Wild Thing

The name Max is a very literary name. It is in all sorts of children's books. We were inspired to use the name because of the book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, a book and author that both Lane and I love. We even decorated Max's room with illustrations from the book and the words "Let the Wild Rumpus Start" which is a direct quote from the book.

I'm starting to think maybe we knew exactly what type of child we were going to have. This is an illustration from the book. If you replace the dog, with a cat then you have a clear picture of what life has been like in the Nelson House lately.

Wild Rumpus, hmmmmm. Maybe that wasn't such a good thing to put on the wall.

Display of Light

Lane decided yesterday that Max should be the one to hang Christmas lights on our bushes. This is what the end result was:

I can't decide if I'm going to fix it or not. Part of me thinks it is hilarious and I love it! But part of me thinks our neighbors will start to wonder about the state of mind of those living in our house. Oh well, who cares what the neighbors think! Right?

I'm just so crafty...

Max has his last Kindermusik class on Saturday. He has loved going. I wanted to make something small for his teacher, so I did a project with Max that I did with my first graders last year. I think it turned out pretty good.

Max's Christmas Poem

Here is Max doing his Christmas poem (well as much as he can). My favorite part is his version of "ho, ho, ho". Sorry it is a weird perspective. He has discovered what the camera does, and he likes to see.

Let it Snow!

Here are a couple of pictures from trimming the tree and one of Max enjoying the snow. I'm not sure he was too impressed with our winter wonderland. He did however keep eating the snowballs Lane made and then saying "yucky".

Happy Thanksgiving (a little late)

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. We were blessed to spend turkey day with our friends in Kansas City! Thank you to the Knights for opening their home and helping to create some wonderful Thanksgiving memories.
We can't wait for next year:)

Here are some pictures from the big day!

Lane, Robbie, and Catie doing some good cooking!

Max helping Mama make a peanut butter pie. He liked the cool whip the best!

Tugging at his collar like a true man.

Max the builder before getting dressed for the big day!

A light saber is all you need to make a boy's Thanksgiving day GREAT!