Easter 2011

We spent the day with Nana and Papa at their country club. We had a delicious Easter brunch before meeting the Easter Bunny and hunting for eggs. Here are some pics...

Papa took him to the driving range while we waited to meet the Easter Bunny. Look at that stance!!!!

You can just see the ball he hit right under the head of the club. Way to go Kaelan!
This time he unfortunately missed the ball, but look at that form/backswing...WOW!!! A real set of clubs is in his near future. :)

Max is NOT a fan of the grass but after sitting there for a few minutes, he got used to it.

Just stuffed an entire brownie into his mouth. Not a sweet tooth but the boy loves his chocolate!
This would have been the best picture, if it weren't for that other kid of course. Oh well, maybe there's a good one on Papa's camera.
"Get that thing away from me Nana!"
Max and Papa
Easter Egg hunt
This was an attempt to take a nice, Easter shot of the boys. Kaelan cooperated fabulously...
Max...not so much! LOL

Just a quickie update and pictures

Hope everyone is doing well so far this spring. I don't know about you but my allergies are INSANE!!!!!! My poor guys don't seem to have allergies but the changes in the weather have not been kind to them. One of them has been sick (throat virus, flu, bad cold, ear infection) in some way for over a month (feels like the entire winter). Oddly enough, Kaelan was NEVER sick in the freezing cold of the Midwest. You'd think warmer weather would prove for a healthier environment...no such luck. Oh well, they are precious and they don't let it keep them down...for long. It's Max's turn right now. He has developed ANOTHER very bad cold over the past few days and I'm praying it doesn't turn into ANOTHER ear infection. The poor kids in his class are on a weekly cycle, it seems, of germs and colds. But, they're 1, whuddaya gonna do. Now for the fun update...Max pointed to his nose, eyes, and mouth tonight. I hate that I didn't have my camera with me to capture it but I'll try to get some video tomorrow and post it. The funniest thing was that he pointed with his thumb. Imagine he was going to suck his thumb but then missed and ran into his nose, eyes, etc. HILARIOUS!!!!!!

Anyways, here are some recent pictures including Max's 1st haircut. I had to start with a pic of Kaelan since the rest are of Max. We were about to count the money in his bank.

Finally, somebody has Mommy's sweet-tooth. "What, I'm not supposed to be in the dishwasher?" A rough pic of how long his hair was before getting it cut. It came down way below his ears and there were lots of random long bunches. "What's happening to me????" "What are you doin' to me lady? You're lucky I'm such a laid-back little guy." :) Looking over at big brother. All 3 boys were getting their hair cut at the same time.

Almost done...

Now that is 1 handsome little baby!!!!!

LOVE IT!!!!!!

Some fun with Spaghetti-Os. Notice the dinner in his hair. The kid loves to make a mess!!!

PRECIOUS!!!!!

Max is ONE!!!!!!

This was the greeting Max had on his way into school on his birthday. What a WONDERFUL way to start the day!!!! It's sad but true...my baby boy is 1 and changing more and more all the time. His 1-year well check was good. He is in the 12% in height and only 4% in weight, YES I said 4%...haha. He is quite the little peanut but the dr said it's nothing to worry about. He is proportioned and as he continues to eat more and more table food (and he DOES), he will continue to gain weight appropriately. He often eats huge lunches and dinners so we're not worried.

In fact, he went back to the dr a week later and he had already gained almost a full pound. Of course he was fully clothed but still...it was definite growth. Unfortunately, the reason he was there was not so super. We found out that he had another double ear infection and his throat was very red. No strep though so that was good. The poor little guy had 2 of the worst days of his little life last Friday and Saturday. His throat and ears hurt terribly. Tylenol couldn't work well enough and the antibiotic for his ears couldn't work fast enough. However, he got through it and is much better now.

He hasn't really started doing very many new things since the last post a couple weeks ago. However, we do need to buy another baby gate for the bottom of the stairs because he can definitely climb now. He still enjoys playing with balls of any kind and loves following his big brother around wherever he goes. Max thinks Kaelan is just the funniest thing ever. Mike and I absolutely LOVE watching the 2 of them together (usually). :) With all the good also starts to come some bad toddler-type behaviors. My sweet, innocent, content little boy is developing quite the little temper...and that DOES NOT make Mommy happy. If he can't do something he wants to do or get to someplace he wants to get to, he yells and clinches his fists. He has also started throwing himself back when we're holding him, usually only when he's really tired or when he was unhappy when his ears hurt. At mealtime, he'll throw food and slam his hands down making the food splatter. MESSY!!!! I know he'll get over it but it's annoying. :)

Oooohhh, I almost forgot, he FINALLY got his 1st tooth!!! His bottom right middle finally broke through last Tuesday, March 22.

Ok, here's all the pics from the birthday week(end)...

The spread before the festivities began.

Singing "Happy Birthday" "Should I touch it?"

Kaelan couldn't get too close for too long. He spend the weekend with the flu and feeling HORRIBLY!!!! He had a false negative flu test the Thursday before so the poor guy just had to wait it out. He went 3-4 days barely making it out of his pajamas and not eating anything. Motrin was the only thing getting him out of bed or off the couch. He was literally out of comission for a full week but is all better now thank God!

Tentatively taking a taste, and then...

"What?"

"Want some?"

All cleaned up and showing off his "Zoolander" look after Daddy fixed his hair. We lovingly call him Ed Grimley.

Check out that happy little tongue! :)

Of course big brother had to help open the presents. I don't know who had more fun. ;)

Love that little grin!

About to pass out but basking in the sounds and colors of all his fun new toys.

We think he thought the paper was the present. haha

Loves to chase this big one around.

"Grandpa, you're crazy!!!!"

Getting ready for a Sunday stroll at the Riverwalk. Beautiful day!!!

"I got a cookie! I got a cookie!"

"Whyyyyyy did you take away my coooooookie?"

"Ahh, at last!!!"

(I had to show Grandma and Grandpa how pitiful he is if you take something away from him. It's like his poor little hurt is literally breaking in front of you. Is it wrong that I think it's HILARIOUS??!! HAHAHA)

Birthday cupcakes at school

His 1st painting masterpiece! Bids start at 1 chocolate-chip cookie... ;)