Dexter the Ham

Dexter is a ham.  He loves to flirt.  He loves girls.  He loves attention. 
He likes his quiet time too.  He doesn't play with people as much as he plays next to others.  He loves lining things up and keeping things in a very neat order. 
But boy has he mastered the art of flashing his adorable smile to get what he wants. 
ALL THE TIME!

 I mean LOOK at this smile!!  He is going to steal hearts. 

Mirror Lake - a trip to the magical land.

We took a magical trip to Mirror Lake waterfalls last week.  We went with our friends the Beecroft's.  And it was just that Magical.  The water was cold.  Perfect for my legs.  Perfect to numb away the pain I feel daily.  The boys had fun, especially Max.  He brought all his sharks and played in the water with them for almost 2 hours.  Dexter was not a huge fan, and stayed close to Sharon the entire time.  I am so glad we traveled the 90 minutes.  (Plus we passed the Beaver Nudist Colony, which was a highlight...ha!)

Current Stats (May 2016)

I need to be better about this family blog. 
But spaceshipmax.blogspot.com has taken over and also documents our life pretty well so I don't feel too bad. 

One important piece of information is that Dexter is growing.  Happy times in our house!  Medication is working.  (When it is the right amount)

Dexter:  28.5 pounds, 34.5 inches (5% for both) (2 years and 10 months) *Still tiny, but growing*
Dexter is also finally completely weaned from nursing.  He doesn't even ask anymore.  It took since Christmas to completely wean him.  I never thought I would nurse him for so long.  But my gut kept telling me not to stop, so I didn't.  And the neurologist told me that nursing most likely helped him calm his seizures and relax him when he had a really bad one.  So I am glad I nursed that long.  But, selfishly, I was very ready to stop. 

Max:  50 pounds, 50 inches (99% for both) (4 years and 11 months) 
I can't believe I have an almost 5 year old. 
He is going to be in kindergarten.  Where did the time go? 
So parts felt VERY long but others flew by. 

Spying

Because I want to remember how intense Max plays for always and forever.

Thanksgiving 2015

We spent Thanksgiving relaxing and eating at Will's younger sister's house.  Aunt Katie has GREAT toys and the boys had fun playing ALL day with new toys and cousins.  We are really lucky family lives so close! 

Max is pretty much always naked.  You can read more about Max's adventures here. 

DINOSAURS!!!

We are REALLY into dinosaurs.
Max has memorized dinosaur names and can match them to pictures.  It is fun to have a new obsession! We watch dino videos, read books, look at pictures and match dinosaurs, and now we have a dinosaur head so we feed the dinosaur. 

Fall is the best!

The fall in Utah was beautiful.  It was in the 60's and even 70's until the first week of November.  The boys spent a lot of time outside, and so did the kitty.  She isn't a huge fan of her leash.  Now it is November 15th and it has changed into Winter, with snow, cold wind, and ice.  I can't wait for Spring.  It is going to be a long Winter. 

 Fall leaves are magical.  They are so fun, they smell good, and are safe and easy things to throw. 

Dexter got a big boy hair cut and looks so grown up.  He is also sporting skinny jeans that I found at SAVERS and I am in love with them!  He looks so cute.  He is just a little guy so he can pull it off. 

Visiting California October 2015

Both boys fell asleep by 8pm.  Dexter was up two hours later...but we did get a few hours without kids to play video games. 

 Cousins. 

 Poly-high school homecoming parade.  Cousin Michael is in the band. 

 Dexter jumped in the bath with clothes on.  He hated it.  His clothes were WET!  Imagine that?

 Strawberries!!  Max ate two containers daily. 

Max didn't wear anything but underwear the whole time we were there.  He has tons of sensory issues with clothes.  He took walks with his Mario underwear on and didn't care about it one bit.