Check out Max's new bike! I found it for $15 at a consignment sale, and Ben did an amazing job getting it all cleaned up. I wish we'd thought to take a "before" picture! Looks practically new, and Max loves it. Hard to see in the photos, but it's a "Lightening McQueen" themed bike (his favorite race car character). A little tentative about sitting up so high at first, but now we literally have to jog to keep up with him when he rides!
Checking out the tires...
So excited!
Big boy!
Once Max got comfortable pedaling around the driveway, we packed up a picnic lunch and headed to the park! After we ate lunch Max rode his bike all around the paved path. We think he may have ridden about two miles in all! Needless to say, he took an amazing nap when we got home. :-)
Water break!
Enjoy some video footage of our resident biker dude!
Max had a one man parade marching around the house!
We spotted a photo of baby Max and Daddy on a bulletin board at the aquatics center! Apparently we signed a photo release when they took the Parent-Tot class a couple years ago, and someone snapped a photo.
As always, Max gravitated to the person in costume! Haha
Got a turtle painted on his arm!
There was a little "petting zoo" area, and Max LOVED holding the baby chicks.
... and bunnies!
He even got to brush a sheep!
Different day, but a funny, "I don't need a nap" photo. :-)
Max has started pre-school swimming lessons on Saturday mornings! There are four or five little kids in his class, and it's about 30 minutes long. He is doing great, and continues to be a little fishy.
We (finally) had a chance to celebrate Saskia and Walter's birthdays! This was the first time Max and Saskia really, truly played together without adult guidance. So fun to see them grow up!
Sunday afternoon hike! Max is holding a peanut can and he collected sticks, rocks, etc.
He walked about 3 1/2 miles without a single pick-up!
Being silly after storytime at the library.
More birthday party photos! Baby Natalia is the happiest baby we've ever met.
Saskia isn't too excited about blowing out candles, so Walter blew them out in honor of them both. Clearly Max is pumped to sing and eat cake. ;-)
Backyard obstacle course! Max said he wanted to do it "19 times". :-)
At the birthday party, the adults were eating and talking in the dining room and we suddenly heard giggling coming from the bedroom. Max and Saskia had gotten a stool out of the bathroom, climbed on the bed, and started jumping!
