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Max’s first resolution for 2010 is to get over a yucky lingering cold (his first) that he’s had for way too long.
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Merry Christmas
| We were far from our families this Christmas, but we still had a nice holiday with our new little family. |
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| Max thought of one more thing he wanted from Santa, who fortunately stopped by Mark’s office on the morning of Christmas Eve. | |||
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| Getting ready to open presents Christmas morning | |||
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| Lots of fun books, toys and clothes from family near and far | |||
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| Too many presents… | |||
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Tis The Season
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Max is busy in December, with so many holidays to celebrate: |
Lighting the Chanukah candles
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Decorating the Christmas tree while his first snowstorm raged outside
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| And the best part of celebrating two holidays? Double the presents! |
Eight night of gifts from Bubbe & Poppy
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An early Christmas present from Nonna & Grandpa
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After meeting Sophie and Breanne, what Max wanted most of all for Chanukah/Christmas was more cousins. He got his wish on December 19th when Mark’s sister Rebecca gave birth to a beautiful little girl, Ryan Alexandria. He’s excited to meet her, plus his big cousins Sam and Anna, and Aunt Courtney’s baby coming in June.
Now if we could only find an aluminum pole for Festivus… (Max likes the high strength to weight ratio) |
Max’s First Trip
| On December 11th, Max took his first plane flight; a long one to Orange County, California to see lots of family and friends. He was a great flyer and had lots of fun at his grandparents’, where he met some very important people… |
His twin cousins Sophie and Breanne. They don’t quite understand how to play gently (or that you’re not supposed to eat rabbit pooh you find at the park), so they were allowed to look but not touch. They liked to point at him and say ‘baby,’ one of their first words. They are one year older than Max; it is hard to believe he will ever be that big.  
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His Great-Grandma Thomas, who loved to look at him, kiss him and hold his tiny hands and feet 
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And Santa Claus 
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Plus he got lots of playtime with Nonna   
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What a lucky, happy kid!   
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More Grandparents!
| Max always smiles when he thinks of all the relatives who keep coming to visit to give him lots of love. Last weekend. Mark’s dad Don and his wife Cindy (aka Papa and Grandma) came from Florida to meet their Grandson. Despite some freezing rain (which Max likes to watch through the clear waterproof cover on his stroller), we went out to Central Park, some good restaurants, and a gallery in Soho where Max was fascinated by some brightly colored Miro prints. But Max happily spent most of the weekend being cooed at in his grandparents arms. | 
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 Three Mothner men (one of them is hungry) |
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