Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Max is 18 months!





Max is a year and half! Every time I do one of these updates I talk about what a little man he is becoming. This time I really mean it! Outside of getting colds and making new teeth Max is a happy, flamboyant, demanding and opinionated little boy. His laugh is infectious, he runs from place to place with his arms flapping, he tells you what he wants when he wants it and he answers yes or no to all questions (even if I am not talking to him).

Max clearly has Kellner energy. Outside of when he is sleeping he won't stay still for longer than a few minutes at a time. He loves to be outside and when he is inside he wants to help me do everything around the house. He likes to help me cook and so we got him a toy kitchen where he can make us milk, water with ice and soup with eggs. I have a feeling Max is going to have a huge imagination.

Max is a difficult eater. He is not one of those kids that will eat the same thing every day or even the same type of foods consistently (although he has never turned down a pickle or a piece of chocolate). This behavior keeps us on our toes. I do my best every day to find healthy and filling food for him to eat.

Max loves to take baths every night with dad. He's constantly finding new ways of entertaining himself in the water by pouring water into his little cups and buckets. He really likes going swimming at the Hood River pool on Saturdays and can get from one side of the pool to the other by himself with his arm floats.

To make a long story short, Max is doing very well and he is growing up fast!

Max can dance



Max has a unique way of dancing. I am pretty sure he got these moves from his dad. Here he is dancing to his favorite song from Bob The Builder.

Oldies but goodies






These pictures were taken a while ago but I am just getting around to uploading them.

Head, shoulder, knees and toes



Max is getting really good at identifying his body parts and on this rare occasion I got him to perform on camera. At the end of the video he says "ana" which is his word for cold. I am not sure why he says "ana" and not cold but I think it's kind of cute.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

It was a success!



We all had fun trick or treating this year. Max got to eat his first M&Ms, mom got a jack-o-lantern full of candy (Max did the dirty work for me) and dad just enjoyed himself. We already can't wait for next year!

First Trick or Treat ever!

We decided to take Max trick or treating this year even though we knew he would have no clue what was going on. He doesn't really eat candy and he can't say trick or treat so it was more for us than for him. In the picture above he is looking nervous to approach the first house.

He stood there and watched his buddy Zach as the guy put some crackers (aka candy) in his treat bag. He must have thought it was a good deal so he walked up to the guy and held out his bucket and got some crackers too.


Here he is looking pretty confident (and slightly confused) that this is going to be a good night.

Picasso Monkey



Max loves to color almost as much as he likes to eat the crayons.

Halloween party




Max was invited to a Halloween party where he and his little friends got to show off their costumes a few days early. I think this might be the cutest age to dress up your kid (I might change my mind next year). They just kind of waddle around and look at each other and wonder why all of the other kids are wearing funny clothes. They are too little to take their costumes off (sort of) and seem kind of confused when they look at themselves in the mirror.
From left to right: Nolan - cowboy, Max - monkey, Lily - bumble bee, Kellen - shark, Tate - monkey

Hello


I like these pictures but I think they make my baby look grown up.