Happy Birthday Ben!

On Saturday Max was invited to his friend Ben's birthday party.  It was at his house and a horse theme.  Each child got a horse and a cowboy hat.  They had craft time where they each made a ribbon for their horse and gave him/her a name.  Max named his horse "Eyeball."  Then they went outside to the horse corral and had horse races.  They also played horseshoe toss and pin the tail on the horse.  Then we came inside for food . . . hot dogs, watermelon, and popcorn as requested by the birthday boy.  There was lots of other food as well.  Then we headed back outside for a horse piñata where Max got quite a collection of candy to bring home.  It was a very creative party and Max had a great time!

Buddy Day

Yesterday was "Buddy Day" at Kyle's karate studio.  He chose to bring Max as his buddy.  He was very helpful and good with him during class.  Max was soooo excited to be there with all the big kids doing karate!  He did a great job and has decided he wants to take karate now because he knows how to do it.  He was quite cute to watch.  I think he still needs some practice, but he's very confident in his new skills. :)  We may let him try it out this fall and see if it's something he'll stick with.  Those students who brought a buddy got to do saber sparring using blockers against an instructor.  Overall it was a more low key, fun class. 

Max's Preschool Graduation

Max had his last day of preschool today.  I can't believe that time has come already.  He will miss his friends but we hope to do lots of playdates this summer and he's really looking forward to kindergarten in the fall.  They had a special celebration for the last day of school.  Families were invited to spend the last part of the day at school.  The kids each got a certificate and sang some end of year songs.  We also had nice spread of food and time with all his friends and teachers.  It was a great year.  Max really loved preschool, his teachers, and all the friends he made. 

Karate Kyle's Purple Belt

Kyle had his belt test on Saturday and moved from a blue to a purple belt.  He's really enjoying karate and getting better every day.  He's still working hard in pursuit of a black belt one day. 

Happy Birthday Ma!

Today is Ma's birthday and Ma, Pa, and Uncle Mike came up to visit for the day.  We opened presents, went to Carrabba's for lunch, played games (Monopoly and chess), looked at Disney World pictures and souvenirs, and had carrot cake for dessert.  We hope she had a special day and enjoyed celebrating with everyone!

Mother's Day Tea

Max had a Mother's Day Tea at his preschool last Friday.  It was a special time for just Moms to come and spend some time with their preschool kids.  They sang some very cute songs, made a special dessert, and made some really sweet gifts.  Max was sooooo excited for this all week and was happy when the day finally arrived.  We had a very nice morning together.  I can't believe this is his last year of preschool!

 

Kindergarten Orientation

I know it's been awhile since I've posted and eventually I may get something on here about our amazing trip to Disney World, but for now I wanted to post a picture of Max at Kindergarten Orientation which he went to last week.  He was soooooo excited and proud!  He had a great time and seems very excited for next year!