Bubbles...

Why is it that kids and bubbles are so cute?  I wish we could have snapped some better photos, but my camera stinks pretty much....  But here are a few.  Maddox LOVES bubbles and they are always a great distraction from things like - whacking the television with golf clubs, chasing the dog, writing on walls....

Saying Goodbye is always so hard....

Aunt/Grandma Janie (depending on which kid you talk to) was visiting this week for Mad Max's baby dedication.  She got to spend the whole week on her dream vacation - shuttling kids back and forth to school, cooking dinner, cleaning, changing diapers... you name it - we provided it!!  But, as plush as Casa de Martinez is, she had to go home last night.  We were all sad to see her go, especially the little man.  He was spoiled rotten this week and loved every minute of it!

EIEI...OOPS....

The 1st and 2nd Graders had their music program tonight.  It was entitled, EIEI...oops!  If you can't figure it out from that, the theme was Old McDonald and had songs along those lines. It was very cute and short enough that Mad Man lasted ALMOST the entire time!

Below... Maiki ponders the kid with the gloves and shovel that look like he just buried someone... 


 Makena is right in the middle.  It was difficult to get very good pictures because the genius in the overalls put all the gargantuan kids in front.  Brilliant.  I was convinced some of these kids had to be flunkies at least 2-3 years.  They were HUGE!

Oh, and I was going to put some video on here, but Mike took the pictures/videos and it looks like a 95-year-old man with terets took them.  NOT good.  

Fun with Friends and Family

Here is some of the fun we had after the dedication with friends and family.  It turned out to be a pretty nice day - although a little windy...

"Grandpa, my head is cold!"  Maddox had just about had his fill of the windy weather by this point and was getting irritated his hood would not stay on. 
Lindsey and Makena played on the computer instead of getting dirty with the boys (oh, and Maiki...)

Speaking of.... This was her third outfit of the day.  I think all of the mud came out eventually.

The ladies enjoyed the weather in the sunny living room while the guys kept track of the muddy little rascals outside!  (Pictured:  Chrissy Tina :), Julie, Gretchen and Sheri)

Mike (a.k.a., Teacher of the Year!!) and Jack take a stroll...

Lije and Tyler battle it out while Maddox waits to take on the loser.
Lije carefully inspects a dandelion and other foreign things up close and personal.

Who is watching Noah again??

Boys will be boys... Maddox, Lije and Tyler kick the soccer ball around.  Notice Lije is double-prepared with his baseball mitt.  :)

Mr. Noah digging for anything that is at least knee deep in the pond.  He was soaked by the end of this fun-filled day!

Maddox and Lije

Friends and family gather for good food, good friends and a great day...  

Even Miss Sophia cracked a smile for me!  It helped that she had cake...

Maddox is Dedicated!

Well, as Mike puts it... we no longer have to worry about the Mad Man falling down the stairs to his death (nice, I know).  He is now dedicated after two years of moving, and change.  Here are a few pics of the little man and the fun after!

Pastor Randy laughed because we walked off while he was holding Maddox.  Oh, you thought we were KIDDING about leaving him with you for the day?  Our bad....

My little "Saint" trying to figure out what he can get into under the pew before anyone notices he is missing...

The little angel and the little devil.... Can you guess which one is which?  Neither can I!