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He's awfully cute when he wants to be.

Max rediscovers a toy from last summer. Daddy offers him driving tips.

Max clearly understands the command for SMILE!

Little Devil

Peanut Butter Woes

Are you kidding me? This is what I call timing!
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Bowl Lickin' Yummy!

I'm not much of a cook but had to pass this recipe on. It's right up my alley....easy ingredients to find, quick to make and super yummy.

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Prep Time: 20 mins.

Ready in: 2 hrs. 20 min.

Servings: 16

Ingedients:

1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese

1 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar

1 c. peanut butter

1 c. milk

1 (16 oz.) package frozen whipped topping, thawed (some mention using less but I think it would be too rich)

2 (9") prepared graham cracker crust (although I used Oreo)

Directions:

1. Beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Mix in peanut butter and milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.

2. Spoon into two 9" graham cracker/Oreo pie shells.

3. (my own step) Melt semi-sweet bakers chocolate in a bouble boiler and drizzle over the tops of the pies. I poured the chocolate into a zip-lock bag with the corner snipped to drizzle cause I'm Martha Stewart like that! Although I suppose she'd have the frosting bag and tip, wouldn't she? Anyway....

4. Cover and freeze until firm.

Courtesy of my friends at allrecipes.com http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/No-Bake-Peanut-Butter-Pie/Detail.aspx

You Better Listen Up, Lady!

Alex and I had big plans to teach Max sign language. We tried it for about a week and then...we didn't. He doesn't seem to be lacking in non-verbal communication skills however.

Case in point:

This morning I brought Max downstairs to brush his teeth. He thinks this is a very exciting activity. I brush mine while he sucks on his toothbrush and attempts to imitate my motions or stick his toothbrush in my mouth. After we finish this it's mommy's turn to brush Max's teeth. I was having a hard time getting the front of his top teeth so I carried him into the family room to lay him down for better access. Max was not impressed with this. He grabbed the toothbrush from my hand and threw it to the floor. I chastised him, picked it up and tried it again. Apparently he decided his non-verbal communication could use some clarification because this time he grabbed it, threw it to the floor then ran over and stomped on it. Now that's a non-verbal exclamation point if I ever saw one.

Come to think of it, maybe we had better stick to the non-verbal. I'm not sure I want to hear what's going on in his head at times.