Bruiser

Well, it's official. Mr. Max has gotten his first shiner. That barrel full of monkeys was no match for my baby. Alas, that barrel (the lid rather) was not going to let Max roll away unmarked. Check out the new colors he's sporting these days:

Not to be laid low by the battle, enjoy this tale of flavor brought to you by: Gerber and Fisher Price, as retold by Mr. Hanson to the Mrs:

While enjoying his chicken with apples Max turned his head and smeared his food (with his face) onto the side of his highchair. He turned back to Daddy and smiled, turned his head back to the food opened up, stuck his tongue out and licked his chair clean. Upon completion of this task, he turned back to Daddy, smiled and giggled as if to say, " ......... ,,,,m s3czxb vX ygv , ,, , hn nb n "*.

*No, I don't know exactly what that means. I didn't type it for you. Yes, that was Max sharing his thoughts with you. Notice he is fond of the space bar.

Xmas Update #2

First, HAPPY NEW YEAR! We rang in 2009 with Chris and Karyn. It was great; I smell a new tradition coming on! More on our good times later.

Our second Xmas was spent with the Hanson's. A good time was had by all. We had the pleasure of welcoming Matt and Mel home on Xmas day. Grandma Pam was especially pleased to have everyone home for the holiday. We were there from the 24th thru the 26th. Max got spoiled, but thankfully wasn't too bad about readjusting to real life : )

I think I have figured out the slide show thing. There are lots of pics, I'm sure as I get the hang of it I will get better at creating them. Pictured are Grandma and Grandpa Hanson, Matt and Mel (brunettes), Chris and Karyn, Mike and I and Max. It starts on the 24th with Xmas at our house, and then moves onto Gma and Gpa's house. The reindeer outfit=Xmas Eve; the red and white outfit (& pjs)=Xmas day. Enjoy! And please let me know what you think!

Xmas Update #1

So sorry for the very long delay in updates. I have been trying to put together a slide show of the pics. Unfortunately, I haven't been very successful. Oh, well. I'll keep working on it and if I can get it to work you'll finally see the fruits of my labor. And, since I can't get it to work, you get more pics than is healthy for one blog post : )

Max's first Xmas celebration was in Denison with Mommy's family the weekend before Chrismas. Everyone was there, Aunt Jill and Uncle Matt with Sheldon, Evan, and Kolten. And Uncle Kevin and Nicole. A full house for sure. The kids were extremely well behaved so everyone had a lot of fun. In no certain order:

Mommy, Daddy, Max (or is that one of Santa's elves?)

Mommo, Poppo, Max (yep, definitely one of Santa's elves!)

Mommo, Poppo, Sheldon, Evan, Max, Kolten (that look is too funny!)

(Minus Max)

Matt, Jill, Kol, Nicole, Sheldon

This little elf sure is excited to be wrapped up for Xmas!

Evan Joseph, are you a present or a lump of coal? Today and always you are a precious gift!

My Shel-bel; sure looks sweet to me!

Kol, what a joy you are!

Max at home, playing with the first Xmas gift he opened.

At that wraps up our first Xmas update. I'll post again soon with the next Xmas celebration with Daddy's family! Thanks again everyone, for making Max's first Xmas special. And thanks for stopping by!

Check Back Please

Check back soon! I have lots of photos to show you from our weekend. I'm going to see if I can figure out how to post a slideshow. This will take a little time though.....

So, to keep you in awe of my miracle baby:
My baby who only weighed 4 lbs 14 oz when he was born 6 1/2 weeks early, is now 20 lbs 4 oz a week before his 8 mo. bday! To say he has made up for lost time is a understatement. He must know how much his mommy loves to kiss his chubby baby cheeks and strives to provide me with more to gobble up :~P

Today in Iowa

It was a cold snowy day when we woke up this morning...at 5:15. So Max and I enjoyed some oatmeal as we watched the weather.

Excited for the bowl of oatmeal you can't see...

Mommy multitasking, taking a picture and feeding the baby : )

A "See-Food" Diet

My happy boy.

From Uncle Chris' bday...playing the drums with Daddy.

"Duke" and other Merriment

Duke is our first ever live tree. He is about four feet tall and very round. Mike cut him down the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It even fit into our trunk! Max and I played with the 8 week old Boxer puppies while Mike was doing all the dirty work. I am saddened to say that only one person took a guess at my mini contest. For shame people, for shame. On the other hand, JILL, being the only brave soul to take a gander, is the lovely recipient of, well it was going to be coffee. But Jill is one of the few people I know who does not drink coffee, so I will have to come up with something else. Jill, any requests?

(yes, that is a Santa hat topping our tree) Duke:

Max got this letter in the mail:

The letter came with this sign:


Max: Mom! Look what I got Mom! I was worried that Santa might miss me, but no way will that happen now. How cool is this Mom? How COOL is THIS!
Me: The coolest Max. Now show Mommy the sign and look at the camera...


Daddy and Max sit near Duke and Rascal (our rascally rabbit cat).

Max is showing Daddy where to hang his Santa Sign.

ELF

Our Lil' Elf.
Oh, so warm and cuddly. My snuggle bunny.

Thanks Karyn, for sending me the pics to post!