next stop: Maternity Leave Time with Wee Ones and Tots

Hi Friends,

How is your week?

We apologize for not being here yesterday ... Mommy is a bit of a train wreck this week as we prepare for Sadie's big BIRTH day on Monday!  But we have many fun things to share with you coming up!

We usually do our next stop post on Wednesdays, but today we will bring you our next stop post ... so what is your next stop this weekend?  We are really looking forward to our last big outing as a family on Saturday to the KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou (among other fun things this weekend!).

And we also started thinking about our next stop (next plans) for my (and Sadie's) maternity leave time with Mommy.  If you've taken leave (or if you are a SAHM), how did you spend your time?  And did you have any special outings you looked forward to or enjoyed?  If you had two under two, how did you spend your time / what outings did you take?

Image Credit: Mad Max and Family / Tara J

What are some of our ideas so far? ... Mommy said we would be inside a lot (at least the first 1/2 of leave) because my baby sister Super Sadie will be super small and new.  Mommy and I plan on making a lot of art together!  (See my art above that I made yesterday with Gramby and Pops).  We also plan on having special play time, reading time, and more (getting ready for the holidays time - baking perhaps?).  What other ideas or resources do you have for us?

What next stops are we looking forward to most? ... So what are some big stops that we are looking forward to most?  We are looking forward to my first Trick o' Treating outing.  Mommy is also really looking forward to Houston's Nutcracker Market (with feeding Sadie and not being able to bring Sadie ... this may be a challenge, but she's going to try her best!).  We are also looking forward to Lights in the Heights during the Holiday Season, and we hope to check out the new Houston Zoo event Zoo Lights!  And probably most of all we are looking forward to our NYC trip during the Holiday season to visit Auntie Tam.  This will be my first trip (along with Sadie of course) to NYC.  Those are just a few things we are looking forward to.  What other suggestions do you have for us (big or small)?

Sadie's Maternity / Family Photos - Sneak Peek: We received a quick sneak peek of our maternity / family photo session with Erin Carlyle Photography from a few weeks ago.  Be sure to look at her blog posting about it, and please do comment (on our blog and hers) - let us know your thoughts!  More to come about the photos.  We are loving the sneak peek, and we can't wait to see all of them.

Erin Carlyle is also in the running for Houston's BEST Children's Photographer, and you can vote for her here!

Houstonians: Don't miss our Mad Max and Family post TOMORROW / FRIDAY.  We will be posting more information about Whole Foods Whole Trade Month and a special GIVEAWAY.

-Mad Max

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