The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

Woodchuck

A little rhyme for you on this Tuesday morning – How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck…his crib?!

Maxwell has a new teether…his crib.  I started to notice that he had little paint chips stuck to his face when I would get him out of his crib and then I saw this…

and this…

Goodness gracious!  My little woodchuck!  In order to prevent mouth splinters and save Maxwell’s teeth, I rigged things up like this…

Which worked but wasn’t very pretty.  I know you can buy various stick-on gel pads and velcro pads for the crib, but I hated to spend the money.  A white bath towel and some white ribbon works just as good and looks…well…not so bad.

As Robert said, “it’s just a phase”…and I think this will get us through the phase just fine!

Anything to keep this little guy safe and sound!

A little inspiration

Need a little inspiration on this lovely Monday?  So do I.  Here are some nuggets that I recently read on Elements of Style and like…

Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their mind to be. – Abraham Lincoln

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. – Zig Ziglar

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. – Mae West

Here’s to a mighty fine week ahead!  Happy Monday!

A birthday special

Happy Birthday to Susu!  Maxwell’s great-grandmother is just about the best there is!

Susu, we are so glad we got to visit you just last month and hope we get to see you again soon! We love you!

Friday Favorite

Today’s Friday Favorite are Maxwell’s AWESOME new red Elmo shoes.   They’re from Stride Rite – check them out here.  I thought the Ernie ones were pretty cute too but I had to go with Elmo.  Every little boy needs some red shoes, right?!

They are super cute and they stay on so much better than his New Balance shoes.  I think they’re also easier for him to walk in.

Plus, Elmo is quickly becoming a favorite around here and I love seeing his little face popping up out of Maxwell’s shoes!

We love our Elmo shoes!

Have a great weekend!

On the porch

I don’t know if I can officially call Maxwell a walker yet because he still prefers to crawl but, he can definitely walk when he wants to!  He sticks his arms straight out like Frankenstein and it’s just the cutest thing ever.  We always cheer for him after he walks and he just beams with pride!  What’s that?  You want to see his Frankenstein walk?  No problem!  Just click here and here!

Watch out world, here comes Maxwell!!  🙂

In other news, there is no news…and no real story behind these pictures.  I just thought he looked cute in his tractor suit with his red shoes so I got out my camera.

He didn’t really feel like smiling but I didn’t mind…

Especially since I managed to get a little one out of him anyway.

I have my ways.  🙂

See you tomorrow!