So Vain?

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Dear Max,
So you might think we are crazy...and you could be right. We are a little crazy! Today we drove up to St. George to see our Grammies and to drop of Nana from her visit here in Vegas with us. After a quick visit to See Grandma Trenholm at the care center we went over to Auntie Julie's and you had your 2nd Haircut! Your first was when you were only a mere 3 months old and only 2 months later here we are again. You really rock the faux hawk quite well and when it gets a little too long it just doesn't stand up as well. So Auntie Julie to the rescue and in nothing flat your rocking the "do" once again. Your daddy and I have determined that this is your trademark. It's actually quite oxy moronic cause your very chill and relaxed...not very rocker like... you do like to be rocked...maybe that's the correlation! Anyway your one handsome little dude with your fresh cut! Love you Max!

Daddy and Max
At Grandma Trenholms
With our matching Faux Hawks

Grandma Trenholm, Max and Nana

2nd Haircut....

"The Before" You can see what I'm talking about... The Faux Hawk can get a little long.

OK Aunt Julie... I know this isn't our first rodeo... but go gentle

This is so fun!

This is not as much fun...

Steady...Steady.... Don't want mom to come back with the "death grip"

Nice Work Aunt Julie! You're Hired!

Only in Vegas!

Saturday, April 25th
Dear Max,
Oh My Goodness! What a day! Today we went down to the Luxor to see the Titanic Exhibit. It was such an interesting exhibit and really enjoyable to tour. You were a good sport and sat in your stroller and smiled cute to all the people. Everyone would come up to us and comment on how cute you are. It was so fun! Well, as we were walking out of the Luxor I looked up and there was Carrot Top! So I stopped and asked him if he would take a picture with our son. He said "Sure" - then his manager said why don't you all get into the picture and took a picture of all of us with Carrot Top! It was so cool of him. So you have now officially had your first celebrity sighting! By the time you read this I'm really curious if Carrot Top will still be around. But I'm sure you can You Tube him and find out who he is or was. Another memorable day with you!!! Love you Max!

Looking Good!

This might be the closest we will get this year to a "Cruise Staircase Picture"
Are we worried that it was on the Titanic?

Our Family with Carrot Top! You were not quite as excited as your daddy!

Grandpa has had an exciting week!

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Dear Max,
Your Grandpa has had an exciting week. You know that Grandpa has been doing one of the things on his "bucket" list. A bucket list is a list of things you would like to do before you die. I know that's not a very exciting thing to discuss... however, it is the only reasoning behind your Grandpa's current choice of what he has been doing in his free time. Your Grandpa has always wanted to be a truck driver. He always talked about it when I was growing up, but he never liked the idea of not being home with your Uncle Geary and I. Well, I guess that now we are all grown up he has decided to fulfill this dream of his. Sometimes it's not all he thought it would be, but all in all I do think he enjoys being behind the wheel of the big rig! And I'm sure you'll get your chance sometime soon - but one fun thing is when Daniel comes to visit he always wants to visit Grandpa's truck. So Grandpa climbs up into the truck with Daniel and they pretend they are driving on the open road. So far we just have been reading books about big trucks and talking about what Grandpa's been up to. Grandpa's already been talking about the "road trip" the two of you will take soon enough.

Well, Thursday morning Grandma got a scary phone call at about 12:30 am. Grandpa had been in an accident down in California. He team drives with another driver. The other driver was driving at the time and Grandpa was in the sleeper. A car cut off the truck and so Darren (Grandpa's team driver) had to swerve. They went down the embankment and through a fence. The truck stayed upright - but as you can imagine your Grandpa got tossed around quite a bit in the back of the truck. Because they take all the hazardous materials for UPS - the red tape getting the accident cleaned up was a big, long process. But the important part was that your Grandpa is OK. We called and talked to him later in the day and he said that they were both pretty shook up, but that they were doing good.

