Happy at Breakfast

What more could a little boy want! A tall glass of cold milk... a new toy from my friend Jackson... a cafe breakfast and of course, goofing off with Mommy. :)

My mornings

Here I am in the morning before school and at school. I also added a picture of my class so you can see all of the friends I am making!

Three Steps

At the Dipsea Restaurant with Morgan

Here I am with my buddy Morgan - we like each other :)

It is the Xandersaurus!

So... this was my first REAL Halloween... Yes, my parents have dressed me up for the last two years... but this was the first year that I actually GOT IT... and had to be a participant. They were pretty concerned, to be honest. I was not at all into trying the dinosaur costume that Dad made for me, FROM SCRATCH, up until this morning. We went to my buddy Jackson's birthday party in Pacific Heights and I refused to put my costume on. However, when it came time to trick or treat... and there was candy involved... well, sure, I'll wear a costume to get some candy! Once it was on, I loved being a dinosaur... Happy Halloween!! xx

Nope, this little boy is NOT a ladybug!

Today we had a Halloween Parade from school. Our class has been preparing all week. First, we dyed t-shirts red. Then we took a day to cover them in black spots. Finally, we made headbands with antannae with styrofoam balls and pipe cleaners. We even practiced trying them on!

As you can see from the photos , once it was time to dress up and head into town, I wasn't having any of it. I wouldn't even let mom or any of the teachers get close to me with that thing! Me, a ladybug?! Please. All the other little boys and girls can go there... but not me. Hopefully I'll get into the festive mood and wear the dinosaur costume Dad lovingly made for me...

At least the cookies were good. And the antannae balls were fun to play with :)

Can you say "proud?"

I am really into building things as of quite recently. I love making boxes at school and today I used every single square lego I could find to build this "huge" tower!

Working it.

No, Mom... I don't want to nap. I want to lounge on the sofa in my blanket while you take cute photos.

Getting Crafty with Dad and Logan

Yesterday we *finally* carved that pumpkin. Well, Dad carved it and my buddy Logan and I drew pictures. I like Halloween!

Drawing in the Morning

So we were all ready to go to school the other day... and I wanted to draw a picture. Mom indulged me. I ended up telling her that I wanted to give the picture to Teacher Cara - so we did, and made her day!

Night-night

Mom just had to post this peek into a nightly ritual... books, bottle and binky (still... I know!).

Pumpkin Patch Season

We went up to Adobe Pumpkin Patch in Petaluma. It was enormous... with a corn maze, several jumpy houses, and of course, lots and lots of pumpkins....

Fun times with my buddy Logan

We went to the Smiths' house for dinner recently. Here I am playing with Logan's cool sandbox/table and checking out the computer :)

Camping!

Our family went camping with Uncle Beau, Auntie Page and James recently. Here you can see photos of us getting ready for a hike, having breakfast, and just chilling at our cool campsite. My parents are thrilled that I love camping too!

Furthermore...

Our friends Bob and Chad hosted a wine tasting party for their Furthermore line of Pinot Noir on Sunday. I had fun playing with umbrellas, hanging out with mom and dad, and of course, helping Dad DJ! Check it out!

Horses!

I have loved horses since before I was even a year old. It has been a couple of months since we went to visit, but I asked a couple of times over the last few days so we went after school yesterday. We saw a rabbit, a couple of deer, a friendly cat and many horses out at the Miwok Stables in Tennessee Valley. I have grown quite fearless of the horses. Here I am feeding one "all by myself, Mommy!"

ABCs, baby!

I can go all the way through now, but Mom took this right after she heard me do it for the first time - "Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me?!" and everything. I got curious though... I had to see the video before finishing!

Stinson Beach

I love the beach. We headed out there on Sunday morning, before the crowds, and it was a blast. I rolled around in the sand and watched Dad fly a new kite. Way fun (but I don't really like the curvy road on the way to and from...)

