January 22, 2013

Today I took Maxon to Magic Kingdom again. He has been begging to go to "Mickey Mouse Park" and so today we went. 

He was so happy to see Mickey Mouse as soon as we got there. 

 After months of trying to get him to wear the Mickey ears, he was so excited to get it today.

I even got his name embroidered.

We stumbled upon the Move It! Dance Party. He loved watching it but did not want to go into the road to dance. Whenever the characters he didnt know, like King Louie or Blue, would get close to him, he would back into me. When Mr. Incredible tried to high five him, he started crying and hid in his stroller.

 I bought him this Mickey keychain, which he held on to until bedtime.

He was so tired that he fell asleep before we even got out of the parking lot. 

January 19, 2013

Today Matt and I decided to take Maxon to Busch Gardens. It was so fun. We went to Sesame Street where Matt chased Maxon around to get some energy out. Then we walked over to the tiger exhibit, where we saw two tigers fighting over a spot in the sun. From there we walked to the Edge of Africa, where we saw the hippo swim around and the lion sunbathing.

Maxon saw the lion and said, "Daddy, I want you to throw me to the lion." We explained that the lion would think Maxon was steak and that wasn't a good idea.

January 17, 2013

Matt thought he was going in to wake Maxon up, but this is what we found. Maxon said "I put my hand in my diaper and I put poop on my legs."
yay potty training for making him aware that something fun is in his diaper. He got time out and was lectured that poop is not for play.

January 7, 2013

Today I was off work and took Maxon to Magic Kingdom. The big boy wanted to ride the new Ariel ride in the New Fantasyland. After we got our fast pass to go back later, we walked over to see the dance party by the castle. Maxon  was jumping and dancing in his stroller but did not want to dance with the characters when we got close. After that, we saw Woody and Maxon showed him the Mickey shaped confetti he got at the dance party. After Woody we rode Ariel and visited with Mickey Mouse. After that, Maxon was ready for a nap.

Things he said:

When driving up to pay for parking, he said "Mommy you get your fast pass?"
When taking a photo with Mickey, he said "Mommy you come on too!"

To Infinity & Beyond

For Christmas this year, Mimi & Sopchoppy gave Maxon the coolest gifts. They know of his love for all things Toy Story so they got him Buzz Lightyear pajamas and boots. He was so excited to take a bath and put them on tonight. 

Happy Birthday Maxonator!

Maxon just turned two and we celebrated with a Barnyard Bash! 

The eating area 

The kids who came to celebrate Maxon 

Maxon's cake, made by Ashley Smith 

Maxon feeding the cows tortillas

The cow sticking out his tongue

Blowing out candle

 Maxon has had an amazing babysitter since May 2011, at about 8 months old. She is truly a blessing. She took him to the library and the park weekly. When he had to go to physical therapy for his neck (torticollis), she took him twice a week. When we wanted him to take swim lessons, she not only took him but she got in the pool to learn how to continue his skills after his lessons ended. She taught him his colors and numbers as well as so many skills. He is truly advanced for his age and its because of her.

After TWELVE years of believing in God for a baby, she found out that she is pregnant with TWINS! Baby Andrew and Alayna will be examples of God's miracle power for their entire lives. April is due in December and was put on bedrest this weekend. We knew this was coming soon, but she has to end her time with Maxon a little sooner than we expected.

She will always be a wonderful part of our lives and we are so thankful God sent her to Maxon and our family.

The Year of Disney

This year we got passes to Disney World using the birthday money gifts for Matt and me, plus Christmas money. Maxon LOVES Mickey Mouse, Buzz, Jake, etc and he's been thrilled to go as much as we have. These memories are worth all the money in the world and I will cherish them forever! 

First trip with Uncle Justin, Noni and Granddaddy

 

First trip with Mimi

Spring break trip with Mimi and Sopchoppy

Mary Poppins!

I accidentally lied to Sopchoppy and told him the roller coaster wasn't that bad. His face disagrees.

My boo boo.

This winter, we took our first family vacation as the three of us. Matt finished school and we headed out. Our first stop was Savannah. We got two parking tickets for apparently not knowing how to park in downtown (street sweepers come through Saturday mornings). We visited my Great-Grandmother's old house, where my dad used to sit on the back porch and watch the car dealership unload cars onto the lot. We walked along the River and rode the ferry over to the hotel to see the Gingerbread House competition. We walked all through the squares and looked at all the fun parks! 

We went to Paula Deen's restaurant to put in our reservation first thing in the morning. When we got there, we found out they were giving out free buffet if you gave blood. My husband gave blood and while I waited, I stood in line to see Paula Deen! She was in town for one day signing her new cookbook. After 4 hours of waiting, she signed our ornaments and cookbooks and said my son was the cutest thing. What a great memory! 

Savannah is such a beautiful town and a great start to the vacation. 

Maxon on the road trip 

First time using Maxon's backpack. 

 

Meeting Paula Deen and sons

Forsyth Park 

Our next stop was Charleston, where we stayed for two days. We drove across the bridge every morning, which Matt and Maxon loved. We visited Fort Sumter, the aquarium, and the Battleship and submarine. so fun.

From Charleston, we drove to Asheville to see the Baltimore all decorated for Christmas. Let me tell you, WORTH IT! They had trees and lights everywhere and choirs singing Christmas carols. The only downside was that Maxon couldn't be in his stroller and he is heavy. By the end, we just wanted to go put him down. 

 Our final stop was Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA. Matt's parents met us here and we did the light show after the gardens closed. So great. Maxon stayed awake the whole ride and we saw an hour's worth of lights.

We drove home on Christmas Eve and got here just in time for C