Christmas at Gran and Grandpa Mayo's House

Cousins Canaan and Jude with Max

Our best attempt at a family picture....

Max's Buddy...Papa "Tem"

Max with Great Grandpa Clem or "Papa Tem"

Lounging and listening to good stories from Papa Tem

Christmas Morning at Mama and Papa's House

The Evidence: Santa ate all the cookies I left for him!

Cars!!!! My favorite!

Gloria, Melmin, and Marty from Madagascar. Santa had some trouble
locating "Alex the Lion" to finish the collection but luckily Santa eventually
delivered even if it was a couple weeks late. :)

Taking my first ride on my brand new tricycle.

Ansel Adams in Training

This is the camera that Daniel and Chelsea sent Max

THESE are the pictures he took with it :)

Pre-Xmas weekend with Cousin Wyatt

Bathtub Fun

All bundled up for the "Lights Fantastic" Christmas Parade

Mischief Makers

Cousinly Hugs

Max 2 1/2 year pictures in November

Wonderful Sarah took Max's pictures at a local park last November. She lets Max run wherever he wants and she just chases him up and down the hills. He always has a great time with Sarah. Many of the "smiles" are actually dinosaur "ROARS" but all in all make for a happy boy!

Max's Slippers

It's a Cars Christmas. Here we have Max in his somewhat new Lightning McQueen slippers. He likes to race them by slipping around on the hardwood.

Counting Down the Days

Max did not quite understand at first that his new car that Santa brought him needed to charge for a while. Once he understood Max felt he needed charging also. Max asks here, "I need a re-sharggche too..??"

4 days left until Christmas and Mommy and Max start the cookie making process.

"I do it, Mommy - I do it."

Santa is a good listener

While Max has not quite brought himself to settle in to Santa's lap this year, he has been comfortable enough to share his wish list from afar. "A big red car" is always Max's answer....well...a couple times he asked for a candy cane too.

Santa Comes Early

Santa Claus stopped by a little early to drop this off for Max. He needed to make room in his sleigh and Max seemed to be okay with that.

On the pavement or not, this was a definite winner. Good job Santa!

Max didn't take too long to get the hang of driving Lightning McQueen around the yard, and the neighbors' yards, and their neighbor's....Needless to say Mom and Dad got a workout chasing him around the neighborhood. Every so often he would run into something where he would say, "Ah, Caught?" Max doesn't quite have the reverse down yet.

Around the House

Taking a break from dinner to help Dad carry the laundry. His exact words I think were "I do it, Daddy."

Fresh from the bath, Max tries out a new hair style.

Warm and comfortable in his Christmas pajamas.