And their is no rest for the weary! The two of them were back on the road that very day! Friday was a REALLY windy day. When your Grandpa was coming through Las Vegas they stopped to fill the truck up with Gas and a local tv station was there interviewing Truck Drivers so see how they were handling driving in these hazardous conditions. And your handsome Grandpa was interviewed! So last night we stayed up late (well, you didn't make it!) but Cooper, your dad and I stayed up to watch the 10:00 news and there he was... our Grandpa. It was so funny cause Cooper saw Grandpa on the TV and just started barking and running around like a crazy dog. He loves your Grandpa almost as much as you do... he was so excited to see him and couldn't understand why he was in the "big box" Talk about from one extreme to the other!

You Have A New Cousin!

Friday, April 24, 2009
Dear Max,
Early this morning at 12:18 am your new cousin Natalie arrived! Yesterday was Daniels 3rd birthday. A tradition that started with your great grandma and grandpa Snow, was on your birthday morning they would call and sing happy birthday to you. It was always so fun to get those phone calls each year. Well, the tradition has carried on - so yesterday your daddy, me and you all called to sing Happy Birthday to Daniel. Your Aunt Jali was getting ready for his birthday party, it was a lunch party. Uncle Geary decided to stay home from work that day cause Aunt Jali wasn't feeling too good. Soon after the party was done your Aunt Jali asked Uncle Geary to take her to the hospital. They called yesterday evening around 7:00 pm to say that they would be staying and that Natalie was on her way! We all were hoping that Natalie would come on her own birthday - but these are just some of the things that we have little to no control over in life! Well after an exciting evening Natalie officially got her very own birthday (by 18 minutes!) She is so beautiful. We will be going up next weekend to give her a welcome home and some love. You are so very lucky to have a little cousin so close in age. I love the relationship that you and Daniel have and I can't wait to see what friendship will blossom with you and Natalie. Welcome Natalie! We are so thrilled to have you join our family!

Natalie Page
8 lbs 5 oz. 21 inches long

5 Months Old Today!

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Dear Max,
Today you are five months old. I can not believe how time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday we were getting the call that changed our lives forever. It is days like today that my heart is so full of gratitude. I'm so grateful for your birth parents. Grateful for their strength and their love. I'm grateful to my Heavenly Father. Grateful that he prepared everyone involved in the growth of our family. Max, I know that Heavenly Father wanted you in our family and in our home. Your daddy and I pray that you will have the strength and the capacity to love as your birth parents do. They are such amazing people. You are part of a great heritage, I know you met many of these amazing people while you were in Heaven. I'm sure your Great Grandpa Snow taught you all the funny faces you pull, he was so good at that. And your Great Grandma Snow I'm sure is responsible for that twinkle in your eye. Your Great Grandma Blake, and Great Grandpa Page and I'm sure their are others that I will meet someday that were all caring and preparing you for this life. I know that this extra time you had in Heaven has made you stronger. You have been prepared to fight battles here on this earth. You are so lucky to have so many people that love you and are looking for your best interest. I love you so much - more than I can even describe.

Today was a day much like days were before your arrival. I must admit I have not quite felt grown up until you arrived. Their is something much different from being a wife to being a mother. That extra sense of responsibility just really puts you into the "big leagues" But today I felt like a "real" parent. Your daddy and I spent the day cleaning the house and cleaning out the garage. (That's not the part that made me feel grown up) You played in the house while we worked. One time I came in the house and your daddy had laid you on the couch and you had fallen asleep on the couch. I looked at you, so comfortable, asleep on the couch, the back door open with the fresh air coming in. It reminded me of sleeping on my own mom and dads couch growing up. Those were some of the best naps of my life, asleep on the couch downstairs with the back door open with the fresh air coming in. The comfort of home all around me. I saw the same look on your face. Your home!

Spring has Sprung!

