Jolly Old St. Nicholas...

Here is Max letting Santa know what he wanted for Christmas. He wasn't too terribly sure about the whole thing but he didn't freak out. He did let Santa know what he wanted and I'm thinking he whispered in his ear that mommy and daddy wanted bedroom furniture (check out the pictures below).

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

We have been in the holiday spirit at the Nelson household. Max has been an excited participant in Christmas until it came time to get dressed up and take a picture in front of the tree. Only two things made the situation bearable for him: the tie had trains on it which is quickly becoming a requirement for any piece of clothing Max wears, and we gave him candy if he stood in front of the tree and at least acted like he was happy about taking a picture!

We wrote Max's letter to Santa on Sunday. I admit, I got a little teary eyed as I was writing the words he told me. I can't believe our little baby is almost three. He has quite a wish list for Santa, but I'm pretty sure he will get all his little heart desires. My favorite part of the letter: when asked what else he wanted to tell Santa, Max replied, "I want to hug him!". Too sweet. We will see if he actually does want to hug him when we meet Santa on Tuesday at Lane's office party. Last year, I had to be part of the Santa picture because Max is automatically distrustful of anybody in a beard!

Christmas season so far has been a blessed experience seeing it through the eyes of our joyful two year old. He loves all things Christmas tree, Santa, and wrapping paper. In fact right now he is tearing up scraps of wrapping paper and I think I'll stop typing this blog and go help him turn his scraps into something crafty and fun! I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful time of the year, I know I am!

Babies and Wheelbarrows and Trains, Oh My!

We had a great Thanksgiving week in Oklahoma. Max loves all his grandparents so much and always is sad to go back home. We don't usually go home for Thanksgiving, but this year there was an extra special reason: Max's new cousin Kalliope Sage (I hope I spelled it right). Kalli is absolutely perfect in every way and we were very happy to spend some time trading war stories with new parents Chris and Sonya. I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving!!

Max trying on daddy's old glasses from high school.

One of Max's favorite activities. Being pushed by Ebe in the wheelbarrow. He also trained Bear to leave him alone. He figured out yelling really loudly made Bear not quite so eager to jump and lick him.

Grandma Flo worked on a Gingerbread Train with Max. He lost interest quickly, but Grandma powered through and finished it (mostly). Max did sneak back a few times to steal some candy!

Max's adorable new cousin: Kalliope Sage Harris, or "Kalli". She was born on November 19th and was 7 pounds 2 ounces and 19 inches long. Max can't wait to start playing with her!

Happy Halloween from Wolf Boy!

Listen closely and you can hear Max say Trick or Treat and use his nice manners and say Thank You!

Pumpkin Patch, yea!

One of our favorite activities as a family is to go to the Pumpkin Patch. We love the KC Pumpkin Patch and enjoyed getting out there again this year. Max's favorite things this year: the big wooden train, the tractor and trailer we road out to the patch, and the slide. He wasn't too interested in picking pumpkins, he really just wanted to get back on the tractor! The biggest change was the addition of the Knight Family including baby Jackson. Max was tickled pink when he got to "hold" baby Jackson to take pictures. Gives me hope for the future. I love the picture of the two of them because I can only imagine the mischief these two boys (and their fathers) are going to get into in the years to come!

Monkeys and Pumpkins and Wolfs, Oh My!

Here is Max 2 years ago.



Say it with me, "awww"!

Here is Max last year.



Quite the cutie!

I'm currently in full on stress out mode about getting his costume this year made. He is stubbornly insisting that he will be a "wolf boy". I'm seriously afraid that this year's costume won't be near as cute. Right now, I'm thinking I shouldn't worry so much about it being cute as I should about just getting it done. Right now all the costume pieces are mocking my Martha Stewart wannabeness from the Walmart sack they are hanging out in. I'll let you know how it all turns out!