Max's 2ND Halloween came, and, since we didn't get him dressed up for his first, man, we had to jump all over this one. Nonna supplied us with his outfit,
complete with a knit hat Jen made for me (when my head was much smaller, apparently). My outfit? Courtesy of Marcia at work (Lederhosen), the Humane Society Thrift Store
(like those $5 Doc Martens? I do, too!), and Meg and Mom sending out the perfect topper (again, my head must've been bigger than Flex's...or my hair's taking up a
LOT of space). We got as far as Colbe and Krista's and Sam and Greg's before it got too late for the Maximus, but it was rad. Plus, people think I'm 8 feet tall now, courtesy
of the Magnum - esqe length of the pants. Klar!
Winter's been cruising in, with some brief flashes of fall. It's been really warm for October and November, I have to say. But, I'm glad it's nice enough
that the three of us can still play outside. Max doesn't care, really...as long as he can play/eat/sleep/laugh...and...
Aunt Meg and Uncle Brandon came over from the Beehive State to visit us a couple of weeks ago. We had a blast with them, heading up the MacKensie Pass,
doing a rad hike out at Smith, playing a little disc golf, hanging out with the pups, and, in general, pretty standard, fun Bend things...with
two exceptions:
1) Max turned 1 while Meg was out here, so we had a little party for him and his little friends. In the picture
"max8" above (one of my faves), you can see him with Jen opening presents. Fun day!
2) He's WALKING! Aunt Meg was the first one to catch it...Maximus took two steps right into her arms. Then, a couple of days later, he took two to me. Then...well, this:
How RAD!!!! Our little man's cruisin' now...the cat's aren't safe anymore, and he magically appears at my side when I least expect it:
Yay, Max! You can totally tell he's proud of himself...grinning like a madman, talking to himself (I'm sure it's only a matter of time until he says some meaningful
words...right now it's a lot of "ba ba ba ba ba" and "ma ma ma ma ma" and something that sounds like "kitty"). It's all over now!
You may have noticed the headphones in max11 up there. I got those for recording, and let Max check them out on some low volume Ramones tunes. From his face,
you can see he was totally into it*. So, we thought...heck, let's bring him to a show! I went to the hardware store and got him some big old headphone ear
protection, and he loved it! We even got the requsite "Max playing the drums" video below, from
Ashland.
Man, it's been rad around here! Maximus keeps us laughing constantly, and the kitties (of whom not ONE picture turned out) are adjusting nicely. We'll keep you posted next
month!
(By the way...GOBAMA! Maybe I'll be able to take these damned counters off of my site soon)
