schooooool!!!

so max started school/MDO (mother's day out) last week. he is going 2 times a week for 4 hours. the first day of drop off went pretty well, second day (today) not so much:( poor little guy lost his mind when i started to take off his backpack. i felt awful leaving him crying with a room full of people he doesn't know but i know in the end its best for everyone involved! i took some pics on his first day last week

here's his lunch:)

its cooled down a little here...last week the highs were only in the mid-90's and we were able to sleep with windows open overnight...woot! its back into the 100's this week but i'm keeping my fingers crossed its just for this week. there are some massive wildfires here in central texas...the closest in bastrop which is about 35 miles east of us. its been burning for about a week and has destroyed about 1500 homes...its awful! it really is just so dry and we a desperate for rain. i think its been close to a year that we've had any significant rain fall here in central texas. max and i are still getting to the park most mornings...sometimes he likes to take friends:) this is max helping papa with some yardwork:) mama made another fun 3 layer cake...malt cake with milk chocolate frosting...this was for the labor day BBQ we didn't get to attend...the cake made it to the party and the R's were nice enough to send food to us...win for everyone!!

mama helped host a baby shower over the weekend for her friend W, who is due with her baby girl just a couple of weeks before baby J gets here. these are the lemon drop cupcakes i made.

max love to help me in the kitchen when i'm baking...he moves his tower over by the mixer so he can watch...if you look closely you can see the batter on his mouth...he loves to taste what mama is making:)

max is all about the ipad these days...he knows how to get his apps going and he would play with it all day if we would let him!

papa and max had some fun with the camera while i was at the baby shower over the weekend...here are my favs!!

mama and baby J are doing great...i was 35 weeks on friday! will try and get a new pick soon!