White Christmas

So we had a white Christmas which was awesome. I love the snow and wish it would snow 24/7. We got about 2 feet of snow with this last winter blast. It was also Max's first Christmas. He got a Spiderman outfit from grandma Sue and a walker from mom and dad which he loves. If he can't stand or jump he goes crazy. He does not like to sit. Grandma Leslie and Allen got him his first lego set (Justin's fav), and his first Christmas card which was pretty cool. We got a little something too. A nice gift basket from Allen. Justin claimed most of the goodies in it though :)! His Great Grandma Lou got him his first piggy bank. He was pretty spoiled. I wonder what next year will hold! And Thank you Crystal, Jason and Jacob for the presents. Justin and I love the Bailey's and Irish Cream oh and the clothes for Max!


Max just falling asleep before grandma came over to give him some presents.


Now he is awake. He also got his first piggy bank.



His first lego set. I think Justin was more excited than Max.


He was looking at his Xmax card as Justin read it.


His new Spiderman hat


Snow Snow Snow

I've fallin and I can't get up

Here is a video I took on my camera right when he fell. I missed the beginning by a second. This was his second fall. (I was filming everything so that's how I caught this). His back still hurts but is feeling better. The roads on Whidbey were very icy. (Yes you can hear me laughing. He thought it was funny too. He didn't expect to fall twice)

Just some random pics from the past week.


Max and the crew





Justin walking to the store.


Tanner after he did a face plant in the snow.


My little pumpkin. He is in his new walker. Early Xmas present.

Stuck on an Island

So Justin an I returned home from Whidbey Island last night (Tues). We dropped off Max at my sisters house Saturday morning to babysit so that Justin and I could go to his Christmas party. We stayed the night at the Westin after the Xmas party and went to the football game Sunday afternoon. We have done this tradition (Christmas party, Westin, Football) for all 4 of his Christmas parties. We are glad my sister could help us out so we could keep the tradition going.

It was snowing like crazy at the game and you would have thought Favre (Jets) would be an expert at playing in the snow but it seems Seattle was a little too much for him. Maybe he will show up in San Fran next year with Holmgren and try for a Super Bowl with them.
We also ran into Dick from the reality show Big Brother. It was cool to see him since Justin and I watched the show and loved it.


So after the game we drove back to Whidbey which took 3 hours. It took us an hour just to leave the roads around the stadium since they were not plowed and it was practically a blizzard. Once we got to Mukilteo that was an adventure. As we drove we had to run a few red lights so we wouldn't get stuck. Thank God there weren't a lot of people on the road. However we did get stuck trying to get out of Rite Aide. We were stuck in the parking lot so I got out and cleared the snow in front of the car then pushed us to safety! Then we got stuck at the light to get back on the main road. We reversed into Chevron, waited for a green light and stepped on it to make the light but we got a red light. We didn't stop though. Once we got off the ferry we got stuck on the hill and had to reverse down then turn around and make another run for it. We made it on the 2nd attempt. We ended up having to park our car at Pam's dads business since we wouldn't have made it down the hill to her house. It was too dangerous to drive back to Maple Valley Sunday night and Monday was even worse. They have so much snow out there it's crazy. So Tuesday the main roads were finally plowed so we unburied our car and drove home.

We went to the store to get some diapers and left with beer. Justin had a couple of falls and needed to numb the pain.

My nephew Tanner and I almost knee deep in snow.

Here is the hill to Pam's house. As you can see the car at the top is stuck. The green truck guy to the left kept getting stuck. He was stuck by the fence before we helped him out then he tried to go up the hill but couldn't and got stuck again. What a moron. The truck to the right is seeing who needs help. We just laughed and watched. Prior to all of this an SUV did a 360 as it went down this hill. It almost hit Tanner, Justin and Bill as they helped pull the green truck out the first time.

I threw Zippie in the snow to see how far he would sink.


View from Pam's house.

2 month check up

Friday the 12th Max had his 2 month check up. He was very good throughout the whole visit. He didn't even cry when the doc was poking, measuring and examining him. The doc said he was a very good baby. He did get a few vaccinations and had a quick cry for that. Justin held him while he got his shots and I covered my ears and eyes until it was over. Sorry Justin for taking care of the dirty work. I promise to tell Max when he gets older that it wasn't your fault.
Max now weighs 10lbs 15oz and 23 inches long. He likes to stand not sit, wave his arms around like he is trying to fly, and for the first time this week he slept for 5 hours straight. Since Wednesday he has slept from 9pm to 1-2am. (Depends on the night). Justin gets up for the 1am feeding and I get up for the 4-5am feeding so we both get sleep!

Winter Wonderland

Max's first picture with Santa. Me, Justin Max went to the mall with Crystal, Jason and Jake this past Saturday and got pictures with Santa. This weekend it also snowed so it looks like we may have a white Christmas.

Dad and Max at Rainforest Cafe at the mall with Crystal, Jason and Jake. Max was looking at all the gorillas moving around and lights.

Jake is trying to play with Max.

Max's Baby Reunion

Last Tuesday night (9th) we had a class reunion for the parenting class we had took during our 8th and 9th month of pregnancy. Not everyone showed up but it was cool to see all the new babies. We still stay in contact with a couple of the parents. The teacher Sharon (far left on the bottom row) is one of the most awesome individuals Justin and I have ever met. She made the class a lot of fun and always made us feel comfortable. We hope to stay in contact with her since she is full of great knowledge and is easy to talk to about anything!!

3 years and counting

Justin and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary this weekend. Friday he totally surprised me. He brought home flowers, wine and gave me some shopping money! (I already spent it. Jannelle and shopping go together like PB & Jelly)
We went to Jack's in Issaquah. We did not have steak if you are wondering. We don't eat red meat so I had ravioli and Justin had stuffed pork chops. It was a lot of fun and refreshing. It's been since last January that we have gone out like this. Cheers to many more years together!

Max is 2 months old!

Here are some pics of this past week. Max is 2 months old this week. He does something new each week and I love to get up in the morning to see what he will do that day. Last night Max graduated from sleeping in his snuggle nest in our bed to his own bed (the playpen crib thingy) which is right next to our bed. He didn't go far! I can finally sleep with some room. He is also growing out of his clothes like they are going out of style. He is wearing 0-3 months and some 3 month clothes. No more newborn. He has his 2 month check up Friday so we will see how good he is doing.



Bath time. Justin gives him a bath every other night before bed. Max loves his bath's.



Max chillin on the couch. He is like mommy, enough with the pictures!

Jake's Birthday

At the Little Gym for Jake's 1st birthday. Max was a little too young to participate but he watched all of the other kids have fun. In a year he will be running around with the rest of the kids. This week Max is 2 months old so as fast as these two months have gone, he will be 1 in no time.

Thumb sucker

This is a video of Max trying to suck his thumb. He does this when he is waking up and wants his food. If there is no bottle within 30 seconds, he exercises his lungs.

Popcorn Man

I have been having fun taking videos of Max and using our movie maker on our computer to make mini movies. This is a video of Max trying to fall asleep but he has the hiccups. My older sis Pam was holding him and we were all cracking up watching him. Justin said he looked like he was a popcorn popper. That is why we call him the popcorn man.