Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Tina.....The Ballarina.....!

Well, unless you are either one of my sisters, or parents, you will probably not understand the "tina the ballarina" title. And if you are, then I hope the little diddy is stuck in your head as it has been in mine all afternoon! Anyway...... Occasionally Harper will ask to put on one of Max's costumes, like Buzz Light Year, or one of the Incredibles; and by ask, I mean hold it up and grunt until we put it on her. And lately in the mornings when I am getting her dressed, i hold up a series of outfits to each she responds, "nooooo" until I get to the one she feels like wearing, to which she giggles. Today, however, for the first time, she wanted to "dress up" in her tutu that my mom made for her 1st Birthday. The funny thing is, before she would let me put it on her, she opened up her drawer containing all of her socks and tights, and picked out a perfect pair of pink tights to go with it. How she knows to associate the two, I have no idea, but thank goodness the camera batteries were charged! Here is pretty much her "routine" once I got everything on her. (including a hairbow of course!)











TADA!!!!!!!!



Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Max's 4th Birthday~Part 2 (Sunday, July 13)

Even though Max's birthday isnt acutally until the 15th, we celebrated on Sunday with Nana and Bapa. Complete with Birthday Steak, Pirate Cake, and Presents! Max had quite the birthday list consisting of "kitchen stuff", "doctor stuff," drums, guitar, and "racecar stuff". He got all of it and more! Thanks everybody!

Happy Birthday To You...

He helped make his own cake! (or at least helped lick it) Another Year, another make-shift pirate cake by mommy.

Make a Wish!!!


Presents! Thank You Everybody!
















Drum Set

We got Max a digital drum set. Harper thinks we got her one too.

Max's 1st Real Guitar!











He can't wait for Aunt Jess and Muncle Chad to teach him how to play!



Max's 4th Birthday~ Part 1 (Saturday, Jul. 12)




Instead of a party this year, Max chose to go to Frankie's Fun Park for the day. It was well worth it- this place had everything: Go karts, Putt Putt, Bumper Boats, an arcade, laser tag, a fun house, and a snack bar. We were there for almost 4 hours! Max had a blast, and hasnt stopped talking about it yet!

GO Karts!
















Harper says: Only YOU can prevent forest fires!
Harpie and Nana

Bumper Boats

3 Deals are better than none!


Bapa was really on the losing end of this battle...it was REALLY hot out, so we didnt feel TOO badly for him!


Putt Putt Golf

Max actually had his very first "hole in one" on one of the hardest holes on the course!
Harper became just another obstacle on the course.

King Pin

They even had bowling...its ridiculous!
Harper cheered Max on.

Once we had all we could take of the crowded arcade, Max loaded his tickets in to the ticket counter, and headed to the prize counter to pick out his winnings.


For about $25, you too can have a light up bouncy ball, and some bubbles.


After the fun park, we headed to a gourmet burger joint called Red Robin for Max's birthday dinner.

Happy Happy Birthday....

The ever so embarassing, mediocrely sung, birthday song at the restaurant...Max, however, thought it was great! Plus it came with a free sundae!

Mommy's Birthday Boy


Mmmm................

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Father's Day Weekend

On the weekend of Father's Day, we started out by going to Charlotte, NC for our friend's son Luke's 1st Birthday. It was great to see them, and all of Brian's family, and the kids had a blast playing with all of Luke's new toys. We came back early Sunday morning, in time to have lunch with Nana and BaPa, where we suprised Josh with tickets to Busch Gardens. The real suprise was that we were going the next day, which was a Monday that Josh was already stressed out about for work. So, we were able to relax the rest of the day and get some rest before getting up early and heading to Williamsburg, Va. for a day of fun. Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Max's first ride at Busch Gardens

So Excited
Off we go!

Pretty darn pleased!


Can I PLEASE go on a roller coaster too?


Max has decided to become a tree-hugger. But only the ones with faces.


Nana and BaPa got in on the fun too!







So Happy Together...