Max's 3rd Birthday

December the 13th marked Max's 3rd birthday!  The 2's may be my favorite time in a child's life.  They are just so full of smiles.  And even when things are bad, they seem to be able to bounce out of their bad mood so quickly.  So I'm a little sad that Max is leaving the 2's, but i'm sure this year of being 3 will be just as exciting as the last.

  This year he lucked out by having 2 cakes!

 Grandma gave him an early birthday party when we were visiting for Thanksgiving, but Daddy was not able to be there with us, so we had another family party at home on the 13th.

 Max talked about his train cake all day...in his eyes it was better than any of the gifts!

When I think of Max, there are a couple things that stand out.  The first one is that he LOVES to do anything that Daddy does.  He continues to be a daddy's boy for sure.  Bob figures that out of 5 kids one of them is bound to share interests with him...and he hit the jackpot with Max.

When Daddy is out on his quad, Max is either riding with Daddy or riding his own.

When Daddy is out cutting grass, so is Max.



When Daddy gets a deer, Max is the first to congratulate him and to touch the bloody creature.



The other thing about Max that stands out is that he can make a mess out any kind of food.  Even string cheese he will have smeared into his hair somehow.

 His favorite time with me is when I'm making dinner.  He sits on the stool across from where I prepare the food.  He will sit on his perch and just wait for me to be distracted before he digs in. One evening,  I had just husked some corn and left it on the counter while I tended to another child.  When I came back there was a bite taken out of each ear of corn.  Another evening I came back to see him munching on some raw onion.  He cracks me up!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX!!