Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter everyone!

Max had such a fun weekend! We went to Morgan's school on Saturday and he got to meet the Easter Bunny for the first time, which didn't go over so well...Max cried so I had to sit with him for the picture. Then when we tried to get a picture with Morgan, he wouldn't keep his head straight, he kept looking around for the Easter bunny!!

Then on Sunday Max opened his Easter basket from me and Morgan. REALLY likes Pez candies and his new Elmo DVD!!

After church we went over to our friends house for an Easter dinner. We had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard which was fun. The kids were really cute and fun to watch. Parker and Max just kind of sat and the bigger kids, Jack and Addie, decided to help them out with collecting eggs. It was so much fun! Then Brooke and Jason had an Easter egg hunt for the couples so we scavenged around the house for our easter eggs! It was something we'll always remember!

Last night the husbands had to study late for their Friday morning test (this weekend Morgan has to study for a test on Monday, then after that one he has one next Friday, then another one a week from Monday. That means some major late nights over the next few weeks!) so the girls got together for dinner. Here are some pictures of Max and Parker playing around and watching the "big kids" outside in the backyard. It was so funny to watch them, they wanted to go outside so badly but it was a definite no because they still eat the rocks!! Max and Parker are really starting to get along and it's cute to watch them walk around together, hand things to each other, and take things from each other. Looks like their going to be good buddies!!






Also, here are some pictures of Max playing with his new birthday present from the Mathie's. He mostly likes to gather his shoes up and put them on top like their cars or he likes to stand on it and yell until I help him down. Such a funny boy!
Thanks, Mathie's, for the Easter book and bunny! Max loves it!! It's an adorable story!
We are going to have an Easter Dinner at our friends this weekend so I'll post some of the pictures from that when we get them. Happy Easter everyone!!

Swimming with friends

On Monday we were invited to go swimming with some ward friends. We got there a little late so Max was pretty much the last one in the pool, but he prefers it that way:) It was so much fun!! It's great now that he can actually be invovled in things like that!!

Also, Max had his 1 year doctor appt. today. He is 21 lbs. (no weight gain since his last appt. which they say is normal since he started walking then), which is 35th percentile, 30.5 inches tall, which is 75th percentile, and his head is in the 55th percentile. So, tall and skinny with a big head? No, he's perfect and we love him!!

Max's FIRST Birthday!!

Yesterday was Max's 1st birthday! We all got up and opened his great presents from his Grandpa and Grammie Mathie and Aunt and Uncles. He LOVES to stand on his new little people garage and has only fallen once so far. He loves to wack his new baseball toy and carries the bat around the house....which makes Bandit a little nervous. Then he went down for an early nap and woke up to MORE presents from me and Morgan (note: not a good idea to do presents during conference, kinda defeats the purpose....). We got him a mini piano, a Cars ball, some books, a couple of bath toys and sand toys, and a new Baby Einstein DVD which he LOVES! It's the new signing video and it's really cute. Then we had lunch and he went down for another nap and Morgan and I got his party ready. All of his (our) friends came over around 5 and we had a little birthday dinner and watched a DVD of all of the pictures of Max over the past year. His friends, although they weren't supposed to, brought lots of great gifts and he is loving every one of them. They were all very impressed with his walking and ball handling "skills." He was a little shy and cranky late in the evening, due to a little diaper rash and too much partying. He didn't get any cake which was sad but he was definitely not interested. Maybe next year he'll be more understanding of what a treat cake is?! I'll just have to teach him the joy of eating sweets;) Anyways, thanks to everyone for all your gifts! He is definitely one spoiled kid but we love him so much and can't believe it's already been a year since he was born. It makes me want another one, but you all know Morgan! That won't be happening any time soon.

Hope you all enjoy the pictures!! We have a lot going on this week so I will be sure to post more as soon I can. Happy April Fool's Day, by the way!

Max is starting to drink whole milk now, and here are some pictures of him with his little sippy cup. He likes having it on the go rather than just sitting to nurse, but he still likes to nurse before he settles down for a nap or first thing in the morning. I have to admit, it's hard weaning him. I really am going to miss it a lot. Nursing has been one of my favorite things as a mom and I'll be sad to see him stop. :)

Getting ready for bed

Max's 2nd Trip to Newport

Trip to Salt Lake

While Morgan was getting ready for and taking his finals, Max and I took a trip up to snowy Salt Lake. Thanks so much to everyone for all your help. Grandpa and Grammie Mathie did a lot of babysitting (that was much appreciated!!) and Popa and Gramma Lewis did a LOT of hosting and entertaining. His "1st" birthday was a huge success and it was a lot of fun!! I can't wait until he REALLY turns one and we can celebrate down here with all of his "buddies!" My favorite part of the trip had to be spending so much time with Jenn and baby Kate. Max and Kate sure loved playing together and it was fun to see them encourage each other to walk and try other new things. Max now shakes his head like Kathryn and it's fun to see him copying her. Oh, he did learn how to give "5's" while we were up there and he still likes doing those!! I'll post some of our Newport trip later this week. Thanks again to all our family for the good time we had!

Morgan's Birthday

Poor Morgan just had to study all day and didn't really get to celebrate. We had dinner at our friends and had cake and ice cream but then he had to get back to studying for the rest of the night. It was sad enough that he turned 27, but studying all night? Now he's a poor, OLD med student!:)

Playing in the kitchen

Swimming with Friends

New Pictures

These are Max's first superbowl party (with his friends Parker and Jack), first time at the park, and then of him horsing around with his toy box.

Drinking from a cup AND walking...

Big week this week! First of all, Max has decided that he is no longer going to drink from his sippy cups when regular cups are around. He throws his cup over the edge and reaches for my cup. He especially loves loves loves my nalgene bottle and when it's around, he won't stop until he gets a sip!
Second of all, Max is WALKING!! He just needed the proper motivation: my cell phone. Yesterday during the day he took 4 steps a few times then when Morgan came home, he walked over 8 steps!! And today during the superbowl party at our friends house he did it again! Everybody loved him and it was the best time.
We're hoping to go swimming this week and go to the zoo so we'll post some pictures again soon.