Weekend in Leavenworth

We just got home from a fun-filled weekend in Leavenworth! We stayed in a beautiful log cabin on the river with uncle Adam, Jo, Michaela, and Jo's neices and nephew, Brielle, Jordan, and Shawn. Max had a great time playing with the big kids, and liked relaxing with Michaela. And there was a nice sandy area for him to play with his beach toys. He was a big boy while Jeremy and I floated down the river a few times, and he was quite the entertainer when he danced to the live Bavarian music in town!

4th of July Festivities

Max had a fantastic Fourth of July out at Bunna and Hayley's house. This is where we celebrated last year also, but Max really didn't get to appreciate the scenery as well last year, he was asleep pretty much the entire time. This year was a different story! After only a 45 minute nap we went out to the Meas household and went out on the boat first. Max was initially a bit unsure of the life jacket, he sort of looked like a turtle trying to stick his neck out, but he got used to it, mostly thanks to Ashton and Hayden entertaining him. He actually ended up really enjoying the boat, even standing in the middle dancing at times. What he didn't like was when Mom or Dad went in the water, possibly because we were attempting wake surfing for the first time and wiped out quite a bit. Oh well, fun times anyway. After the first round of boating Max played with Hayden in the playroom, he really liked all of Hayden's trains and cars! Then we BBQ'd some steak, while watching the fireworks from land. Max held on pretty tight when the louder ones went off, but he really liked watching. We then went out for round 2 on the boat at about 10:30, and Max fell asleep pretty much instantly. Such a night owl :-)

15 months already!

Max had his 15 month birthday today! He had a very fun day, indeed. After staying up far too late the night before, Max slept in, then had some watermelon (his new obsession) for breakfast, and then we met Hayley and her kids at Green Lake for some fun in the wading pool. Max introduced himself to many people while we were there, and he had a great time cooling off in the water. After Green Lake and his nap, we met Grandma for some snacks in Mill Creek, then back home to play with Dad and go on a nice, long walk.

For a 15 month update, Max has been slowly increasing his vocabulary. He is of course saying his mama, dada, hello, no-no etc, but his new words include "bird, car, truck, fishsticks, broom" and he is in the very early stages of ABCs. He is loving being outside at all times, watering our plants, playing at the beach or park, or sweeping out the garage, as long as he is outside he is a happy camper! He is also so clever as to have figured out how to work our "safety" latches that we have placed in our kitchen cupboards to keep him out of the cleaning supplies. About a week after installation, he has figured out how to simultaneously push the latch down and open the door, and now another favorite activity is to pour liquid dishsoap on the floor!
Updated pictures are coming asap...I promise Grandma!