All dressed up and ready to ride

Murphysboro Apple Festival 2007

Our prize-winning float
"Spirit in even the tiniest of hearts"
We represented the Apple Festival theme "Spririt of America" by dressing the babies up as
"Miniature Representations of this Great Nation" (somehow I did not get a picture of that quote on the float)
Max played the miniature Cowboy. We had a Cowgirl, Statue of Liberty, Indians, baseball player, firefighter, Olympic swimmer, Miss America, Air Force Captains, Uncle Sam, and Abe Lincoln. Max had a great time riding in the parades and didn't figure out he could pull the tissue paper out of the float until the very end of the second parade. :) Our cowboy hat only went overboard once.

Max enjoying the Grand Parade

Cowboys and Cowgirls

Max the Cowboy

Cowboy needs some suglasses

Avery the Cowgirl and her partner in crime

Applebacks

Training for soccer stardom

Max has now decided that we must take our own soccer ball to all games.
He can't stand to watch the big boys play and not get to kick the ball around too.

"Look, Dad...perfect over-the-head throw in form"

Max gets his turn on the big boy field after the game.

Soccer Friends

Max and Ali

Max and Mallory

Got to replenish the fluids after a long time of soccer watching....
or in Max's case....a long time of running around the bleachers and flirting with other fans

Max loves Ali....and it seems.... Ali loves Max :)

Go Marshals Go

The Rosa's after the Marshall/Murray soccer game

Max takes a break from soccer to enjoy some light reading....
(Mickey Mouse Clubhouse reading of course...if you can't watch it, must read about it)

Max proves he has taken over Mitzi's chair

Valerie and Mike get married

Valerie and Mike officially became Mr. and Mrs. Pifer on August 18th, 2007. We enjoyed their beautiful ceremony and reception at a winery in Southern Illinois. We all had a greattime and were so glad to be able to share in this wonderful couple's special day. Max especially enjoyed the dance floor.

Max thinks he's quite the ladies man...

Dancing babies

Max watches Ellee to learn her dance moves

Val's wedding

Watching and waiting for the ceremony to begin

Max and Wesley try to figure out how to get through this door so they can play

Adyson in her pretty polka dot dress

Emery and Max dancing

Learning important stuff from Papa

Helping Papa wash the car

Supervisor Max makes sure Papa is doing a good job

Don't forget...time to wax the car!

Moving Day

WHAT'S A GUY SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN HE OPENS HIS TOY BOX ON MOVING DAY AND FINDS IT EMPTY??? NATURALLY, YOU CRY FOR A MINUTE, THEN CLIMB IN WITH YOU LUVVY FROG AND MICKEY MOUSE CELL PHONE AND MAKE A CALL TO SEE JUST WHERE THOSE TOYS ARE.

Update:....Mr. Max's toys are now safely back in his toy box. Although....last night we opened it to show him that his toys were there just where they should be. But, what does our Buddy grab off the table to play with instead?....a cell phone battery. He carried it around and giggled for 30 minutes before deciding he might explore his actual toys again.