Trip to NY: Friday Sept.11th

My Aunt Annie and Uncle Jan got in to their hotel at midnight on Thursday so they came over on Friday morning. We're sooo glad they got to be a part of the special weekend. And what made it even better is that they brought some Donald's Donuts from Zanesville, and anyone who's had them knows that they're the best donuts IN THE WORLD! So needless to say...I had about 4. We had so much fun just talking and spending time together. Matt played HORSE in the front with my little brothers and then all the guys played some football in the back and had a great time. All the girls went shopping and the out to a late dinner while the guys watched sports and then went out to dinner as well. It was a fun filled day for sure! Just LOVE being with my family! : )

My Aunt Annie holding Max for the first time.


Max, fast asleep in his JaJa's (grandpa in Polish) arms.

The boys playing football in the backyard

They were in the middle of talking and I yelled for them to look over for a picture

They must have been talking about some really sweet plays to use in the game. ha ha

Even Dean tried to play

My sister brought her bumbo and Max loved sitting in it...so we'll have to get one for him.

Aunt Annie playing with Max. He was giving her HUGE smiles and every time I'd take a picture of it they turned out blurry....sad.

Enjoying the bumbo

Uncle Scottie hangin' with his nephews...they love him. I feel bad that I don't have any pictures of Nathan with Max.

Trip to NY: Thursday Sept 10th

We got to the airport at 8:30pm on wednesday. Of course, I got stuck in security (3rd time that's happened!) and had to be taken to the side and scanned with the wand and padded down. So fun. Anyway, we took the red eye in hopes that Max would sleep most of the way...and he did! Max was actually a fantastic traveler on the way there and the way there...no crying at ALL! We lucked out! We got into NY at 9:15am on thursday and my mom was at the airport to pick us up. It was sooo exciting to see her and of course she was elated to see her little grandbaby. We all took a long nap when we got home and then just hung out with everyone the rest of the day.


my momma with her grandbabies. Addie and Max

My momma with Max

Uncle Scottie with his little nephew Max. It was the first time my little brothers got to see him. They are such loving little uncles!

Dean playing with uncle Matt

Did I mention that Dean went to the bathroom a few minutes earlier and hadn't put his underwear back on...? ha ha

Going in for the kill...trying to lick Matt's face....SOOO funny!

nothin like a half naked little boy trying to lick your face. We sure love and miss our sweet little nephew Dean!

Some sweet pictures of Maxwell

These were all taken before we went to NY for Max's baby blessing...so naturally I'm blogging them first. 4 more posts coming soon!


We took a few pictures of Max in his cute jammies with the matching bib and hat. So cute! And of course he's doing his natural pose...flexing the guns.


See, he's cute even when you can't see all that crazy hair! : )

Getting a little excited

Max LOVES sucking on his hands...and really anything else he can get into his mouth.

Sleeping with daddy...and you'll notice he's in his usual position...muscles up!

Thumb in the mouth! He hasn't gotten real good at cucking on his thumb...but Matt and I both were thumb suckers...so maybe he'll suck his too...and then I won't have to find his binkie in the middle of the night. : )

Max's Face Plant

This video is from a couple of weeks ago. Max LOVES to sit up...but he also loves to lean forward which makes him fall over...and makes me laugh. I have a lot more posts that I'm working on that, hopefully, should be up soon, but we're in the process of packing and moving so I don't have tons of free time.

A few pictures from the summer and...OUR HOUSE! : )

Alright, so as I mentioned in my last post, I went to UT and spent 11 days with my sister. Here are the few pictures I actually took...I'm soooo so bummed I didn't take more. Story of my life.


Kalin and I at the airport the morning I left.


Me and Kalin with our babes...the only picture we managed to get of all four of us...sad. : (

Max and Dean, the only two grandsons on our side, so far. It was actually so cute how much Dean loved on Max. He loved to kiss him and hold him (with my help) and just sit next to him and talk to him. It was very sweet.

Dean's hardly in this picture...and it's the only picture of all three of the grandchildren together. We'll get more next time!

Not so happy to be getting their pictures taken.

My only picture with my sweet little niece, Addie.

Me with our friend Stephanie. We grew up with her in NY.

My Deano! He's getting so big and has become such a sweet and very smart and funny little guy. Sure wish they lived waaay closer!

So while I was there, Kalin convinced me to get my haircut by her awesome hairstylist...so I did. I actually hated it at first...but it's grown on me and I like it a lot more now.

OUR HOUSE!!!

So Matt and I have been looking for forever for a house. It's been such a long process. We put 4 different offers on houses and finally this one worked out. We're actually glad we had to wait longer because this house was the best deal and by far our favorite. This house is so much more than we ever needed but we were blessed to find it at a really great price...the owners really want to sell it. We feel so blessed and are so grateful to finally be getting into our own home. No more searching for a parking spot every night! ha ha We'll be closing on it in the next week and a half! Now I didn't take that many pictures. No bedrooms or anything...mostly because I was in a hurry because the family had just gotten home. Right now a family with 12 kids is renting the house.

Our little family on the day of the house inpsection.

Back living room

Kitchen...I actually wish it was a little bigger...I feel like for the size of the house, it should be bigger. It's the only downfall..but it's definitely bigger than what I've got now, so I can't really complain.

these are stairs that lead from the back living room up into the bonus room...I like to call it the loft...my favorite part of the house.

The loft

another of the loft.

stairs from the loft to the bedrooms

Another favorite little feature...2 stairs and french doors leading into the master bedroom. I feel like it's a grand entry.

view from the top of the front staircase

what you first see when you open the front door

Top of the stair case

View from the front living froom into the formal dining room

The office/Den...there's black paper covering the glass for privacy because it's being used as a bedroom. (remember, 12 kids)

Max is 3 months old today!

Max is 3 months old today! I can't believe the time has gone by so fast. I feel like he's changed so much since we first brought him home from the hospital. This video is a few weeks old...but I forgot to put it up earlier, so I'm putting it up now. I can't seem to find the other video of him that's more recent...so this one will do for now. I also have other things to post that are past due but I just wanted to celebrate Max being 3 months first! : )

Max will suck on anything when he's hungry...so cute.