The Oldroyd Family

After many months of negotiations with Sam, 3 deadline extensions & lots of tears (mine, not Max's), it is done.  Max is officially a big boy.  I hung on to the curls as long as I could, but with my final deadline (tonight) approaching & the reality of the fact that I had to do this or Sam would buzz him, I bit the bullet.  I headed to Pecan Grove Barber, put my sweet curly haired baby boy up on the seat & watched them snip away at my heart. (Ok, just a tad bit dramatic... but I seriously was choking back tears). Here is Max after his bath this morning... love those curls!! And here he is at the barber: start to finish... Max, of course, was a champ.  He sat in the little chair & didn't even move, flinch or whine.  All 3 barbers there said he was the best little boy they'd ever seen.  The barber did a great job & even taped some hair to a special certificate for his baby book.  And then he gave Max a sucker for being such a good b...

I got together with some other moms from our church & we put together a little joy school group!  Nathan & Alexa go to "school" from 9 am - 11:30 every Tuesday & Thursday. They were a little confused when we pulled up to their friend, Kaylee's house... They wanted to go to a SCHOOL! (Nathan even kept talking about riding the bus!)  But when I picked them up, they had had a GREAT time & were so happy!  I look forward to seeing how they learn & grow in Joy School!  I also REALLY look forward to F-I-V-E hours a week with just Max!  Oh the errands I'll be able to run... Special Moment I want to remember:   Last night for Family Home Evening  we talked about Priesthood blessings .   We started by talking about their blessing days & showing them pictures ( here & here ) & then talked about Father's Blessings.   To close the lesson, Sam gave each child & me a blessing.  Its a tradition in my fami...

1.  My birthday was a week ago today.  I turned the big 2-9.  Last year in my twenties... I feel good about it.  I am the age every woman wishes to be.  Its awesome. 2.  Sam left for Alaska last Friday morning to go fishing with my dad & Uncle Rex.  He's been looking forward to this trip for 4 years!  They've had a bit of bad luck-- this tour they had planned for the first day got canceled due to rain, the fishing hasn't been great & my dad put a fish hook through his finger on the first day... but he's enjoying the scenery & wildlife for sure.  He's seen tons of whales, sea otters & bald eagles.  We miss him here at home though!  He gets back Sunday night. 3.  My mom came to visit on Saturday & while in traffic on the way to the airport I was rear ended.  Luckily the other driver was insured but I strained my back a little bit.  It's healing well & the kids are fine so that's the...

1.  I have a new calling at church-- Young Women 's Secretary!  I never wanted to be in YW when I was teaching high school but I am SO excited about it at this point in my life!  The girls in our ward are sweet & the other leaders I'll be working with are such wonderful women.  I know I will learn so much & have a great time!  I'm in charge of the Personal Progress activity this Wednesday & am doing a babysitting workshop!  So excited! 2.  As I was typing #1, I was pushing Max's hands away from the keys.  Why is that great?  Because it means that he pulled up to standing on the couch to get to the computer & to me.  He's getting so much stronger & his motor skills are improving!  That is only the 2nd time he's pulled up to standing by himself.  Go Max! 3.  Yesterday I was at Kroger with the kids & ran into a nurse from Texas Women's that looked familiar.  I talked to her & it ende...

Nathan & Alexa turned THREE on Thursday!  I was definitely the best birthday yet-- they were so excited!  We started out the morning with present from Max, Mommy & Daddy & then a French Toast breakfast-- Yum!  They LOVE their gardening tools & watering cans that Max gave them & can't wait to help Daddy in the garden!  We got them the MUCH anticipated Princess/Mater backpacks full of fun things.  They've been wanting backpacks for a while & love to fill them up & carry them around! Later than day we had some friends to our neighborhood pool for a pool party!  Aunt Marianne took some pictures a couple of weeks ago at the beach & Aunt Amanda designed some invitations for the party.  They turned out so cute! The party was laid back & fun.  Nathan & Alexa got some cool new toys & had a lot of fun celebrating with their friends!   We had a little family dinner to celebrate their birthday ...

Back in May, my whole family met & Schlitterbaun Water Park in New Braunfels, TX, for our 2011 Family Vaykay.  It was awesome but the weather on the 1st day was less than ideal.  Because of this, the park gave us each a "bounce back" pass.  So on Tuesday, night, we packed up our little family & headed back to New Braunfels. We stayed in the same hotel so Nathan & Alexa were a little confused as to why Grandpa, Grandma & their aunts, uncle & cousins weren't there!  We spent all day Wednesday & Thursday at the park having a great time!  The kids did really well & it was a total blast to just relax & have fun together as a family. There are a couple of experiences I want to record for journaling sake: 1.  The downside of going with just our family is there was no way for Sam & I to ride the big rides.  We were ok with that but decided on the first day to take a tube ride as a family.  ...

Height : 33.25 in (94th %) Weight : 22 lbs. 1 oz (15th %) Head : 19.5 in (95th %) A Little About our Maxwell: His gross motor skills are improving slowly but surely.  He gets around just fine scooting so I don't think he'll ever crawl but hopefully walking will come sometime soon! He jabbers a lot & makes a lot of sounds.  He definitely says mama & dada.  Occasionally he'll say ball, binky, or baba.  He also learned to say Ellie (Aunt Marianne's dog) and calls all puppies "Ellielliellie" by rolling his tongue around. He loves to push cars & trucks around & say "Vroom Vroom" Just like his brother, he has a wicked arm & has been known to throw cars at point blank range. (Ouch!) Gets really ornery when teething but otherwise is the happiest kid around. Takes really long afternoon naps (sometimes 4 hours) Often says, "YAY!" and laughs when I'm taking him into his bed for a nap or bed time. Is now comp...