Field Trip and Awards!

 In early March I volunteered to chaperone the class field trip to the Chandler Nature Observatory located at Veteran's Oasis Park. Max asked me to and since I have my own business, more on that later, I absolutely can!

The field trip was based on learning science and the first half of the trip the kids made slime. They learned the science behind making slime. Since Max has made slime a million times this was easy for him but he had a lot of fun making it. 

Then they all went to another room where they learned about pendulums. They were in groups and answered math questions based on the science of pendulums. Afterward, the class walked around the man-made lake. Good thing it was a beautiful day outside.

We headed back to school and the kids had lunch together. 

There was an assembly at the end of the day that I attended for the third quarter awards. I watched Max get an award for honor roll and a PACK award for his excellent behavior. Honor roll is a big deal in this house because Max worked hard to get honor roll and we are very proud of him that he was so close to getting Principal's List. Maybe next quarter!

It's Spring Break time for Max!

February Recap

 And just like that it's March. I seriously don't know how the time is flying by and another month has past by. 

In early February we went to the Waste Management Open with our good friends and spent the day in the 16th hole skybox. I got to see old co-workers and that was a lot of fun. We ended the day with a fancy dinner at Dominics.

Max had a half day of school for parent teacher conferences so he hung out with grandma S and grandpa T. They went to lunch and hung out in the hot tub for the afternoon. I packed Max a bag with his onesie to warm up in for after the hot tub.

Of course his teachers gave me rave reviews on his behavior and grades at school, so that's something to celebrate. 

I took Max to a new barber to get his haircut. This barber was referred to me by my hair lady and we definitely found a fantastic place. You show them a picture and the guy nails it! It's a barber that was started by veterans. Max didn't talk during his appointment but when we walked out he was beaming and said this is his new hair place and he definitely wants to go back. 

For Valentine's Day Max made his school box be a boba drink. I got all the supplies and he made it out of a plastic trash can. I think he did a fantastic job.

We had a nice Valentine's evening in this house. Max and Andy made a steak dinner with shrimp. We traded small gifts and had a nice celebration.

We ended the month using aunt Carrie's gift card to our favorite Mexican restaurant, Manuel's, with grandpa T.

While at dinner grandma S called and Max didn't know how to use the phone like a normal phone since he ALWAYS facetimes. He was super confused so I had to take a picture to commemorate this milestone of him figuring out how to talk on the phone while holding it up to his ear.

I also received his Spring school photo. He's so handsome!

January Recap

 We didn't do much during the month of January, but I will give you the recap of what we were up to. 

We had a fantastic dinner with grandpa T at the Salt Cellar in Scottsdale where Max ordered the king crab legs.

We attend Max's golf lesson every Friday. He still loves golf and the fact that it's an independent sport.

Max's school choir took a field trip one day and performed at the District wide choir concert. Grandpa T and Grandma S met me there and we were able to enjoy Max's school sing their song for the District. It was a lot of fun to see and I am glad I was able to attend. Max originally signed up for choir because of the Diamondbacks field trip where they got to sing on the field at the beginning of the year, but he has grown to like choir throughout the year. He thinks he will sign up again next year for choir now that it's over.

One night Zoe and Sammy both were sitting on Andy while he was laying on the couch. Just not a care in the world. Of course Max decided he needed to join in too and get a group photo.

Sammy got a field trip to Scottsdale one day to get a bath, teeth brushed, ears cleaned and nails trimmed. My friend recently opened up a dog grooming business so I took her up there to support the business and leave an online review. I was definitely impressed with the place and especially since they were able to cut her nails. Nobody is ever able to cut her nails, so we were both extremely happy that they were able to do it. Sammy enjoyed her field trip but was tired when we got home.

It was a quiet January and will probably be a quiet February too, but I will do my best to keep everyone updated.

Winter Break: Part II

We had two weeks to fill with fun family activities during winter break. After Christmas we went to see Karchner Caverns. It's a cave that is around 72 degrees with 94% humidity. It was super cold outside that day but very nice in the cave. It was a little over two hours to get there but something I have been wanting to see. The place is super strict and won't allow anything in the caves and definitely not phones so we only took one photo out front together.

Max got a deep fryer for Christmas so he deep fried wings, cheese curds and onion rings for the Packer game. The wings were probably the best I every had. He did a fantastic job and made them gluten free for me. He didn't feel well after eating all that since we don't normally eat like that. He now understands eating fried food in moderation and not all at once.

We went bowling one day with our friends because we normally would bowl in WI so Max really wanted to go bowling while he was on break. 

We had our Friends Christmas on NYE and had a great time. We did the annual group photo with the kids. It's crazy how big they have all grown.

I got each kid a box of crayons and wrapped dollars around each crayon. I had a lot of fun doing this and enjoyed seeing their faces when they opened their box of crayons. They eventually figured out the money was wrapped around the crayons and it was hysterical. It was more fun watching them undo the dollars from each crayon. It took them about an hour to undo it.

I got a pinata for NYE because that's what we traditionally have been doing in WI. Max was surprised I go the pinata and he had fun busting it open.

On NYE Andy made fried ice cream to surprise Max since he has been talking about it recently. It's something he never had before and wanted to try. It was definitely good! I am lucky that Andy can just whip something up in the kitchen.

Winter break is over and back to school for Max. It was a nice couple of weeks unwinding and spending time together as a family before the new year. I hope all of our family and friends (near and far) have a fabulous 2025!