Seven

This is not my reality. It was NOT seven years ago that we picked him up from the hospital.
He had a great day. Mom made bacon for him for breakfast. Gramma Cathy called and sang happy birthday to him over the phone. He absolutely did NOT want anything taken to his class to share with other kids, he wants no attention drawn to him for ANY reason and he already asked to stay home from school because the principal was going to give him an apple for his birthday.
He had an ice-cream cake, he got his own TOOLBOX and a key to lock it!

This is the first photo we ever took of our Miracle Max

Here we are leaving the hospital:



And here is the photo I was able to get of him this morning:


Here are his answers to the questions I am going to try and remember to ask him each year:

1. What is your favorite color? Yellow

2. What is your favorite toy? My Music Player

3. What is your favorite fruit? Oranges

4. What is your favorite tv show? The Wild Kratts ( it is what was on t.v. as we were talking)

5. What is your favorite movie? Night at the Museum

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? The tool-belt I got for my birthday

7. What is your favorite animal? Zebra

8. What is your favorite song? Daddy Cool by Boney M

9. What is your favorite book?  I don't like books ( this is both disturbing AND true - his mother and I LOVE books and he does not!)

10. Who is your best friend? Ben (this is equally disturbing. Ben is not so nice to Max......)

11. What is your favorite snack? Ritz Cheese Crackers.

12. What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice Boxes

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Oatmeal (I thought he would say "bacon")

14. What is your favorite lunch? Ham Sandwiches

15. What is your favorite dinner? Spaghetti

16. What is your favorite game? Sonic Dash on his Ipad

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Riding Bikes

18. What is your favorite holiday? Summer when there is no school.

19. What do you sleep with at night? My sleeping bag

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Firefighter. Not really but I don't want to answer any more questions so that's what I am saying.

It took quite a while for me to get all this information from him. He is not a talker and would rather not be "interviewed". He had a number of different reasons why he could not participate in this adventure but made it through alive!
I hope you enjoy this little snapshot of my boy.