Easter Egg Hunt Movie

Max wanted the Easter Bunny to bring him Sally from Cars, the movie. Although this video is a bit long, it captures his enthusiasm well.

Easter Egg Hunt

Bunny tracks

First egg was chocolate!

Posing with his "chickie house"

Max made this "chickie house" at preschool: I heard about it for a few weeks before he brought it home. His teacher, Miss Kelly, told me that initially, he had made it 12 boxes high. After a short engineering lesson, he decided that four boxes would stick together and still be portable.

Rocks Riverside Park Picnic

Picnic with Lena and Tim (Tim and Max share the same birthday)

Teddy Bears Picnic

The rail museum had a special "Teddy Bears Picnic" theme today. Max and I had a wonderful afternoon amongst the bears and trains.

Making a Teddy Bear on a stick

Giving Kiki a cuddle

Max, Kiki, and the teddy bears having a picnic

Listening to Henry, the conductor, before the Teddy Bear Parade

"If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands"

Maxwell didn't last through the singing time before the Teddy Bear Parade. He bolted as Henry was explaining about the parade.

Max initially wanted to be a teddy bear...

but finally decided to be spider man. Tim thinks he looks more like an oompa loompa.

Ear Muffs

Max and Joschka were watching Volker operate a "whacker packer."

Easter Bunny Ears

Juicing

Easter Long Weekend in Byron

We went to Byron Bay in northern New South Wales to visit our friends, the Seligs. Once again, we had a wonderful visit. They are such good people and Max loves playing with both of their boys.

Yishai and Jonah: loving brothers

Max and Yishai got a ride into Byron Bay. Steven was nice enough to pull them behind his bike so the rest of us could fit into one car. I think they enjoyed themselves.

Yish is 8 months older than Max--although Max has lost much of his baby fat, he still has comparatively chubby cheeks next to Yishai.

Haliel made us two super yummy meals. The first night we had spicy meatballs with green beans and cauliflower "mashed potatoes" (cauliflower with spices whirled through the blender--amazingly good and clever). Saturday night she made Pad Thai which I have never made at home. She inspired me so I made it tonight for dinner...not quite as good as hers but still tasty.

"Going to Work"

Max drove his car to work (not sure why he does that since Tim commutes by train).

He seems to be having a good day at work.

Sheep Shearing

The sheep dog show and the sheep shearing were the highlights of our trip to Lone Pine this week.