Wordless Wednesday

I am pretty sure I can never do a truly Wordless Wednesday, but here is the Reader's Digest version of the caption. I was doing the dishes after dinner on Sunday while Max played. All of the sudden it got too quiet and I turned around to find the little monkey on the kitchen table. Ugh. Not loving the climbing obsession.

Can you share, please?

I know I have said this before, but my child is a wild man. He is constantly on the go. Kicking balls. Running. Doing "quick feet" which is pretty hilarious. Reaching up on tables and counters. Racing his cars. Just watching him makes me tired. I am sure his antics are normal for his age, but I am in awe\ just watching him. So Max can you share with me? Share some of that wildness with this Momma, who feels like I am 20 something going on 70 something. 

Sliding down the stairs.

Tough guy.

This kid has his Harry Potter imitation down. Can't you tell he is conjuring  his stag partronus? 

I am ready for summer time when I can let him run wild.

Silly Max.

Hayden is a dog not a horse.

Bing has a way with words.

As I sit here watching White Christmas and listening to Bing Crosby sing, I realize he has a point. I should count my blessings instead of sheep and I will fall asleep counting my blessings. Such a smart man.

My well behaved little guy has turned into a tantrum throwing, energetic, crankster. My patience has definitely been tested lately. I think I may have had this coming because I have been known to be a handful, but I didn't realize it would start so early. Even when he is a challenge, he is amazing, but he sure can push my buttons (kinda like his daddy). The past few days I have put him in monster clothes and he has fulfilled that role. Maybe tomorrow I should look for clothes covered in perfect little angels? He does look pretty cute as a monster though!

Happy little monster.

Doesn't this make you smile?

So just a few of the blessings that I will be counting tonight!

• GB. His safety and his happiness and the fact that he was such a good sport to Skype with my sociology class today. They loved it.
• That we have reached the last full month that we will spend in Idaho. Idaho has been amazing and I couldn't imagine having been anywhere else these past months. I am one lucky girl to have such an amazing family.
• So many adventures to look forward to in 2012!
• The high school I have had the opportunity to work with. I am really starting to feel like I belong and my students are awesome and keep me on my toes. 
• My sister who watches White Christmas with me even though she doesn't love it quite like I do, but she is a great date this Friday evening.

Oh December!

I am so happy to see you! The first week of December has gone by in a blink of an eye and has been full of fun already. I love how full our calendar has become and that time is flying. This is how we have spent the month so far.

We have been dressing for the season. (Well actually we started in November, but I love all the Christmas cuteness)

Let it Glow!!

This was actually in November but I love it!

Mommy got to have a little adult time while she attended a wedding of a sorority sister! I had so much fun! It was so nice to feel like a social person again and spend time with a few of the many amazing, beautiful women who have shaped me into the person I am today! I feel so blessed to know them!

We have been shopping and playing and getting ready to celebrate. Mommy B has been busy with her long term sub position and comes home everyday tired and happy. Daddy B has been busy too and Santa has already come once for him. The post office even delivered his own little Charlie Brown Christmas tree, which was decorated in true GB style. 

Since this picture was taken Santa's elves have visited again! I am not sure that GB has been this nice! Hehe.

I hope everyone has had as great of December as we have had so far!

Sentimental.

As I was addressing our Christmas card this year, it got me thinking about last year at this time. I had sweet cuddly three month old instead of a busy, crazy, energetic, loud, toddler.

The holidays get me all sentimental. I wonder if it will always be like this now that I am a momma or if it because our family isn't all together right now. So what do I do if I am in a sentimental mood? Look at pictures. This time I went through the pictures that a sweet friend took of Max last year for our Christmas card. I love them!! Thanks Stef for these memories!!

Some things don't change.

Like the way Max looks when he sleeps. It is hard to believe that his face looks the same at 15 months as well as a couple days old . It is also very hard to believe that he was every that little.

Day 13

I am thankful for outside playtime. Max loves it so much and I think the fresh air is so good for him. He smiles constantly and comes inside worn out. Today we went out and played on the deck. Max rediscovered his car and was in heaven. We ran with the dogs and kicked leaves. The only downside of playing outside is trying to drag Max back inside. His biggest temper tantrum to date was today as result of making him put his car away and come inside.

On the go!

Happy to be outside!

Day 12

Today I am thankful for growing up in Idaho and getting to show Max how amazing my hometown is. I had a fabulous childhood and think I live in pretty much the most beautiful place in the country. The people, the scenery, the small town feel, it is as close to perfect as you can get. I love being able to walk into the bank, grocery store, post office, etc and knowing someone if not everyone. The care and concern are so prominent here and I hope I can instill the values that I learned in large part from growing up in such a fabulous community.

Here Max is enjoying living in Idaho these past few months!

Exploring the backyard.

Cabin boy. 

Playing at City Beach!

No matter where we are we are always thinking about Daddy!

Learning early!

