Friday, December 31, 2010

day 1 in florida - christmas day...

we started christmas morning off with a few presents.
max got a cool new winter hat and a couple of books from great aunt di.
and also a collectable teddy bear from great gramps.

max had some wrestle time with santa.

and then it was bath time!

a merry christmas smooch from my husband!

max was trying out his new sandals...his first pair of flip-flops!
we then hit the road and headed to make a visit to the pier.
we got to take max on his first ride in a convertable.

here is the first of many "finger in the nose" pictures.

mommy and max!

dancing to the music.

it was pretty windy and i didn't have a hat so i tried putting a pair of his pants on his head.
he wasn't a fan.

cool dude.

what a little ham!

family shot in front of the ocean.

max and grampa.

surprisingly he wasn't a fan of the sand.
i think i might have put him down too quickly and he got freaked out.
i was trying to coax him to give it another chance.
a couple of handsome boys on the beach!

i love this picture.

on the run!

goofball! he realized i was leaning over the railing to try to take his pictures and this was his response!

what a nice way to spend a part of our christmas day!

trip to florida...

we arrived at the appleton airport, made it through security, and had a little time to relax before our adventure began.


dada helped max unwrap his christmas present from the dogs...an animal book.
this thing provided lots of entertainment on the plane.

ready to board his first airplane!

i broke a bottle out for the first time in 6 months.
he was a little confused, but it helped us take off and land without any screaming!

here he is hanging out in the charlotte airport waiting for our last flight of the day to get us to florida!
max did an awesome job. he even napped on the plane!

christmas at grama's house...

we celebrated christmas at grama's house on december 23rd.
ryan, leslie, hayden, heidi, linda, bill, diane, hannah, teddy, and of course grama were there.
we had a great time visiting and enjoyed a yummy dinner.

hayden was ready to open presents!

max was checking out his new backyardigans video from hayden.

maggie was very interested in what hayden was going to get.

max got a barn with animals, farmers, and a tractor.
he's been playing with it like crazy. he loves it.

digging in his first stocking.

score...a new packer sippy cup for game day!

and a hat too!

cool...a puppy from ryan and leslie.

hayden was helping max try to remove it from the package.
even dada had trouble with this! :)

he got in some serious play time with aunt heidi!

and even got to try on uncle ryan's pants.
a little big now, but i have a feeling that they'll fit him someday soon!

two diapered boys crazy with the christmas spirit!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

a mini update from florida...

things in florida are going pretty good.
we had a nice christmas and are enjoying the family time and sunshine.
grama and grampa have dial up internet so i am not even going to attempt to do a post with pictures.
we return to wisconsin on thursday night, so i'll have tons of stories and pictures to share then!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

yum donut...

dada left max a donut for breakfast on wednesday morning.

giving it a good sniffing...

going in for the first bite...


and he likes it! (what a surprise!)

yee-haw...


really, there are no words needed for this post.

xmas jammies...

max was being such a goofball the other night.
i don't know if it was the christmas jammies, complete exhaustion, or just max being max.




little elf...

this little elf was busy working on cards for his teachers at daycare.

he really concentrates when he colors...it's fun to watch!

mom, stop interrupting me with that camera...i'm busy!

max got each of his teachers a pretty scarf and a smelly candle.

when his hard work was done, he had time to just hang around! :)

just say no...

...to crack! :)