latley (phone photo dump)!

biggest news first... we have a walker!! in true max fashion, he waited until he was good and ready. one day he was standing at the coffee table, then just took off on his own. he has not stopped since. such a big boy spirit in a little baby body (or is it just me who thinks he's still a little baby?? jury's still out on that one...)

we took a trip to alamo to visit gg & grandad after gg's knee surgery. all three of us loved getting the chance to help take care of two of our most favorites. max's favorite thing to do was tear through the beautiful stained glass door (eek), and race up the stairs before we could catch him. the sweetest laughter kept us from getting frustrated with our little non-listener.

this month we got to meet a new friend (over the phone anyway)! ella rose brophy was born march 28th, and we are all just dying to meet her! max looks even a little smitten in this pic :o).

we'll just call this 'helping,' not spreading perfectly good toilet paper all over the bathroom. that said, i do appreciate the muscle he's putting into his work.

max is a man's man for sure. always wants to be doing what dad is doing. and no amount of plastic shovels will do, he wants the real deal. just like dad :o).

mr. athletic. somehow, he's perfected the ultimate basketball shot. ball in the right hand, left hand cupped beside the ball, and the perfect release. seriously, we have no idea how he picked that up so quickly. he also knows how to dunk, no big deal.

more and more and more food!! first peanut butter & jelly!

and first sushi!

he's also taken a liking to dipping lately, one chip at dion's and lots of greek dressing. he wants to do what the grown-ups do ;o).

pizza! and blowing kisses into his pizza. love the sweetness of those kisses lately!

who knew that max is kind of a dog lover?!

our closet remains one of max's fave spots. he loves to do his morning workout in there.

little wild man! still loves to read, still prefers to read to himself than be read to :o(.

i love that ry sent me pics every night that i had to go to real estate school. loved still getting to see these baby tootsies.

and the less relaxed version of the rocking chair. baby daredevil.

proof that he's grown. he can reach the snack shelf, pull down the chips, and eat a few before i can get to him.

and possibly my favorite thing of late, laying down with dad and pointing out shapes in the ceiling. one of the few times he takes a minute to slow down.

so much joy.

on a less joyous note, blogger is making me slightly furious lately. i may be going back to wordpress... we'll keep y'all posted.