Max is a very busy and happy boy

Here Max is posing for me. He alternates between refusing to have his picture taken and wanting me to take his picture. I guess that is all part of being 2!

Max had his first experiences with playdoh last Friday when I was home with him. It was very serious stuff, but he really seemed to like it. He wasn't very interested in squeezing the playdoh with his hands but he did like to use the fun factory toy to extrude the playdoh. Being Max, he had to wear his smock!

Max definitely still loves his sister very much. And wants me to sit her next to him and take a picture. All the time. He is getting to be more jealous of her now, but he is learning to deal with sharing mommy and nannyjo. Max is also very interested in using his potty so that he can be praised for that. He has been doing very well and now asks to use the potty and can take of his own pants and underwear/diaper. He definitely asks to wear underwear when we are at home and wants to run over to where we keep his underwear so that he can pick out the ones he is going to wear.

We went to Cabin John Regional Park last weekend for a birthday party. Max had a great time running around and playing on the playground.

This is Max, saying "cheese" and trying on a hat to see if it will fit on his giant pumpkin hat. Happily it fit! But it was super hot and not super sunny when we got to the park so we skipped the hat.

You can always tell when Max has been "helping" Margaret find something to play with. He firmly believes she should have every single baby toy at her fingertips.

Max!

Here Max piles all of Margaret's toys on top of her. He was very excited about helping her to play with her toys. The idea of just one or two toys didn't appeal to him. She needed ALL the toys.

Margaret and Max getting ready to go for a walk. This was the first time for Margaret to ride in the stroller without being in her carseat. She got to look around and see what was going on! The seat is still a little bit big for her but I was able to tighten up the harness on her to keep her in place. The back seat is also a little squishy so it cradled her pretty well. They both seemed to have a good time. Max definitely liked being able to turn around and see his baby!

And here is my little sweetie, posing for me!

Max did a great job this weekend with potty training. He seems to be getting the idea and was very excited about his successes. This morning he did NOT want a diaper. He wanted his underwear. So I let him wear his underwear until it was time to leave for NannyJo's. He was ok with putting the diaper on then.

Max poses for NannyJo at MyGym

Here's my happy little boy taking a break from playing to pose. :)

Happy Birthday NannyJo!

Best wishes for the happiest of days!

Max is a silly boy

Here are some photos of Max!

This photo was just Max, being happy, as we were leaving home to go to work/NannyJo's.

Max just being a goof-ball!

Max and some of his toys.

Max on Mother's Day. He doesn't have any idea how the mess happened.

Stop the papparatzi!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Max wasn't really interested in posing for a joint picture, but Mark kept trying and got this photo of Max smiling at Margaret. He really loves his baby!

Sheep and Wool

We all went to the MD Sheep and Wool Festival for Mom's birthday. It was HOT HOT HOT but a good time was had by all!

Max, in his personalized Mr Funny shirt from Uncle Michael and Auntie Sheena, talks to Granny

Max takes a moment to sit on Granny and pose for a picture. Papa wasn't sitting down, so that wasn't an option...

His shirt says Mr Funny but Max didn't think the heat was anything to laugh about ! Soon after this picture we got some shade, found a breeze, and drank some water. We all felt better after that!

All of the grandkids! This was taken after we watched the Working Sheepdog Demonstrations and had our snacks and drinks and shade. You can tell -- because everyone looks happy again!