Life with the Maxies: 11/17/13

We decided to combine months ten and eleven. It is hard to believe that the next blog I post will be about our sweet boy turning one year old! Over the past two months we have done so many fun things and Kolt has been able to experience several new firsts.

Kolt has begun to talk! He started out by saying “ma-ma” and “bye bye” both in one night while I was feeding him ice cream. His next word was of course his favorite that he says ALL the time, “da-da.” We love listening to his conversations he has with others, himself, and us. Kolt has also begun to start taking a few steps. He loves to walk from the front to the back of his pack and play on his own.

As a family we have been able to so many fun things over the past few weeks. We went to Mitchell Farms to the pumpkin patch. We all had so much fun! Kolt loved taking pictures and seeing all of the new things. This was also Kolt’s first Halloween. Despite the weather, we were able to get a little trick-or-treating in that night. He was the cutest pumpkin we had ever seen. Luckily he did not mind wearing his costume! We have been able to go to several football games together, which he loves. Recently, Kolt went to his first basketball game. He never took his eyes off of the boys running up and down the court!

It is also hunting season at the Maxie house. Kyle killed his first doe of the season a few weeks ago. Kyle wanted to make sure Kolt got a picture with him and his deer. Of course, without any fear what so ever, Kolt reached down and grabbed the deer by her ear, like he had killed it! I don’t think there are too many things that could have made Kyle any more proud!

While Kolt turned 11 months old, we were in Monroeville for ours friends’ wedding. We all enjoyed being back in Monroeville for a few days and seeing old friends and family. Kolt sure loved getting to spend time with his Big Daddy, Nana, and Aunt Sarah (especially where there was a toy emergency and they HAD to go to Wal-Mart).

These next few weeks will be filled with sweet family traditions and will fly by. We look forward to Kolt’s first Thanksgiving, his first birthday party and his second Christmas. I pray we, as well as others do lose sight of the real meaning of the upcoming holidays.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:2-3

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34