Pantie Raider

Max decided to take advantage of the 5 for $20 pantie sale at Target on Saturday!

Fish Outta Water

Jaxon going off the board for the first time! 

Daddy getting ready to play lifeguard!

Away he goes!

He was already begging to go again at this point!

Swimming to the side... who's gonna get there first?!

Joe's turn!

Looks like he's ready to go again too!

Alyssa's turn!

She's a pro!

Joe, Jaxon & Alyssa - Last day to swim 2011! Jaxon always had such a good time w/ these two!

A Little Corny

Every Summer we look forward to sweet corn! Jaxon LOVES corn in any shape or form but prefers eating it right off the cob, so when it's ready to be picked, he's ready to help do the shucking! Unfortunately the weather took it's toll on our crop this year and we've ended up resorting to buying a few ears here and there at the store. Here are a few shots of the boys working hard for their dinner!

My plan was to take some pictures of them eating it but before I knew it, 

the corn was gone! 

Dear Max - 10 months

Dear Max,

I hope you'll understand one day when I go to explain to you why Jaxon's life has been filmed from day one and yours, well, not so much, that it's not because I didn't love you just as much, I was just a little strapped for time those first few months. We've been spending a lot of time lately going back in time and watching our home movies from when Jaxon was little, like you. It's lit a fire under this old Mama's butt and inspired her to get the video camera out a little more.

You've been a busy little guy this past month. You are crawling all over the house, climbing everything and sprouting teeth like crazy! Jaxon brushed your teeth for you for the first time this morning, (should have been taping that), you did really well, considering! You even started pushing your lil' buggy around this week which means you'll probably be walking on your own soon!

You LOVE to bite! And I know you're not going to like it but if you keep it up, you're getting weaned sooner than planned! You drew blood the other day... NOT GOOD!!! Jaxon didn't think it was funny but the other day you bit him on the buns... Mommy thought it was hilarious which made Brother even more mad! You even like to bite yourself! Your new nickname is "Sharktooth"!

You're not picky when it comes to chow! You'll eat just about anything that the rest of us eat. Mama let you try your first sample of peanut butter this week, yes I know you are supposed to be at least a year old to eat PB but it's not like you ate half the jar.

We are counting down the days till Jaxon goes back to PreSchool. Mama & Brother are very ready... you on the other hand are going to be lost! Mama promises to play lots so that you don't get too bored and miss Brother too much and he'll be home for lunch and in the afternoon so you'll have someone to play w/ again. Maybe it'd be a good time for you to take your nap... you know, those things you don't do much of!!!

Until next month, love... Mommy

Maddox - August 18, 2001,10 months (Notice our back to PreSchool countdown on the board... we're not excited or anything!)

For those of you who think Max is a happy camper all the time... here's proof that he's not!

Adventures at the Sunset Zoo

Shopping with small children is stressful! School shopping w/ them is even worse! In an effort to make school shopping more bearable for all of us we decided to treat the boys with a trip to the Sunset Zoo. Since we've been having much nicer weather lately and the crashed computer depleted our vacation fund, we thought we'd try and make 1 BIG day trip out of 3 major tasks... computer shopping, school shopping and animal viewing! What was I thinking?!?!?! Clearly I was not!
Things started out rather smoothly. The boys managed to make it more than half way through the zoo w/out a major meltdown. We stopped at the halfway point for a water/snack break on a shaded bench right across from the bald eagle exhibit... Jaxon's favorite bird! Things went from peaceful and serene to, well lets just say not so peaceful and serene, all thanks to the gift shop located conveniently smack dab in the middle of the park! After a short bump in the road, we were back on track for the rest of the day at the zoo! Here are some highlights from our time at the zoo! 



This was taken two years ago, the first time we took Jaxon to the Sunset Zoo.

Jaxon hates pink... it's a girl color! He told me he thought the flamingos were pretty cool even though they are pink!

Jaxon pointing to his favorite bird, the bald eagle!

Jaxon & Maddox taking their water/snack break!



Here's Jaxon checking out the maned wolf he affectionately named "Wolfy"!



Max seemed to like the giant anteater!



This was Max's first trip to a zoo... he had a really good time!



Jaxon's favorite exhibit was... can you guess?! That's right, the poison dart frogs!



Here he is showing Daddy the green and black poison frog.

I took a picture on this very same bench two years ago...

... things have changed just a bit! Jaxon has grown, Mommy & Daddy have shrunk a bit and we added lil's Max to our pack!



It was a great family outing that I hope we can do again soon... the zoo part, not the school shopping!!! 



Making a BIG Splash

School starts in 2 weeks! I think I'm more excited than Jaxon at this point! Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed most of our Summer Vacation but there comes a time in every young man's life when he's had just about enough "Mommy time" and vice versa!

One of the ways that we've kept from killing, I mean driving each other, I mean staying busy this Summer has been by going swimming. Not only is it great exercises but it's also a great way to waste a few hours in an otherwise boring at-home afternoon!

Jaxon's big thing this Summer has been swimming in the BIG kids pool. Since he hasn't had lessons yet I wasn't sure this idea was a real great one until a friend of mine introduced us to arm floaties... or as I like to call them my lifeline to sanity at the pool! Jaxon thinks these little, plastic, lifesavers are the next best thing to sliced bread!

Max likes to swim too. Even more than swimming though, Max likes the snacks! Here he is enjoying a Chips a Hoy cookie while BIG brother makes a BIG splash!

Jaxon's learning to doggie paddle...

and use his goggles!

I dread telling him that the pool will be closing soon... oh well, PreSchool will be a great distraction!

Photo of the Week - TP Memories

Max went missing for a few minutes yesterday... here's where I found him! He'd unrolled the entire roll of TP and eaten a few pieces by the time I found him. I'd just given Daddy & Brother instructions on closing the toilet lids after using them... luckily they'd listened!

Someone else I know enjoyed unrolling the TP rolls at one time too...

he had a little more hair though! (This was taken 5 days before Jaxon's 1st birthday so Max is a few months ahead of his time... YAY Mommy!)