last day of school

june 12th was max's last day of school and his last day as a 1st grader! we went to the beach together with several other families.  fun times and a beautiful day in santa cruz!

 

jack the beanstalk

max's class performed "jack and the beanstalk" to all the 1st grad parents on june 11th.  it was a very cute play and they all did such a great job!  max was part of the beanstalk - see the green shirt with greenery?  cute huh? 

 

 

hakone gardens

 

 

we took the boys to hakone gardens again recently to feed the koi fish and turtles.  they had a fun time and the fish and turtles were anxious to get fed!  fun times.

 

fun times with our boys

our beautiful finn at vasona park

luke and max waiting for the train to arrive

on the train

baseball

baseball season is over...  the closing ceremony was on saturday, may 31st and the next day our giants had their last game followed by pizza and cake party at round table pizza.  we had a great season!  the kids learned a lot and had tons of fun.  until next year...  

 

max, brennan and kiera at closing ceremony

max up to bat - last game

little brother watching

gigi and pop pop visit

in the month of may, gigi and pop-pop came to visit for a few weeks.  uncle john and aunt kerry came out from new hampshire and stayed for about a week.  it was great to get to spend time with them and to get to know them better.  i think they liked the bay area.  we had visits to the beach where we met up with cousin masao, enjoyed nice evenings in our backyard, visit to the monterey aquarium and much more.  we had a fun time and miss them all!

 

 

beach time

pop pop and the boys

lunch time!

ice cream!

at aquarium

touching sea stars and other cool creatures

sweet boy

favorite shirt..

missing teeth

presenting a business idea

mother's day

on friday, may 9th, max's class had a mother's day celebration.  we were invited into the classroom and sat at our child's desk.  all the kids sat on the carpet and one by one, they stood up and read out loud to the group about why they love their mom.  it was so sweet.  after that, we ate the blueberry muffins the kids made for us the day before together with ice tea or lemonade.  

why i love my mom - by max

max reading about his mom in front of the class and all the moms

drawing of me by max



about my mom



me and my sweet boy

later in the day, STM held their annual walk-a-thon.  i helped out at the 1st grade booth for a while and saw my beautiful child and his friends have fun and walk lap after lap.  they had such a great time walking to the DJ playing their favorite music and earning prizes as they went.  great times.




max at his school's annual walk-a-thon

on sunday (actual mother's day) we drove to thomas fogatry winery in woodside with picnic in tow.  gail and dom met us there and so did todd and shauna.  we had a great time, nice picnic and took in the beautiful views!  i had a lovely mother's day! 

beautiful views at thomas fogarty winery - mother's day