Early Birthday Fun!

First glimpse of new fun in the backyard

This was NOT here before......

Max's Birthday present from Mommy and Daddy and Mama and Papa Brock! We
anticipate LOTS of summer fun (and Fall and Spring)....(and probably Winter if Max has any
say in it). Thank you Mama and Papa! I LOVE IT! (and Thank You to Daddy for putting it together :)

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It's sliding time!

Peek a Boo...I see you

Diaper Wedgie

Max has become increasingly obsessed with taking his clothes off and putting them back on (the "back on" part is tedious). During one of his "clothes off" moments, I noticed he was in what looked to be an uncomfortable situation....

Jared's Masterpiece

During "Dr. Suess Week" at school, Max's Daddy really went all out for "Crazy outfit day". He created this lovely ensemble and Max was the unanimous winner of Craziest Outfit....

Everybody needs a nook

Max enjoys his snack in a Max-sized space

Hop Hop...my new best friend

Hop HOp face-off

Serious talks with Hop Hop

Who put Easter so early this year?

The snow flurries sent the egg hunt indoors but Max (and Mickey) didn't mind a bit.

Each time Max "found" (picked up in plain view) an egg, he
put his basket down and we all clapped enthusiastically.

He definitely approved of Great Grandpa's cheering response.

Hop Hop Comes to town

Hop Hop brought me this cool lawnmower that blows bubbles...."Wonder if bubbles will make the grass shorter?"

HOP HOP ATTACK

Mama and Papa got me this cool new hat! I will later learn
that this hat can also double as a ball catching device ;)

Easter Egg Hunt Distractions

When we "encouraged" Max to look for eggs in the grass, his face looked like this:

Because....we made him walk past this and did not let him stop to play....we quickly decided that
we'd give the rest of the kids some extra egg opportunities and let Max play...he was all smiles
after that. I guess slides are more exciting than eggs. :)

Calling all pots!

Who would have ever thought that yelling into an empty pot could provide so much entertainment (for toddlers and grown-ups alike). Max's Daddy teaches him some "smart tricks".

It's hard to tell who's having more fun...

Pizza and Playtime

Peyton and Preston came over for pizza and playtime. Max just loves hanging out with the "big kids".

Preston teaches Max a thing or to about being a star football player.

Miss Peyton snaps a quick photo with Elmo's help

Story time

Did someone ask for some snow?

Leave it to a blog post to prove me wrong. After I whined about Max not having any pretty snow to play in...and no opportunity to wear his cool snow boots....I, (the extreme overpacker) traveled north without said snow boots. Since we were only going to Mama and Papa's for one night, there'd be no need for snow boots, right? We awoke Sunday morning to a beautiful snowfall, just perfect for toddler play. We went on a scavenger hunt for some snow-proof layers (thanks to some Caswell hand-me-downs still in Mama's closet) and we made do without our snazzy snow boots. Max LOVED his first romp in the snow and his Mommy and Daddy were so glad he got to experience it (proper snow gear or not) :)

P.S. For those friends and family members who felt they were gaining ground in the "War against Maria's overpacking"...beware, you lost a battle this weekend... :)