March 2018

Better late than never! :-)

We received a baggie of confetti and had a "confetti dance party" for almost an hour. By the end Max was swimming in the confetti (and snuggling the confetti?!).

On St. Patrick's Day Max said, "I am going to wear the most green thing in this house!" and proceeded to put on his dragon costume from Halloween.

Ponytail by request!

Baseball season has started!

Our library underwent a major renovation and we had a blast attending the grand re-opening festivities.

Our neighborhood "Eggstravaganza" had baby animals for the kids to pet, snack, and an egg hunt!

Palm Sunday! Max had fun waving his palm with the other kids.

It was cold and rainy the day of the church egg hunt, so they got creative and "hid" the eggs in classrooms!

We were selling this pop-up play tent at the kids consignment sale, but I had to put it in the storage case all folded up. Ben was going to take a photo of it that I could tape to the storage case (to help it sell better) and Max jumped in and wanted to show how fun it is! Haha When we printed the photo (with more of the living room cropped out) it really looked like it belonged on the package.

Max sang with the kids choir this spring! Technically it's for kindergarten on up, but since Max has a September birthday (aka an "older five") they let him join in. Here's a few clips from the rehearsal and performance!

February 2018

February was a fun month! 

First up, a visit to Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga and celebrating Grammie's birthday.

Celebrating Saskia's birthday, too! The kids got to see animals and paint a figurine (Max chose a dinosaur).

We have a bookworm on our hands! Here's a shot of Saturday morning bedhead, pajamas, and a good "Magic Treehouse" book.

Yet another birthday party! This one was for his friend Pravara (in the pink shirt) at a trampoline park.

 Sweet and silly friends!

Checking out Pravara's new watch.

Puddles are for splashing!

We "raised" some butterflies! They came as tiny caterpillars in a jar, and we were able to watch them grow in to larger caterpillars, form cocoons, and emerge as butterflies! After living in the netted container for a couple weeks, we decided to release them in the backyard. It was a really fun project!

ROAR!!

More reading! Max didn't want to get out of the car until he finished his chapter, so he sat in the garage all buckled in for a little while.

A Visit from Miss Lucy

Several weeks ago Miss Lucy came to visit for 10 days while Grandmommy and Granddaddy went on vacation. We loved having a furry friend around!

Helping Laura work...

VERY excited when Max came home from school!

Smelling smells out the window on a beautiful day.

Relaxing in the sun while the guys played chess.

Sleeping on the couch with her head on a pillow - silly puppy!

Snuggles!

Belly rub!

Keeping an eye on activity in the cul de sac.

Terrible photo, but Lucy LOVED carrying this snake everywhere. It was bigger than her and she still managed to bring it all over the house, up and down stairs, etc.!

Laundry helper!

Snuggling in her bed while we work.

Max "helping" with the dog.

Buddies...

January 2018

Lego time!

A little girl in the neighborhood went door-to-door taking orders for homemade slime. We bought a $2 batch (her biggest item! haha) and Max had a blast!

Max went to his old daycare for the last week of winter break, and had a great time playing with old friends!

Birthday party at an arcade! (Birthday boy, Riaan, is in the white jacket)

 First time going to Hibachi lunch! Max enjoyed it, but was a little nervous about the big fire.

 Max and Riaan working together at school! I think this is the eight long chain (a math lesson: http://a-montessori-classroom.blogspot.com/2009/01/every-day-counts-bead-chains.html)

Max was able to leave out his unfinished work and was excited to show me at after school care pick-up. This is an introductory grammar lesson (http://www.blog.montessoriforeveryone.com/grammar.html).

A fun visit to the children's museum in Chattanooga for Grammie's birthday!