The Fam
Monday, December 29, 2008
Christmas Fun!
The Fam
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Disneyland and Beach Fun
It was really cute, but quite exhausting so after a few times we headed up to Riviera Village for lunch. After lunch we headed home. On Saturday night we went to Jared's boss' holiday party. It was very nice. We took Max with us which meant we weren't able to stay too long. Here is a cute picture of Jared and Max. Max wore his Christmas outfit.
- Likes to point at things
- Pushes his cars/trucks/strollers (pretty much anything with wheels) around
- Climb into/on top of boxes
- Sing Baby Beluga or the theme song to Baby Signing Time. His version goes bebe ba bebe bebe, etc.
- Has become a very picky eater. All he ever really wants is fruit. Right now he's really into Cuties. He will also eat chicken nuggets and hot dogs as long as they are first drenched in ketchup.
- He no longer uses a bottle. I just stopped using it one day, no problems.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Max can do tricks.
Thanksgiving Pics
We went to the arboretum the day after Thanksgiving.
Max had a blast just cruising around. He was a happy camper that day...
My "Tree"mendous Boy!
Max, yummy toes and the renegade turd
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Max'S Great Escape
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
It's been a long while...
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Family Party
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Happy Birthday Song
Happy 1st Birthday Maximus!
- walk and run
- wave bye-bye
- clap his hands
- spin in a circle
- throw a ball (you just did that for the first time last night)
- sleep through the night
- make noises as you push around your cars/trains
- you love to look at books and to have them read to you
- can open doors with handles (not knobs yet...)
- love parks, especially the swings
- get excited when you see someone you know
- freak out when you see animals, specifically dogs. You get so excited you sometimes scare the dog.
- get sad when daddy leaves for work in the morning
- love other kids
- sleep with about 5 binkies and your blankie
- usually take 2 naps a day
- love things with wheels, baths, singing and other children
- are a really happy, lovable little boy!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
We Are Sick :(
So about this birthday party thing, so much more work than I anticipated. For those of you who don't know me well, procrastination is my middle name. One might think that motherhood would change this but it hasn't. So Thursday night I made a mad dash to Target to get some last minute items. (The one thing I did not procrastinate were the goodie bags; I had those ready to go on Sunday night.) I planned out the games and got them ready. I managed to get to bed by 11:30 pm.
The next morning Oct. 31st was madness. I ran to the grocery store to get some party trays. Then I had to get to the venue (the community center at my friends house) to get everything ready. Thank goodness for Erin and Paula who came and helped me set up. The major stressor was the parking situation. Because this is the community center for the "Family Housing of UCR" you need parking permits. Kind of inconvenient but not really a big deal I just needed to get everyone's license plate number. Well the night before I found out I only get 2 parking permits, due to new policy. Fabulous, just my kind of luck. So long story short. I found a parking lot on UCR that gave out 90 min parking permits, I then had people follow me over to the lot I paid for their parking ticket and then shuttled them back to the party. Luckily all the party goers were good sports and all went well.
So we had games: pumpkin bowling, pin the nose on the pumpkin, and find the pumpkins. I made a cake from cupcakes in the shape of a pumpkin, it didn't turn out like the picture (don't ask me why but for some reason I thought it would). Max got some nice presents. It really was a blur and you would think Max would nap well after a crazy party, but he didn't. Oh well.
Halloween night we went trick-or-treating with Cesar Lindy and their kids. I was really fun. Max liked to go up to the doors and grab candy which he would immediately shove in his mouth wrapper and all. We went to Torrance on Sat morning to hang with the fam and came back home on Sun. We were all sick yesterday. I thought Max had given us the bug, but now I think we gave it to him. Jared and I were pretty sick yesterday and Max seemed to be fine except for a runny nose. Then today he has a temp of 101, I took him to the doc who said to bring him back tomorrow if it gets worse.
To get Max to bed I laid beside him on the floor, resting his little feverish head in the crook of my arm and sang him to sleep. The song I sang him was on my great-grandma Ruth's mom sang to her it's kind of morbid, but has a pretty tune. Here are the lyrics:
Oh do you remember a long time ago
When two little babes whose names I don't know
Were stolen away on a bright summers day
And lost in the woods I heard people say.
When the night came, oh sad was their plight
The sun had gone down and the stars gave no light
They plead and they sighed and they bitterly cried
Then the poor little babes they lay down and died.
When they were dead the robins so red
Brought strawberry leaves and over them spread
And all the night long they sang their sweet song
To the poor little babes to the poor little babes.