Who needs the lake when I have my own pool?

A beautiful September day to celebrate a year of Max!

Taking the car for a spin!

Swinging!

"Man, this thing is heavy!"

Trick or treat.

Checking out the first snow of the year!

Days 4, 5, and 6

November just keeps rolling right along! In many ways I want to stop time and enjoy this age with my active little man who has so much personality, I can't really believe that it all comes from someone so young. In other ways, I am loving how quickly the time is passing.


4 Nov 2011
I am thankful for Christmas. I am thankful for the birth of the Savior. I am thankful for my faith. I am thankful that it is a time to for my family to get together and to celebrate. I am thankful that I get to be home with my family this Christmas as I have to spend it without GB. I am thankful we are able to purchase presents for our son. I am thankful that shopping is a distraction and that I got to purchase my very first present of the season on this day. I cannot wait for the Christmas music to be blaring come the day after Thanksgiving.

5 Nov 2011
I am thankful for GB. I have expressed my thanks for him yet because I was trying to figure how to say how much he means to me. I am so thankful to have found my best friend, that I get to be married to him. I am thankful for how he makes me laugh. I am thankful for Skype. There have been so many mornings when I have woken up cranky and grouchy and a quick 10 minute chat with GB turns my whole day around. I am thankful that he challenges me. He is definitely not perfect (but neither am I), but he is so perfect for me. There are so many little things that remind me of him and his laugh. I cannot wait until we will be busting our dance moves and singing to ridiculous songs. I have a feeling that Max will be embarrassed by the two of us more than once in his life. I am so thankful that I decided to go to his fraternity that fateful August night, because my life would be so boring and so bare without him.

6 Nov 2011
I am thankful for the small moments in life. So often I am too busy or preoccupied to notice how the small things are momentous in their own way. On the days when I am doing this too much, my sweet little boy reminds me. For example, today Max woke up from a long nap very, very cranky. Everything I did made him more cranky. I finally warmed up some milk and gave him his sippy while we rocked. He calmed down and I loved the cuddling that is so rare these days. I am blessed.

The cranky wake up.

The Mommy/Max cuddle time!

I am thankful for every moment, big and small, that I get to be his Mommy.

Thankful

Several of my friends have started doing this and I wanted to as well. Sometimes I need to be reminded for all that I have to be thankful for! I think I am going to try to do this most everyday and to include what we have been up to, but I am already behind so we will see how this goes!

1Nov2011

I am thankful for my job. I love its flexibility. I love its variety. I love the kids and the things they say that make me smile. I love that it gets me up and going for the day. Most of all, I love that it makes time fly by so it makes it feel like so much closer to seeing GB.

2Nov2011

I am thankful for my son! Hearing his giggle makes everything seem a little bit easier.

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Halloween was full of treats and no tricks in the B family! I have always loved Halloween, but it reminds me of GB because we were just starting and nurturing our relationship a few Halloweens ago. What a fun time in our life so needless to say I was a little sad at the prospect of another holiday with our family not together. However, as much as we missed him, Max and I had a blast!

 

I worked a little in the morning and then ran some errands so Max and I could have the entire afternoon to do spooky (read costume cute) things. We went to the store to pick up some candy, because we wanted to do some reverse trick or treating. Max hasn't branched into the candy world for a couple of reasons. 1. Well so much sugar in his little belly may not be good. 2. I haven't researched, which kinds of candy have egg in them so he doesn't get any (sidenote: Did you know that some saltwater taffy has eggs in it? I didn't until our last appt with the allergist). So we had Max give away some candy instead.

 

My dad's office is right below my aunt's store and let's just say Max was a hit. We gave away some Reese's Peanutbutter cups downstairs and then headed upstairs. Max the garden gnome danced on the counter and charmed all the customers in the Hallmark. He loved taking the candy out of and putting it back into his little bucket. He shared and giggled and actually behaved himself! Woohoo!

 

Then after a little nap and some dinner, we headed out to hit the trick-or-treating trail. We went to about 10 houses and were gone for about 20 minutes because the gnome was getting cold. He was a hit at every house and had a blast, but we pretty much hit our limit with the time we were gone. I am sure next year will be a different story and with each passing year, he will want to be out longer and want the candy! I was looking at all the bigger little ones all dressed up and I realized that someday that will be my baby boy sooner rather than later. I am excited for next year when he can say trick-or-treat!

This is pretty talented for me. I am sort of artistically challenged.

My garden gnome.

Smiles!

Max has loved the fall!

Getting ready for trick-or-treating! He had so many layers on he could barely move!

Dragging Auntie Lo!

Walking with Mommy!

The end of an amazing Halloween!

Oh and some guy handing out candy commented on the lack on candy in Max's bucket. I told him that I was putting it in my pockets because Max liked to dump out his bucket and then load/unload it a million times. His response, "Oh I just thought you looked pregnant." Thanks random guy. Thanks.