Nanny & Papa's

This past week, Max and I went to St. George a couple of days earlier than Clu so that Max and I could spend time with family. Of course, they can't get enough of him. He is definitely spoiled! We spent mornings out on the porch and Max had many naps with Papa (which grandpa LOVED!). We had a great time, I helped my mom pack up her kitchen and part of the house (they are remodeling) and then we went to the annual Jeannie and Greg Snow Family Reunion and to the Stucki 4th of July party. Lots of fun and plenty of arms to smother Max with love! We had a blast and miss you already!

Papa and Max out front (Max loves to look at Papa's hat)

Bath time at Nanny & Papa's - He is finally starting to like the bath and not screaming the whole time. Nanny must have the touch!

- SNOW 4th OF JULY PARTY -

The treasure hunt with all of the kids. I was in charge of it and it was way too fun! I LOVED watching the excitment of finding the clues. All the kids were so good about taking turns! Kudos to the mothers, you can tell they have all been taught well.

Max and Nana Deb - Max was part of the treasure hunt. The kids loved that, they thought it was pretty funny.

Relaxin' - that is what this reunion is all about. Clu and I look forward to it every year, we get to go to Pine Valley, sit, visit and eat GREAT food. Thanks Alicia for the great sugar cookies! I think those are the best I have ever had! Nana Deb & Perry - Thanks for hosting the party at your cabin - we know you worked like dogs to get it ready - As you can tell, we all enjoyed it!

- STUCKI 4th OF JULY PARTY -

We were also in Pine Valley for this party. We spent it with all of my family, except Zac (he is on the work crew at the Hill Comorah Pageant). Once again we ate good food and visited. We played croquet and spent the night at the cabin. I think my favorite was waking up early in the mornig to hear that little Lyvie (who is 2) got up at about 4am and went outside! She wanted to play with the toys that were outside. Tom & Britt, have fun when she is a teenager, she is already sneeking out. Another part that I loved was having the "Magic Reindeer" come. It is a family tradition and the little girls thought it was pretty cool (the deer brings surprises and leaves them by a tree - what can be better than that).

Way too much fun with the parties and reunions! It wore the boys out.

Thanks again to everyone!!! As always, It was a trip to remember!

Blessing

We will be blessing little Max July 6th, 2008 at 11am, in the St. George 3rd Ward. The chapel is located on the corner of 160 West & 500 North (kiddy corner from Hope Street). It is in my parents ward if that helps. We would love to have you join us!

ALL SMILES!!!

I want to start by prefacing this with... we are first time parents and you can tell, but we love it!

Yesterday... we got our first smile and our first blow out! Mommie got the first one smile and then when Daddy came home from work he thought he would share a smile with him. It was so fun and exciting to see his face light up! You can see that he knows who you are! Can't wait for you all to see his smiling face!
Of course we aren't smiling for the camera yet, but we will get one to post. As for the blow out, I hope we don't continue to practice it frequently. He sure felt better after and I was left with the mess all over him and me.

Check out my Slide Show!

Meet Max

I am sure that you all thought we dropped off the face of the earth, but we finally got our new computer (Now I know for sure that I could not live without a computer). This is going to be a marathon of posts to catch up on all the events.

The first weekend in June we headed to St. George to celebrate my mom's birthday. While we were there we took Max to see family members. Here are some of the pictures, I am sad to say that we forgot our camera at our last stop to Eric and Carolyn Snow's house. It was so fun to watch the little girls hold Max and mother him. The best was Katie's comment about him being like a doll and Lindsey (who is 3) not wanting to give him up! We love our family! These pictures are in no particluar order, but we had a blast while we were there!

This is Clu's brother, Robbie (from the Everett family) and his family. They are visiting from Alaska. They just recently adopted their sweet little Maddison. We got to meet her while we were there.

Grandpa Squire and Max - They are both enjoying themselves

Max and Baby Chloe. They are only 4 weeks apart, and could care less about each other.

Nanny Frannie is in HEAVEN!! She took ALL the kids while the moms got to have naps! You can tell that all the kids just love thier nanny!

We were lucky enough to catch Aunt Mary before she left for North Carolina. She made Max the cutest blanket with fabric that has sock monkeys on it! Thanks Aunt Mary!

Grandma Squire with Max. She was the best! He was so content and happy in her arms!

Grandma and Grandpa Esplin (AKA Grandma and Grandpa "E" or "G" as Emma says)! Max was really lucky and got to see them 2 weekends in a row. They came up to Salt Lake for a wedding this weekend and stopped by. Everyone at the wedding thought that he looked just like an Esplin baby. I do know one thing that is Esplin... it would be his big feet.

Emma, Alyvia, Chloe and Max. The girls were just a LITTLE excited to meet Max. They found out that he was coming and all day on Friday they kept asking thier mom when Max would be here and could they hold him. He is the first cousin for them!

