Colyer World » Max http://www.ecolyer.com Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:35:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Happy Holidays! http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/12/12/happy-holidays/ http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/12/12/happy-holidays/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:34:29 +0000 sarah http://www.ecolyer.com/?p=7112

]]> http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/12/12/happy-holidays/feed/ 0 Bye Bye Patches http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/12/11/bye-bye-patches-2/ http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/12/11/bye-bye-patches-2/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:27:03 +0000 sarah http://www.ecolyer.com/?p=7066
In fond remembrance of a sweet little piggy named “Patches” who brought lots of joy to many children & adults too. Bye Bye Patches. Thanks for the smiles you gave to us.

Max & Patches

Emily & Patches

Emily & Patches

Emily & Patches

Max & Patches eating grass

Christian & Patches

Kathy & Patches

Alex & Patches

Emily, Grandpa Dale & Patches

Oma & Patches

Patches trying out Max’s cool mini kick board scooter

You will be missed.

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Max & Emily in the matching turkey outfits in Los Gatos before taking off to Florida for Thanksgiving. Check out Emily’s pinecone turkey with 8 eyes.

Brynn, Kedryn, Max & Emily reunited in Florida

Papa Dave takes Max, Emily & Jazzy out on the row boat named “Ms. Brynn”

Max & Emily became fast friends with Jazzy

Jazzy & Emily enjoying the lake together

Max tries out fishing for the first time!

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Max was chosen to be “The Special Person of the Week” in his Kindergarten classroom this week. Here is his poster outlining the “Top Ten Things You Should Know About Max”

He is standing in front of his class with a pointer describing his poster. His classmates were allowed to ask him questions afterwards. Very fun! I went in to read his favorite book, “Go, Dog, Go”, but he ended up reading it to the class instead! He did a fabulous job!!!!

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Halloween 2011

Emily will be a Butterfly Fairy & Max will be a Ninja Turtle named Raphael

Max

Emily

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We went to “Buck N Horse” Ranch in Gilroy this afternoon for Max’s first horseback riding lesson with his good buddies, Alex & Sean

He was paired with Chai, a sweet little pony

Max & Chai took one look at each other and bonded immediately

Max feeling quite comfortable riding Chai

Giving Chai a big hug to say goodbye after his lesson. This was kind of a trial basis lesson to see if it would be something he would enjoy doing.

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Max had his six year old check-up yesterday afternoon

He is 46 1/2 inches tall and weighs 49 1/2 lbs which puts him in the 75th percentile

Poor Max! He was so worried about the shots that he hid underneath a chair screaming, “I AM A SCAREDY CAT! I AM A SCARED CAT!” It took 2 nurses plus me to hold him. :-( When the RN left the room, Max was screaming & crying. He looked at me and said, “Mama, let’s get out of here!” Then he opened the door slighly, peeked left then right, then RACED out to the lobby with Emily close behind him! Next thing I know the receptionist is running the door and Max has taken off outside in the building complex. When I caught up to them, he said, “Mama, let’s not ever go back there!”

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Emily is 4 years old today


Loads of pink Princess presents from Aunt Denise, Uncle Paul, Kyle & Alexis


Emily excited to open her very first BD present


OH MY! It’s flat & hard. What could it be? What could it be?


Anticipation …


SILVERLICIOUS!!


OH! PINK LEGOS!!


Max helps her open the next one! A PRINCESS PUZZLE!! COOL!! They put it together straight away.


Princess Aurora earrings, necklace & bracelet!


Next is a cool seek & find Princess book! Thanks Aunt Denise, Uncle Paul, Kyle & Alexis!!!


Next up is a beautiful pale pink & white striped smocked sundress from the Oma!!


GORGEOUS DRESS from United Colors of Benetton! Pictures forthcoming. THANKS OMA!


Daddy helps Emily open her gift from Grandpa Dale


It’s a beautiful doll with long blonde hair! THANKS GRANDPA DALE! And, for the pink & purple Princess tricycle & matching helmet that you got for her earlier this year.

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Things are a changing! Instead of playing in the sand box or with trains or stuffed animals … we are now moving to video games during our playdates.

Max, Brennan & Christian are playing some Wii race car game

They were quite active & vocal while playing

Emily wants to give it a go

Christian was teaching his friends and stomping the competition

Max was putting his full body into the game!

Liam, Brennan’s gorgeous younger brother, just watching the crazies play

Max intently playing the Wii race car game with chocolate chip cookie on his face

Christian, the happy winner of every single Wii race car game

Brennan, preferring to be a spectator, excitedly telling Max which way to turn his car

Olivia, Christian’s cute younger sister, would occasionally walk into the room and give Christian a hug as he was playing the Wii game

]]> http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/07/22/playdate-christians/feed/ 0 Robbs Rock the West Coast http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/07/20/robbs-rock-the-west-coast/ http://www.ecolyer.com/2011/07/20/robbs-rock-the-west-coast/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:16:22 +0000 sarah http://www.ecolyer.com/?p=6718 Here are some pictures of Madison & Matthew Robb with Max & Emily hanging out at our house during their visit to California.

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