Happy Birthday Max!

Max:

You are the baby. Jack, Will and Hannah fight over who will play with you and who will give you a shower.

You love to play "mom and baby" with Hannah. You call her mom and she tells you what to do. It is your favorite game with her. Hannah still hates to hear you cry and will do anything to make you happy again. Anytime you need something, she is the first one there to help. She always makes sure that you have what you need.

Jack loves to show you videos on his computer and helps you play the iPod. He likes to tease you and chase you around the house. He takes you outside to ride your scooter and you enjoy riding your 4-wheeler as much as he does.

Will and you have a love-hate relationship. Will is either really nice to you or is taking toys from you to make you mad. You have a lot of the same interests as Will including soccer. You asking me every week when your soccer coach is going to call and when I am signing you up.

You are very strong willed and only do what you want to do. You love Power Rangers and still love to dress up. You like to wrestle and dribble your soccer ball. You hate sleeveless shirts and have a melt down fit if I try to put one on you. You love to swim, hate sand and love your crib. You love iPods and playing games on my phone. You know how to delete pictures on my phone so I have to watch you!

You love school and scream that you are hungry from the minute you wake up in the morning. Your favorite foods are french toast sticks, milk, yogurt and potatoes. You are a very picky eater right now. You are potty trained and take long naps. Everyone says that you look identical to Will and Will is proud of that. I can only take you to a "kids haircut place" that you can sit in a car or on a motorcycle while they cut your hair. I have tried regular places and you arch your back and kick wildly.

It is hard to believe that you are 3 already! You have such strong opinions and we hope it will serve you well! You still let me rock you especially if it means you can stay up longer and like to be carried but only by mom most of the time. You are so smart and quick to understand.

We love you so much and it is so neat to hear Jack, Will and Hannah recount the day you were born. Jack talks about Hannah being the "baby hog". She must have been able to hold you the longest that first day in the hospital. Will talks about seeing your blue hat and being so happy you were a boy, and sadly, Hannah just remembers seeing that blue hat and being devastated that you weren't a girl. She has since decided that we could keep you!

We love you Max!