87 bajillion pictures of mexico.

thanks mom and dad for a seriously amazing vacation. i had SOOOO much fun and i loved spending time with my super rad family. you're my favorite people to hang out with. i mean it.

the trip was so relaxing, we just layed at the beach and played in the ocean all day and then went out at night to shop and eat yummy food. just what we needed! some highlights were riding the bus (serious.), going to the isla de mujeres and the crazy ferry ride, TACO FACTORY!!,  the ray bans sported by the whole gang (pics coming), being thrashed in the waves with danny and kenz, all of tyler's typical antics, swimming with the dolphins with ty and kenz (so fun and tyler was purely in heaven. waiting for pics from the parents) max slipping a hundred times on the marble floors (sad), the zara spree that wasn't (can't talk about it. i am still morning the clothes we missed out on), and just being together. enjoy the pictures.

mom, dad, tyler, mackenzie, danny, max, me. 

first, our condo. it was amazing! right on the beach and so beautiful. the security there was unreal too! you needed fingerprints to get to your room via elevator. at least we were safe...?

mackenzie checking out the amazing view.

maxter loving the balcony. lots of space to run!

he was so in awe of the airplane. or maybe it was i kite- i forget. 

our view.

we did lots of relaxing there...

lots. 

and lots. 

and lots.

of laughing!

and just a little crying because of time outs. 

the beach and pool were unreal!

really he did have a suit on most of the time. we happened to have an incident regarding the swim diaper which required a lot of cleaning up and resulted in a lot of funny naked pics. gotta love that bootie!

mackenzie and max. btw i am in love with max's little skull trunks from gymboree- is is a downright miracle that they produced something cute for a BOY!

us. 

nana, bapa and max. he loves them soooo much it's insane. he might be just a little spoiled by them...?

bapa and max. 

i love this guy. 

isn't my sister pretty? she's funny too. 

oh, woops. there's those buns again. 

he reeeeeally liked to throw the sand. some of it may have ended up in kenzie's face while she slept. yeeaaaa. he felt really bad about that. 

thankfully max took great naps under the palapa at the beach! it was heaven. we're talking 3 hours of beach napping per day. 

we took the bus a LOT at night. it was so fun and easy to get around that way!

ty sat in this same seat EVERY. TIME.

me and kenz, we make our own fun on the bus. 

hi mom. 

the yyuuuummmmiiest dinner by chef cecilio! he cooked it just for our family at the beach lounge at it was amazing. plus we got to cook with him and learn some of his secrets! i can't even tell you how good it was. and it was windy so our cups blew around a bit. we really aren't slobs!

me and my main squeeze at the isla de mujeres. my favorite outing! it was so beautiful and quaint. most of the scenic pics below were from there. 

danny sporting my ray bans and being a goof. i love him. 

a few more pics might just straggle in. seriously there are hundreds! and sorry, i don't know what's up with the underlining. don't know how to fix it. i hate blogger sometimes. 

lovely things from cancun...

i think i am ready to go back now. 

YES. 

i am. 

denial.

mexico was amazing- just the thing we needed!

beautiful, warm, relaxing.

sigh.....

and yet it had to end, as all good things do.

so we are back.

still smelling of sunscreen,

wearing our flip-flops,

toting beach bags,

singing in spanish,

pesos in pockets,

sand in our hair

and our buns ...

not quite matching the shades of our backs.

more to come. just as soon as reality sets in...

remember sunshine?

and water? and suntans? and taquitos?  

yes. 

taquitos. 

we're off to mexico folks. be back in a week. 

it's max's first [sniff sniff] official two year old flight, which means WE PAY. 

do you think they would let him on in one of these instead?

i think he'd like it.....

?

me and max, we can't even wait.

coming october 14th!

we might even have to bust out our wild things costume for the occasion.

