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Maddox loves lizards…oh wait, never mind!

Ray — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:50:37 +0000

Here we have another great “Maddox Moment” caught on video. Most of the video is me simply watching him go after a lizard we found in our back yard. The video starts out calm and somewhat humorous as you watch Maddox in his “bright as the sun” rubber boots chase this poor lizard. At the end of the video everything changes! If I wasn’t afraid of what just took place I would have attempted to provide better footage of the events that occurred, so I apologize for that.

What you’re going to see is Maddox playing with a lizard. But at one point, around the 3:04 mark, you will see Maddox’s facial expression change and he pauses. He tells me that the lizard bit him but as you will see, I didn’t believe him. Oops!

Wrong Number

Ray — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:35:37 +0000

Are you ready for a laugh? If not, please leave this page as quickly as possible. If you are, definitely watch this video.

I had to stay home with Maddox recently because he was sick. While sitting there monitoring my email and catching up on NickJr with Maddox, my cell phone rang. When I answered it I quickly realized the guy on the other end called me by mistake so I said “sorry, you’ve got the wrong number“. When I hung up, Maddox asked me who was on the phone and I responded “it was a wrong number“. At that point, the craziness took place.

Maddox looked at me and said “I want to talk to wrong number”, and of course I could not explain on the level of a two year old that wrong number was not someone we knew personally or needed to talk to. So, he grew frustrated and reached a point of anger, screaming, and crying. I, of course, was laughing hysterically, which frustrated him more. After several minutes of us going back and forth I was finally able to capture a few moments on video. This is good stuff…

Daddy & Maddox Prepping for a Gig

Ray — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:00:03 +0000

In case you aren’t aware, Jennifer and I are the youth pastors at our church, so every Wednesday night we do the youth thing. Typically, when I get home from work I try to squeeze in some last minute prep-work before we load up and take off. On this particular occasion you can see that Jennifer captured a Maddox-Daddy moment. I had my guitar…he had his…and we were both belting some crazy notes and riffs. Maddox has killer vocal range and has definitely put his own spin on tunes like Row-Row-Row Your Boat, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, This Little Light of Mine, and so many more. He is also a tough critic. Numerous times he has looked at me while I’m doing my thing and has told me to “shooosh” (his words exactly).

By the way, isn’t that smile one of the most captivating things you’ve ever seen? Combine it with the laugh and you’ve got two parents who ooze and gush with pride.

Easter 2011

Ray — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:39:23 +0000

This past Easter we did our usual:

Had a great church service
Had a great lunch
Hunted the poor & helpless Easter egg
Went home and played some more

We had almost all of the family together. Once we got to the Easter egg hunt Maddox and I put our game faces on. I tried to coach him up and let him know that this was not the time to be nice and let other kids get all of the eggs. This was the time to go all out and show the other kids that he was a force to be reckoned with. It didn’t work.

He did exactly what he did last year. He casually walked from egg to egg (if someone didn’t beat him there), picked up the egg and inspected it, then gently placed it in his basket. He looked good doing it though.

Lov’n the Boat…

Ray — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:24:46 +0000

We love hanging out in the boat. It’s so peaceful and relaxing. We went out with Mimi, Poppy, and Maddox’s best friend and favorite uncle (Uncle Jarod). Maddox was captain for a little while…he got face-to-face with a massive bass (seriously massive)…he swam in the waters of Lake Livingston and actually walked around on his own (a huge milestone).

Good times…definitely good times.

The Coolest Cat on the Block

Ray — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:00:52 +0000

This past Christmas our church gave bicycles out to 40+ kids. To our surprise, the church bought all of the toddlers tricycles as well, which included our little superstar Maddox! It was a proud moment for Jennifer and me watching Maddox light up when he saw his bicycle. He kept saying “that’s my bicycle“.

What most people may not know is that the parents of a tricycle owner typically get more of a workout than the actual tricycle owner when riding. You see, Maddox’s philosophy is…sit on the tricycle…hold the handlebars…and tell mommy and daddy “…this way…faster…no that way…” Regardless, our little man is the coolest cat on the block and makes the tricycle look even awesomer (no, it’s not a word but it should be).

Mommy is looking pretty good herself!

Christmas 2010

Ray — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:07:03 +0000

This past Christmas was, well what can I say, special…like every Christmas. Maddox understood that Christmas was about “baby Jesus” (which he would say over and over) and he was excited about presents. We couldn’t get him to sleep on Christmas Eve until after midnight. This past Christmas will definitely go down as one of my all-time favorites.

We bought him a bed, which we like to call the “big boy bed”. After he went to sleep we put it together and placed it by the tree. When he woke up Christmas morning he ran into our living room, paused, saw the bed, then ran and jumped on it…then started saying “my big boy bed…I wuv it”. It’s so amazing how something so simple can mean so much to a child. Being a parent can be a constant reminder of how we take things for granted at times.

Another big moment was getting him to sit in Santa Claus’ lap. He was excited about it until we got in line and saw Santa Claus. We, as any good parent would do, bribed him into following through. Once he sat in his lap he was good to go and even told Santa that he loved him.

Every moment was perfect!

By the way, the “big boy bed” is still practically brand new…but mommy and daddy’s bed has exceeded its’ capacity.

A Yo Gabba Gabba 2nd Birthday!

Jennifer — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:30:50 +0000

Maddox’s first favorite cartoon was Yo Gabba Gabba and he kept telling me that he wanted a “Brobie” (green fuzzy character on the cartoon) birthday cake so that is just what we gave him for his 2nd birthday party. My friend Michelle made the fabulous three-tiered cake for Maddox and my mom made his “smash” cake…which was DJ Lance Rock’s (another YGG character) awesome orange afro-puff hair. Maddox LOVED both of his cakes!!! I tried to get creative and make the character pretzel sticks, gift bags and other decor…which I love to do.

Maddox got lots of cool things…guitar, harmonica, swing set, motorized golf cart, table and chair set, and toys, toys, toys galore! It is now unofficially Toys-r-Us at our house

The random pic of Jarod and Maddox in the big box was from Pee-paw and Ray putting together Maddox’s new swing set that he got.

I can’t believe another year has past and our baby boy is another year older! Happy Birthday Buddy!!!

Working on Facial Expressions

Ray — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:57 +0000

One of our favorite things to do is making crazy faces. These are a little on the reserved side, but believe me, Maddox can go toe-to-toe with anyone when it comes to facial expressions.

I’m not 100% sure where he inherited this trait from but the word is I’ve got some skills in this area. There might be a little truth to that…

The most incredible thing about this is seeing how our son is growing and learning. I’ve said this so many times and I’m sure I’ll say it 1,000 more times, but it seems like every phase of Maddox’s life is my favorite! Being a dad is the most rewarding feeling.

Mommy and Maddox Singing

Ray — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:30:25 +0000

In case you haven’t picked up on it already, every day is “show-n-tell” at our house…even if we’re the only three people around. It doesn’t take long for Maddox to realize that he is the main attraction and he goes into performance mode. This video is a great example of what I mean…

Here we have Maddox and mamma going through a series of songs with Maddox demonstrating his vocal range. We’ve got You Are My Sunshine (which is Mamma and Maddox’s special song together) and This Little Light of Mine. It doesn’t matter what song you throw at him, he has the chops to lay down the bass track, tenor track, or scary-run-and-hide track…

Check it out!