Max loves...

Nobody can make Max laugh like his Daddy :)


Other than cracking up at everything Colin does, Max has developed a few other new loves...

• He loves crawling into empty rooms and shutting the door. As an added bonus, he often finds the doorstop on the back of the door and takes it off so he can make sure it tastes ok.
• He loves pulling all of the cushions off the couch until he finds which ones are hiding the remotes. He also loves trying to climb onto the couch to get the remotes. I love watching him try, never realizing his legs are still just too short :)
  
• He loves pushing his high chair around like it's a walking toy (I guess maybe he wouldn't do this if we actually bought him a walking toy :)
• He loves fans, in fact he has been obsessed with them since he was about 6 months old.
• He loves crawling around like a crab with one leg up like he's going to stand up and walk away.

Almost summer!

Last weekend we took Max to the beach for the first time since last summer, and he loved it!! We had a picnic in the park first, to fuel up for all of the playing that was about to happen...
When we got down to the beach, he was pretty excited - a dream come true for someone who loves to eat sand :)
It was still a little cool to swim (the water is only about 65 degrees), but Max entertained himself with all sorts of discoveries he made in the sand...
Especially when he found his new sandcastle toys!
What a discovery!
I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time at the beach in the next 5 months! I can't wait to take him in the water!

Mom's group in the park

Our mom's group, which has now become a play group for all of the kiddies, has started meeting in the park, and the kids love it!

That's Max on the far left with his friends Iley, Xavier, Gerogie, Cooper, Raj and Indi.

On the farm

We also had a sleepover with Nanny and Poppy last weekend, so Max got to spend some time with them, and his aunts, uncles and cousins.

Max and Uncle Brett


Indie and Max

Bath time with Macey

This is a video of Max watching their dog, Rex. He thinks Rex is the funniest thing he has ever seen. I wish I would have started the video sooner, because he was actually laughing much harder, but there's a few good laughs on here. The video is actually taken really poorly because I am holding Max and the camera and trying to play with the dog all at the same time. But you get the audio, which is the best part :)

Love the park

Since Max never sits still anymore, we're always looking for things to do. Going to the park is one of his favorites, especially now that it's getting warmer outside, he can take off his socks and play in the sand.
He also loves swinging, especially with Daddy...

It's hard to see, but this picture was taken just after Max face-planted, open mouthed, into the sand. He got a mouthful, and his face was covered :)

Fun with Jean and Andy

We have been very lucky to get to spend lots of time with our friends Jean and Andy lately. We've had 2 sleep-overs in Brisbane recently (hopefully this will help get Max ready for being away from home in Hawaii!). While we were there, we had a picnic in the park...
And Max loved playing with Jean :)

Now we just need to convince them to have a baby for Max to play with :)