Snowy Day

On Sunday we woke up to Max already walking around our room (a crib sure would be nice at 6am). He promptly said hi to daddy and then "Look outside, snow on the the ground! Go see. Put jackets on."

After getting over the amazement that our child is now speaking in paragraphs, we headed outside for some fun!

Where'd My Baby Go

Here are some recent pictures of Max (pre and post haircut). All I have to ask is where'd my baby go?! Speaking of babies...our great friends Robbie and Catie are expecting their first little one, Jackson. Seeing the pictures of the adorable baby baking in Catie's belly and watching my little one get so big is making me anxious for that next stage in life: mother of two.

Robo-Max

Max thinks a headband and goggles make a good robot costume. Works for me. Hopefully he still agrees when Halloween comes along.

Party Time

Happy 2nd Birthday Max!

2 years ago we were busy staring in awe at the brand new baby boy we had created. We admired fingers and toes (yea, he had 10 of each)! We looked at the amazing full head of hair (we were convinced he was going to be bald).

We cuddled. We held. We rocked.

We fell head over heels in love with our 10.2 pound, 22 inch, brown haired, rosy cheeked baby!

Now, here we sit 2 years later and we are in awe of the 2 year old we are raising. He walks and runs. He tries his hardest to jump. He has opinions and is not afraid to let everyone know what they are. He loves dinosaurs, animals of all kinds, Star Wars and trains. If you ask (and offer chocolate) he will count to 10 and tell you his name is Max Nelson.

We still cuddle. We still hold. We still rock.

We are still head over heels in love with our 29 pound, 35 inch, blonde haired, rosy cheek boy!

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!

The other day at school there was a huge Monster Truck parked across the street. Max was so excited and we had to go look at it at least 20 times during the 2 hours we were there.

So, as an early birthday present to Max we went to Monster Jam 2009 today. He lasted almost 2 hours and really seemed to enjoy it. We did not bring the camera (doh!) so the only photo I got was taken with my phone. He doesn't look too happy, but trust me, he LOVED it.

When we got home he had lots to say:
"Monster Trucks" and "big wheels" and "very very loud" and "Max scared".

Happy Early 2nd birthday Max!