Tree Hunting with the family

We continued our tradition of going out to a place in corbett where we have been getting our christmas tree for the last couple of years. It's fun because it's way out in the middle of nowhere, and Wyatt can run free and get all of his endless amounts of energy out, and we can wander around and take time picking out our "perfect" tree.

Wyatt and Mommy looking at trees

Grama, Papa, and Max

Shane and I arguing over which tree to get :)

Our dysfunctional little family

Mommy and Max

Auntie Carly and her fiance David

Grama and Max

Wyatt found the perfect tree for him

Zoolights 2009

We went to Zoolights on Saturday night with Auntie Carly and soon-to-be Uncle David. It was a lot of fun and Wyatt enjoyed it alot. Max didn't have very much fun, but I think it was because he doesn't like being cold and it was pretty chilly that night. We waited in line for about an hour to ride the little train through the zoo, which turned out to be a not so fun experience because we were all squished on one bench and Max was screaming the whole time. Oh well, better luck next year.

Thanksgiving

It was an interesting Thanksgiving this year. We went out to my brother's house in Battleground, and it was a lot of fun except for the fact that Shane wasn't with us the whole day. But we had a good Thanksgiving and I'm definitely grateful for having such a great family that loves me and cares about me. Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!!

Update on the sleeping situation

Max slept until 7:30 this morning. I'm still amazed. I was so worried that he wasn't breathing or something that I went and checked up him about 3 times. Sleeping peacefully with his butt up in the air. I'm in awe.

dreams really do come true.

It's a miracle. I thought this day would never come.  Max slept from 9:30 pm until 6 am!!!! I think he would have slept longer, except our current situation is a two bedroom condo, with no extra room to put Max in.  He has been sleeping in our bedroom since he was born in his bassinet, which he has currently outgrown.  So for now, until we can get him to sleep through the night, he is sleeping downstairs in a pack 'n' play in our living room.  And Shane gets up for work at 6 and eats breakfast and makes a lunch in the morning, so he woke him up.  I'm fine with him waking up at 6am, atleast until we get him sleeping through the night regularly so we can move him into his own crib in Wyatt's room.  Then I hope he will sleep until Wyatt wakes up, which is usually between 7:30 and 8am.  But for now I am very satisfied with the fact that I finally got my six month old to sleep longer than 3 hours at a time.

Thank you MAX!!! My body thanks you, my mind thanks you, and my sleep deprived self thanks you!!

Bath Time with the Mckenzie Bro's

Bath-time is definitely one of my favorite activities with the boys. They both love the water and now Max is big enough to sit up by himself and play and it's just fun to watch them interact with each other.

I am completely addicted to getting professional pictures taken of my family and my kids.....HELP!!

6 Months Old

Dear Max,

Is it really possible?

Are you really already 6 month's old? Really?

On one hand, I can't believe that you are already 6 months old, but on the other hand it feels like you have been apart of this family forever.  I can't imagine our family without you in it.  You bring so much laughter and joy to all of us.

You truly are a special, little boy.  I love the little personality that is coming out already and how you can already put up with your older brother picking on you and sometimes even getting him back for picking on you.  I can tell you are going to have tough skin, already you don't let the little things that your brother does to annoy you bother you.  

You have changed so much in the last month its unreal.  You sit up completely on your own now, you are already starting to crawl, you have been babbling away all month and I think your first word was the all popular da-da.  

You still don't like any kind of baby food that I have tried to give you.  Today you discovered how much fun it is to spit out the rice cereal that I give you all over the place.  I will keep trying to get you to eat any kind of food until I find something that you like.  I'm also waiting for you to get the whole concept of eating baby food down, because for now, everything that I seem to put in comes right back out.

You love to play on the floor now, and you love it even more when your brother tries to entertain you.  His new thing is to hide behind the bed and pop out around the corner laughing, which in turn makes you crack up.  There is nothing better in the world than listening to the two of you laugh together.  It absolutely makes my heart soar.

I'm trying to enjoy every minute I have with you as a little guy, because I know before I know it you will be big like your brother and I will never have a little baby in the house again.

That makes me sad, and I sometimes wish you could just stay a baby forever and never grow up, but I know thats not possible.  And I will enjoy watching you grow, as I have enjoyed the last six months so much.  It's crazy to think that 6 months ago, we were a family of three.  But life couldn't be better now, and you are truly an amazing addition to our family and we love you so much.

Love, Mommy