Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A Few of our Favorite Things


Well Fall is here or should we say has come and gone...Burrr! Lately our choice song to sing has been "Rain, Rain Go Away come Back Another Day"! The growing season outdoors has ended but Max's season is never ending! He is growing like a little weed, but one that is cute and we definitely don't want to get rid of!
We thought we would share a few of our favorites that we are currently enjoying...


The joys of Fall: Pumpkins and the Fall Colors


Max's Favorites...

Loves his new Swing (yes he is asleep in this pic but he really does love it)

Bath time, loves to splish and splash

Tummy time on his activity mat
Mom and Dads favorite...Max's smile!!
FYI: Max's doctors appointment at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee went well. He weighed in at 12.5 lbs and is 24 inches long. Blood work for his kidney levels are moving down in the right direction however they are still not at where they need to be. Good news is that his bladder and tissue surrounding his bladder looks great which means his surgery was a success. Not so good news is that the kidney function is still a 50%, they are still dilated and there is some retention. The doctors continue to be hopeful that in time the kidneys could correct themselves, if not then we will need to look at other options. He are praying that we don't need to look at the other options! Max will need to continue to have labs done which now that he is little more mobile tends to be trying. He really is a good sport though and loves to flirt with those nurses! We head back to Children's at the end of November, we will continue to keep you all posted.

Sunday Morning

We thought we would share a few images of how we enjoy our Sunday mornings or at least how
Jersey, Travis and Max do. While mom makes breakfast the rest of the family hangs out in the four seasons room. This rooms tends to be a family favorite. Max loves looking out all the windows while the pets love looking at any creature that scurries along the yard. Here are a few shots mom was able to sneak...




Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Max's Baptism

We could have not picked a better way to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary weekend than with Max's baptism. On Saturday, Sept. 19th at St. Joseph's Church in Appleton we, along with family and friends took part in this sacred ceremony. Although we had Max baptized while at Children's Hospital back in July, we felt it was necessary to celebrate his baptism with our parish and family back home.
Max seemed to enjoy every moment of it and was all smiles for the parish. A special thank you to Max's sponsors for honoring us with their presence at the ceremony. We look forward to sharing the joys of Max with them!
Here are a few photos from the day...


As you can tell Max was not too happy about having photos taken, we think he was all smiled out from the service!
Max & his sponsors
Stephanie & Dale (our old neighbors & good friends of ours)
Auntie Tana (Travis's Sister)
Uncle Kyle (Kelly's Brother)
Grandma & Grandpa Gust


Grandma & Grandpa Tessen
Grandma & Grandpa Snyder

Had to end this blog with one of our favorite photos from the day. Kelly captured this image of Grandpa Max with his grandson Max