Barrett, Heidi, Max, Dean, & Wyatt: 2010

Dean is 4 Months Old

Dean turned 4 months old 2 weeks ago! I can't even believe it. He can roll over both ways. Dean is very alert & loves to watch his brother play. He loves to smile & laugh at everyone, but especially Mommy, Daddy, & Max. Dean spits up a lot & is not sleeping as well as he used to. He is an absolute joy to have around. Dean is just the most relaxed & easy-going baby I have ever been around. We love you Dean Beans...

THANKSGIVING

We had such a nice long Thanksgiving celebration weekend. It was so relaxing & we had a fun time. It was nice that Barrett had Wed-Sunday off & we could spend a lot of time together. We went up to my parent's lakehouse & hung out there the whole holiday. This year I'm thankful for my 3 favorite boys...

Max "helping" with the turkey

Dean Bean

About to get his tractor:

Our Little Turkey:

Max's Pappy makes him a milkshake just about every morning that we stay at the lakehouse- Max asks for his "treat" & loves to "help" Pappy make his treat:

Breakfast with Santa

We took Max to a Breakfast with Santa. I wasn't sure what he would think of Santa this time around. He was very excited & kept trying to run to the front of the line. BUT when it came time for his turn to sit on Santa's lap he did not think it was such a good idea... The only thing he actually ate from the breakfast was the cookie, but he had fun.

New Braunfels Tree Lighting

We took the kids & met a bunch of friends to watch the tree lighting in downtown New Braunfels. It was a lot of fun, but so crowded. I LOVE how much this little town decorates. It makes the old little buildings around here look even more quaint & cute. Here are some pictures of that fun...

Playing with Madi

Max's Birthday Post

FINALLY! We have been so ridiculously busy that I am a month behind on posts. I'm sorry! Max's birthday seemed to last for quite awhile around here. He had his party day, the day after his party (where he got to open one of his presents every hour), his real birthday, the day he celebrated at school, the day he got his tractor, & presents arrived in the mail sporadically. He loved all of the attention & presents. Having a birthday with presents a couple of weeks before presents go under the Christmas tree has been tough for him to understand. He thinks he should be able to open presents now that he sees them every day.

Max's party was fun! He had a bunch of his little friends & tons of family members come celebrate with him at the local children's museum. He had such a good time running around the museum, eating cake, playing & having a good time. After the party we went back to our house & let him open a couple of presents from the family that came to the party. Max was exhausted! So we decided the next day would be when Max would get a chance to open all of the many many presents his friends brought for him. So Max could get a chance to play with each present- we gave him one each hour. It was so fun watching him get excited all day long when he'd get "ANOTHER PRESENT!".

His actual birthday was fun too. We spent the day just having fun together. Barrett was able to get someone to cover him at work for a few hours so he could come home for dinner & so we could give him his birthday present from us. Max got a train table & some train set pieces. He loves them! We play trains several times a day now.

Here are a bunch of pictures from all of the festivities surrounding Max's birthday week...

Details from the party