bed bug.

it's funny, for a kid who is never too excited to go to bed when it's actually BED TIME, he has SURE been spending a lot of time in bed lately just hanging out. seriously, i made my bed like 5 times the other morning because max kept climbing up, burrowing under the covers and just generally making a mess of everything. he also likes to get in his crib, bring a ton of toys in there and JUMP. i totally let him. but really, don't you just LOVE hanging out in bed? max, i totally get it. here's some silly pictures of danny and i joining in the fun. =)

yes, there is still yellow paint sample up in my bedroom wall. it's probably been there for almost a year, no joke. if it helps though, i think i have a new color picked out. painting party anyone?

just for fun...

i got together with my friend chelsea yesterday to play around with some photo stuff. she just got the new 5D MII so of course i was dying to check it out... =) we decided to head out for a couple minutes and take some pictures of our little stinkers and even switched cameras for a while. we were both so lost with each others cameras it was hilarious! i am not much of a canon user. anyway, here's what i got on my camera.

eat lunch, not boogers.

so today i was driving along with max in the back seat.

it was a little quiet.

so i asked, "Hey Max, what you doin'?"

he answered.

"umm, uh no. eat booders."

let me translate:

that's max-ese for "i don't know, eat boogers."

now if that answer doesn't take you for surprise, i don't know what will.

so of course i say, "oooooohh nooooooooo max. we don't eat BOOGERS! yucky."

"WHY?" (his favorite word next to "what")

then i launch into that noses are not for picking, that those boogies are dirty and have germs and if we eat them we will get very sick (is this even true? i don't know.). blaaah blaaah blaah....

"ok? so we don't eat boogers."

"otay."

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"eat.... LUNCH..?"

much better.

a small favor. ok. somewhat large.

hey guys! important question. this weekend, might i borrow your canoe? you think i am kidding. only i am really not. its for a shoot of my family... PRETTY PLEEAAASE! Be your best friend....?? the thing is we won't even actually put it all the way in the water. let me know, ok?

halloween, halloween, haalllooooweeeeEEEN!

i always get that song stuck in my head, thank you tyler for playing nightmare before christmas 100 thousand times. =) speaking of tyler, here is my little dude wearing uncle tyler's costume from 20 YEARS AGO! my mom made the little shorts and suspenders for him when he was 3 or 4. =) i am so happy they fit max! i only had to buy a new black shirt and leggings, he already had the yellow converse and mickey hat (a shower gift from brooke, since i went into labor with max at disneyland!). the whole get up was just plain adorable, even if he would NOT let me paint his nose black or wear his white cloves! little stinker. but really, we were lucky to get him in any of it, so i can't complain!

but let's be honest. if i were a GOOD mom, i would have made him a puppy costume. because my mom hand made costumes for ALL of us EVERY year, i feel like store bought is out of the question! and i just didn't have time to make one this year. boo. seriously, every time i saw him running around the house BARKING while wearing a MICKEY MOUSE costume, i wanted to CRY. next year buddy, i promise!!! maybe even for christmas...

we had the BEST time spending the holiday with danny's cousins the scotts, our three kids were the cutest trick or treaters on the block! first we had a super yummy dinner at Kathy's followed by trick or treating in Kathy's neighborhood and grandma D's neighborhood.

without further hesitation... here's our mickey mouse (pronounced MIT-NEY MOUSEY).

totally blurry, totally my favorite halloween pic.

max took some convincing at the first few houses (so cranky and wanted to be held the WHOLE time!), but after we opened up a piece of candy and gave it to him, he put two and two together and started RUNNING from house to house with his cousins! I died when he yelled back at me, " 'MON mom!! MOOOOOAAAA! [more]"

oh yea. who doesn't love a little chicken (and monkey) fight? i died laughing at this picture of boston and sadie!

hitting the houses hard.

more candy!! more candy!!!

boston taking a juice break! whoever handed out caprisuns is a genius. sorry there aren't more pictures of sadie, but that woman was faster than her older cousins!

getting the hang of it!

back to Kathy's!

going through the loot.

trick or treating and kisses at great grandma's. =)

my puppy + his fort.

nothing beats a good blanket fort. that's for sure!

i have been trying to photograph our daily life a little better. the simple things that really make our family OURS, the things that make us laugh, the things i want to remember. this is from an evening earlier in the month, and honestly, these photos have a lot of technical flaws. but you know what? i also honestly couldn't care less. enjoy these, i did. both in the making of the memory and the reminiscing with the photo. =)

oh, i could frame those first three, i love them so!

here starts the conversion of blanket fort to "puppy house." max is OBSESSED with being a dog. like, he is a dog just as often as he is a boy. he eats his food on the floor, no hands, just like a dog. with a bowl of water next to it of course! he barks, ALLLL the time (even in public, sometimes inappropriate places. and i let him anyway). and sometimes if i say something like, "come on, max, let's go," he will stop what he's doing and correct me by saying " 'mon puppy, yeth doooo!" i love love love love it.

scurrying out of the puppy house...

i can't get over this one, his hair flipping out from the blanket. the best part is that expression...

