Max's Easter Surprise

"I have an Easter Surprise..."

Thumbs Up

Signature Pose

The Big News! :) Coming in November....

Nona and her Boys at Ty's Birthday Party

funny faces at Ty's Birthday Party

We (Mommy and Daddy) laughed so hard at Max's poses that he "made" us recreate them.

Easter story and egg hunt at school

Springtime at the Park

STICKER FUN

Early Easter Hunt at Nona and Pa's

Chuck E Cheese Fun

It will be always be Show Biz to me....but it's a kid's paradise.

Go Marshalls

Cheering the Marshalls on to victory!

Clay's second birthday party!

The birthday boys and the party go-ers waiting for the cake.

a blur....of fun

Winter Storm 2009

This is what it looked like OUTSIDE

Our front yard

outside our backdoor

front porch

And THIS is what it looked like INSIDE

We spent the first couple days of the storm with Nona and Pa in front of their toasty warm fireplace. We then retreated to Mama and Papa's in Souther Illinois where electricity was in full force. It was an adventure and not a winter we'll soon forget. We were so lucky to have wonderful family in all regions to make us comfy and warm.

Cousins Meg, Ty, Abby and Max all cuddled up

watching a movie (via generator) at Gail and Johnny's house

I keep thinking this picture looks so pitiful...like Max was so cold he had to go to bed wearing his gloves. The truth is, Max had just recently become obsessed with mittens (sometimes using socks on his hands) and he insisted on wearing mittens everywhere...even to bed. He was actually asleep in front of the fireplace and it was so warm, he cheeks were red.

(see...socks on the hands as makeshift mittens)

Max managed to get an hour of movie watching from his battery-powered dvd player.

Helping Dad inflate the air mattress

Hiding under the air mattress.