Happy Halloween and more!!

So this year we went back to Jubilee Farms for your pumpkins for Halloween. Terry and I have been going there for 3 years and we love it. They have tractor rides out to the fields and a pumpkin trebuchet. They also have chickens and pigs. We had to bundle up Max because it was a very chilly day. We tried the suit that Gramma bought him when he was a baby and it just barely fit. In this picture he looks just like the Gingerbread Boy.

In the next pictures we are at the farm. The one with daddy is before we got on the tractor. The one with me is on the tractor and you can tell he is experienceing a little sensory overload. It was pretty cute.

We decided to dress up Max up as a carpenter for Halloween. Gramma got him a great tool kit for his birthday and we used the tools and a pair of overalls with all the holders to make it work. He looked really cute but everybody was calling him "Builder Bob."

I can't believe how big he is getting. Everyday something new happens. Today we made an inaugural walk with real shoes. We have been practicing inside, a little at a time, with them and he never seemed very thrilled to have them on. But we actually walked to several houses to trick or treat, in our neighborhood. All told we probably clocked about 1/4 mile. He didn't want to stop. Every time we picked him up he squirmed to be put back down. I was so proud of him, he walked like such a champ!

He also continues to do all sorts of big boy stunts. Notice his stance on the Kawasaki.

I am so glad we have medical insurance for him. That is all I can say!!

So here is my good news. I am no longer at Molbak's! We have decided that I need to stay at home with Max. It was very hard to leave the friends and family that I made working there for 3 and a half years, but I don't regret it at all. The decision was really cemented a couple of weeks ago when we were getting Max ready for bed and we sat him on the bathroom counter to brush his teeth. He has been watching me brush my teeth every morning since he was born and I guess something in him remembered.

He actually does a really good job by himself, but we help him out to make sure he is actually hitting all of his teeth, now that there are so many of them.

It is stuff like this and knowing that he is such a sponge that made us realize I needed to be at home with him filling up his brain.

I am going to start working a couple of nights a week at The Cheesecake Factory, in Bellevue. I get to hang out at home for another week before I start my training and then usually Terry will be home shortly before or shortly after I leave for work. We have a friend that is going to watch Max for the hour or so inbetween. I am so excited about this new opportunity, the possibility of making more money and getting to spend more time with my little man. It has been a real blessing that things worked out the way that they did.

The last pictures that I want to post are two of the cutest so far. Misty has really come a long way to being so tolerant of Max and the pulling, pinching, squeezing and grabbing that he does.

She obviously doesn't look thrilled, but she is tolerating him and that is all we can ask for! The last picture is the best. Max has been going over to Aunt Joyce and Uncle Sam's house for the last month on Wednesday and Thursday, while I finished work. You might remember their dog, Hana. She has really mellowed out having Max there regularly and this picture really shows it. A boy and a dog...

...we can't wait to get Max his own dog!

All Boy!!

So, last week, after weeks of saying Max needed a haircut, I did it, again. I remember the first two times it being alot easier. I don't remember him moving around so much and being so squirmy. Anyway, it is finally done. I am always so surprised at how he looks like a big boy afterward. No longer my little Boobanowski. I am also always worried that he will look funny, cause it's not professional. Daddy and Aunty Joyce both have approved so I guess he doesn't look to bad. I will let you be the judge.

Terry tells me that his dad used to say that "his ears need to be lowered," when he was a kid, so that is what I did. I guess it turned out pretty good. Afterward he was covered in hair and I had to strip him down to shake the clothes, not him, outside. I let him strut around the house, chewing on the comb while I cleaned up. The next picture is very reminescent of Risky Business. Only Maxwell is much, much cuter the Tom Cruise.

Max has also decided he is going to start climbing stuff. As you can see in the photo above, note the placement of his foot...on the chair rung...

This is Maxwell with both feet on the chair rung. A couple of days ago he had managed to climb on to the seat of the chair and started shouting proudly declaring his fete. I debated taking a picture and in a moment of panic, I just ran to him and pulled him off. He was not happy!! You can probably picture it, using the photo above, but just imagine him standing on the seat of the chair!!! Really!!!

Some of you may recall that we have been having difficulties with our cat keeping us up all night with her incessant yowling. Well, thanks to a friend of mine at work, things are much, much better. We have created a little nook downstairs in the garage for her in a very large dog kennel. She has a bed, food, water and a litter box. I lined it top to bottom with cardboard and put a rug on the floor and a blanket over the entire thing so it is snuggly warm inside. We put her in it at night and bring her up during the day. She has even become a much more social cat and even allows Maxwell to push, pull, grab and squeeze her without complaint. When she is upstairs with us, she is actually with us, instead of being an under the bed kitty. It's great!

This is Max and Misty yesterday. Terry has some other pictures of Max with her, but you can't actually see her cause Max is laying on top of her. What a turn around for the cat. She is sitting next to my right now as I type this. Who knew that exile would make her come around and be more social?? She even hangs out in Max's toy shelf.

So, that is all for now. I will have super, duper, uber good news on my next post, so stay tuned.

Max Makes An Appearance

Hi Everyone,

Mommy is letting me interupt her blog to post a really silly picture of me. I have been staying with my god parents, Aunt Joyce and Uncle Sam while mommy goes to work. You guyes might remember them, they have my best doggie friend Hana. Anyway, today at Aunty Joyce's she thought she would have a little fun and scare the mommy. Little did she know, mommy thought it was pretty funny. 

Uncle Sam and daddy thought it was really funny too!! Don't I look cute? Maybe this is just what mommy needs to keep me in line now that I am walking.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I hope that you all are enjoying her blog and the pictures of me.

Love to everybody,

Maxer

We have lift off!!!

Well sports fans, the Maxer has taken his first steps!! We did get it on video, at least the second pass anyway. Terry and I have been working on him for weeks now. Ever since the great Jake the Snake took his first steps. I couldn't let Maxwell fall to far behind. We have been practicing everyday. He just wasn't ready. Until now!

The first pass was about 8 or 9 actual steps. The second pass, shown above, was slightly less walking and alot of us encouraging. The fun has just begun! I can't believe our little boy finally took his first steps. It was the coolest thing to watch. The excitement on his face was awesome. I am still in a little bit of shock. As soon as we get some more video we will post it.