I think the double-curl mohawk is a good look for him. Don’t you?
No? Then perhaps you prefer the blonde curly fro…
I think we’ve got a win-win here.
Sitting on the deck
Not much to report today, unless you want to hear about the torture I had to endure at the dentist yesterday? Didn’t think so. We’ll just stick with few more pics from the steps.
This one cracks me up because he totally makes this face when he’s talking and trying so hard to get the words out…
Serious boy…
Love this face. Love it.
run Robert run!
On Saturday I was volunteering at the Camp Smile-A-Mile 5k so Robert and Maxwell decided to come with me and run the race! Go boys go! They did that 5K in no time flat and barely broke a sweat.
Here’s Mawell with his game face on getting geared up for the run…
Doesn’t Robert look official?
Smart runner tip #1: always warm up before the race!
Run Run Run Run.
Post race and not too worse for wear…
Smart runner tip #2: always hydrate after all the workout!
Proof that I was there too…
It was a fun way to spend a beautiful fall morning!
On Sunday we went to church. Maxwell was really excited about it too.
Don’t worry, he was happy when we actually got to church. He did come home and take a 2 hour nap though. I think all this teething and growing is just wearing him out and contributing to a slightly cranky baby!
One more little story that I don’t want to forget. Last week Maxwell went to “school” on Thursday and when I went to pick him up I asked the teacher how he did. She said he did great and then she said…and I quote… “I wish all my kids were like him!” It was music to this overachieving, valedictorian mother’s ears. He’s already excelling in “school” just like I knew he would! Yes, I’m being a little silly here but, in all honesty, I was beaming with pride…even if she does say that to all the moms! 🙂
Here he was before his very successful day at school!
Birthday Birthday Birthday!!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear GJ!
Happy Birthday to you!
Maxwell – show GJ how excited you are that it’s her birthday…
Oh come on. She’s the big 6-0! You’ve got to be more excited than that! Try again…
That’s better…but I still think you can be a little more excited for GJ. She did give you your favorite red spatula after all. Try again…
Now we’re getting there. Let’s try one more time and give her the most excited, best Happy Birthday face ever…
That’s it! Hooray!! GJ – Hope you have a great day! Aspen here we come!!
(yes, I’m taking my mom to Aspen for her bday because I’m pretty much the best daughter ever. Only fitting for the best momma ever, right?) 🙂
What’s that Maxwell? No, unfortunately, you don’t get to come to Aspen with us.
But I promise we’ll bring you back something fun! How about a big “hooray” for that?
That’s more like it!
Happy Birthday GJ!
One more thing, everything I said about you last year is still true! 🙂
Road trip part 3
Continuing on with the Arkansas road trip from last weekend…
Saturday morning was the baby shower for sweet Julia “Reese” Dickinson. Everything looked fantastic, especially the food!
I also made a diaper cake for the party. Only 2 tiers this time but I added the cute little pig for big sister Livi.
The guest of honor…
The hostesses…
The besties…
It was a great party! After the shower, Robert and I stopped by to see my cousin Amy and her husband, Birc. Their family of 2 will soon be a family of 3! Savannah Cate will be here right before Christmas and Maxwell can’t wait to meet her!
side note: that last picture is proof of why I try to avoid using my flash at all costs. my forehead is a reflector there!
The funniest part of the visit was watching Maxwell check out Caddo the cat…and Caddo quickly running away from Maxwell!
We then headed back to Laura’s to play for the rest of the day. These next pictures crack me up. Livi is 2 and full of energy but Maxwell had no problem keeping up with her!
My favorite picture is the middle one. She’s definitely showing him who’s boss! 🙂
We then went outside to do some more swinging…
and let sweet Joshua hold baby Reese.
We then made an attempt at a group picture of all the kids. Considering we were dealing with a newborn, a 5 month old, a 1 year old and two 2 year olds…we knew it was going to be a challenge! Maxwell was using up all his smiles while we were still trying to get everyone set up…
Once everyone was in place, we were ready to go…but our models weren’t exactly cooperative!
Look up here Livi! Smile Maxwell!
Uh oh, crying baby…and Ellis is making a run for it.
We can’t see Reese!
Pretty good but all looking the wrong direction!
Much better!
It’s not perfect but I’ll take it!
We had a great night just hanging out and wrangling the kids. With all the action, Maxwell didn’t get a great nap that afternoon and then I couldn’t get him to go to sleep at Laura’s. By the time we got to the hotel around 10pm Saturday night, he was just exhausted. He actually went right to sleep but then woke up at 11 and SCREAMED until 1:00. Robert even went to Walgreen’s at midnight to get some baby Tylenol. While he was gone I got a visit from hotel management just to “make sure everything was alright.” Things were far from alright. We had a teething, tired, screaming baby….in a hotel room. Miserable. After finally getting him calmed down, he slept from 1:00 to 3:00 am and then he was up again alternating between screaming and sleeping on either me or Robert for the rest of the night…which meant neither Robert nor I did much sleeping! It was not a fun night but we made it through. The best part was the next morning when I walked past the front desk and the guy that had called to complain about the screaming baby was at the desk. I heard him talking to the management and stopped to apologize. He was really nice about it but I felt awful. Oh well.
We hit the road Sunday morning to head home but made a stop through Augusta on the way to visit Susu (Maxwell’s great grandmother) and Dodo (Maxwell’s great great aunt). Susu was even nice enough to make me some of her famous potato salad! While I would have gone to see her without the promise of potato salad, I sure was glad I got some! 🙂
We loved getting to visit…and get some good laughs in!
Maxwell did great on the rest of the drive home. It was a fantastic trip all around and I’m so happy we were able to see so many of our family and friends. Can’t wait until next time!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!