"let the wild rumpus start" we say (and we say it every night during story time). 

come on in...

to max's little abode. i realize now that there are way too many pictures (sorry) but you know what? it took me a really long time to get everything right in here- all of the little details feel special but have accumulated slowly and it's finally almost done. it was a labor of love and i guess  i'm ok with being proud of it for a second. =) also, i am really proud that this thing got done on a serious budget. we invested in the basics- crib, rug (well, even that was pretty cheap) dresser, and the rest was cheap, cheap cheap.  hence the bargain info. =)


paint: cypress by ralph lauren

bedding- bumper and skirt- pottery barn. Sheet by nana. QUILT by Mari!

tissue puffs- martha stewart crafts.

animal hooks from the beehive bazar. max likes to make them growl and eat each other. 

where i want to hang a canvas- probably and 18x24...

max's little bookshelf- two gunpowder crates stacked on top of eachother. one side says HERCULES, the other side has an indian on it. 

Lamp: Urban OUtfitters $9 (because it was an ugly maroon color. nothing some spray paint couldn't fix). Lamp Shade: Urban Outfitters $1 on sale. sawweeeet. Camera: vintage from Value Village- $12. 

art of all kinds on the cheap-  [top L] wood postcard from frosty darling mounted on scrapbook paper- $5, target frame.  [top R] painted canvas and scrapbook paper modge podge owls made by me! about $10.  [bottom L] Max's first original acrylic painting, $5 [bottom R] red balloon print from beehive bazar - $20 (woa, spendy!), target frame. 

cows make good stepping stools, especially when you need to get into your crib so that you can put curious george down for a nap.

sweet little details...

adorable merry go round from my sweet friend celeste for max's birthday- it was supposed to go with the birthday theme (circus/carnival) that didn't quite happen. i may just have an un-birthday this summer for fun! I had so many cute things planned...

sock monkeys from me and nana!

wild things from nana BEFORE max was even born! it was part of the original inspiration for his room AND name. It's one of my favorite books.

Paper mache fabric balls by me! 

the last thing I really want to do is paint a tree on the wall to tie in the rug/owls/wild things. 

who has a projector I can borrow? =) be your best friend...?

oh, and thanks for the reminder j... the rug was from the crate and barrel outlet in cali when max was first born. 

ide!

this boy loves [looooves!] to "ide." he ides in the closet, he ides behind the couch cushions, he ides in the clothing racks at stores... he will ide just about anywhere. the best is that after he hides, he announces that he is doing just that. "ide! ide!" a little counter productive but hey. whatever. then he usually invites me to " 'min "[come in].

in rare form i decided to do some laundry last week and stumbled upon max iding here.

naturally he wanted to close (and then open and close and then open) the door, which is difficult when you are also laying on it. of course he was a little bitter toward me when i had to explain that we would not be closing him in the dryer.

see that whiney mad face? maybe someday he will thank me for not tumble drying him...

only come on. really i would have put it on delicate.

this one goes out to you brit

LISTEN HERE.

so wishing you were here to hang out tomorrow while danny is golfing. 

my life sucks withooooooooout yoooooooooou!

monsieur & mademoiselle pepper

also known as pepper and the misses. yes. these are my salt and pepper shakers. and i love them. these two frenchies sit oh so proudly on my kitchen table and sometimes,  max barks at them. or makes them bark at each other.  i found these babies at an antique store in sand point (my favorite!) and at first i looked them over (because really, they are pretty rediculous). but i happened upon them again and just couldn't leave them behind! you should hear the comments i get on these guys- i'm starting to think no one understands me. sigh. but i love them anyway. 

also, i am pretty sure they go on double dates with these guys.

also, they remind me a lot of HER dog. remember when we died her PINK??!

hehehe...

today he woke up from his nap...

soooo sweetly.

[btw this is my new absolute favorite picture of max]

see?

also, a few friends have been bugging me to post pictures of max's new yellow room. 

i am aiming to blog them tomorrow night! promise.

By a show of hands....

