11 Things:// April Edition

It seems I'm getting more and more late into the
month with these little updates...but still fun
to read some of the highlights this month :)
As usual....the pictures have nothing
to do with the words...but are pretty cute, 
none the less! 

1.)  Max is super into a "cooperative game" - 

(meaning, you work together to win) called 

Hoot Owl Hoot.  It's pretty cute observing

him and Rob trying to get all the baby owls 

in the nest.

2.)   Saw his second movie ever, 

"Lego Batman" with Mims and Grandpa

on a cold, rainy Friday

3.)  When we upgraded his

bedroom last year to accomodate

a "big boy bed" - we left the rocking

chair - and he still loves to be rocked

for a few minutes every night....

even though his legs extend wayyyyy

beyond the chair now.

4.)  When I have to work late or on a 

Sunday evening for the Paint with 

Penguins program - he's been very 

into Facetiming with me so 

he can see the penguins running

around (this happens while

the Zoo guests are on their tour). 

5.) Decided on a Paw Patrol

birthday with five of his 

closest friends :)

6.)  Loves to play a game

with Rob and I - called "tickle monster" 

where one person chases the other two

around the dining room table before

getting caught by the tickle monster

7.) When he gets mad/angry - says, 

"Well, I'm not going to be your friend" -  or,
"I'm going to mad at you everyday"...

which I have to think is something he 

learned at daycare because it's certainly

not something Rob and I say.

8.)  Asks me at least five times a day
"What's a toot"?  My standard
response is "when air comes out
of your bottom".

9.)  When asked what his favorite
flower is - will tell you "wildflowers and tulips".

10.)  Favorite cereal is "Captain Crunch
with Berries".

11.)  LOVES milk!

BONUS:
12.) Your loose change is never safe around Max!
He loves to gather it up and carry it around
in plastic ziplock bags.  You've been warned!!

Never a dull moment around here...
that's for sure :)
xoxo

Out Like a Lamb?

In like a lion....out like a lamb? 

Is that the way the saying goes?

Well, whatever the saying, March is OVER!  

And we are ready for spring!! 

Life is chugging along... here's the 

rest of March in a bliggity bloggy nutshell. 

 

 

The whole weekend of St.Patty's was

a party.. from the parade, to

the Bon Jovi concert (I won 

free tickets at work - which was

totally worth it because the people 

watching alone was insane), and we 

celebrated our friend Drew's birthday!

 (Bon Jovi concert at Nationwide arena)

 (Birthday boy at Winkling Lizard for his party!)

 

(We rarely make it out anymore...so we had 

to commemorate this accomplishment :)

We love St.Patrick's day around here. 

And we love parades (well, maybe 

just me, Rob is sort of ehh about them.)

Either way, we were not missing

the Dublin Irish parade this year.  

It was cold (like, run back to the

car for more blankets cold) - but 

worth it to see our hometown 

get turned up!  Dublin knows how

to party for sure.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You might think the parade tired us out...

but we still managed to pack in a trip 

to our favorite plant nursery for 

mommy's (not so new) obsession....

PLANT BABIES!

Towards the end of March, the 

weather got really nice - like 

we even saw the appearance of Max

and Papa Rob's legs in shorts! What?! 

It also allowed for the return of 

swinging, ZooKids, and new door art!

 

 

 

We can't talk about the month of March

without mentioning Grandpa's birthday!

We celebrated with dinner at Dewey's 

Pizza...it was so yummy!

I also really appreciated the viewing

window where you can watch their

staff create the pizzas...throwing the 

dough in the air and fistfuls of 

flour at the kids!  Super fun!

We came back to our house after dinner

for butterscotch Pie (from Just Pies!) per

the birthday boy's request. 

This past weekend we got of the house

for an event at Home Depot...building

a bunny box!

 

These (free, free, FREE!!) Home Depot classes are 

such a win-win - Max LOVES them. 

I wish you could all really see him 

wielding the hammer (and then 

Rob's face when it accidentally hits his 

thumb). #priceless  

Max also loves the free enamel pin

that you get with each class...we will surely

have an apron covered in them soon!  

Hit up Tim Horton's for donut holes...all that

hammering and painting requires snacks :)

And coffee for Mama!  

It was a little cool (in the morning) on Saturday...

so we stayed inside and created with

our wrench set. And, played his new game - 

Jumpin' Jack! He loved the game so much - 

he played several rounds by himself :) 

And then ...it was on to the Honey Bee tree

game.  This game is such a pain in the *ss

to set up - but he's come a long way in

playing by the rules - so I guess that's 

something? 

 Warm Sunday weather means visiting

Scioto Park!  This park is such a gem - river

access, playground, and amphitheatre!

We were here for almost two hours - 

and throwing rocks for a good hour. 

Max kept saying, "you fill me up Mama!"

(which just means, find me more rocks) :)

 Man, I was trying to so hard to get a good 

picture of us both jumping in the air. 

Max didn't really get my artistic vision....

and I could never get the timing just right. 

But, here are some hilarious outtakes :)

 

 

 

 I love this last one...but Max had already run past

the camera!

We rounded out Sunday by walking to  

get pizza from our neighborhood joint...

Carlucci's....where in true three year old 

fashion...Max whined "I only like the pizza

at Miss Jessi's house. Cool, cool, cool. 

You do you, buddy. Imma eat this delicious pizza. 

I leave you with this gratuitous selfie

from Max.  Homeslice still likes

his own mug the best.  And, he 

likes to be holding the phone/camera

all on his own.  Like the independent almost

four year old he his.  

