Tears To My Eyes

This morning out of the blue( in the sweetest little voice) Max said "Mommy you've been so good to me, maybe for your birthday we could get you a cooker or a stove".

Halloween 2010

Halloween this year was as fun for us as it was for Max! We got together with some friends and started the night out right with pizza and beer (sans the beer for me). We went to a neighborhood that had people jumping out of coffins in their yards, answering the door in full costume, smoke machines, surround sound effects and over-the-top creative Halloween yard displays. It was quite a night! We even went to a house that passed out candy to kids and beer and wine to adults!

Max's song to Vivian

Max talks to Vivian

Max Turns 4 on October 2nd, 2010!

After a small glitch (mommy doesn't know her superheros) Captain America and Wolverine

helped save the day!

Max swung into action!

Hulk shirt helped bring good fortune......cake and ice cream!

Superhuman blowing power!

My loot!

Do I have to read cards?

More Superheros!

Ohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

More presents.......

Bliss!

Westport, Washington

Despite this being an awesome, relaxing, rejuvenating and all around fun mini vacation I didn't take very many pictures. The ones I did take weren't very good so it's slim pickins' for the blog.

Our condo was really comfy and spacious with an outdoor heated swimming pool, hot tub, work out room, basket ball courts and playground. Thanks to our friend Noah who works his magic to find the best places to stay at good prices. Even though they got there before us (knowing I was pregnant) they left us the big bedroom with the gigantic jetted tub. That's what I call good friends!

There just so happened to be an 8k happening while we were there which Taryn ran and completed and I walked 4.5 miles of it. It felt great to get the exercise and the scenery was nice for much of the walk.

Otherwise we swam in the pool, grilled and ate outside on the rooftop deck with gorgeous views, went to the beach and soaked up a lovely summer weekend at the coast.
Max and Elana enjoyed each others company and had some good times getting sandy at the beach. I would definitely go back to this place!

Idaho The Place To Go

Max and I had a great time on our trip to Idaho with my friend Linda and her three year old son Spike. We stayed at her sisters cabin which had a float house on it's property. The boys loved making their way between the two houses. We also spent some time in the city of Cour D Alene. There was an art fair going on which had lots of kid activities for the boys to enjoy.

Though we missed Daddy and he missed us, it was a great bonding experience for Max and I. I had to fill in and play rough which is what he loves these days. Pillow fighting and sword fighting, pretending to be good guys and bad guys. It was fun to be in that roll for a change but I'm sure Max is glad to have his dad back who can pick him up and swing him around.

Side Note~ Max is going to sleep mostly by himself now. We have a little ritual where I leave the bed, then sit in a chair for ten minutes, then I turn on his night light and he goes to sleep without me in the room. I get called back in some nights for bad dreams (though he isn't asleep yet) but other nights it's been really smooth.

This will be great for when the baby's born but I'm going to get three months of normal nights and then we get back into the real fun of trying to get an infant to sleep at night.

It's funny how memories fade. When Max was a baby I remember thinking it was really rough in the beginning but it doesn't seem like it was that bad now. Selective amnesia?


The float house. My first time ever in one.



Me and Linda.


Max and Spike roasting marshmallows.


Max lined up his cherry pits along the table. Not sure why. Just a Max thing.



Max's first time fishing with Spike's uncle Billy off the dock on their float house on Lake Cour d Alene.

Spike fishing with his Uncle Billy


Max and Mommy chillin' on the dock