Mmmmm brownies

This is Max helping make brownies! He gets the fun part and all the good stuff. Being a kid is the best......especially when you can eat as much of this stuff you want......of course after a good meal.

Horses are cool (May 22)

We decided to go horseback riding and Max was not very excited about this. He is really scared of them. They are too big. This horse in this picture is named Goliath. So of course he did not want to get on. (He has a hard time trying new things like: four wheelers, tractors, no training wheels, etc.) Camille is the same way, so he must have gotten it from her. Well we finally got him up on the horse in front of Camille and we started off on a slow walk. After about 2 seconds he was saying he wanted off! This went on for about 15 minutes and then we put him on the other horse with Brandon. This lasted about 15 minutes with him saying he wanted off as well. When we were putting the horses away Max got stung by a wasp, what a day he was having.

A few days ago Brandon mentioned that we were going to go riding again and Max said "I like riding horses they are fun!"

We shall see if this is true. :)

No training wheels

Max learned to ride his bike without training wheels recently and he gets better all the time. He was really scared at first but with dad helping him and mom cheering him on he soon got the hang of it. He loves to go on bike rides any time it is sunny outside. He was riding it around the house today while his cousin Conner was over. Max is getting better at getting on it and started out by himself.

Conner and Max played transformers, swung on the swings, and with the water guns. Conner lives in Alaska and is visiting for only a few weeks; we are glad that he was able to come over and play even for just a short time.

Fireman!

He is the fireman! Brandon is great at his job. He is an engineer firefighter, meaning that he is first an engineer and second a firefighter. Brandon first got hired on the fire department as a firefighter and then moved up in rank to engineer after more training and years on the department. He drives the engine or truck on the calls and sometimes he sits in the captains seat when he is in charge for the day. They go on all kinds of calls, yes including cats stuck up in trees! We visit him at the station sometimes and go on calls with him. We saw a building on fire and got to go lights and sirens on the way there. Brandon loves his job and he gets to see and do amazing things all the time.

IFly

The Venturing Crew in our area and I went and did some indoor surfing and then did the IFly! We had a lot of fun. I did try the surfing as well but that was not as much fun. My favorite activity was the IFly. You are instructed as to the rules and what you need to do, then they put you in a jumpsuit with helmet and goggles, also wear earplugs and lace up shoes, then you go into the chamber and they shut the door. The instructor with you helps you to get your posture right and then you may get some air time by yourself in the wind tunnel room. Was a great feeling. But as for real skydiving.....I think I'll keep my feet on the ground. :)

Max the soccer dude

This was Max's second year playing soccer and he loved it! He had the same coach and some of the same kids on his team. They all got along and his coach was so good with the kids. This picture is great because they are all standing there, arms folded, waiting for the game to start again. Max is already wanting soccer to start again. We do not know if his team won because it was more enjoyable to watch him have fun!

Sadie

Our Sadie is now over a year old. She is a good dog. She is great at playing fetch and likes to give you kisses, even though the licks are not our favorite because they are slobbery. She has a pack that she wears when we go on bike rides, these are one of her favorite activities as well. She does not like water but if we are watering the flowers she tries to get the water by jumping at it and biting it. That is hilarious to watch, Max busts up every time.

The Coop

This is our coop that we made as a family and with the help of a great friend! Max did a great job on staining. Of course he was wearing his batman pajamas the whole time! Such a fun boy! We later built a fence around it and a ramp for them to come out the little side door.