Uncle Lee and Max - having a good time. Lee and Tia were kind enough to watch him while we ran to the store. When we came back Lee had given Max a faux-hawk (yes, he has plenty of hair for that).

It was a weekend full of fun and family! We can't wait for our next trip down! It will be for more family fun!

Photo Shoot

Thanks to my sweet sister in-law Erika - Max, Clu and I had a little photo shoot. The pictures turned out great - she has such a talent! Here are a couple of the photos:

Max & Dad - they are quite the pair already

(can't wait till it is time to teach little Max how to golf!)

Max & Mom - I just look at him and still can't believe he is really ours!

We are so blessed!

This is our little boy!

The Details

The day before little Max was born, my poor computer died! It was a tradegy at our house! I stay connected to the world through the computer - I pay bills, e-mail, shop, etc. This is why you have not seen any more adorable pictures of little Max. We are in the process of getting a new computer, but until then the posts might be few and far between.

I am sure that all would like to hear the details and so here they are:

On Thursday I went to the doctor and found that I was dialatedto a 4+ and my contractions were about 2-3 mintues apart. The doctor sent me to the hospital to be induced and have the baby that day! We got to the hospital and I was induced at about 1pm. From there things went pretty quick. At 6pm I was dialated to a 10 and then it was time to have little Max. Then about 2 hours later, little Max was here. Everything went well and we are both doing great! He is such an angel - the only time he cries is when he gets a bath or has his diaper changed.

Proud daddy and Baby Max! I don't think that his smile could get any bigger that night!

Mom and baby - It was still a little surreal - our baby is really here! When he was first born he looked just like me. Now he is starting to look like a good mix of both or us.

Baby Max after he was first born. We were showing off his cute fingers and toes and of course all that dark hair.

Max is so much fun! Clu and I are loving life! He has brought so much joy into our lives. We love you Baby Max!

OH BOY!!

MAXWELL STEVEN SNOW

ARRIVED: MAY 15, 2008

TIME: 8:00 PM (EXACTLY!!)

WEIGHT: 7 POUNDS 1 OUNCE

LENGTH: 20 INCHES LONG

Baby Maxwell and Mom are doing well. More pictures to come!!

The Graduates!

It is official; Clu and I are BOTH graduates! Clu has had his degree for awhile, but I just finished my last semester. It was a pretty brutal one! I had two math classes! My statistics class I dreaded and so I saved that for the very end, but at the last minute I found out that I needed to retake my math 1050 class. It had been too long since I had taken it last (over 7 years). Thanks to my sweet husband, I was able to pass both classes with flying colors! He is so good at math and volunteered to be my tutor. Some of the other kids in class wanted to pay him to be their tutor, but I told them that I was not sharing. He was so patient and helped me understand the concepts! Thanks sweetie!

- Clu graduated with a B.S. in Economics and minors in Finance and Spanish
- Megan graduated with a B.S. in Consumer & Community Studies with a minor in Human Development

Thank you for all of your love and support as we have been in school!

Goodnight - Sleeptight!

A couple of weeks ago Fran and Phyllis were sewing up a storm for the babies room. We had a sewing day and made the bedskirt, bumperpads, and pillows for the bedroom. It has turned out SO cute! I love it! Don't worry... I have a couple of ideas and plans up my sleeve to turn it into a girls room with just a couple of minor tweaks (Yes, we will be having a girl - someday). I wanted to show off all of their hard work and how good it looks. I am so lucky to have such a great mothers! Thanks for all the help! Phyllis was a champ and worked on the bumper pad (it was a nightmare, but looks fabulous!) Fran did the bed skirt and the pillows. (Can you see Clu's ugly dolls peeking out above the bumper pads - he has already put them in the crib.) Fran has all these great ideas that have translated into a wonderful babies room! I can't believe how great it looks - This is truely design on a dime! Thanks MOM!!!!!!

This is the place where our little guy will lay his head. Hopefully all through the night.

This is the book nook. It is not quite done, but I am sure that he is not going to be sitting on it for awhile. The book shelf came from Phyllis. We are going to paint it white and put a seat cushion down. I just have to get Clu in the mood for some painting. It may take awhile. Baby CJ has plenty of books thanks to my mom and Deb.

This is his dresser and changing pad (we made)!

I saved the best for last! This is what baby bug got from Grandma and Grandpa Snow for Christmas (spoiled little guy!) It has been hanging on the wall since! I just love it! I know that our little guy will not have curly blonde hair, and maybe not that light of skin, but it makes me think of him everytime I see it! She must've spent months and months on it! It is proudly hanging above the crib (until he starts to grab at it and then it will be time to move it to another wall). Thanks Phyllis! It is BEAUTIFUL!!!