Meet The Machines, Kindergaten & Smiles

Last year Max & Ian went to an event called Meet the Machines put on by CAT & Budrovich. This year Lily & I got to go too. Each kid got a real hard hat at the entrance & got to decorate it with stickers. This year they had even more machines for the kids to climb on & they could even go up in a crane. (The line for that was literally 1/2 a mile long!) Max had a great time on all the different machines & by the end of the day we were all pooped!

Yes, he really is operating heavy equipment!
He could have stayed right there all day!

Video

We also went to Kindergarten Orientation at Max's school. He is so excited to be a Hudson Elementary Hawk! He met his teachers, made a hat & colored, all while having fun with his new classmates. According to the school counselor, when Max was finished, he stood up and announced, "I just did my first assignment!"

Max's Hawk pose

Lily has also started smiling & reserves most of them for her big brother. I can make funny faces all day long but Max just has to walk in the room. She is also trying to roll over but hasn't quite made it. I'm sure it will happen as soon as the camera is no where within reach.

I think this is one of the best pics ever! I did get a little bit of the photography gene!

The other day while I was fixing lunch, Max went into the guest bedroom & turned on the TV. (He is really taking advantage of my hearing loss, little booger!) When I called to him to let him know we were ready to eat this is the response I got. (I tried to copy it exactly & I typed words he emphasized in bold.)

Mommy, did you know there was a blender on TV & it could turn a whole apple into juice & its not 1, not 2, not 5 but it is for free because there was an X on the numbers & that means its for free & you just go to a store that doesn't get paid any money & get it for free because that's what the X's mean & you also can put anything in it but if its big you have to cut it up just put it in the top & push it down with a thing & put a cup under it & you get juice & you don't even have to wash it because if you did you'd have to wash stuff all day & with the Jack Lalanne Power Juicer you never ever have to wash it because its a power juicer it can make juice out of anything even vegetables & pineapples & carrots & it was on TV!

And now that you've picked yourself up off the floor & contained your giggles, here are a couple new pics!Lily with her serious face & me with a new haircut

attempt at photo of cute panda outfit on an even cuter (though wiggly) baby

about 2 seconds before Lily started screaming


Max with his new race car in an outfit of his own design.
(love the backwards shorts!)

Even though we're seeing signs of Spring...

...we're still taking care of the remnants of Fall.

COWABUNGA!

Joy is a ... leaf pile

"I don't need my rake! Its much faster to do it this way, Mom!"

Thanks for the Bumgenius, Aunt Vicki! I like 'em cause they're o' so stylish! Mom likes them cause they soak up everything I put in 'em!

I will lift my head! How else am I going to know whats going on!?!

Lookin' o' so cute!

I'm getting a little sleepy during all these photo sessions!

I know there are not nearly enough new pics to satisfy you all but have patience, I will post more! As soon as I can manage to take some that aren't blurry! For every 50 pictures there is one that turns out nicely. Stay tuned!

Ian is already exposing Lily to work drama!

Snoozin'

These pictures are in no particular order. I just picked the cute ones as I came across them.

Proud big brother

Max insisted that Lily wanted to listen to the story too & wanted her to sit on his lap.

Happily taking her 2nd bath (No, she's not that modest! The washcloth is nice & warm!)

After bath

Max & Pop-pop taking a break at the zoo.

dreaming of future mischief

Does anyone remember this cabinet? A long time ago it was in my room, then Mark's room, & for the last few years, relegated to our basement. Why? Mom had painted it that bright 70's orange when I was little. Yeah, THAT orange. Two years ago, Ian had it stripped as a birthday present for me & it sat in our guest room for months until we were given the perfect use for it. So Ian & I stained it & it now holds most of Lily's clothes. Why go through all that trouble for a cabinet? My grandfather made it for Mom when she was born (I'll let you figure out the year!) & she used it for me & now Lily gets to use it.

Alexandra holding Lily (I remember when Alexandra was this little!)

Happy Aunt Marlo

Leslie & Lily

Stop taking my______ picture!

just an update

For those of you who haven't heard, Lily was admitted to the hospital Monday morning with a fever. This is standard procedure for babies under 6 weeks but it didn't make it any less scary. All her tests & cultures came back clean (= virus, not bacterial) but we had to remain in the hospital for 48 hours while we waited (and get IV antibiotics), just in case. We are now home & feeling much better. And I promise to post some new pics tomorrow!

Presenting Lilian Sophia ...

I know you guys really just want to see pictures so I won't bore you with the details. And I promise to post more pics just as soon as we get them all downloaded from the 3 cameras that have been going nonstop since 4:29pm on 2/6/09! We had to wrestle Mom to the ground just to get some of these!

She already has him wrapped around her little finger & she's only 30 minutes old.

Max meeting Lily for the first time & giving her Eskimo kisses

Hanging out, just waiting to go home

"My outfit's too big, Mommy!"

Home at last!

My favorite pic of Max & Lily (so far)

Hanging out on the couch-Day 2

The scoop & a funny

OK, no baby yet but we are almost there! My doc & I have made the decision that if I haven't gone into labor by this Friday, we are going to kick start the process. Now that we have made this decision & made the necessary arrangements, one of three things will happen. Either I will go into labor tonight or tomorrow OR when they call me to come to the hospital to start the process I will tell them that the kid decided to start a couple hours early (cause that's just how my luck seems to run!) OR I will go in on Friday as planned. Regardless, Cashew will be here by FRIDAY!!!!!!

Keep your eyes peeled (or just watch for) an email complete with pics

Max has been going back & forth on what sex he thinks this baby will be. For the past week, he has maintained that its a boy, no doubt about it! Out of the blue Saturday we had the following conversation.

Max: Mommy, Amira doesn't like to play cars with me very much.
Sara: That's OK. You guys like to play other games, like tag, right?
M: (after a period of silence) Isabella never wants to play cars with me either.
S: Well, no. Isabella likes dolls & playing princess more than playing with cars and that's
OK, huh? Everybody likes different things.
M: (more silence) Mommy, I think I'm gonna have a baby sister.
S: OK, but we'll just have to wait and see.
M: (more silence) I want a baby sister. Sisters don't like to play with cars & swords & stuff so
I won't have to share my toys as much.
S: Hmmmmm...