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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Last week of April 2016

Dora and Diego are ready to go with their backpacks.  ;)


Somehow these accessories made it into the car in addition to the backpack.  She is rockin her high heels and shades.

We took the kids to the Heard Museum for the first time.  It is gorgeous and I love all the trails!

Playing in the little wooden village





Maxwell got to hold the map and give us directions.  He really enjoyed that. It was fun!  Hopefully we will go again soon.

Emmalyn cuddled up with Aunt Britt

Watching daddy's phone

I randomly came across this picture of my dad and Marriann.  I love it!

Time for new sleeping pics...

Her little foot peeking out of her sleep sack.


Maxwell was excited to bring a book to preschool that he wanted to read to his class.
We have decided to keep Maxwell in school for part of the summer.  It won't be quite every other week but close to it.  I think this will help him keep learning, which he enjoys, plus give him a chance to see his friends at school.  And he will still get a chance to get some "off" time with Brittany and her boys but then she doesn't have 4 kids to take care of for a full 3 months.

I've had Maxwell in group piano lessons.  It's really slow paced but he seems to be learning a little about reading music and a little about the piano.  Once this semester is done, I'm not going to have him continue because I don't feel like it's worth it.  I snuck in to watch a little of class...

Maxwell with his class at swimming lessons.  See how he's at least a head shorter than the other three kids in class?  I'm proud of his skills and that he's able to hang with these bigger kids.

Maxwell has been begging to go see a musical.  He'd really like to go see "Wicked" but I think he's too young for that one.  I bought him tickets to go see a musical put on by the local children's theater group.  When I told him what I had bought him, he was so excited and jumping up and down!

Ready for a day on the town with her glasses, hat, and gloves

This is my fancy, permanent name badge for an organization I belong to called NEW (Network of Executive Women).  It's been 5 years so I got this great pin.  I've enjoyed being a part of the group and enjoy it more each year.

Have I mentioned how fun it is to dress a girl?  Shoes that match a swimming suit?  Yes!

She scraped her foot when swimming and sweet talked Ms. Mary Ann into getting her a bandaid.

I got out all the 2t clothes I have for Emmalyn so I could separate out the winter from the summer stuff.  Here's everything I've got for her - it covered and entire full size bed.  OH MY!!!

Kindermusik fun!  I love getting to spend an hour with her each week doing this.

Look at those curls


The day arrived, time for the musical!!  It was just Maxwell and I out on a momma/son date.

Reading the program

He was incredibly focused

I let him get some snacks during intermission



We stopped and got an ice cream cone and some food before we went home

picnic in the trunk

It was a fun afternoon and Maxwell was wiped out on the way home.


I took a picture because for the first time ever, we finished an entire workbook!!  I feel like we just keep adding more to our house but never fully completing what we have.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Day 7 - Caribbean Cruise 2015 - Day at Sea... Maxwell shows his timid side

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