date 9 of 12

the perfect date includes: this guy
this pumpkin spice latte

this chick-lit book (and a thought provoking book)

and this 'arrogant b******' written on the tshirt of a man reading poetry.

the people we see on these dates just keep getting better and better.

the "working" mom

yesterday was my last day as a working mom. and by working, i mean out of the house substitute teaching in a kindergarten class for the 1st month of school. bc as a stay at home mom, i work. i work hard to keep max safe, healthy, and joyful. i work hard to keep our home organized and clean. and i work hard to make joey feel relaxed when he comes home from his job.

but let me tell you, i do not work as hard as the working mom. and by working, i mean the out of the house working mom. the one who has to get herself and her kids out of the house by 7am, go to work all day, come home and do housework and cook dinner, get the kids in bed, and then get everything ready to do it all again the next day. they work harder.

so to all my friends who work in the home....let's remember how blessed we are to have the opportunity to be at home. praise God that He has provided for me to be home with max....He truly is a God who hears the desires of our hearts and blesses us with them.

maxisms

max is talking so much...he's a little copycat these days and just soaks up what is going on around him.

-when he start starts to fuss for something we will say, "ask nicely." to which he responds "nicely." he will also respond this way when i say "how do you ask?". "nicely."

-the other day, joey and i were having a discussion at the kitchen table and max was playing in the living room. our discussion was about intimate issues. the next thing we hear is "sex, please. sex, please." guess it's time to start spelling things.

-"e, play whoa." e is max's filler. he says it before everthing. and whoa is a game he likes to play with joey in which they throw themselves into things and onto the floor while saying "whoa!"

-anytime joey and i give each other a hug or kiss, max wants in on the action. "e kiss mommy. e kiss daddy. e hug mommy. e hug daddy." what a sweet boy!

mr. v and mrs. v

we just can't get the teacher out of us. this was the other day, when max and joey came to visit me at the school i was subbing at.
what a perfect student!

what a hot teacher!

1st day of school

max started mother's day out a few weeks ago and is doing so well! he goes each tuesday...joey takes him and picks him up so i really do have a day off! with his kermit sleeping bag...my mom got this at a resale a while ago and it was perfect for his nap mat.
"come on daddy!"

about to go in...max, have fun and make good choices!

best buds

these two are so fun and love each other so much!

it's awesome to watch them become the best of friends.

i love barney!

it's hard being a samari warrior...

...just ask max. for his cousin's bday, we put max in a little Chinese outfit (a gift from my bro when he studied there) and a white headband....as you can see, the headband failed.
we took it off....but snuck it on later....
and once the party started he was all smiles (and so was the bday boy)!