This is how I found Max bright and early Monday morning. All dressed in full costume out front ready to play with Lily our neighbor who was at school. He was a bit disappointed.
Getting Davie calmed down for a nap. We always spend some time looking at the fish or at the cars outside for a few and it usually does the trick.
Max's dinner request this time around was honeydew melon and shrimp (or swimp, as he calls it). Max was chowing down on his melon and Levi, who is usually a super fast eater, seemed to be lagging. It took a couple seconds of us watching him eat to realize it was because of those two missing front top teeth and bottom. Jason calls him his gummi bear because of all those missing teeth. I am still getting used to the toothless wonder.
And Mr. Davis is loving eating food and getting quite good at it.
And for family night we did a game and smores outside which Uncle Jared, Barkley and Lily joined us for.
I love watching him sleep, it's so sweet, especially when he snuggles with his snuggle cow.
Max got out the binoculars, I think he was looking at a squirrel. The boys love these binoculars that Dad is nice enough to let them use. They are actually very nice and very spendy ones that he got when he worked at Leupold. They will really be fun to use once the boys get a little older and can really use them.
My sweet mans chubby fingers. I love it when he snuggles.
We we just going about our regular day and I was working in the back while Davis was napping and I came out to this guy sleeping. He does still need a nap most days but hasn't in years. Oh well, can't force a kid to sleep but he is usually in much better spirits after he drifts off for a bit.
I was contacted by my RS president Lynette to make up a few of these necklaces. I wasn't sure what they were for but a few days later I found out at church that we had a change in presidency and these were a gift from her to her outgoing presidency. I am glad I got to make them up a nice personal gift for all their hardwork. I am excited for the new presidency because it has some of my absolutely favorite people in it (the last was awesome too, I just didn't know them all as well). Emily Thomas is the preseident, with Jo Istook and Analee Wadell as her crew. They are all wonderful ladies and are going to do a great job.
As part of my birthday gift Jason got tickets for us to go to Cirque de Soleil Totem which we had been wanting to do since we saw them the last time several years ago. It is always spendy to go but we don't really go out to the movies or eat out so it's just a nice treat. Plus it is AMAZING. I mean even watching in video clips you find online (or their is one movie they've done) doesn't even compare to seeing it live. And so far every time I have gone it has been in the front row which I love. I went two times with Jason and one time before my mission and it never fails to impress. I love the costumes, the lighting, the music, the theatrics, all the acrobatics and tricks. It is just amazing
Sadly this is the best picture I got. Oh well. It was fun and I got to cross it off my 40 things to do before 40! Ha, only 39 to go (though my mom and I have plans to see some broadway musicals here in Portland for this and next year).
Friday was a good one as usual. I love Fridays, both boys are out of school, we get some homework done, piano practice then play and go do something fun. Though sometimes it ends up a Dr. appointment day because Fridays are the day our pediatricion is in the office right next to our house. This was an appointment day for Davis. All was well with him and I found this on the wall (JDG which is Jason's initials
We ended up doing all the homework and such after the doctors. Max was working on his homework long after Levi because Max just takes a little more prompting and convincing to get it done. Levi kept bugging me about going next door to play to which I told him not until Max was done with his homework then they could both go. Exactly 2 minutes later he hands me a note letting me know how he really feels about that arrangement. Funny boy. Homework eventually got done and they went to play with miss Lily.
Come Saturday we did our Easter baskets. We've kind of settled on doing the fun Easter stuff like the Easter egg hunt and baskets on the day before, Saturday, then have a more relaxed Easter Sunday with a nice dinner and focus more on the spiritual things.
More Easter pictures to come. They are just on my other camera and it seems to take me forever to get them cleared off. The boys loved their baskets which were pretty simple and included water bottles (we love them) sand toys for the beach, a couple of treats and other fun things.
That all happened pretty early. Then it was cleanup time but not before Jason sat Davis down and showed him all the different kind of bulbs he had. Jason has been into plants and flowers the past few years. He does a great job with keeping all that up. I can't keep a plant alive to save my life.
And the boys helped keep Davis busy while outside work was done. And they were both pretty good about indoor jobs as well. they are starting to be better about getting things done and have actually become semi helpful, though it is definitely slower and not as great of job as Jason and I do. But give it time.
Then later in the afternoon Levi had his piano recital which he did great at! More pictures to come. Hopefully soon.....We made brownies for a treat (Krista had brought all the healthy stuff, so I brought the junk) and Max helped me with them so was 'in charge' of them. Luckily Uncle Monte helped them get all the way to the table without being eaten or dropped.
And this kid is getting more and more mobile. I don't know how I feel about that, not that it matters because it's happening!
A paper I found in Levi's school work. All looks about right. "Sometimes I go to Ihop for pancakes with my family. I also like breakfast sandwich.". Nese does a 'boys breakfast' once every few months and takes all the boys, including Jason to Ihop, Toms or Elmers which I get to sleep in. I do however make the breakfast sandwiches and have extras frozen ready for the mornings. Levi can now work the microwave and warm them up himself which is very handy. They are becoming a favorite of his.
After church. This is a normal site with Max coming in and asking if I can unbutton his church shirt. I love how he has different colored socks on. That's how we do it!
He's getting faster and faster and growing so fast. He has also become quite the eater. He loves all of it. Favorites include avocado, carrot, sweet potatoes and chicken. Also I have become very grateful for this little machine. Rhonda actually bought it for us before Davis was even born and I thought she was crazy (partially because I saw how much it cost, which I would not have done without having used it). But it is so handy and makes food. You just put whatever food you want to give them, put some water in the steamer and turn it on and leave. It steams it then you just push a button and it purees it into baby food. Works like a charm and I'm thankful she got it for us.
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