Me & My Shadow

So, for the past month or so Max will run into the living room and turn right around, bolt into the kitchen and sream. He then cries out of terror. It was really freaking us out. It was almost as if he was going in there and seeing a bad person or an evil spirit or something. On Friday night Shane took Max and "J" to Sizzler and they were sitting at dinner. "M" suddenly began to freak out in the same manner. Shane was trying to figure out what was wrong, and every time he moved Max pointed at Shane's shadow and would freak out. So, we have solved the mystery! Max has run into the living room and has freaked out upon his encounter with...his SHADOW!!!!

BYU Football Season

Max is really into sports, especially football. He loves BYU. If he hears a commerical mention Cosmo he goes running to the TV (he just did). He knows a lot of the ref calls too. I try to get him to sing his ABCs, which he knows, but he won't. What song will he sing? Oh yes, the Cougar Fight Song! Whose child is this? He will sit through entire games no problem (except the last 5 minutes of the last game because of all the snow). He just loves it. Any guess on what he is going to be for Halloween?

Wintertime

Didn't I just write a post about how excited I was about having Autumn in my back yard? So then why is winter all of the sudden in my back yard as well? Max sure loved it though, and he immediately knew what he wanted to do with the snow!

Men are from Mars!

I always wondered if that was true!

Don't worry...this is just at the Clark Planetarium!

More Brighton Pics

Brighton Trip

Our family recently went on a trip up at Brighton. It snowed while we were there and I took a picture. I submitted it to KSL and you can see it at the following link:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=1750250&nid=396&pid=107

Max and Cars

Here's a picture of Max in some of the leaves. Note the car. He has been car crazy lately and wants

to always be carrying a car somewhere. He loves this one because it talks. He imitates it..."speed, I am speed!"

Autumn

We are loving Autumn at our house this year. We haven't ever really had trees, so to have them changing in our backyard is very fun!

Signing Time

So McKell told us that Channel 9 has "Signing Time" on Mondays and Fridays. I decided I want to record it and watch it with Max. I have to admit I was more into it than Max, but he isn't much of a TV buff. He loves the music so hopefully he will get into it the more we watch it. I love the idea that he can learn to sign and I can too. They do words and songs and counting and the alphabet it is awesome. I'll keep you posted on how good he does...and how good I do...I'll bet he retains more of it than I will.

My Impending Birthday

So I have decided that I don't know what it is, but 29 is scarier to me than 30. I mean when I am 30 I will be in my 30's, but starting in the early part of it. Being 29 puts me at the end of something. I can say I'm in my 20's, but really, I'm just hanging onto the tail end of it. It is like everyone says how old are you and you say 29 and they look like you are at the last year of the golden years. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it is old, it is just a cross-road. It is kind of throwing me for a loop because I swear I was 16 yesterday! Maybe that is what it is...I don't feel like someone who is almost 30. When I see people on TV I think, oh she has to be like 10 years older than me, then I hear that she is 30 and I wonder, do I look 30? Am I really 30? Where do all the years go and why haven't I done some of the things I wanted to. Perhaps I have a lot of traveling to do in the next year so I can say I did it before I was 30. Oh well, I guess I should have known I was old when I told a Young Woman in my ward that I had met Tony Danza and she said, "...Who?"

Dancing with the Stars

We have really been into Dancing with the Stars. We are there to support Marie Osmond and I personally love some of the other people as well. Max was so cute last night. Whenever someone would start dancing he wanted to dance too...but not alone. He says, "Dad!" Then Shane said, ok dance. Max says, "Dad, come on!" He was pulling on Shane trying to get him up and wouldn't start dancing without him. Every dance almost this was the story. He just wanted a partner to dance with. It was soooo cute! Can you just see the future