April was a fun month! Warm weather (finally!) seems to be here to stay and we had lots of family adventures.
Silly face!
Max and I had a "Mommy and Max" morning one Saturday (when baseball was cancelled due to rain.... again!), and we went to a workshop at Home Depot to build a birdhouse. Lots of fun!
We got free tickets to a Gwinnett Stripers baseball game (it's either a AA or AAA team). The kids got to play catch in the outfield before the game, and run the bases after the game. Fun!
You can't totally make it out in this photo, but Ben got on the big screen when he and Max were playing catch. Famous!!
Max's one request was to get a popsicle and he even brought his own money!
"Hey Mom, want a sticky kiss?"
Headed to the field to run the bases after the game! (Max is toward the middle in a red shirt and gray shorts.)
Max has been on fire with his hitting the last few games! He's made a hit on the first pitch every time.
Max's coach told the kids to "take a knee" and it quickly became evident that they didn't know that phrase so the coach had to explain. Maybe you had to be there, but it was funny at the time when the kids were looking around and feeling a bit confused.
Apparently Max stole my phone and took a selfie one day because I found this photo! Haha
Max's friend Yajur invited us to his neighborhood Easter egg hunt and festivities. The boys had a blast playing together!
One of their friends from school, Issac, lives in Yajur's neighborhood and the three boys had fun running around, getting balloon swords, and being generally silly!
Max and Yajur always tell me a Soumya (Yajur's mom) that they are "brothers." :-)
There was a DJ who was trying to get a dance party started. At first it was only Max and one or two other kids, then Max started doing "the floss" (a popular dance move with the 12 and under crowd) and then the DJ announced there was going to be a flossing contest and all of a sudden a bunch of people joined in! What a little trendsetter. ;-)
Our neighborhood egg hunt was later the same day, and while I was plenty worn out (this was going to be our third or fourth activity of the day) Max wanted to keep going so we headed to the ball field.
Max enjoyed waving a palm with the other kids on Palm Sunday!
Max's class had a Gardening Day and I was able to stop by for a little while. We planted a marigold together. When I asked Max if he wanted me to take his picture with our planting, he said "Yes" and then did a martial arts pose. :-)
Dying Easter eggs!
We have hit such a great age with self control, motor skills, ability to follow directions, etc. I think this was the first time we've dyed eggs together when it was not a stressful, super messy (majorly stained hands, etc.) experience! It was a lot of fun and Max is already making big plans for doing it again next year.
Max got to attend a really cool birthday party for his friend, Abigail! The kids got to do an obstacle course and it was really neat to see their confidence grow. They kept saying to each other, "This is SO easy!!" Haha
These four kiddos were best friends at Montessori school for two years. They've all gone different directions for kindergarten so it was a lot of fun to see them play together again. (Left to right -- Abigail, Ahaan, Max, and Pravara)
Easter morning! Max was excited to find the Easter Bunny's foot prints leading from his room to his Easter basket.
Of note, Max already told us that he knows I (Laura) am the Easter Bunny. I told him he could believe whatever he wants to believe, and that I thought it was pretty fun to believe in the Easter Bunny. He agreed and whole-heartedly embraced his (not genuine!) belief in the Easter Bunny! Fun for all of us. :-)
Snapped a super quick (blurry!) photo before Max dug in!
The Easter Bunny left a note for Max. She hid 20 eggs filled with Lego pieces and if he found all the eggs he'd be able to assemble the kit in his Easter basket. It was a hit and Max was SO proud about finding all the eggs.
Cheering for a chocolate bunny. :-)
Playing catch at the ballfield!
We put a little water in a tupperware container so Buddy could cool off. Max also wanted to add some lettuce, but Buddy wasn't interested in eating.
Grammie came to visit on Easter and brought Max some goodies, too!
Yet another beautiful picture that Max painted in art class!
Most likely inspired by Max's desire to do anything Ben does, Max has gotten really "in to" helping rolling down and bringing up the garbage and recycling bins! It's pretty impressive since we live on a hill and the containers are much bigger (and heavier!) than him. Max can't really see over the top so sometimes he needs help steering, but otherwise he does it all on his own!
Thanks to Grammie for snapping a few family photos for us while we were all dressed up on Easter!
