It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (according to Max:)

This past Saturday was a busy one for me! I took Ethan and his friend, Brandon, down to a scouting event first thing in the morning so they could earn some belt loops and pins--4 belt loops and 3 pins in 1.5 hours! Yeah baby...that's the way I roll:) Efficiency at an event run by men. Soo proud of those boys! They worked hard and stayed focused!

Next on the list--softball pics! And then Carlie went to a friend's to play, Ethan had a birthday party at Brunswick, Dad had a date with the TV (FOOTBALL SEASON...need I say more?) Tatum stayed home with dad to nap so it was just me and Max. As everyone knows, Halloween is Max's most favorite holiday and he's been dying to go to Party City because he can see all the "Halloween" banners posted. So I figured why not?! We had SOO MUCH fun! We usually wait until closer to Halloween to get costumes and by that time, the stores are crazy and store clerks are running around like mad. But on Saturday, Sept. 18th we had 3 clerks all to ourselves and Max tried on costume after costume! He was in heaven to say the least! Every time he would put a new costume on, he would look at himself in the full-length mirror and do some poses and make some monster noises. It was hilarious! It was the best "Mommy & Max" date ever! So after much deliberation and careful thought he ended up choosing the "Skeleton Zombie" costume. This is a costume that he has been eyeing since all the Halloween catalogs started coming out (like in August:) Max said, "Mom...this is the costume that I've wanted since Christmas!!!" August/December...whatever! It felt like a long time to him. Good choice Max!