happy halloween!!!

Today we had a big Halloween parade and celebration 

for the children at INSEAD.  All the kids looked great!  

Max was a very cute and happy penguin 

(unfortunately, my pictures aren't so good, but you get the idea).   

He also did his own make-up.

One Halloween trick Max really liked was to sneak away from the group and then make us chase him all over the place.  Exciting!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

In other news, we've had a busy October with a fun trip to the Champagne region, and an excellent visit with Grammie & Papi (including excursions to Paris and the Loire Valley!).  I have finally started to sift through all the photos and create albums, so stay tuned for more updates this weekend.  (That's a promise.) 

similarities...

Max's newest haircut

and

Is it just me?

this little guy...

I've been thinking about Max a lot lately...  Today he is 19 months old.  Oh how the time flies!

Here are some things to note about this little guy as he begins his 20th month in the world.  

Max loves binkies.  In fact, binkies are his "comfort" object.  If he's tired or having a tough moment, sometimes I give him a bowl full of binkies and he lies on the floor in - what we call - "binkie heaven."  

Binkie (and packing peanut) Heaven

He also hides his binkies now and we find them in funny places.  Like our mailbox.

Wait... what's that in the mailbox??

A blue binkie!

Max says all kinds of things.  Some of our current favorites:  o-meal (oatmeal), ba-pack (backpack), pancake, horsey poop, moise (mouse), Moits (Max)

He hates having his hair cut (by me).  For this reason, his hair is always a work in progress.  Some nights I can only get one side cut.

He loves loves loves tractors (sometimes he says "tractor" in his sleep).

He also loves HIKING.  Really.  He hikes.  Sometimes with a walking stick he finds on his own.  Lately we take him into the forest every day and he hikes for at least forty minutes.  Then we have to drag him out. 

   

And those are just some current Max Facts.  In case you were wondering.

joyeux anniversaire, barbara!

Saturday night was Barbara's birthday.  We celebrated in typical Chilean fashion - great friends and tons of food!  It was excellent.  Happy Birthday, Barbara!

Barbara receiving birthday wishes from all over the globe...

The ladies... and Brook.

Who loves her husband???

this is why i love paris...

Last weekend we spent Sunday morning in the Luxembourg Gardens.  What an amazing place...

 

Click here to see more of our Luxembourg Gardens photos.

then and now...

The first 18 months of Max's life have absolutely flown by.  I can't help being awed by how quickly babies turn into little children.  When we arrived in France, Max looked like this:

January 27, 2008

And now, we have this little boy running the show around here:

August 27, 2008

Incredible.

ps - Click here to see some photos of our first days back in France.