Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Maxwell - 1 Year Old

I officially survived my first year!!! Today I turned one, and what a year it has been! I am officially walking (running), talking (screaming), climbing, and doing everything most one year olds do. Although most wouldn't understand, I am saying Lily, Ryan, Harley, and Daddy. I can also sign more, all done, and milk. I understand lots of stuff too, although sometimes I still play the one year old card and pretend I didn't hear you (especially when told "no"). I am still growing thanks to all the eating I do and measured in today at 24 pounds 1 ounce (87%) and 28 3/4 inches (12%). I am wearing mainly 18 month clothes, although I can stretch into some 24 month old things already and squeeze into some 12 month stuff like pants since I have short little legs. My head is measuring in at a whopping 49 cm (almost 99%) which just shows you how smart I am. I now have 6 teeth, and yes, I do bite! I don't mean to hurt anyone, but sometimes shoulders and legs look so squishy that I just can't help myself. My absolute favorite thing is still dancing, especially to the Curious George theme song. I will break out my moves for most any song though and will stop everything just to dance when I hear music. I also love doing anything outdoors. Cruising in my Cozy Coupe and going for a stroll are a few of my favorites! I am still sleeping through the night although I've had a few setbacks due to vacations and just plain stubbornness. Mom and Dad quickly get me back on track though. Mom is slowly weaning me off of bottles, although I am the first to admit that sippy cups cramp my style. I have tried five different kinds and in my opinion they are just too much work! I am sure, like most things, I will give in eventually. All in all it has been quite an adventure this past year. Stay tuned for year two because I'm pretty certain it will be just as spectacular!

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Jawsome Party

 
What a year it has been as a family of five, and today we celebrated our little man with a shark themed birthday bash! After a gloomy morning we were certain we'd have to move the party indoors, but almost as if it was planned, the clouds parted and the sun peeked through just in time for us to set up. Virmond Park was the perfect setting, and the perfect mix of people joined us for what turned out to be a "jawsome" party!

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Neighborhood Shenanigans

Neighborhood shenanigans were going on in Mequon today!

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Squeezing in the Cottage


Dad had to take a last minute business trip so our week at the cottage was looking as if it might get crossed off the calendar; however, after a few phone calls, Mom was able to engineer a plan and we managed to get at least three days in the great outdoors. This was Maxwell's inaugural visit to Wayne's World as well so we made sure to expose him to everything "Up North" has to offer. Since we only had three days we made sure to make the most of it filling our time with tubing, swimming, paddle boarding, four wheeling, Yahtzee, and other games. We also made time to take in the great eclipse of 2017 while donning our NASA approved eclipse glasses. We of course wish we could have stayed all week, but we're glad we got three fun filled days to hang out with our cousins, and it was a great way to start saying our goodbyes to summer!