eight months.

he's all over the place.

7 months of sunshine.

he is seven months.

he only naps in arms.

he is the sunshine of our days and nights.

easter time 2014.

 a last minute egg hunt with makeshift baskets.

one shared easter basket in a valiant effort to stop overindulging.

an easter sunday service with a thumbs up to target for having boy's clothes that coordinate beautifully with my dress. 

marlow boy.

6 months & 95th percentile in head circumference.

5 months.

an eleven year old you.

our sweetest max turned eleven last month.  we celebrated his special day a few weeks early with friends at the opening of the lego movie.  perfect timing for that lego-loving boy, who is adored by all who know him.  and for good reason. he is such a genuine and kind hearted person. smart, honest, and full of all kinds of information.  so handsome and getting to be so tall,  still i see him as that precious baby boy that changed our lives for the better.
he is something so special. and i am so, so lucky to be his mama.
happy birthday, my sweet boy.

as long as stars are above you.

a valentine's day spent with my three little loves. their dad was out of town, but not forgotten. 

baby bird.

4 months // fifteen pounds // a laugher // a yeller // an almost roller //  a mama's boy // a baby bird

8 years.

i was looking back at mad's old birthday posts (here, here and here.), and regretting not doing one for last year's (not too late). i love to look back at what seem like small changes over the year, only to see in pictures how big those changes really were. my chubby baby has grown into a bright, sensitive, and dedicated eight year old with a great sense of humor and a fierce determination.  he's amazing to watch master any new skill he tries.  he likes a clean house, a good adventure, and three square meals a day. you wouldn't know it from that sweet smile in those pictures above that we had to cancel most of his birthday activities because madden was sick with a pretty rough fever and cold that day.  he was happy with the humble celebration we threw and the promise of a trip to tepanyaki with his cousins at a later date.  a precious 8 year old boy. he makes us proud every day.