chat with max

*posting from phone*

TV: Showing birthdays of the day, on Sprout, wishes an Addy a happy 2nd birthday and shows her photo..
Max: (big squeal with smile) ADDY???? WE HAVE AN ADDY!!!!
Me: Yes, we do.
Max: But, she doesn't wook wike dat, Mom.
Me: No, she doesn't. Something exciting just happened at Addy's house. Do you remember what happened?
Max: Uh....what?
Me: Addy got a new baby brother.
Max: Awww. How. Cah-yute. (How cute, with pause)
Max: What did dey call him?
Me: His name is Cohen.
Max: Oh. Yeah. Das right. Cohen. Cohen Bryan.
Me: Close, it's Cohen John.
Max: (Looks at me and looks away) Mom, I don't want to talk about dat anymore. Did you hear dat? Dat woud (loud) truck? I don't reah-wy wike dat truck sound, it's too woud. (Continues on about trucks)

Congrats to my baby brother, Ryan, and his wife, Melissa (who was probably the most beautiful pregnant lady I've ever seen)! Sweet baby Cohen is adorable! We can't wait to squeeze his cheeks!

If you can't beat 'em...

...join 'em!

Monster Jam 2011

Well, I guess the time has come. The mother of boys attended her first Monster Jam.

Max is completely obsessed with Monster Trucks and I have done some studying of the things too (gotta keep up!). So, with a group of friends, we went to see them live. We had a great time. It was freezing cold and late and loud and the kids were recovering from colds, but nothing would have stopped Max from seeing these guys in action.

We got "Pit Passes" so we were able to view the trucks beforehand. It was so cute to see the excitement on Max's face when he saw the trucks. Alex liked them but just wanted to run away from me and giggle wander around and point. Hard to chase him when there are thousands of people to hide under.

Once the show started Max yelled and cheered them on. I think we heard "That was awesome!" close to 500 times. Alex stayed still until he fell asleep at the end. And peed on me. Eh, whatever.

I'm pretty sure this was a dream come true for Erik too. Taking his boys to Monster Jam, just like his Dad took him when he was small.

 I love the way Max is staring at the details of the lift. When I say obsessed, I mean it. We have a show recorded called "How to build a Monster Truck"...we've learned how to build a frame, the history of Monster Trucks, all about Bigfoot, etc. He. Loves. Them.

It's been three days since the show and he's still talking about everything he saw.

Happiest kid in the world.

Can't wait to take him again!