SO this is the song I sang to him when he was really little and I rocked him to sleep. Since then we have learned many other ones. I tried "Baby Beluga" to get him to settle down tonight, but he wasn't having it. He was all about the sad, morbid, dead babe song. He fell asleep that's what matters most.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Tag Time
TagA- Attached Or Single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Mom, Dad, Jared, Max...too many to count
C- Cake Or Pie: That depends. Cake if it has something other than whip cream frosting. Pie if the crust is sweet. Like the Cherry Cheesecake recipe my mom makes, that's actually my Aunt Pam's recipe...mmmm I'm salivating.
D- Day Of Choice: Saturday, I like it when Jared is home and we all get to spend time together
E- Essential Item: Contacts or glasses. Can't see the "Big E" without them
F- Favorite Color: I have always liked red, but blue has been growing on me because both Jared and Max look so good in it :)
G- Greatest Accomplishment: Graduating from UCLA
H- Hometown: Torrance, CA
I- Indulgences: Sleep, you don't truly appreciate it until you lose it
J- January Or July: January. Although, I prefer the fall. It is too hot in July in Riverside
K- Kids: 1 - Maximus aka: Mutz, Terrorist
L- Life is Incomplete without: Family
M- Marriage Date: December 30, 2006
N- Number of Siblings: Three by blood and four others
O- Oranges or Apples: Pineapples
P- Phobias or Fears: Someone close to me dying
Q- Quotes: "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." Albert Einstein
R- Reason to Smile: Maximus smiling...he has Jared's smile
S- Season: Fall...cool crisp air and Halloween
T- Tag five friends: Erin, Jill, Mike, Dad, Joanne
U- Unknown Fact about Me: I have mastered the art of the "finger sweep", thanks to Max. I have become quite a pro. So if you have a small child, do not fear, I will get it out of their mouth.
V- Very Favorite Store: I don't have one, it's been a while since I've done shopping I actually enjoy. For Max I would pick Gymboree; I love all the goofy hats they have.
W- Worst Habit: Biting my nails. I relapsed.
X- X-ray or Ultra sound: Ultrasound
Y- Your Favorite Food: Ice cream
Z- Your Zodiac sign: Taurus
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Max's 1st Official Haircut
Last Wed. Jared, Max and I headed off to Monkey Dooz to get Max's hair cut. Max has had a few trims before, but this was his first time getting it all chopped off. Monkey Dooz is a kid's salon. We were really worried how Max would make it through the haircut since he tends to writhe and cry as if each hair has a nerve ending. The lady who cut his hair asked if he could have a lollipop...needless to say he was in heaven. He didn't make a peep the whole time, mainly due to the fact that his mouth was full of lolli. Even when she busted out the clippers...nothing. Max is now quite the tantrum thrower and he threw a doozie when the lollipop stick was confiscated.
After lollipop friend was consumed and dangerous but tasty stick was taken away... Max was a little upset
Max also has discovered doorknobs; luckily, he hasn't figured out how they work yet. Every morning when Jared heads off to work Max throws a fit as soon as the door closes behind him, it's kind of sad. Notice the super sweet kicks Max is sporting in this pic (thanks to Lindsey Adams). Max has graduated from the soft soled shoes to real shoes.
When Jared is playing on the PS3 Max always wants to help him by pressing all the buttons on daddy's controller. Here is a pic of them playing together. Max's controller was not actually on and he wasn't fooled for long.
Apple Picking
Monday, September 29, 2008
The Happiest Place on Earth
Max had a really fun time as did the rest of us. It was nice to get to spend time with Mimi and Brett and get to see our extended family also. Oh...I really wanted a clam chowder bread bowl (they are the best!). But after waiting in line for 15 minutes and not taking one step forward I got tired of waiting and ended up getting a crappy $10.00 burrito. That was the low point of the trip. Mimi and Brett stayed until Sat afternoon...we were sad to see them go :(
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Max...the real boy
We went to a mom's group function Saturday morning. Max had a fun time, still loving the swings. He also discovered push toys/walkers. Someone from the group brought one and it was like a black hole sucking Max in. It had many buttons and made many sounds, it was quite exciting. In the afternoon we drove to Gilda's and hung out. Max made yet another discovery...his tongue. He kept sticking it out and pinching it with his fingers, he continued doing this today but also tried to grab and bite our tongues. He is so silly!
Gilda was kind enough to watch Max while Jared and I went to watch his friend's (Eric) band play. It was nice to get out sans Max. We hadn't seen Eric in a while. Eric is one of Jared's best buds. We had a great time!