Maxwell Turns 1

The Jaftex blog hop is still going – In fact, it runs until the end of September.  I hope you are still following along.  Here is the list of the remaining stops:  (to see the entire list and my post, see the previous post).

September 16 – Amy @ Kati Cupcake

September 16 – Barbara @ QuiltSoup2

September 17 – Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting

September 18 – Leona @ Leona’s Quilting Adventure

September 19 – Margot @ The Pattern Basket

September 20 – Sylvia @ Flying Parrot Quilts

September 21 – Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts

September 22 – Kim @ Aurifil Threads

September 23 – Rebekah @ Don’t Call Me Becky

September 24 – Julie @ The Crafty Quilter

September 25 – Mary Ellen @ Little Quilts

September 25 – Mary Jane @ Holly Hill Designs

September 26 – Daisy @ Ants to Sugar

September 27 – Melissa @ Happy Quilting

September 28 – Janet @ One S1ster

September 29 – Jenny @ Martingale& Co.

September 30 – Teresa @ Third Floor Quilts

At the end of the hop, I will announce the winner of the giveaway.

In the meantime, I thought I’d share a little bit about what’s been going on here.  I just finished all the editing and photos on the new patterns.  I am so exited to have it done again for the season.  My mind is going with all the projects I am going to start, now that I will have some free time!  There will be 4 new patterns that I will share with your shortly.

In other happenings around here, our precious little Max had his 1st birthday. He is a busy little boy, running everywhere, climbing and trying to do everything his big brother does.  His 1 year checkup was last week and he is in the 60th percentile for height, and a whopping 99% for head size and 96% for weight.   I knew he was heavy, I just didn’t realize that he was that stocky.  Otherwise he is happy and healthy.  He got 4 shots at his appointment, which upset Carter.  He kept loudly telling the nurses -“But he is just LITTLE”  over and over.  (which is exactly what he hears form me.)   Max is saying a few words and is becoming more expressive.  There are mostly grunts and lots of pointing, but he gets his point across.  He has an opinion and is very persistent about it.   He loves to go outside and go Bye-Bye.  Both Joel and I are always waiting with anticipation to see what he will do next, while enjoying what he is doing now.  To help me remember him at this age, there are a few pictures I would like to share.

 

I had to include a few of big brother too.   I will share more about Max’s adorable birthday quilt as soon as I get some pictures.