Because I need to put something on the blog:
Ignore the fact that the focus was on the boy’s blankie, not his precious face. Made by a friend, blankie goes everywhere with us. This kid isn’t quite as much of an addict as his 3 year old brother is, but he’s still a big fan of his lovey.
Apparently you can take some amazing photos in a dark room, using a glow bracelet (or other luminous object). I couldn’t get the settings quite right to create written words, but a photography-savvy acquaintance has assured me that if I just flip the doo-hickey on the thingamajig and increase the blah blah blah setting (or was it decrease?) I’ll turn out some fantastic examples.
Wee babe fell asleep for his most recent nap with his fist shoved in his mouth. You’ve gotta love the whole floppy arm, lack of motor skills cuteness that necessitates this circus act rather than the much more efficient “open mouth, insert thumb” movement. I wonder if this dude will be a thumb sucker? Come to think of it, number three has never been a sucker. Interesting. I wonder if he will be able to skip orthodontics? We’ll conduct our own little Maxwell House experiment. Suckers vs non.
Brainiac turned six. Crazy. This week we read about John the Baptist. His comment? “I want to be a follower of Jesus, but I don’t want to be baptized until I’m older because I don’t know how to breathe underwater.”
Little Goat is a great helper. He is eager to complete his daily chores, and also loves to work with papa outdoors, regardless of the temperature. He’s also the only child who has left behind skin on the metal well casing during a cold winter evening.
February 7, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Very cute, and I love all your nicknames! Is your bread machine here yet?
February 7, 2012 at 6:49 pm
It’s here. I’m waiting to write a review until i use it a bit more.
February 13, 2012 at 11:03 am
Hey Jess, typing one handed and accidentally sent that reply early. So far I like the machine, it’s just going to take a bit to find the perfect recipes. With the Bosch I’m just used to throwing in flour until the dough acts “right”. Hopefully I’ll get around to posting a review in a couple weeks.
February 7, 2012 at 5:57 pm
These pics made my day.
February 7, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Great post. Sounds like everything is going great at the Maxwell house!
February 7, 2012 at 9:05 pm
PRICELESS photo of Jimmy:)
February 8, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Fun update! I have a bit of sobering news to share: Although none of my kiddos were thumb-suckers, we have one who has been in braces almost 2 years and another son who will be starting soon. Yuk. And I worked so hard to keep them off “the thumb”!!
April 7, 2012 at 11:31 am
Hello to Maxwell’s…from Mitchell’s in Missouri…. upon reading one of your posts about homeschool info I wanted you to look into Heart of Dakota..we have been using it for 2 years now for older kids and love it!! I also integrate Abeka for math and language/spelling..you can pick your own for these subjects…love the Charlotte Mason bent.. alot like Sonlight.. have been so happy with it.. have used veritass press and for our family it wasn’t a great fit… love seeing that your family is doing well…blessings to you and Kevin! Trisha
April 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Thanks for commenting Trisha. I’ll email you, but would you mind expounding on why you love Heart do Dakota, and what didn’t work for you all with Veritas? I love thinking of you all down on the prairie 🙂 We broke the snow record this year, wahoo!