Who wants to see Jessica like this again? I do.. I do.. I do!!!!! Lets Talk Jessica into having another one. Come on Jess, I want another baby Kettle!!!!!!!!

Love your BFF and only friend

Britt

P.S. This is what happens when you share your password, I told you I would get you back.

have you heard? i'm boring.

busy week. sorry for such a blah blog lately! my sister called me today and said, "i have an idea, why don't you actually post something cool on your blog" to which i said that i did post a few things lately. she then said "yea, but it's all boring stuff."

sad but true. 

kenzie, please accept this cute pic of Max as an apologie for the boringness. 

here's to better updating. 

ahhhhhhh.....

... that was me letting out a BIG sigh of relief. Danny made it home from his golf trip with the boys. He had a great time and I'm so glad he got to have a little break from work with all his friends. 

we , on the other hand, just tried to survive. Max got a really yucky cold right before we sent Danny off, and idiot mommy scheduled three shoots in four days. poor little guy was so sick of babysitters and missing parents that I had to stay the whole time in nursery with him (normally he has no problem in nursery). Clearly the kid has abandonment issues. But after a delayed flight and EVERYTHING, we are all at home under one roof. 

Today I could not be more thankful for my boys and our eternal family. 

LUCKY ME.

noooooooo. no.

it's his answer to every single question i have asked him in the last three days. i swear. 

you having fun?

no. [smiling]

want some?

no. 

you like those strawberries bud?

no. [as he stuffs them in his mouth. then asks for more.]

want to get some toys out?

no. 

wanna go bye-bye? see daddy?

no. [walks to the door.]

you get the idea. doesn't matter what i ask, the question is no. danny and i have kinda made a game out of asking him thinks we know he'll say no to. want some chocolate? go see ezra and heather? you name it. it just rolls sweetly off his tongue. 

the answer is no. 

so here i am, at home, middle of the night, up to the usual. and what do you know, i find myself behind on my family blog again (or should i say as usual?). we are trying to get life back to normal after two birthdays, valentines day, and wppi and such. danny has a big golf trip this week though, so yea. good luck with that. we also switched the office/guest room with max's room and I have to say, his stuff looks SO cute in the yellow room. you remember.

i had an amazing time at wppi. the classes were great, i met some seriously cool people (like photographer celebrities that you wouldn't know but that i was seriously star struck over,  but also like real celebrities. i.e. GRETCHEN from the REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY!) and my rommies Carly and Vanessa were too cool. Like even cooler than o.c. gretchen. astonishing, i know. 

I have a ton to catch up on, but for now, I just wanted to post a picture of me and my love (thank you iphone). We went on a real live double date with Nick and Kesha and it was SO fun! We went to Cheesecake Factory where we each ordered something equally unique and delicious, then passed around our plates (soooo my favorite way to dine!) and then went to the hockey game. Of course the Grizzlies won, but that doesn't really matter so much because honestly, i just like hockey so i can watch sweaty men beat the shiz out of each other on the ice. And literally as soon as the clock started in the first period, two guys immediately ripped their gloves off and started an all out brawl which to my delight, continued for quite some time. we loved it.

 note: must do more of this dating thing with Nick and Kesha (or helloooo, even with my husband for crying out loud) because really we had the BEST time. =) 

And not just because of the hockey fight. 

missing my valentines...

while I am here in LAS VEGAS.  I will admit, I am having a pretty great time here at WPPI. Hopefully I will learn a ton! So far, so good. =)

me and him. 

max and the ascot. 

ilove iphones

this just in. as it turns out, my adoring, sneaky, thoughtful, handsome, amazing, hunk of a man got me an iphone for valentines day. which is why my phone is off. the new telly is hopefully arriving today! at which time, i will resume all normal phone conversations. thank you thank you thank you husband! i am currently busy scrubbing our toilet to express my love and appreciation.

yes. you heard me right. there is no better way to my man's heart like a clean.... well, anything.