Friends

My good friend who lives in Oregon is in town for a month, so we all got together for brunch at their place on Sunday. The kids played together very well. Here they are having a dance party.




Eating brunch together. I swear Max ate an enormous amount of food. It was crazy! I am glad he's a good eater, but one day he's going to us out of house-and-home. HA HA!


We also got group pictures of the kids, the mommy's and the daddy's. This was such a fun day and just so fun to watch the kids get along and giggle together.

First Day of School

We have had a very busy week. On Monday, Max had swim lessons where he passed level 3. He received a medal and is now in level 4.


On Tuesday we went to Max's school so he could meet his new teacher, Mrs. Amy. Max was excited, but also scared at the same time. Right now his class is small as there are only 6 other kids in his class. That could change though and they could add up to 12 kids in his class. Max put a project together while we waited for all the kids and parents to arrive.


Following his project he said he was ready to go home. Eeeek! No bueno! I pumped up the positive attitude and encouraged him to want to stay. We found his "cubby" where his belongings will go and mommy signed up to volunteer one hour of time in August. That day will be very interesting. Somehow I just don't see myself as a Pre-K volunteer kind of person. But hey, why not try something new...right?

We took a picture in front of the sign and we got Max a field trip t-shirt. That way when they take field trips Max will have a shirt to wear. I believe the first field trip is at "As You Wish" and they will go and paint a ceramic piece.


Max was not super excited about school. He's very shy and timid of other children. He's afraid he will be alone all day long since it's hard for him to make friends. We have been reassuring him that he will make friends and everything will be OK.

Today was his first day of school and Max was super excited to go this morning. He was bouncing off the walls with excitement. Andy and I were a little shocked by his behavior this morning, but we went with it. He wanted to go early, but we had to tell him to wait. In the mean time we took an official picture in front of the sign I put together that lists his favorite things.


We got to school and it was very busy with many people which caused him to be a little scared. We got him in his classroom and he was being really shy. He didn't want to do anything, but I got him to sit on the rug by getting him excited to sit on the letter M for Max. He thought that was pretty cool, so he took a seat and waved "by mommy." He said it in a sad voice and that's when I almost lost it.


I held in my tears until we got out to the car and then I lost it. Andy was laughing at me and taking pictures because he thought it was crazy that I was crying. He's just getting so big so fast. It makes me happy and sad at the same time.

Max got home from Pre-K and called me to tell me about his day. He was pretty excited to tell me that they have one bathroom for girls and another for boys. He likes his teacher, but says he didn't talk to any other kids yet. That's OK. In due time he will make friends with the other kids.

Pre-K is pretty tiring though. It wore Max out. 

Happy Birthday to Me

So, today is my day to turn another year older. In all honesty, I completely forgot it was my birthday this week until Andy reminded me on Monday night. After a certain age one just doesn't care to make a big deal about getting another year older. It just doesn't seem important anymore. Also, we have been putting all of our energy lately into pumping Max up for Pre-K tomorrow. And that has taken A LOT of energy and planning to get that guy ready and pumped.  

Even though I have not been into my birthday this year I needed to find that party girl inside of me because Max was ecstatic over his mommy's birthday and I couldn't be a party pooper and let him down. I mean I woke up this morning to Max yelling happy birthday to me and jumping into my arms for a giant birthday hug. Now, who wouldn't get into the birthday mood after that? It was a nice way to start my day. 

After work I was greeted with a very excited Max who gave me presents and flowers.

We went out to dinner, swam in the pool and then had cake. Max sang happy birthday to me before we blew out the candles.

Having Max and Andy to celebrate my birthday with made this year's birthday a million times better...even when I was not in the mood to celebrate at all.

Camping

We were supposed to go camping this past weekend, but due to the forecasted rainy weather the camping weekend was cancelled. This left a very bummed out little boy who was really looking forward to camping. Andy came up with the idea that we would still camp, but at home. He set up our old tent in the living room and we made s'mores in our back yard. Max was super excited about this and he was ok with camping at home.

Of course camping isn't complete without fishing. We got up early on Saturday morning and headed to Bartlett Lake. It's about an hour north of our house. It's definitely not cooler there, so that's why we headed out very early. We ended up catching 7 fish and had a lot of bites and fish stealing our worms.

Due to the heat we only stayed for close to two hours. It was very scenic and beautiful there. Definitely worth the drive. Fishing topped off our "camping" weekend and Max had so much fun that he made daddy sleep in the tent with him again on Saturday night.

Grandmas and Grandpas

We just ended our three months of grandmas and grandpas coming to town to help watch Max before he starts Pre-K. Andy and I are very grateful for all the help we received and the best part was that Max got to spend a lot of time with all of his grandparents. He had a blast these last three months and now that it's over he's a little sad. He will just have to FaceTime with his grandparents until the next visit.

Grandpa J and Grandma V were just in town to finish off the three months. They were here for two weeks and just left on Friday. Max had a great time with them while they were in Arizona. Here are some pictures from the last two weeks.

First Getaway

This past weekend Andy and I went to Las Vegas together and it was the very first time that we both went out of town together and left Max home. We both have been gone and away from Max for a few nights, but never together. We have always relied on each other to watch Max. This time we did a much needed weekend together with a couple of our friends. Since grandpa J and grandma V were in town it was the perfect time to do this.

I will admit, I had a little anxiety over leaving him for the first time. Not because I didn't trust my parents, but because it was the first time both of us would be gone and I was worried how Max would handle it. Well, let's just say he was completely fine. That is until we FaceTimed him. Then he got sad, but other than that he was having a blast with his grandparents. He was living the dream and I am pretty sure he ordered them around all weekend.


While Max was at home ordering his grandparents around, Andy and I were having adult time with two of our closest friends. This was a much needed trip. We both had a blast! Here are a couple pictures, but what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Month of Grandma L

On Saturday grandma L left town and headed back to Wisconsin. She was in town for four weeks and her and Max had a blast together. Granted they were both sick for almost three weeks out of the four weeks, but they still had a great time together.

Here are some pictures of their fun times. All photos are courtesy of grandma L.

Grandma L left on Saturday and Grandma V and Grandpa J arrived on Saturday for their two week stay. Then Max will start Pre-K.