Baylor 50, TCU 48

It was the largest opening game crowd since 1975

The largest Baylor Line in history

A 24 point lead (on the 14th ranked team in the nation) going into the 4th quarter

In classic Baylor fashion, TCU scores 25 in the 4th quarter and I simultaneously throw up, cry, and have a heart attack

Finally a field goal is kicked, an interception is caught and the game is over...Baylor 50-TCU 48

Looking forward to the rest of the season!

First Day of School

Max was ready to go! His first week went well. He came home Monday with paint-covered clothes and told us he had donuts for snack (they were bagels). Wednesday we got a call from the school because they didn't get the message that he was covered in ant bites from a Tuesday evening mishap, and they wanted to be sure we knew about them. I'm off on Fridays so I could take him later. The whole way there he said he wanted to go home and didn't want to go to school, but as soon as we got there he started playing. He's made a good impression on his teachers and apparently already has a friend, but he doesn't always like to participate in art activities, which doesn't really surprise me. When I left him Friday morning, he was playing with the cars, while everyone else was doing Playdoh at the table. He definitely knows what he likes and what he wants to do, but hopefully he'll warm up to doing more of the table activities...especially because if he doesn't paint, what will we have to hang on the refrigerator?

Meet the Teacher

Max is starting Mother's Day Out on Monday. Today we took him to the school to meet his teacher and see the classroom. He got to stay for about an hour and play, and we had a chance to talk to the teachers and ask all the questions I've come up with since we registered him. 

Trying out some of the toys with Daddy

He liked fingerpainting a lot more than
the last time we tried it.

Max picked pizza for lunch afterward.

Hoping Monday goes as well as today did!

What happens when you play in your room for 2.5 hours instead of sleeping

And then spend about an hour playing outside in the sprinkler

Days 6 and 7

Too late to post last night! Friday morning - Max has been waking up early since being in his new bed. After breakfast, he wanted to watch Cars so I turned it on while I did some things. He ended up watching the whole thing because he was playing while he watched so we just left it on. He's funny because when it gets close to the end he starts saying "it's not over yet" and likes to keep it on through all the credits. I decided I needed to take some things up to the administration building for school so we went by there before going to pick up Matt for lunch. After lunch we headed to the ballpark. We signed Max up for the Astros Buddies Club this year and one of the benefits is an autograph party. Matt's sister and the kids were also going so we met them there. We had to wait outside for about 30 minutes before it started and as everyone knows it's soooo hot! But we finally went in and they had several players to give autographs so we lined up for those. Conner loves baseball and the Astros so he had fun getting the autographs. Max had fun too. He took his hat up to the table and gave it to the players. Besides the autographs they had some inflatables set up and a few other activities too. It was fun; I'm sure we'll do it again. Then Jennifer had tickets for a tour before the game, and we all had tickets for the game also. We went on the tour with them. Max was pretty tired by that point and kept saying he wanted to go home. The tour was interesting, and we got to sit in the expensive seats and watch some batting practice. When that was over Max was really hungry so we decided just to find our seats and get him something to eat. He had been asking for a hot dog from the time I told him we were going to a baseball game. We had 2 extra tickets for the game and our friends who are living in England right now have been here for the summer and are Astros fans so we had asked them if they wanted to meet us there. They go back next week so it was nice to be able to see them one more time before they leave. We made it to the end of the game and left just before the fireworks they have after every Friday game. We watched them as we walked back to the car. Max fell asleep in the car and thankfully stayed asleep when we got home and put on his pajamas.

One of Max's autographs - I don't remember who this is because I currently only know about 3 Astros and probably only could identify 1 since they traded their 2 best players last weekend

But I do know who this is! Craig Biggio was giving autographs when we were watching batting practice