Friday, April 17, 2009
Dear Max,
Spring is in the air! The weather has been so nice - Sunday was the first day we put you in shorts and I got the first glimpse of those chubby little thighs! I LOVE THEM! So you have worn shorts every day this week just so I can squeeze your little thighs. I think I will put you in shorts for the rest of your life! They are just too much! You might not appreciate that later in life. This week has gone by so fast. We did find out on Wednesday that Kelly will be moving. Your daddy and I are so sad to hear this! It has been such a blessing to have Kelly come into our home each day and care for you. You have grown quite attached to her and she has grown attached to you. It will be a sad, sad day. So Thursday we started researching other options, and today we went and toured a couple different daycare centers. I'm not completely sold on the idea of putting you into a daycare - but I wanted to check out all the options. I do like how they have so many fun activities planned and that you will have the interaction with other babies and other adults. Truthfully I just pray that you will be a healthy, happy and well adjusted baby. I will keep you posted as this all unfolds.

Shorts... Day 2


It's so nice outside! I love hanging on the patio!!

O.K. Who invited him? Sometime this puppy drives me CRAZY!

After we went on a couple of daycare tours we took a walk to the park by our house to meet up with your Aunt Andrea so she could practice her basketball skills and we could enjoy the nice weather. It was really funny - when we were walking over to the park we passed by this house that had about 5 boys out front. They were probably about 10 years old. Typical cute, but look like trouble little boys. Your daddy had Cooper on the leash and I was pushing you in the stroller. One of the boys stops what he's doing and looks over and says to us... "Cute dog!" I said "thanks" and then he says... "Cute baby too." I just thought that it was so funny. Cause we do have a cute dog and a cute baby too! We're pretty lucky.

So your first adventure to the park was a lot of fun. We watched your Aunt Andrea and your dad (that's right YOUR DAD) play basketball. It was good until the sun went down and it got cold. Luckily I had packed a sweatshirt and pants for you just in case. So we bundled you up and snuggled in. Then Cooper got cold and so he jumped up on mommy's lap - so we were all huddled in for warmth! I was impressed by your daddy's basketball skills, I've never seen him play and I've known him for 12 years! So you know it's been a long time since he's played. I think he was a little impressed himself. It was a fun night topped off with a movie night, we attempted to watch Bedtime Stories... and it worked good - we all fell asleep watching the movie!

We should have taken a before picture... When it was all sunny and beautiful outside. But instead we just have the after picture. When the wind started blowing and it got cold. The park doesn't look like much fun like this!

Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 12, 2009
Dear Max,
Happy Easter! It has been so fun celebrating Easter with you today. We stared this morning with going to Church. It was nice to have Grammie and Grampy with us at church. Of course mommy and daddy had a new Easter Church outfit for you to wear. You looked so cute! It is the first time you have worn shorts and you have the cutest chubbiest thighs! I just love them. When we got home from church we found the lettuce trail that the Easter Bunny had left it led you right to your Easter Basket! You got some toys, books and candy (by the way... Dad ate all your Candy). We then went on an Easter Egg hunt. We had colored eggs last night and the Easter Bunny had found them and hid those and other eggs all over the back yard. You did a great job locating all the eggs - with the help of your daddy! Some were filled with Candy, others with money and some even had doggie treats for Cooper!

But Easter day was even more special cause you hit a milestone... You rolled over!!!!! I was so excited. As we were getting ready for church you were laying on the floor, your daddy was still in bed, and you started to roll, now it didn't happen very fast, which was a good thing for your daddy's sake. I ran into our room and said hurry wake up... Max is going to roll over and your daddy came running and sure enough the moment he ran in you completed your roll! YEAH! You are a true Easter Egg Roller!

Love you!!!

I just had a bath and now I'm ready to get messy coloring Easter Eggs!

Hey Grammie... Did you know that we were going to do this to Eggs?

And they say that coloring Easter Eggs is all for the kids???

Beautiful Work Family!

Cooper even thinks so!

Cute Baby with Cute Easter Eggs!

Woah! Woah! Woah! Is anyone going to put a stop to this? We aren't eating these are we?

That's better Cooper... More Dignified! You were embarrassing me!

The Family!

Our Family on Easter Morning

Mommy with her boys!

Grammie and Grampy!

Aunt Kathy



And were Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Cooper giving kisses for encouragement!

This is way harder than it looks!

I'm so going to do this!

Finishing out the day doing Laundry with Mommy!