Congratulations Aunt Jess!

It's a good thing our little Elephant did so many Halloween Pre-show activities because the actual day got cut a little short for Max. Here is Max in his Boo Day jammies on Halloween morning. He wanted to wish Aunt Jess good luck on her PA school entrance interview. Then, it was off to Mommy's work to say "Hi" to Gran and everyone at WKCTC. The Elephant then made his way to school and had time for a halloween cupcake before Mommy came to pick up a puny Max. We thought taking him home early for a good nap might perk him up enough for trick or treating....no luck. Our Elephant was pretty sickly and had to stay home on Thursday and Friday to recouperate.

Updates: Mr. Max is all better and Aunt Jess was accepted in the 2008 SIU PA class. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We're so proud of you!

Playing "Office Elephant" at Mommy's work.

Lots of orange icing and lots of orange faces.

Halloween Pre-show

Max the Elephant

Lately...Max will start clapping and yell "Yeah!!!" out of no where. In the picture below, he may have been cheering because we finally decided we were finished taking picutures. :)

Time flies!

From Monkey and Butterfly....

to Elephant and Peacock....

Peacocks and Pirates and Elephants...Oh My!

Max the Elephant, Adyson the Peacock and Avery the Pirate Princess

A Pirate Princess and her Baby Brother Pirate Myles

Boo Day comes early in Mboro

MOOOOOO....MOOOOOOO

Max comes face to snout with his most favorite animal....well...we guess it's his favorite because he seems to "quote" its noise a lot!
He does not stop at a short... "Moo"....he goes for a prolonged..."Moooooo Mooooo"
Note: At this time, he also "Mooooos" for horsies and rhinos???

Jump Castle at the Pumpkin Patch

Has there ever been a child that didn't LOVE the jumping castle? Max had a great time.
I was afraid I would have to climb in and drag him out at sundown!

Wurth's Pumpkin Patch

Wurth's farmer says Max is about as tall as 2 1/2 pumpkins??

Our little Punkin'

Pumpkin time

My very own pumpkin

Still convinced he can pick it up

Pumpkin hunting and kicking

Max took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch.

So many to choose from.... Max is (and has been) very into kicking any type of ball. I guess this would be inevitable considering we spent most of the fall at the soccer field. When we arrived at the pumpkin patch...Max quickly showed us that instead of a pumpkin patch, he saw LOTS of orange soccer balls ripe for the kicking. He stubbed his toe a few times before he decided that these soccer balls might just have to stay put.

Until next year...

The Marshals completed a great 2007 season with a heartbreaking loss in the region finals. Max and Jude were great fans this season. Although...sometimes...the fans are more interested in tamborines and chicken nuggets than soccer. :)

A group picture?

Rylee, Jackson, Tucker, Max and Wyatt

The babies struggle to free themselves from photo ops.

Mama and Papa's Anniversary Brunch

Max and Cousin Rylee love to run up and down the ramp

Cousin Wyatt takes it all in from his comfy lounging area.

Driving Papa's lawnmower.