Happy Birthday Max!

Here are some fun things you have been up to:

You swallowed a quarter this week and we are happy to say that it has exited. 

You are addicted to your binky and I don't have the heart to take it away yet.

You're a daddy's boy through and through.  Or a Papa's boy.  You definitely prefer hanging with the boys. 

You love animals and pretend to be a dog or cat frequently.  Mealtimes can be comical when you decide to eat like a cat.

You are so stinking polite.  You say "thank you" for everything and will NOT stop saying it until we say "You are welcome".

We have to kiss any and all bodily injuries.

You have started to like talking on the phone.  Papa Max and Yeck (Lex) are loving that you call one of them daily. 

You are afraid of the sprinklers. 

We just love you Max!  We love your laid back style and your funny personality.  What a miracle you are to our family.   

Friends plus General Conference

Our dear friends Matt and Jenny and their boys Graham and Harrison drove from Utah to play for a weekend.  It happened to be General Conference weekend.  We had such a great time and stayed up way too late talking, just like old times.  We swam, shopped, and listened to good talks.  

Such nice boys!

Random Pics of January thru April

Max is a good sport.

 Truth be told, he likes to dress up as much as the Z-meister.

 We visited an aquarium.  They had some cool displays where you could pet the fish.

 Birthday dinner with Grandma and Papa Tom.

 Max holding Uncle Wayne's chicken.

 A visit to Grandma and Papa Max's. 

 I thought Zannah was serious about Easter Egg hunting last year.  She upped her game this year.  We had a hard time convincing her there were no more eggs long after the other kids had gone. 

Christmas was only 5 months ago

I'm an awesome mom and got one picture of Christmas morning.  We did get video footage, so I console myself with that. 

 We attempted to ice skate.

 Beatiful Angela and Maxer. 

 Building ginger-bread houses. 

I really should record things as they happen so I can write deatils, but by the pictures I think Christmas was a good time.