It's our last full day on the boat, we are going to make the most of it!
Tawny tried to hold Emmalyn and give her breakfast but Emmalyn wasn't having any of it. She did warm up to Aunt Tawny very much this trip. :(
We went to story time with Dora
Here's me trying to get Maxwell to participate with all the rest of the kids. No luck.
Emmalyn got to paint and do her hand prints
She did a little bit of painting but mostly liked to chew the brushes
It's been so great to be able to have Maxwell old enough to attend the kids club - Splash Academy!
(This is his cheese face) Maxwell and Jaxton
Willingly going right in! All the kids were getting ready for their big circus performance!
While we waited for the circus, the adults and Emmalyn played some trivia
Tawny figured out Emmalyn's weakness - cheerios
Yeah! We played trivia!
Boo - we lost
So all the kids that had been going to Splash Academy put on a circus for the parents. There were jugglers, plate spinners, and other acts. Tawny's kids all did an awesome job on their parts. Lola was part of a couple skits and balanced a peacock feather on her finger, chin, elbow etc. Jaxton and Payton were plate spinners. Well, the little 3 year olds all dressed up as tigers with tails and ears and face paint. When the kids all walked into the theater, we saw Maxwell with his class but he wasn't dressed up and his face wasn't painted. (He told us the night before that he wasn't going to dress up and we tried to bribe him into it but clearly that didn't work.) Not only did he not dress up but when it was his time to walk up on stage and jump through the "ring of fire" with the other "tigers", he refused. He wouldn't leave his chair and go up on stage. The teachers tried to get him to do it and even tried to carry him up but he refused.
I was so excited to see Maxwell up on stage for the first time but instead saw how stubborn he can be. When this kid makes up his mind, he doesn't sway, doesn't give into peer pressure, can't be bribed. I'm sure there will be times I will be grateful for that but dang, I wanted to see my little tiger perform. However, Maxwell isn't a performer. It's not his thing. Oh well. I don't even have a picture of his non-performance.
They did carry him up on stage at the end for the final bow and applause. Here's a video - you can see how pleased he is about it (NOT).
Maybe when he's 4??
After dinner Maxwell got some another ice cream cone, the last one of the trip.
We headed to Dora's dance party where Maxwell wanted to watch for awhile.
Eventually I got him to dance a little bit.
Lots of Nickelodeon characters were there.
Family pic with Dora!
I tried to get Maxwell to go up to Diego and he refused to even look at him, let alone give him a high five. - - This shy and timid kid!
Emmalyn has really enjoyed the mirror right about the bed
Look - another baby!
She gave the baby kisses
Hi pretty (drooly) baby
Video - Emmalyn loving the baby in the mirror
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