Maxey Moments

Some random pictures from the past few days...

Smelling & touching the rose in Aunt Gail's office.We didn't think Katherine would ever play with the "book" on her exersaucer, but it has become one of her favorite things to study.Helping Daddy write an email.She's started turning to the sound of familiar voices. We haven't figured out yet if it's her name she's responding to or just our voices. Guess we need to test that a little more.Katherine and Arwen are developing a bond. Arwen comes to visit when Katherine is in the exersaucer (always supervised, of course). Katherine watches her and squeals when she comes around. Lucy doesn't pay any attention to Katherine, but at least she's not hostile.
I love Arwen!The sounds that Katherine makes right now are quite entertaining (at least to us)!

Surprise!

Andrew's 30th birthday is later this month, so I surprised him with a big party at our house Friday night. I had been planning and preparing for weeks, and Friday was a busy day as I had to get everything set up before Andrew got home at 4pm. My parents and Bob & Gail were a HUGE help, and Andrew was very surprised. We had a blast with 40 people in attendance!

The party was originally supposed to be outside until a cold snap struck. So, we moved out the furniture from the living room and replaced it with tables.We taped different pictures of Andrew all over the tables.We had candles everywhere, thanks to Jen Crutchfield.People working hard on the crossword puzzle - How Well Do You Know Andrew.Very cool & yummy cake - made by Eric & Tiffany Bolton.

Harrison & Jackson were born 1 week apart last April.I barely even saw Katherine, because everyone else was passing her around. Here she is with Amber, Ellie & Jackson's mom. Katherine did very well at the party. She had slept for four hours at school that day getting ready to be able to stay up until 9:30pm.Ellie & Katherine. Trying on Andrew's hat.

For those of you that were bothered by the white next to some of the pictures...yes, I noticed...of course I did...but it didn't bother me enough to take the time to figure out why it did that and fix it.

Tailgating

We went to the quad to watch the Bama vs. LSU game on Saturday. There were a TON of people there! Katherine enjoyed interacting with the teens and watching all the action. She finally passed out for a little nap.

Pears

Katherine started eating pears this weekend!

Sitting

We were sad that Prison Break wasn't on Monday night, but Katherine got to stay up later because of it. She provided us with some great entertainment!

Pumpkinhead

Katherine has a very practical mom who refused to buy a costume when she can't even walk. So, we opted for just a hat and a onesie that she can sleep in. She still drew attention at the church Fall Festival on Sunday night.Andrew had fun with Katherine at the Festival. Here they are doing the cake walk. It's obvious he loves living his dream of being a daddy.Katherine made a basket (with a little help).Miss Angie, one of Katherine's teachers.

New Shoes

Katherine wore shoes to church for the first time this week. She looked adorable, if I must say so myself!