Our Visit to Boonville

Yesterday Max and I rode down to Boonville to drop off Scarlett with my parents. After lunch we took the kids to the park. Then we took a walk up to this lookout point where you could see Boon's Lick overlooking the Missouri River.

Best Fishes

I got two cake pans for Christmas from my Dad because he disliked the Bundt cake I made for my Mom's birthday. He wanted a yellow cake with chocolate icing. Did I make him a yellow cake, no I made him a cherry chocolate cake and did my best free hand attempt at drawing a trout. I was rather disappointed, must be the Virgo in me, but bottom line Dad liked it and said all it needed was a scoop of ice-cream.

Hey Mom Look at Me!!

This is only one example of his climbing abilities. He is shockingly very steady when he performs this balancing act. I've looked around and they offer tumbling classes for 18 month old, so we only have to wait a bit longer.

Toasted Ravioli

How about a break from my power blogging : ) So I have a recipe you're going to love Aunt Barb. I got it from a girl who works at The Old Spaghetti Factory, shhhh don't tell anyone. So simple to make too which is an added bonus.

*bag of frozen ravioli

*bread crumbs

*parsley

*Romano or Parmesan cheese

*salt

*eggs

*flour

Mix the bread crumbs, a Tablespoon of salt, 1/3 cup of parsley and 1/2 cup of Romano or Parmesan cheese. Dip the frozen ravioli in flour, eggs then bread crumbs. The OSF fries theirs, but you could also bake till golden brown. (Just have to thaw the ravioli first) Buon Appetito!

Going to Grandma's

Whenever Max and I visit we usually drop by for lunch. At this visit he wasn't even interested in eating. I could barely sit down to enjoy lunch, no surprise there! After lunch he actually sat in Grandma's lap for about ten minutes while she read to him. Grandma kept on saying to him, "Well, if you would just let me finish the page. " I was laughing she's lucky she got him to sit in her lap for a moment. J

Our Adventurous Little Devourer

Some pictures of Max eating mixed berries and pizza. I can't wait for the fruit stands to open up soon. Max loves to eat in general but really enjoys fruit. There's not much he won't eat. Hope that doesn't change! J

Maniac Max

Does he always have this much energy? Yes, yes and YES! Max's days usually consist of running around, chasing the cats, jumping around, climbing on the couch, messing up the rug in the kitchen, playing with the dish washer knobs and trying to figure out how to start it, setting off the oven alarm, a whole lot of climbing, turning the tv on and off, nibbling on his books when he's not looking at them, etc... For exercise I try to straighten up his toys as fast as possible while he goes behind me messing them up and I'll repeat until I give up. I asked my Mom if Zach had more energy then us girls and she said, "Yes, but not THAT much energy." Phyllis says Mike had the same amount of energy when he was little. On the bright side of things, he's still napping twice a day and is a very happy little guy. So I guess we couldn't ask for more. J