Maxwell finally ventured onto a towel…
and started to play with the sand…
We then played with the sand a little closer to the water…
and then, with one little finger still holding on, he ventured even closer to the water…
and, then, success!
I didn’t get pictures of it but he ended up letting the waves wash over his feet and loved it!
After the beach we hopped in the pool and, well, it was no competition for favorite. Somebody get this boy some floaties! Beach Pool baby, beach pool baby, out in the sun!
Madras Man
So glad everyone seems to be liking the new site! If you’re new here – welcome! Hope you’ll come back often!!
Seeing as we’re in the middle of winter around here (these 60 degree winter days are brutal!), it was nice to get down to Florida last week and enjoy some sunshine and warmer temps. The best part of the warmer temps? Getting to dress Maxwell in cute summer attire! While he can certainly rock some jeans and boots, this little madras short and polo combo kills me…
Combined with the previously mentioned Crocs (adorbs) it’s just too much.
Sure, having a girl to dress up in pretty little dresses with matching bows would be fun…but getting to dress my baby like a big boy is just as good.
Loving these next pictures of my big boy with my other big boy…
Two of a kind, I tell ya!
“Coz every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man!” 🙂
That song will now be in your head all day. You’re welcome.
One more thing – ROLL TIDE!!!
Change is Good
Well…whaddya think? After sticking with those whole blogging thing for a year and a half, I thought it was time to freshen things up a bit! A little face-lift if you will. I hope you like it…and I hope you can see it. I’ve been back and forth with a few things trying to get it all redirected and working properly but I think we’re good to go. As you’re scrolling, if you notice a picture that isn’t showing up, or something that doesn’t load properly, please let me know.
I’ve added a few pages up top so click around and check it all out. Via the cute little icons on the right, you can now link to my facebook account (if you’re my friend – if not, send me a request!), check out my pinterest pins (follow me! I’ll follow you back!), shoot me an email, or subscribe to my RSS feed. Everything is still a work in progress but I’m getting there!
And because I know what you all really come here to see…here you go – boots and all!
For those that are curious, I switched over from a wordpress.com site to a self-hosted wordpress site through GoDaddy. I still can’t figure out what Danica Patrick has to do with hosting websites, but I’ve been super impressed with GoDaddy so far. They have on-call support 24/7 and every person I’ve talked to (and I’ve talked to more than a few!) has been super nice and so helpful. Go GoDaddy! 🙂
As for the new look, a BIG thank you to Erin at Designer Blogs. This is actually a pre-made WordPress template that she doctored up a bit for me. I love the fresh look, the subtle “brick road” in the background and the clean lines. She was fantastic to work with and I can’t say enough good things!
Maxwell is excited about the new look too…can’t you tell?! 🙂
Thinking about how to keep things interesting around here – anything outside of Maxwell that you want to see more of? learn more about? tell me in the comments!
Here’s to a new year and a new start…for everyone! 🙂
Christmas Memories 2
Continuing on with the Christmas re-cap and the memories to remember….and forget!
Memory to remember #3: Getting to see both sides of our family for the holidays! hooray!
Memory to forget #3: Giving both of my parents the stomach bug. My parents drove through AL on their way to AR for Christmas day. On the drive back to Florida, both my dad and my mom were victims of the stomach virus. But, they had to endure it in a hotel room 100s of miles from home. Miserable. Sorry about that GJ and Daddo!
But, thankfully everyone survived and Robert and I were able to fly down to Naples on the 28th to celebrate with my side of the family, including Susu and Dodo who had hitched a ride with my parents from AR to FL (and mercifully escaped the stomach bug!)
We were all glad to be together but within the first hour of our arrival came…
Memory to forget #4: Susu fell down and fractured her collarbone. Ouch. After a visit to the ER, she had a sling and some pain pills and handled the rest of the week like a tro0per!
Still, we weren’t going to let a few setbacks ruin our Christmas spirit! That night, we ripped into fun gifts and had a great time with each other.
Memory to remember #4: Having so much of my family gathered around one room for Christmas for the second year in a row.
After a good night’s sleep by all (including Maxwell! yay!) we got up the next day to play, play, play with the cousins and fun new toys!
Of course, as shiny and bright as those new toys are, it’s often the oldies but goodies that get played with the most! This is the Fisher Price barn that my brother and I had when we were little…
and this is the yellow banana car that was mine that lived at Susu’s house for years and years…
funny, right? I think I always liked him because he had red hair. 🙂
Of course, as fun and nostalgic as old toys are, NOTHING can beat playing in the pantry with a spatula…
Seriously, this is the kid’s favorite room in the house by far.
Btw, can we take a moment to check out the baby Crocs that I got for Maxwell to wear down in FL?
Adorbs.
All in all it was a great Christmas, mostly because we got to hang with these three cuties…
Although, one last…
Memory to forget #5: Almost being late to the airport for our flight out of Tampa because we made a wrong turn and then got completely trapped in the traffic for the Outback Bowl! Luckily we made it with time to spare…only to find out our flight was over an hour delayed. Taking a nighttime flight with your overtired baby? Not something to remember! 🙂
But, let’s end this all on a positive note…
Memories to remember:
– GJ blowing bubbles outside and making Delaney and Maxwell very happy.
– Delaney calling Maxwell both Max-ka-well and Buddy.
– Maxwell falling asleep sitting straight up while riding in his little red car. Truly asleep at the wheel!
– Me opening the sippy cup on the plane only to have water shoot out of the straw like a hose onto the neck of the guy across the aisle (hilarious and probably something that poor man would like to forget!).
– Robert being the best there is by cooking and cleaning.
– Maxwell giving everyone kisses good night.
It was a merry Christmas indeed!
Hope you all have a great weekend full of memories to remember!