::Max at Six::

Our Max is SIX today! Somehow it just doesn't seem possible... Every sixth birthday we have is celebrated on the actual day of the week we were born, so yay! this one is even extra special... (have I mentioned before that I am a little bit birthday crazy? I find ways to make even certain birthdays more special than regular birthdays!!) Really, I just love to stop and focus on the person and how special they are. Not that we shouldn't do that every day... but this way there is cake!!

So our Max was born on Friday, June 11th. Six year ago. Changing our hearts and lives once more. Always for the better.

Max at Six:: You smile and laugh each day. You always have. You "get" humor that is beyond your years sometimes, but can crack up over silly slapstick stuff as well. If you are crying or upset for any reason, we only need to pretend to fall or bump into something or quote a funny saying from a movie, and you quickly dry those tears away.

Max at Six:: You sing and entertain yourself so well! You can entertain yourself for hours on end. We often hear you in another room, playing with toys or games and just singing away. Your imaginative play is very creative. You can turn any object into some sort of character and act out a show or event. It is fun to stand back and watch. You love to dance to certain songs as well. We can play a song and soon hear your feet running towards us to join in!



Max at Six:: You change and grow by leaps! Our thoughts and memories of Zoey growing and learning new things is as more of a steady incline. With you, it is like stairs where you are level for a while and then all of a sudden, within two weeks it seems like you change into a different kid! This is how you are and have always been. It is like you internally change and then when you are ready to share it with us- you do and we are wowed!

Max at Six:: You are so funny. Things you say and do daily crack us up... I think to myself every day, "This kid just kills me!" You can also quote movies and do accents so well I sometimes have to take a second look to make sure it came from your mouth!



Max at Six:: You are sweet and caring. You are protective of all of us and give hugs and kisses all of the time. You have a tender heart. You are a darling brother.

Max at Six:: We think you will be an engineer of some sort... you love to help put together things that come with instruction books. You keep the instructions to look over them and remember building them with your Daddy. You build and play with legos as well. I sometimes feel like I can actually see the gears turning inside that head of yours. It is amazing to me.




Max at Six:: You are strong and have good balance and must.be.first.... this causes problems when playing with Zoey who has an edge on you right now. Just the other day they were playing soccer in the yard and Zoey was dribbling all around and running faster and Max finally just got mad and tackled her!

Max at Six:: You are a wrestler and a snuggler. You love to wrestle with Daddy every day. He is delighted as he waited years for this! When you were recently sick, the doctor specifically said, "no wrestling!" and so you waited until given the green light, and then it was "Game On!" But with mommy... (and daddy, too) you are a snuggler. And I LOVE IT. You touch my face and snuggle under blankets and are just the sweetest thing!



Max at Six:: You do things in your own time and you know what you want. You are tentative to try things new under pressure, but given space and time, you gain confidence and we are so proud of you. You have taught yourself so many things.

Max at Six:: You are a joker and a talker... and we are thrilled that you are now chatting away and sharing with us your funny sense of humor. You are still reserved around many besides your family, and that's okay.



Max at Six:: You sleep where you want. I just have to mention this for my own memory... When we tuck you in at night, we never know where we will find you once we come back up to bed for the night. It stopped my heart the first time it happened. I went upstairs for that final check and you were not in your bed! Now as I walk up the stairs I wonder where you will be... did you stay in your own bed with books and animals around? Are you in our bed, on top of the covers? Or did you snuggle up in the guest room and tuck yourself in?








Max at Six:: Is not the same as five, or four, or one. We love you more now than before which doesn't seem possible. We look forward to this year ahead and are thankful every day for the blessing that is YOU. We love you, little buddy, stinker, Max-man, and our sweet Max. God Bless You.