Max's Creations

Max's mind never stops creating. He can come up with a solution for anything. He thinks the same way as his dad. Just the other day I was thinking what a great husband and father he will make someday...he can fix anything, and can create whatever is needed for situations. This is something he has done even when he was 18 months old; nailing "fancy" crackers to our brand new walls in our new house. Not even one cracker was broken! We had a beautiful display of "fancy" crackers all over our wall. Then there was the time when he was 3 and made a "boobie-trap" in our family room. He had taken string, wire, blankets, all kinds of toys, you name it and had tied them in very complicated patterns so that when the door was opened everything set off everything else; just like the dominoe effect. It was truly amazing for a 3 yr. old. At the time it wasn't very funny, but now that he is almost 11 it is very funny and quite amazing to think about. This brings me to some of his inventions as a 10 yr. old. Just yesterday he was outside with the lawn mower and had driven a stake in the middle of the lawn. He had attached a rope to the stake and also fastened it to the lawn mower. The theory was that the lawn mower would drive by itself in circles around the stake; each time wrapping shorter and making the mower move slightly to mow the next strip of circle. It worked!! However, when Mom saw what was happening, and how dangerous it was he was not allowed to mow the lawn that way anymore. He was extremely upset. He was also upset because his blower would not start. He came in and said "well, at least I have something to do today...fix my blower." So he came inside and asked for a few zip lock bags. I asked "what do you need them for"? So I can put all my parts from the blower in the bags. He worked on his blower for over 2 hrs. and then suddenly I heard it outside running. He came in covered in grease from head to toe. I said "you fixed it"? He answered proudly "Yep, it was a big job, but I did it". I was pretty amazed and proud of him that he had actually taken the entire blower apart and had fixed it himself.

Here is a picture of his latest creation. We have a dead spot in the front of our yard because the sprinklers don't have enough pressure to water. So, Max decided to fix the problem by hooking up the hose to one of our extra sprinklers and wire tying it to a stake so that the water would hit the dry spot. Thanks Max. I love how you can create and fix anything!!!






Max...the lawnboy!