Grandpa and Grandma's(the arrival)

A month or so before we went to the states Grandma asked me where Max should sleep. I said we'd figure it out when we got there, maybe on the murphy bed or blow up mattress. Well, a couple days before we left for Florida I asked Grandma what the sleeping arrangements would be. Her exact words were, " Don't worry about it. Your Dad and I have it all figured out." This is what we arrived to at Grandpa and Grandma's house... Max was asleep when we got there so he saw it the next morning. His exact words were, " Thomas tog!!!!" In English, "Thomas train". He was beyond excited. Grandpa and Grandma did well. Can you tell who they were most excited to see?????

They also put some wall stickers up in his room. He was in awe!

More stickers to make Max happy! Nothing is too good for Grandpa and Grandma's boy!

The airplane ride over to the states

It was an interesting trip over with the boys. We asked for a bassinet to put on the wall but Jonas was too long for it. So, he decided not to sleep the whole flight from Copenhagen to Atlanta! FUN!!! Max slept well but got wet twice when Jonas knocked orange juice and water on him. That wasn't it for our spills...Max spilled 2 more cups of orange juice. All in all 3 cups of orange juice and some water on our clothes and blankets. Not so bad for a 10 hour flight! The boys sat well while we got everything situated.

Jonas sat in the bassinet but got bored quickly.

As long as Max has chips, he's a happy camper! We got smart here and poured water into a drinking bottle. We decided that all drinks on all airplane trips will be put in sippy cups or drinking bottles. Live(with kids) and learn(A LOT)!!!

Their 2 little butts fit nicely into one seat. Too bad they wouldn't sit like that the whole flight!

Trying to catch up!

Sorry for not posting in the last month and a half. Will try to catch up...have so many fun pictures to share!

The Bendixen Christmas(over 4 weeks ago)

We celebrated Christmas with the Bendixen family the weekend before we left for the states. We had great food and received great presents! Max and Thilde looking at the Christmas tree.

Getting ready to dance around the Christmas tree.

Max's new Thomas the train toy(from the Bendixen/Iversen family) was a big hit. Jakob is helping Max.

Max loves his older cousins. They are always ready to play with him and give him lots of attention!

We celebrated Annette's birthday the next day. This is Max being scared out of his mind because Santa Claus came in to give him a present. Max was so afraid of Santa that his lower lip was quivering. Poor little guy was holding on to Bedstefar for dear life!

Bedstefar was good at calming Max down.

Max dancing around the tree!

Our wonderful Max

In the first video Max is singing "Are you sleeping, Brother John?" in Danish which is "Mister Jakob, Mister Jakob, sover du? sover du? Hoerer du klokken, hoerer du klokken? Bim bam boom, Bim bam boom.' The other 2 videos don't need an explanation...

Christmas time in Tivoli

Last Sunday Thomas, Max, Jonas, Bedstefar, Bedstemor and I went to Tivoli to see the Christmas decorations. It was a cold but beautiful night-we got lots of fresh air:) The Bendixen 4 in front of the heart tree

The boys are looking up at a ride that has people swinging in a circle with a great view of the city.

Bedstefar bought Max a blinking Santa Claus pin. It's hard to see because of the reflectors on his snowsuit. Max was very proud of his pin. He sat with his chest out so everyone could see it.

Tivoli always has beautiful flowers. These are just a few of the many hyacinth around the park.

In the city hall square there is a big Christmas tree. The lights on the tree are powered by people riding the bikes around it. So you can see that only half the tree is lit because all the bikes are not being used. This is to coincide with the climate conference here in Copenhagen which is now being called Hopenhagen. Guess who had to try out one of the bikes...yes, Thomas just can't walk by a bike without trying it!

Funny boys

Last week Jonas , Max and I had a nice, relaxing week at Bedstemor and Bedstefar's house. It's so great being there because I don't have to cook or clean and Max loves to play with Bedstemor and Bedstefar. He also loves their big bathtub as you will see in this video. Thank you Bedstemor and Bedstefar for a wonderful week! Jonas loves the big bath tub as well because Max is quite the entertainer when he's bathing!
You don't see much of Max because I didn't want to take the chance that he might show more than he means to-if you know what I mean!

Can't believe it

I just can't believe that 2 boys from the same parents can be so different. Jonas now weighs more at 6 months than Max weighed at 1 year!!! He weighs 9.5 kg or 21lbs. Max weighs around 12.3kg or 27lbs. right now so he better start eating or Jonas will pass him by! These 3 pictures are of Jonas with some of his baptism gifts. He received so many nice things!

These pictures are of Jonas' very own book. This book is so unique because it is a story using the letters of his name. Thank you Abby, Dane, Vanessa and Curt!

Can you guess who this shirt is from? Yes, Uncle/Godfather Chad brought this over for Jonas. Thank you, Uncle Chad!

Doesn't he look sweet! This towel was made by my dear friend Brooke for Max but Jonas borrows it from time to time. Jonas hates taking baths but loves to cuddle up afterwards in a towel.

Posing for Momma!

Playing hide and seek in his bed.

Playing with Far(Dad)

Playing

The boys are really starting to enjoy each other. Max is a bit rough with Jonas sometimes but then he will turn around and kiss him on the forehead. Max is great at making Jonas laugh and giving toys to him to play with(except the ones he wants, of course.) I will never let go!!!

Max is kissing Jonas.

Wearing their OshKosh b'gosh overalls.

This used to be Max's toy so every now and then he gets under it with Jonas for old times sake.