If he can hold a camera, he can 

certainly start wiping his own behind, 

#amiright??

What a smug mug. 

happy monday, yo!

xoxo

Snaps and Cap(tions)

I won't be winning any awards for quickness or

efficiency when it comes to blogging.  In fact, 

I realize that it's become more like the speed 

of a molasses drip this winter.  And, as much 

as I would love to dedicate an entire blog post

to each of these squares, i'm going to keep 

it brief(ish). 

we got a few really nice (no coat even!) days of 

weather in January - so we hit up a new park around 

the corner!  Max also started tumbling again 

in late January - and they brought out the 

big time equipment this time around...the bars!

we've been trying to keep up with the healthy 

eating around here - which means stops at

Fresh Thyme for lunch meat. And finally, 

we made it to one of our favorite winter time

spots - Franklin Park Conservatory for the last

weekend of their Orchid exhibit!  

 
Stacy and I have been back at the gym ...which
also means we've been treating ourselves
to a little Panera afterward.  Some might argue
this defeats going to the gym in the first place -
but i think sister time (wherever it is) is worth it!
Speaking of treating yourself (which i fully
support) - I bought one of the Rae Dunn clay
Valentine's mugs which I've been enjoying my
nightly tea in. Finally - Max has been
enjoying games of all kinds since Christmas -
and wanted to play this Pop up Paw Patrol
game for like two hours straight one morning. 

 
New silly towel from Target - they had me at cactus
and donuts. A smoothie treat from Costco because
he was getting hungry (and not pleased with the
samples that Saturday).  Another favorite wintertime
activity has become playing with Legos (this is
Rob's specialty). And soup for dinner is always
a good idea to me (this sausage tortellini soup
was ahhhhmazing!) 

 
Max is back at ZooKids for the month of March!
Penguin painting is still on-going and just
as adorable as ever! And, Auntie Stacey hooked
me up with a discount code for some items
from Abercrombie that I have been eyeing. 

 
Supper club with my favorite ladies - we tried a new
meatball place in Grandview called Palle (where
the motto is "our balls are better!")
I settled on chicken (meat)balls, with house
bbq sauce and house made (tater) tots.
They.were.AMAZING. Like, i'm still
thinking about them...and all the other
ball combinations i want to try.
I've also been reading up a storm.
I could not put down the Jodi Picoult
novel - gave me a lot to think about.
Also - zoom in on that quote my
fabulous friend Audrey sent me for
International Women's Day.  It's good.

Happy Monday!
xoxo

11 Things// March Edition

Will I ever get these little updates posted on
the 11th again?  Probably not.
But, since you're here - you might
as well read about what our
little Macho Max has been up
to the last month(ish).

1.)  Max is obsessed with this app on our

iPad called "Cut the Rope".  We've started using

it as a reward (i.e. if he had good behavior 

throughout the day at daycare). The app itself

is way above his cognition depending on the 

level you're playing at - but Rob helps him.

 

2.) He constructed a rain gauge at the Home

Depot class for March - and I asked him if

he wanted to put it out to measure the snow

we were getting.  He looked at me so serious

and said, "it's a rain gauge mommy, not a 

snow gauge". So, needless to say - we kept it

inside. 

3.)  He loves to hold down the button

on my phone that is the shutter for the 

camera.  So, I have lots of little bursts of

photos with like 56 photos of his little mug in each.
Is that a bad problem?
You tell me. :)

4.)  He has taken to decorating his

door with pictures that I can print out 

for him on my home printer.  He goes 

through my phone and tells me 

exactly which ones he would like 

printed.

5.)  Recently, we've been working on 

having him wipe his own bottom. 

It goes like this:

Me:  "Max, did the paper touch your crack?"  

Max: " yesssssss"

Me:  "It doesn't look like you even tried

to wipe"

Max:  looking up innocently at me....

It's so frustrating!  He can totally do it 

by himself but would prefer me to 

continue wiping.  ugh!

6.)  His new favorite spot to eat lunch

is Taco Bell.  He gets a cheese quesdilla

and loves to eat the tortilla chips too.

7.)  He can rhyme words really well! 

Recently, he came home with a worksheet

from school that he cut and matched the

rhyming words too.  I was impressed

because it's not really something I ever

thought to teach him. 

8.)  The night of the Oscars, he spent

the night with my sister and parents 

and got to watch his second movie - 

"Trolls".  He came home the next 

day and told me there was a troll

he tooted and glitter came out.

9.)  My sister also got him a book

about a month or so ago, called "Meet 

Tracker" (from Paw Patrol).  He loved it - 

and insisted we bring it home (instead

of keeping it at her house).  It's called a 

"Step 1 Easy Reader".  Since that time we've

expanded our collection to a few other 

easy readers with the Paw Patrol pups, 

Thomas, Blaze, and Dory. I think he just

loves getting a glittery sticker at the end 

(they come attached to the book). 

10.)  He loves to listen to the magic

school bus theme song on you tube. 

(like 25 times in a row). 

11.)  He's super into rainbows....drawing

them on his easel, constructing a rainbow truck with

his legos, and drawing them on cards. 

12.) Loves to sing while in his bed at 

night (when he should be sleeping!!)

13.)  Just like his daddy - loves to 

have his back scratched!!

As always, I'm so happy to have these
little snippets of life around the Hauck's nest
preserved.  Also someday he will
reliably wipe his own behind, right?!
xoxo