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because he is mid- BARK. =)

and here's a lovely sequence, the tackle daddy move.

these two could not be more enamored with eachother. isn't it the sweetest?

so what if i'm obsessed with him.

it's my blog. i'll do what i want. don't judge me.

at least my mom will like it!

missing the little.

recently, i reorganized my personal photos and came across these. my little man, exploring the waterfront in sandpoint, about one year ago.

and it hit me.

i MISS this.

i miss the soft, wispy curls,

the smaller clothes,

the fuller cheeks,

chubbier fingers,

his sweet, sweaty, sleepy nights,

nursing in sleep,

little size 3 shoes,

wobbly legs,

babbly talking....

all of it. all of his little self. they tell you how quickly they grow, but the reality of it is indescribable. i wish i had known then what i know now. but i didn't, so here i am, just missing the little.

just two.

i have been taking a few little shots of my guy today and i just love these two! i think the rest will be for my new fall blog header. i am kinda obsessed with simple head shots like these, especially when they are of my max!

daily quote.

our conversation in the car went a little something like this.

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!" (very inthusiastically)

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

max: "HEEEY MAMA!!"

me: "Hey Max!"

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max: "what?"

i about died laughing! it he asked me "what" in the most hillarious matter of fact way. as if we hadn't just been exchanging "HEY's" 45 times in a row, and as if he didn't start it. silly.

Chauffer.

Max has taken it upon himself to give rides to people (and things) he deems less mobile.

For example:


His pumpkin,



His Nana,



His Aunt Kenzie.

What a considerate child. Also, this is his "motor trike" as he likes to call it, so naturally, he must first turn I on and then give it a kick start before riding. Duh.


-- Courtesy of my iPhone.

favorite thing max said today:

after we got home from gateway it was late and raining really hard. aka "wainin'." max comes busting through the door looking for danny to tell him, "my daddy trut (truck), det aww wet!" he was so concerned... and excited? life revolves around that truck, i swear.

i have got to write down more of what he is saying these days- i he keeps coming up with the funniest things!

sunday evening scenes...

well, everyone's gone. boo. i had so much fun hanging out with my high school friends and my family this weekend for lindsey's wedding, why can't it always be like this? so tonight after our dinner guests were all gone and the house cleaned up, we had a little r and r before max headed off to bed. couldn't resist turning the iso way up and snapping a few. these are the moments we want to remember. right?

danny, football. max, red truck. me, camera.

new toy from nana was a MAJOR hit with max!

love this boy, love his smile, love his happy hands and airplane arms.

he is such a little acrobat, someday i will video our moves and share. =)

Wait no more...

The snuggie is now available for DOGS at your local wal mart. Almost makes me wish I had a pooch. Hahaha...

-- Post From My iPhone

soon to be mrs. walker

our very own lindsey nicole is getting married this weekend!!!!! did you know?

i could not be more excited about these bridals we went all the way to seattle to take a few weeks ago. i have a TON i want to share on the photo blog, but for now here are just a couple of my favorites! i am so happy for my little nugget to be a wifey. love you lyns!

oh, and if you are noticing that they aren't looking at the camera in ONE picture, it's because these two are so sickeningly in love they can barely keep their eyes ( or paws ) off eachother! i love it. and just kidding, there really are pics of them looking at me, i just thought it was funny that these are all lovey dovey. because it is just SO THEM! =)

i bet you're wondering...

1. what i have been up to

and 2. what in the world my father (along with all of my mom's best friends) is doing in this picture..?

1. seattle. it's perfect here and i came 'specially for my mom's fiftieth birthday surprise party!

2. these guys may have been the entertainment. at the party that is.

needless to say, more to come.

MUCH more. =)

Out for a stroll

Post From My iPhone

basically, i'm in love.

i decided i could not go another day without taking some photos, he is just so hard to get to cooperate these days. but the weather cleared up after a big rain, he was in a good mood and already dressed, so we decided to take a few last minute. i love how they turned out because they are so HIM right now! curious, funny, cranky, all things two year old. the best part is that he asked for the lunch box (we keep toys in it for the car) all on his own, totally unplanned on my part.

woops

informing me that he will NOT be jumping in any more puddles!

this is what he did and the look he gave me literally SECONDS AFTER I said,

"max, PLEASE do not touch those pipes"

stomping on leaves!

just hilarious.

the george car getting some air

he LOVES busses so i was kinda jazzed one went by behind him!

my favorite. it just might be printed huge.

oh, regina.

for those who didn't know, REGINA SPEKTOR is coming to SLC November 6th. i reeeeeeally want to go. husband does not.

do you?
like,
want to come?
as in, with me?

say yes. and then we will purchase our tickets.

OH YEA. and Ingrid Michaelson is coming October 17th!! LET'S GO TO THAT TOO!

sleepy head.

i can never quite get over how absolutely sweet max is while he sleeps. his tousled hair, little eyelashes and pouty lips, they KILL ME! the other night i decided to sneak in his room and photograph him using only the light from the hallway, and i'm so glad i did. it was REALLY REALLY dark so i had to jack my iso WAY up and my shutter way down, not to mention this was shot at 1.4 with MANUAL focus, so that's why it's really soft and grainy. but i lOVE it. i want to always remember him this way...