Big Boy Bed

I will admit, I was dreading this transition, but it was time...Max is not a baby anymore (sob!). The first couple of nights were a bit of a challenge as he discovered his newfound freedom and tried to 'escape' repeatedly.

He is settled in now and we look forward to a cuddle and a story before it's time to say goodnight.

We weren't sure if he needed a guard to keep him from falling out of bed and we thought we would see how he did without it before going out and buying one. Each night we surrounded his bed with pillows. He didn't roll out for the first 4 nights but then after that we would find him on the floor around 2 am snuggled up in the pillows! We bought the guard...

Spring has Sprung...In Yellow and Green!

Spring is finally here! We are super excited to get out in the yard, play at the park and feel the sun again. We enjoyed a spring visit from Katrina and Mike and Baba and Uncle Ben - Max has changed a lot in the past few months so it was fun for him to show off all of his new tricks. He is quite the little man - very independent, very assertive...even a little bit bossy, but that's OK. Carmon says he gets that from me...what?? Impossible.

Trucks and tractors are still the centre of the universe and he always wants to 'drive' our car - we let him open and close the doors, that's about it - poor child. But he does get to drive his little truck in the back yard - it is very funny to watch him get in and out, open and close the tail gate and wheel around. We also have a John Deere fan on our hands...in case you haven't noticed!! He loves his new cap as it is just like Daddy's.

We are looking forward to Easter next weekend and are planning an Egg Hunt on Friday - holidays are so much fun now!

Winter Helper

We woke up today to a beautiful blanket of fluffy snow. By 9 am it was already starting to get heavy and wet so we had to hurry and get the driveway shoveled. Max was eager to help so he grabbed the extra shovel and went to work...

As pretty as the snow was today, I hope this winter business will be over soon. I am so ready to throw the gear in storage and move on to rain boots and bright yellow rain coats. Max's warm jacket has bit the dust - the zipper just keeps ripping open and out pops his little tummy! Yep, that's right old man Winter, it's time to move along now...

Birthday Party!

Today we had Max's 2nd Birthday Party with his best buddies - it was a really fun day. We started off at the hill with a little sledding. And then back to the house for brunch, cake and lots of playing. Max is 'getting it' now and was pretty excited yesterday when we told him we were having a birthday party. He loved the Happy Birthday banner that we hung up for him and was thrilled with all of his beautiful gifts. Cards and gifts have been arriving at the house this past week and Max gets so excited when he sees a colorful envelope in the stack of mail - he is very proud of his cards that say how special he is - I am sure Max thinks 2 is pretty cool...

Max, I promise that I won't decorate with hearts forever...I just can't help myself!

Thanks William, Kylee and Reid for a special day - Max was sorry to see everyone go.

ABCDs

Puppy Fever

Max stayed home with Dad today. We all just got over a terrible flu last week and Max was running a fever this morning - again?! Honestly. As usual though, you would never know that this little peanut was sick, he is still a chipper little guy even when he is feeling a little under the weather. So he and Daddy-o stayed inside and played today. Max has all sorts of toys, big noisy trucks, tiny little trains, John Deere tractors all of which he loves but lately he has been quite attached to this adorable hand knit puppy dog. He loves to make the puppy bark and lets his puppy help him pick up toys...and sippy cups...

Thank you to my mom's talented friend, Gwen who lovingly made this puppy for Max - he is very special!

Mr. Fix It

Hi there! It's been a week of building, painting, fixing over here. I am SAD to be going back to work tomorrow - we have only chipped the giant iceberg that is our To Do List. Max had a great week - I am sure tomorrow's daycare drop off will be dramatic as it always is after too many days away.

We are anxious to get into our bathroom again - right now our beautiful tub and tile are in but today is painting day and we are currently without a bathroom sink. Carm is losing patience with the entire process and wants to "burn our house down" as he so eloquently put it yesterday...yikes. Max just wants to be like his daddy and build things too - he had a great time this morning putting his new step stool together. Hope everyone had a happy New Year and good luck getting back to the grind tomorrow!