Dad's Birthday Party

We had a surprise party for Dad last weekend. Lots if fun! Here we are with the cake and playing with Matt (who helped me climb the redwood on our doorstep - finally).

Potluck with the ladies...

These are great opportunities to flirt. Thanks, Charley and Bob for hosting such fun events for all of our families to get together. You can see from the pictures that I am a bit of a ham. I was enjoying dress up until I decided that getting naked would get me more attention!! (it sure did!)

My First Day of School!

Last Monday was my first day at preschool. Mom and Dad have been pretty excited about it... and I have to say that I was pretty happy myself. I have been talking about it for weeks.

Mom and / or Dad walk me there every day. (Mom says it is the cutest thing she has ever done...) I have my dinosaur lunchbox that Meme gave me... my nap bag and a snack. We draw and paint, have circle time, spend a lot of time outdoors, read books, play in the little kitchen, build things with blocks... all around, it is a lot of fun. The other kids are neat too.

Dim Sum!

Well, let's just say that I am getting pretty good at this dim sum thing. For starters, I have had more dim sum adventures than my mom did before she became a mom... I had my first experience in a high chair at a dim sum restaurant with Papa Reed in 2007, and I have come a long way since then.

We went to to a new place a couple of weeks ago and it was great! I got to sit in the big chairs and watch the airplanes come and go from my window seat. I tried a few new things too... like a baby octopus and a chicken foot. Not so sure about that one, but my family sure knows that I am an adventurous eater now!

"Boy"

One of my favorite foods is the avocado. We love the avocado at the Mak household. Recently, we had a pit that was eager to grow, so Mom put it in a glass with water and off it went. Before we knew it, we had roots spilling out of a glass! So, Mom and Dad took me to the nursery and let me pick out a pot. When we came home with our new pot, we planted the sprouting seed and they let me put it in the spot on the deck right in front of my bedroom window. I named the plant "Boy." I water it every other day and it continues to grow! It has ten leaves now (and yes, I can count to ten). Here is one of Boy's baby photos. More to come.

My first haircut!

So, Mom and Dad thought it was cute that my hair was all crazy and curly in my eyes and in my face... FINALLY Bryan came over in late July and took care of all of us. I got a haircut, my FIRST haircut, with Mom and Dad! There was a lot of hype about the whole thing, but to be honest, I was just happy for all of the attention and the freedom to eat my favorite crackers out of a measuring cup during dinner time. Oh, and now I can see clearly and don't have to push hair out of my eyes all day long :)

Yoga with Masa

We had an amazing visit with Miles ("Masa") in July / August. We had such a special time together... he taught me some yoga and just spent some special time with my family and me. For days after he left I kept turning my palms up at my side and saying: "Masa?... Masa?"

Here is a fun picture of one of our many little yoga sessions. xx

Fun Family Shots in Tahoe (thanks, Pattie!)

Lake Tahoe?! Tahoe? Tahoe!! I love it!!!

Wow... so the 4th of July in Tahoe was a BLAST. We went to the pool... I got to play with Lola and Maggie and Vivi (yes, all blond divas) AND Charlie... eat sno-cones, hang out on the beach, have water balloon fights, stay up late to watch fireworks... take parachute-on-the-grass rides... you name it! Here are some of the highlights. xx

Fun with my cousins Fisher and Lia!

It was great having my cousins come visit this summer. We had a fun dinner with great-grandma and family. All that said, the highlight of the night was when Fisher taught me how to make a Super-Scary Face! I still to this to show people that I really like them.

Life at home --

So, now would probably be a good time for me to address the miserable upkeep on this blog in recent weeks. ...ok, months. Well, there has just been a lot going on! We have been out and about, adventuring as usual, just a little slow on getting images added to the blog to share with YOU. We still love you.

Here are a few images of the day-to-day. Some in the morning, one with my new friends who live next door - Logan and Soren (who have their own SANDBOX!!) and just having fun. Love, Xander

Fathers' Day