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On'ry "Aunt" Missy up in the treehouse with her boys and my baby.

Although Missy is actually Maxi's cousin, she is so much older, she was already married with children of her own before he was born, so he calls her Aunt respectfully.

A Day At The Beach, August 1996, Maxi 10 months old.



First Swimming Lesson with Papa and Randy



Checking Out The View From Higher Up In The World



The sleepy end to a wonderful day of fun in the sand and the surf.

With Mama, ready to head for home.

Oh this is fun Merme!!! Keep em coming!!!

Maxi, 11 months old, practicing with Mama's birthday cake, 'coz he is Next!



THE BIRTHDAY BOY! on Aunt Nancy's (wildwood flower) lap.




The Birthday Kid with Mama

Great pics Merme!

Nice to finally see you guys.

Playing with the clothes from the laundry basket...

I think these were mislabeled. I think they were his first birthday back at home after our trip to PA because I remember getting him the things in the photos for his birthday that year at Filene's October Sale. Plus, the tree isn't up.

Trying on Papa's Leathers at 16 months old.



Papa taking the boy on a sliegh ride.

Cool pictures Merme! Is Maxi getting a kick out of this blast from the past?

Christmas Eve in his "tux".



Max being on'ry, checking to see if Mama is noticing.



Christmas is LOTS of fun for a kid who can really walk!

Merme & Maxi enjoying the warm, snowy day.



Merme & Maxi in the kitchen 'coz it was too cold to go out to play!

Baby In A Box! Now isn't THAT a great way to get 'em?

Stealing clothes from the laundry again. Geez, is nothing sacred?!

loz ~ Maxi is just tolerant of me, although he thinks I am being silly... he's too polite to comment.

Tonya ~ yes, Maxi had the same birth weight as Summer 3.5 pounds, although he quickly lost some.

We struggled to get every ounce on the kid for the first 4 years.

Merme

Good one there Merme!!!!!, (last photo posted!!)

Maybe he thought it was a slingshot? That a good picture to show his girlfriend/wife one day!

Well I mean they're called boulder holders for a reason!

I have enjoyed looking at all these, Merme!! I am sooo looking forward to more pics and stories! So nice to put faces with the names!

We struggled to get Summer to gain also- The joys of parenting preemies! Now I am struggling to get Mack to gain! :p

Keep those pics coming!

Maxi is sooooo cute!!!

Love the pics Merme & you look JUST like I envisioned! I love the pic of Maxi in his Christmas tux, too cute. And the "boulder holder" pic is just hilarious!

Such nice pics!Loved to see them:-)

For St. Patrick's Day I invented a little game and decorated the house cheerfully because that can be such a dreary time of year up here.

The wall art you'll see was made out of construction paper. The Leprochaun was just a stuffed doll I sewed out of fabric scraps. Using a clay pot I wrapped with twine and lined with green paper, I made a "pot of gold" with a few gold candy coins on top which was hidden at the end of the rainbow. It took his dad and I some sleight of hand to pull the game off, but Maxi enjoyed it so.

First, after dressing him in lots of green, I gathered up all his green toys I could find and put them in a pile, with the Leprochaun "hidden" on top for him to find.



And of course, he found it right away and was so proud, too!



... the story continues in the next post...