Saturday - 6:11 am - Max is awake. He knocked down the gate but at least came to our room instead of wandering the house. We tried to convince him to get in our bed for a little while but he didn't want that. So our day started early. We didn't have much to do today. After we had all eaten breakfast, had coffee, played with cars, and read the newspaper, Max wanted to go outside. He and Matt went out for a little while, and he rode his Power Wheel. Matt needs new shoes so we decided to go look. We went to JCPenneys where he found what he wanted but not in his size. We stopped at Academy but they didn't have any either. So we ended up ordering them online. Guess we didn't need to leave the house! We came home and ate lunch, then tried to get Max to nap. He was really tired, he actually fell asleep in the car, and he went in his room pretty willingly but then played for about an hour. Our newest solution to keeping the door closed is to wrap a bungee cord around the doorknob and hook it to the doorknob of the room beside his so he can't get it open. It worked! He finally fell asleep and about 10 minutes later the doorbell rang and Annie barked, so he woke up. He stayed in there for a while longer playing more and by that time, it was too late for a nap so Matt just got him up. I pretty much finished a sewing project finally and also did some laundry. Matt took Max outside and let him play in the sprinkler. They came in and Max took a bath because we were going to church tonight. For Saturday night services in the summer, our church has been doing a fun thing every week, like movie nights, after the service. Tonight they had a bunch of inflatables and I had volunteered to help for a while. The service was good. After, Max played in one of the bounce houses while I helped. We went to dinner after with some friends, then came home and put Max to bed. He was so tired; it's been a long couple of days. He wasn't in bed when we left the room but I'm pretty sure he's asleep now. Psych on Netflix, here we come.

And my week of posts is done! If you made it through without getting too bored - congrats! :) If I had remembered to take pictures with my phone, I would've posted those but maybe I'll do it again. Actually next time, maybe I'll just do a week of pictures and you can make up your own story...

Day 5

Nanny, Grampa, and Great-Nanny came to visit today. Grampa was busy - he put up an extra shelf in our pantry and a towel rack in Max's bathroom and fixed my sewing machine (at least for now - hopefully it will stop being temperamental and let me finish). We got Chinese carry-out for lunch and later I had to run to Kroger so we had our favorite iced coffees. Nanny and Great spent the day playing with Max. He loves having them here. So much so that he didn't nap. I tried for an hour and decided that was long enough. I tried the holding the doorknob trick but he'd quiet down and I'd leave and then he'd come out. A couple times he'd come to the end of the hall, see me looking at him and run back to his room. I think we might try on of those locks you can put at the top of the door and see if that will work. Hopefully once he gets the idea that we're not letting him out he'll give it up and just go to sleep. Really I don't even care that much if he plays for a while before he goes to bed; I just want him in the room! This afternoon I cooked supper early so I could take some to a friend who's on partial bed rest. I visited with her and her husband for a few minutes when I dropped it off and then came home. It was time for the grandparents to leave and we had to go outside to watch them drive away. After supper, we went for a bike ride. There's a lake in our neighborhood and a sidewalk that goes partway around it, and there are lots of trees there so it's really shady. It was actually nice there, with a breeze and the sun going down. When we got back, Max was tired but fighting bed time of course. He didn't last too long though. I have work to do and TV to watch, oh and a book I really need to finish. And that was Thursday!

Day 4

Today was a fun day! We spent most of the day swimming with Matt's sister and her kids and Mawmaw. We went to the pool in her new neighborhood first for a couple hours, then went and grabbed lunch and went to the pool in our neighborhood. Max had a great time swimming. His favorite thing to do today was jump off the side and have me catch him. At the first pool, there is a splash area that has maybe 1 foot of water in it and he likes that a lot. There's also a little bit deeper area that has a structure with a small slide on it, and he really likes the slide now too. At our pool the kids area has a bigger structure with a huge bucket on top that dumps water every so often. It's a lot of water and a little too intense for Max so he likes to climb up there but if the water comes down when he's on it, he gets scared. He did go down one of the slides on that one today, which is the first time he's done that. I had to leave to go to work before they were done, so he stayed a little longer and then went to Mawmaw's house. I picked him up with plenty of time to cook supper - I'm on Pioneer Woman kick apparently and tonight it was Taco Pizza. It was pretty tasty. We decided to hit the yogurt shop after supper. Matt wanted to ride our bikes but I was too tired after being in the sun all day so we just drove. Bedtime was about the same as last night. I cleaned up the kitchen and attempted to make progress on my sewing but I really need to find that manual! So I gave up for tonight. Maybe I'll crochet instead...I'm so domestic. Ha. Good night!