Addicted to Chicky

Max is addicted to his "Chicky". Ever since Max was a baby he has loved rubbing his face on soft things. Once he came across Chicky last January they have been inseperable.

Poor Chicky has been dragged around and slept with for many months now so I decided that it was time for a bath.

Before bath

During bath

After bath

While Chicky was in the dryer

Max and Chicky reunite

Poor Little Moose!

Max recently turned one! It's hard to believe that it's already been 1 year since our 10lb 8oz little moose joined our family. Man, I love him!



For some reason birthdays and holidays never seem to go as planned in our family. And for some reason, both my boys were sick with high fevers on their first birthday's. So while trying to sooth a sick, lethargic little boy, we were also trying to sing to him, make him eat a cupcake and open presents. What mean parents! Why do we do this to our poor children!?

One highlight of our weekend was getting to spend time with my niece, Lucy! Lucy's parents went on a trip to Japan and left Lucy with my parents in Seattle. She is such a funny, sweet, adorable little girl. I kept sneaking into her room just so I could look at all her little girl clothes.

Max received many fun presents, but there is one in particular that is worth bragging about. My sister, Jul (Lucy's mom) made this. (See more pics on her blog.) She wrote an adorable little story titled, "The Totally Awesome Sandwich", she designed the fabric, and when it arrived she sewed the book together and embellished the pages with fun textures. My boys love it! If you're interested, she's selling them on etsy. What an "Awesome" present! Thanks sis!

Here we go again!

Wow, I feel like we just went through this with Tanner... oh wait, we did about 18 months ago!

We'll our happy little guy started doing the super crawl and pulling himself up all in the same week (this was a couple weeks ago... I'm just a little behind). He has entered a new world and loves to explore. His favorite things to do are: Climb the stairs (and scare me half to death), walk in circles around the coffee table, pull off all the books on the bookshelf, and empty out all the toy boxes. As you can tell by the pictures, he is VERY proud of himself. Now that he's figured out how to get around, he can't hold still.

Tanner is loving this new stage Max is in. Every time Max starts crawling towards Tanner, he thinks they're playing chase! It's great... Tanner get's really excited and starts running in circles around the house. Finally, someone else can play chase with Tanner!

Max the Model

My friend Katie recently asked if Max would model one of her new creations. I said yes, of course! How could I resist a chance for Max to wear this adorable one-sie! You can find this adorable Necktie One-Sie at KATIE'S KORNER along with many other great creations. Katie's parents recently launced their new website: LDSFabric.com. There are a lot of fun fabrics and many other cute things. Be sure to check it out!

Okay, I know... Max is going through a bit of a rooster phase right now. I'm planning on cutting his mane the next time a have a free minute.

Happy Boy

Max is truly our happy boy. I didn't realize how different all children are until Max came along. Although Max and Tan look very much alike, they are very different. I'm learning quickly that they all come with their own, very unique personalities.

Max is always happy and always smiling... even in the wee hours of the night. I wake up every night to him singing and cooing. When I finally get strength to get out of bed, I reach into his crib and he greets me with a HUGE grin. (A grin so big, it looks like his cheeks are going to crack!) If you know me and how much I love my sleep, it's probably hard to imagine me smiling at 2:00am and again at 5:00am, but who could resist smiling back at this little boy!?

Anywho, here's a video I took of our happy boy a couple days ago. It's hard to believe, but he's already 4 months!