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Max has been begging me to take him to Gymnastics class

Monday afternoon was his first class at West Valley Gymnastics and it turned out to be a group of 7 other boys! No girls were in his class. Interesting.

Max absolutely LOVED it!!! He asks me every day when he will go back to Gymnastics. Thanks to Great Aunt Ani (GAA) for getting me going on the idea!

Here he is on the trampoline. Little Missy flat out refused to take a trial class until she saw Max on the trampoline then she said, “Mama, I wanna do gymnastics!” It was too late in the session so maybe next Monday she will give it a go!


Great Uncle Joe (GUJ) & Emily bond quickly

GAA & Max in a happy embrace

GAA helping Emily make bead necklaces

GAA & Emily enjoying the gorgeous, sunny, 80 degree weather

Howling like wolves …

Great Uncle Joe & Emily

St. Louis

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Some random pictures from our time in St. Louis …

Ani & Max

Elise & Max

Oma & Max

Alex & Emily @ the hotel pool

Emily in her new pink Kate Mack tutu swimsuit from Aunt Claudia

Using a diving ring as a crown/tiara

Papa Dave & Emily

Tutu Cute Swimsuit

Elise & Emily hanging out at the Krasnoff house

Elise & Emily

Papa Dave & Emily

Daddy & Emily

Note:  Elise braided & styled Emily’s hair

Emily hugging Elise’s kitty cat

Another hug

There was a lot of hugging going on …

Jerry & Max

Ani & Max

One of three of Nick’s cakes!

M&Ms in white, lime green & dark green!!!  This was at the kid’s table, but I wandered over there a bit!  Claudia had them personalized.  Some had the date on them and some said Nick’s Bar Mitvah.  How clever!

Emily was exhausted from all the festivities of the day and she collapsed in Grandpa Dale’s arms, but he still got to enjoy a glass of red!  :-)

Emily passed out in Grandpa Dale’s arms for the first 45 minutes of the party

Max getting ready to play laser tag

Emily finally woke up and was escorted in style by her cool cousin, Nick

Emily is treated like a princess by all her cousins (Nick, Alex & Charlie)

Joe & Ani (Norma’s sister) come to help Nick celebrate

Emily & Max getting dressed up for their Harry Potter photo shoot

Max wanted to be a one-eyed guy!

Max on the rollercoaster simulator

Mary Cromwell (center) … High School friend of Claudia’s and her two children, Emma & Sean

Dale, Mark, Wallace & Claudia

An example of the Harry Potter Photo Shoot

Nick and his personalized M&Ms