Nature Boy

Max and I went for a walk, during a break in the rain, and he insisted on wearing his binoculars. You will notice something interesting about his technique. He uses them backwards. This causes certain problems, like objects being closer then they appear. That was the first problem on our walk. He walked right into the neighbors car before I could stop him. He fell back on his bum, kind of stunned and then burst into tears.

Not the best start to a walk, but we mustered and kept on going. The pictures that follow are of my nature boy. Sorry about the size, I only brought my phone, not the camera.

 We walked down our street to the private bridge over Kimball Creek.

 "Water, mama!"

 "Where's it going?"

 Getting a closer look.

Does it get any cuter?

Potty Training Update

This post should really be titled, The Not Really Wanting To Be Potty Trained post. Max has been showing great aversion to the idea of potty training. He doesn't even really want to have his diaper changed. Daddy has taken the lead in handling the training. This picture of Max, though not really clear, really says it all.

Yes, those are underwear on his head! He shows utter contempt for the idea of potty training.

I love my son, but somedays I think he may actually walk down the aisle wearing a diaper! I know eventually he will take to the idea of potty training. I am trying to not stress out about his lack of desire on this issue. Only time will tell.

Little Naked Gardener

Well, okay, maybe not naked completely. Max loves being without his pants, and without his diaper. On this one particular day, after weeks of heavy rain, there was a brief respite and Max went outside to water the plants on the deck. He loves to help with the watering.

 Got to love the Thomas boots! Thanks Aunty Judy, they finally fit.

 "More water, please."

A happy, little, naked gardener. Bring on the sunshine!

Visit to Daddy's School

Hi Everyone, sorry it has been so long since my last post. My apologies. We have all been under the weather here. Max got the worst of the deal. He was hit with 2 days of vomiting, and a week of fever, runny nose and cough. Daddy was pretty bad also with a fever, the chills, a sore throat and cough. Me, well just sinus congestion, pressure and one wicked headache that didn't budge for about 6 days. We all suffered through, Max being the biggest trooper. He would throw up and then go back to playing race cars.

There is nothing harder to watch then your sick child and being able to do nothing for him. We saw his doctor, who said that no antiboinics where necessary unless diarhea became one of the symptoms. YIPPEE!! Something to look forward to. That was a hard visit. On the positive side, at the time, he was 25 lbs. and 36 and 1/4 inches. He is stretching out like his momma. The doctor said not to worry, he had a little bit of reserves to live on if he wasn't eating. REALLY!!! From where? 25 lbs and only in the 5% for weight at his age. Sometimes being a mom is so frustrating.

Anyway on a more positive note, we went to visit daddy at his school  the week before his finals. Max had a great time. There are a bunch of airplanes and helicopters, in various states of disassembly. We got to climb into the cockpit of several different ones and Max had a blast.

 Inside a Cessna.

 Max and Daddy switching seats.

 "Welcome aboard MLJ Airlines, I will be your pilot today, while my daddy pushes the pedals."

Do not attempt this during flight!

Inside a M.A.S.H. style helicopter.

Inside an Air Force Transport plane. "Wow, look at all those buttons and switches!"

"I want in!" Outside there are some old fighter planes. Sadly, we could not get inside.

I am not really sure if Max or daddy had a better time. Daddy loved showing us around, taking a break from studying for finals and Max loved seeing all the airplanes.

We are also happy to announce that Daddy passed his finals with a 94%! It was a very rough quarter for him, having to learn trigonometry and lots of electrical mathematics. 

We are so super proud of you daddy! Good Job!! 

Daddy Day Care

This past Saturday, daddy day care coincided with our Babysitting co-op social gathering. Every other month we have a planned get together where the kids can all hang out and the parents can do some much needed socializing. This month it was a hike up to Twin Falls. It actually snowed the day before, so I, of course, was worried about the cold and wet and the strenuousness of the hike. I shouldn't have worried at all. Daddy says Max was a champ. One of the other moms even commented on how well he did. In the end he didn't want to leave. Only the enticement of hot chocolate talked him of the trail!

Heading up the trail.

Following the other kids up the trail.

 Coming back down the trail...

...all by himself. Daddy said there were only a couple of stumbles.

Hanging out, waiting for hot chocolate.

Daddy Day Care

On February 18th, there was an airplane show and swap meet at the Museum of Flight. Of course Max and daddy had to go. 

Daddy says that this was Max's expression coming around every corner, finding more airplanes!

Here are the boys, over looking the Grand Gallery. There are tons of airplanes.

Maxwell practicing his roll, pitch and yaw.

They even have airplanes that the kids can climb into. Max could not have been happier.

Happy, happy boy!

Look at how he even has his hand on the joystick. A future pilot? Tia Lucia would be so proud!

A boy and an airplane, the perfect combination. The smile says it all!

They stayed and played for over 2 hours and Max loved every minute of it. I am sometimes so jealous of the time they get to spend together, but I know it is super important for them to share special stuff too. Especially since it is something they both love and I am only luke warm, if that, about it.

So they ended the day, headed to get one of Max's favorite treats, french fries. But before they could even get there...

Max was done for! Daddy completely wore him out!

Sir Mix A Lot

A few weeks a go at the restaurant I got the thrill of the day. Sir Mix A Lot came in. For those of you who don't know, He was crazy famous in the late 80's and early 90's. His most popular song, "I Like Big Butts." Embarassingly I have to admit I actually knew all the words in high school. My friend Amy and I would rap it all the time. How goofy!! Anyway, there he was in the flesh. We politely waited until he had finished eating and approached him as he and his wife were leaving. He graciously let us take a couple of pictures.

The photo is pretty small and I am kind of hard to make out, but the smile on my face says it all. I was like a kid on christmas morning.

Not many celebrity sightings here in Washington, but this was a good one!