AWESOME 80's

I got this e-mail and LOVED it! If you grew up in the 80's you will too! Have fun scrolling down and have a blast from the past. Some things I've forgotten about. It was fun to be reminded of them! Enjoy a little bit of the AWESOME 80's. ;)

Thanks for coming rain

Come back soon!

Sweet October

Yes people, It's that wonderful time again. It's sweet October and that means the night of fright and all the fun that goes with it.

I may have a slightly freaky love for Halloween time. It can be so much fun! I love to decorate my house. I don't know why putting little pumpkins on my candle holders make me so happy, but it does.

I used to love to help my mom decorate our house when I was younger. We would always have a big spider web over the stairs going down to the basement. With a big black spider in it to watch over things. When you opened the front door to the house, you would always see that black spider staring back at you.

My brothers and I used to love to make haunted houses down in the basement with our friends and for each other. I remember in the laundry room we would always have someone hiding who would jump out with an electric drill going to freak our friends out. Good times. I still love to go to haunted houses.

The last couple of years. I'll sometimes second guess why I should decorate when the house just gets so messy from a little boy named Max. It kind of takes a way from the decorating. Then I say that I have to make Halloween fun for Max. I have to keep the fun of Halloween alive. That's what it's all about. Making fun memories for your kids. I have a ton of fun memories of Halloween! It's worth decorating the house up for. It makes me smile and keeps me young.

I'll be decorated the inside and outside of the house soon.

I want to be like my mom and I'll tell you why. She would always get dressed up to hand out the goodies to the trick or treaters. Such a fun mommy.

My favorite memory of my mom and Halloween, one that I will always remember. Was when I was sitting in my 3rd grade class, and all of a sudden a green faced witch with a big nose and warts came into my class carrying a tray of cupcakes. You know who that special witch was? My awesome mom!

I can't even tell you how elated I was to see her. I had no idea she would there! It was awesome! She had come to help our class with our Halloween party. What a wonderful fun mommy surprise!

I want to be that mom for Max.

snuggle up

Boston and Baxter used to snuggle up together all the time. It was so adorable. Now that they have reached adulthood, they never snuggle each other anymore. Sad. I guess it's not cool for adult male dogs to snuggle each other anymore. Sad again.

But........It is ok for little boys to snuggle dogs. Which Max wants to do all the time. He's constantly trying to hug them, snuggle them, lay on them. He adores his dogs. Boston is the best sport with this sort of thing. Baxter can only take so much. He'll end up moving and hiding from Max. It's pretty funny.

The other day, Shaun took Max to Home Depot. Someone had their dog with them at the store. Max ran right over to the dog and gave it a big hug. Clinging to the dogs neck. Everyone that saw this thought it was a adorable. The dog on the other hand, was a little nervous by this.

That's Max having no fear again.

When I took him to the park the other day. He saw a dog being walked by it's owner and started chasing after it. The dog got startled and started barking at Max. Instead of Max getting upset, scared, or running away. He just stopped and stared at the dog like, "What's your problem?"

I'm glad that Max doesn't live in dog years. Because I need way more snuggle time with him before he's too cool for that sort of thing. ;)

Shoe love

Max loves his shoes. The other night he was really fussy and wouldn't go to sleep. I finally let him down to see what he wanted. He went right over and got his Nike shoes. He came back to me and was fine. He was ready to go to bed now, he had his shoes in hand.

He does this for his naps sometimes too. I take off his shoes so he can go down for a nap. He quickly grabs the shoes and gets a firm hold on them, clinging them to his chest. Then I read him his books and put him in his crib. While he's still holding on to his shoes.

Once I tried to pry them from his hands while I thought he was sleeping. Big mistake. He woke up and got so mad! I had to hurry and give them back to him. He loves to sleep holding on to his shoes.

This morning, I went to get him out of his crib. He instantly squirms out of my arms and goes over to his dresser and pulls out his shoes. haha!

I think he knows that, shoes mean he can go outside. He wants to be prepared at all times. He loves to go outside.

Here he is this morning with his shoes in hand, while he watches the movie "Air buddies," which he LOVES!

He likes to put on his black boots and walk around the house. He looks absolutely adorable. He has a little bit of a bull leg to match.

Here he is just chillin' with his truck slippers on, that he wanted to wear the other day.

You're so funny Max!

Number Book

Here's the Number Book I made for Max. It was easy to do. On some of the pages, I went to the craft store and got a bunch of 3-D stickers of things I know Max likes. I'm still working on finishing a few of the pages.

These pictures look like the dogs "mug shots" haha! I know Baxter would have a LONG rap sheet. Boston would only have a misdemeanor for occasionally getting into the garbage. ;)

I vel-croed the cars on the page so Max could take them off. He loves to take them off and play with them so much, that I'm going to change it to stickers. Then he can have the cars to play with and take around the house.

Still waiting to get a good picture of Max's grandparents. (send me a picture mom)

Max is really into Tiger's right now. He loves them. When he sees them in some of his books or on a DVD we have. He gets excited and loves to point at it and say, "Tig-ah"

Max really loves this book. He loves all the pages. The stickers are really cool. They have texture and stick out. I had to put clue dots on the back of the stickers so Max can't pull all the stickers off. Which he naturally tries to do. :)