Rhombus Room

Max got this cool set of stackable rhombus's and dodecahedrons for Christmas. Sure, they're a kid's toy, but we all had fun building with them. Can you say "dodecahedron", Max?

Wooden Trike

When Grandma and Grandpa Field arrived for the second day of Christmas, Max found a wooden Radio Flyer "tricycle" waiting under the tree for him. He loves riding around the house on his new bike, which has a bell just like his Daddy's.

Call from Santa

"Finally," says Max, "a cell phone that I can call my own." He's so happy to have a phone that Mommy & Daddy don't take away when he opens it or when it rings. The phone rings by itself a few second after you close the lid, prompting giggles and a "Hi" from this happy little caller.

Christmas Hugs

For Christmas, Diamond let Max give her a big hug. Normally she keeps her distance, remembering the little baby who pulled her hair not so long ago. It's the holidays though, and she was ready to share the love.

Christmas Day

Max got a new shirt with his nickname on it. Mommy has been calling him "Peanut" since he was just a wee baby, and now he has the shirt to show it!

Christmas Eve Morning

It's Christmas Eve and Max is already getting into the gifts. Diamond's gifts, actually. Diamond found her ball and removed it from the packaging, which we found torn open in the back yard. Max found the Chuck-It Jr and immediately started following Diamond and her ball around with it. He obviously knows that this toy is for. Oh boy, just wait until tomorrow when he gets to open his own gifts!

Water Time

This is another shot from Sunday's hike to High Valley Camp. I had turned the water on for the dogs to get a drink, and Max thought this was a great opportunity to play with the faucet.

Kitchen Laughs

Here's a big smile from our little boy! He was having fun playing his kitchen tools, the salad spinner being his favorite by far.

High Valley Stroll

This weekend I took Max and dogs up the hill to High Valley Camp in Sunol. The cows were out in force in the park this day, but we had the camp all to ourselves. Max had a great time exploring and playing with the dogs.

Music Lover

I thought this picture of Max hanging on my guitar was a cute one. He really enjoys playing with it, even if he does just make up his own techniques. I'm going to have to get him a kid-sized guitar of his own someday.

Cap and Cup

Max loves to do what Daddy does, so here he is wearing Daddy's Netflix baseball cap. Now if we can just get him to wear his sunglasses too...

Walking the dog

Max loves walking Piper, and piper loves getting walks. With Max's little legs, Piper has finally found someone that he can walk faster than. That's OK with us, as it keeps Max on track as he tries to keep up.

Summer Splash-back

With December upon us, I thought it might be nice to take a quick look back at the summer fun we had. This photo is from back in July, just after Max's first birthday. He had been in swim class for a while then, so when we visited our friends with a pool he felt right at home in the water.