sewing

For Mother’s Day Trevor gave me a sewing machine (I asked for it!).  When we made Max’s woobie I didn’t buy enough fabric, so we weren’t able to tie it all away around, just on the ends.  I thought it would be ok, but Max was complaining that it was coming apart.  So I suggested we put our new machine to use and sew the pieces together on the sides.  Max wanted to do it all by himself.  So I set up the machine and he did it.  He sewed down both sides and did a great job.  He was having fun using all the different stitches the machine could do.  It looks great!

magic trick

Max learned a new magic trick.  He can slide the end of his thumb up and down his finger.  He was pretty proud of himself. 

biking to school

Max has wanted to ride his bike to school for a while now, which has been great except Kye doesn’t want to ride his bike to school.  So every morning I either drive them to school or if I don’t have something going on in the morning I will walk with Kye and Max will ride.  But then I discovered Max has pegs on his bike for a passenger.  They were both reluctant of my idea when I first brought it up, but they tried it.  Now I send them to school by themselves and it has been great.  They are growing up way too fast.

playing with bugs

Max and Hunter were outside finding rollie pollies today.  It was so cute.  Max would find one and let it crawl around on his hand and Hunter would wait for his turn.  Max would then put it on Hunter and they would both just laugh.  Max is a good big brother.

field day

I can’t believe it is field day already!  The school did tie dye shirts again for the kids.  I like the bright colors they used this year.  Max and Kye were so excited. 

new woobies

Max received his first woobie as a gift at a baby shower.  It was cute for a baby, but not for an 8 year old boy.  So we (him and I) decided it was time for a new one.  So we went to the “woobie store” (aka Joanne’s fabric) and he picked out BYU fabric.  While we were making Max’s new woobie, Kye and Sam wanted new ones also.  I didn't have enough fabric to make them one, but I had some extra fabric from Kye’s so we made Petty Pup and Cowie new woobies (their favorite stuffed animals).  They were happy with that.

the three little wolves

Max came home with this picture he had drawn and a story he had written.  It sounds like a story I have already heard before, but I am not sure!  Silly Max!

diamond poem

Max was learning how to write diamond poems at school.  He is reading “Harry Potter” so he said this was all he could think of.   The librarian at school hung it up on the bulletin board as an example.  Great job Max!

driving memory

When I was going through pictures and saw this picture of Hunter it brought back the memory of Max doing the same thing.  Hunter reminds me so much of Max when he was little.  It took some digging, but I found the picture I was thinking of.  Silly boys!

This is Max in April 2004.  They are almost exactly the same age in these pictures.

award’s assembly

Today was Max’s awards assembly. He received the citizenship, straight A’s and perfect attendance. He also received the BIG award, the Mini Gran Prix. Each trimester one student from each class is chosen for this award. Max has wanted to be picked since first grade. Today he was and he had the biggest smile ever. Great job!

Today was also St. Patrick’s Day, which we forgot about until I dropped Max at school and realized everyone was wearing green. His teacher was nice enough to give him a green sticker to wear. I told him to take a green marker and draw a shamrock on his hand, but he just looked at me like I was crazy or something. That’s what we always did when I was a kid and forgot to wear green.

champions

Max's team won the Championship game today!  They are the #1 team in their division.  They were pretty excited!  They finished 2nd in the regular season (they lost one game).  I know I have said it before, but his coach was great.  They really pushed Max and improved Max's game.  The coach had to pick one player to give the Sportsmanship Award to.  It was given to the player who had the best attitude, came to every game and practice happy, tried their hardest and was an example to the other players.  The coach picked Max to receive this award!  This has been a great basketball season!  Goooooo Lakers!

sweet max

Max brought this home from school.  I thought it was really sweet.

blue and gold

Tonight was the Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts. They had a Hawaiian Luau and gave all the boys Hawaiian names. Max is "Maka". They had a video of all the scouts, dinner, awards and some games. The kids all had a great time running around, especially Hunter.

minute to win it

Today at school the 3rd grade GATE (gifted and talented education) students put on a Minute to Win It assembly for the rest of third grade.  Parents were invited so we went to watch.  They each picked a game to study, analyze and present at the assembly.  Max picked "Chapstack".  He had to balance 4 chapsticks on top of each other in less than a minute.  When it was his turn in the assembly he did it perfectly.

great game

Max had a really good game today!  He hasn't scored all season and his coach keeps telling him "when you get the ball shoot it."  Well today he did and he made it!  He scored 5 points today.  He made one basket and three free throws (he shot 100%).  It was a close game so his points really helped the team.  They are still undefeated.

art show

Tonight the elementary school had a science, literacy, art and math (SLAM) event.  They had lots of activities for the kids to do.  Max and Kye loved that their art work was on display in the art show.  It was really cool to see a piece of art hanging from every kid in the school. 

WOW

Max's basketball team is doing great!  I can't even believe the score of this game. 

They are undefeated.

I did that

It is funny to see what the kids bring home. I remember writing a poem just like this when I was in school. I don't know what I was thinking, it is not like the fundamentals have changed. It just makes me smile to know some things never change.

swoosh

Max's basketball game is improving a lot.  He has a great coach and Max is learning the game.  We are trying to get him to be a little bit more aggressive.  Max is too nice.

basketball camp

Max attended a basketball camp this week.  He is loving the game.