Our Little Mav is Growin' Up

(Just so all y'all know... this is not Brittany writing this post--continue reading at your own risk).



We can hardly believe that Mav is 17 months old already. We still think he's our little man but he is growin' up fast. Every month on the 13th he gets a little bit closer to being mature. The picture on the left is Mav lookin' cool. He calls his shades "hat". I guess that anything he can put on his head is a hat. Too bad we can't hide his unruly hair with this hat. He just woke up from a nap and his eyes weren't use to the light yet so we had to put on the shades.

This is Mav all grown up. He's been workin' out and decided to show off his washboard abs at the pool. We can't seem to get rid of his double chin but that's all we can hold on to to keep him our little boy. If you look close enough you can even see some chest hair. Really, take a look. Okay... not yet. I think that happens during the "twos" phase of his life. Let's hope he doesn't start shaving that early.

Mav isn't quite as old as Dino yet but they've been friends for a long time. (Dino is Mav's special friend he takes everywhere). Looks like Dino is in for the ride of a lifetime. Mav just pushed him around all morning. He kept a close eye on him though and made sure he didn't fall out.

Although Mav and Dino are really good friends, Mav and Mom are the best of friends. Everytime Mom leaves Mav he is always wishing she was still there.
Maverick likes to sit in his "special spots". Anytime there is a little space for Mav to crawl into he will do it. He especially likes to sit next to his Dad. (Notice Mav is sharing the moment with Dino). Even if I am laying on the ground he will come right up next to me and back his little caboose into the space between my arm and my chest and sit right down. He loves it... and I think it's pretty cool too.

Mav loves his grandpas! Everytime he hears us say "Grandpa" he flexes his muscles and grunts. He does the same thing when he sees a picture of grandpa too. It makes for embarrasing moments at church with all that grunting going on. But I think it's a male bonding thing he likes to do.









All the Stratford Grandkids got together for a picture. We're lucky they all were so well behaved. Haha. Maverick's cousins are good examples to him. They all like each other and there are only a few injuries when they play together.