Max's Pad

Max's room isn't nearly as...extravagant as it was in Holland! I will never go on a mural painting spree again, but I would love to paint his room blue. (I already hear Rob screaming NO PAINTING!! as he reads this later!) So I'll have to make do with plain walls. One day I will invest in some wall art, but for now it is what it is and Max is just happy to have a place to turn into a pig sty!

Max was already outgrowing his toddler bed in Holland, and now his cousin Joost is making good use out of it! So when we moved here I ordered this great set from JCPenney. Hopefully it will last until he's 18!

I love his bedding! I looked for a long time to find something neutral that would last him a few years and I finally found this tropical print from Pottery Barn Kids. 

I love the leaf that hangs above his bed! I got it from IKEA (my favorite store!)

Max's walk-in closet is a great place to hide store all of his toys! 

I've still got to do the office, Lucas's room, the living room, and porch/ backyard.... It's a lot to do so have some patience! ;)

Soccer Star

"Mama, is it time to play soccer yet?" "Look Mama, the soccer fields!" "OH NO! I don't have my special soccer shoes yet!" "But Mama... is today the day that I'm gonna go play soccer?" "I wanna play soccer nowwwww!"   

Well sweet Max, after 5 long weeks of waiting, and five long weeks of hearing you go on about soccer... today was your big day to shine!

But before you could get out onto the fields,

Mom had to do a photo shoot!

You better get used to them kid, soon the paparazzi will be all over you!

Lucky for me you kept your humor throughout the ordeal!

And I think this one will be just perfect for your first soccer card!

Abby had to get in on the action too

2 of the 3 gingers in our house... :)

And finally we were on the field! You quickly met up with your classmate Dahlia for a friendly pre-practice match.

The teams were divided up, and you got to be on a team with your friends Matthew and Dahlia!

There was no stopping you tonight, even when you decided to join the other teams for practice... (oops!)

You had a great time showing off your moves

And you listened very well. Most of the time anyway!

When you weren't getting distracted and playing with the wrong team, you did a great job ahem "controlling" the ball!

Go Max Go!

All of the excitement wore you out, but the first thing you asked when it was time to go home was...

"MAMA... IS IT TIME TO PLAY SOCCER YET?!"

Practice number 2 on Friday just can't get here quickly enough!

February Recap

March snuck up on me and I literally didn't realize it was March until the 3rd! February was short, fun, and unseasonably warm. Okay maybe that's unseasonably warm for us since we were trapped in a blizzard last February! Most of the month I had my head stuck in a book, but I tried to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather when I could! 

At the beginning of the month we took the kids to the park

Papa & Lucas enjoyed some father-son time

And Lucas slid down the slide for the first time!

Before you know it, he's going to be showing Papa who's boss!

Whee!

Mama got caught up on Lucas snuggles too!

While Max worked on his soccer skills

Before I knew it it was Valentine's Day

I don't think we've ever celebrated this ridiculously commercial holiday, but I wanted to give the boys a special treat since I'm away so much!

MiMi & Auntie Liv brought over some special treats too!

The boys got a bubble blowing lawnmower and had a blast pushing it around

Big brother Max was very helpful in instructing Lucas how to use the lawnmower!

I sat Lucas on top of the slide in hopes of making a cute picture

And apparently Max saw it as an opportunity to "help" his brother learn how to slide!

Tears were short lived 

And Lucas got back on his feet in no time!

He can now say "Mama" "Papa" and "Ball" (when he feels like it!)

Did I mention how beautiful it's been lately?! I just wish I could get outside and enjoy it more!

Poor Lucas, one day he will take revenge on his big brother!

This was Max's "masterpiece" from his bubble gun!

We finally got our pool safety fence installed and are enjoying letting the kids be able to play outside!

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I leave you with some pictures of our polar bear....

Yes, that is our Max

Working on his Olympic strokes

In February!

This little geeky dude just couldn't wait to go swimming again!

Blue Bubbles

Dear Crayola,

Thank you for filling my childhood with washable color.
You know, I never really cared about the "washable" part until my kids started coloring.
It's true, even those white t-shirts covered in blues, blacks, and reds will be pearly white after 1 wash!
So when I was looking for a little Valentine gift for my kids the other day, I thought your new "spill proof, washable, colored bubbles" would be a huge hit!

And they were!

Max enjoyed blowing big blue beautiful bubbles

Again

And again

Lucas enjoyed playing in the gross goopedy-gooo that spilled out of Max's spillproof bottle of bubbles!

But before they came inside, 

They had to get a shower outside!

So Crayola, thanks for introducing the cool idea of colored bubbles. I'm sure our trashcan is thoroughly enjoying them right now!

PS- Instead of false advertising with "washable" and "spillproof" you could better say, "Colored Bubbles With Free New Hair-do inside!"

Red is sooo 2010!