we're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo

that is a line from our favorite raffi song. my aunt judy came for a visit last week so that is exactly where we decided to go, to the zoo, zoo, zoo. this trip he did not want to leave the meerkats and this weird little canine relation animal. still loved the rides and the petting zoo very much. had fun climbing in the the tunnels on the playground. aunt sarah came with us too. he LOVES aunt sarah and he formed a close relationship with aunt judy while she was here too. he wondered where she was on the days she stayed with josh and sarah and everytime we left their house after hanging by the pool he would be so sad that aunt judy wasn't riding in the backseat beside him taking his toes and putting them back on (she taught him that sweet game). jarrod also came into town for a quick visit after finishing his fabulous work designing britney spears' outfits for her north america tour (max has the coolest uncle). max loved uncle jarrod, of course, who doesn't? they enjoyed munching on fresh herbs together, basil and mint. i am so sad that i never got my camera out while jarrod was here. no pictures of my adorable brother and baby together, that is terrible.

notice the tacky orange sunglasses on his head.

this is how he always wears them.

of course my child chooses the free pampers shades over any of the other

choices we have at our house.

lately he talks alot about mamas and babies.

he kept hugging and saying hi to this baby and mama gorilla statue.

hey bear

he loved these ugly naked mole rats

asking where they went when they traveled to the top tunnels

where he could no longer see them.

so excited when he saw the merry-go-round. wow he said.

signing thank you mama for taking him to the zoo and buying him train tickets

so sweet

loved the baby goats

ouch

this happened over a month ago...max loves to ride his retro rocket down our sloping driveway. one afternoon when we got home from school he had his rocket out riding it down the drive his feet in the air going full speed ahead. there is a bump at the bottom that i typically stand waiting for him to ride over so i can catch him if he goes head first. this day he had been riding it down so many times that i went ahead and sat down as he rode. sure enough he started to go down diagonally and when he hit the bump at the bottom he went head first into the concrete (without ever letting go of the handlebars to catch himself). i quickly picked him up, told him he would be okay, and held his boo-boo bunny icepack over is wounds. he cried for just a minute and got right back on the rocket to go down again. that's my brave little boy. this is what he looked like a couple of days later. poor little guy. on that note...max is very intersted in boo boo's right now. he points to his bumps, bruises, and scratches and says "bo bo, owww" all.the.time. it is precious. scott cut his finger with a knife a few days ago and was wearing band-aids. one of them must have fallen off in the driveway because max found it and picked it up. he must have said 1,000 times, "bo bo, dada, oww" while playing with the band-aid.

bounce house

our neighbors have an adorable little boy, luke, who is 4 months older than max. we attended his 2nd birthday party on june 11th. max had so much fun in the elmo bounce house. he had no fear bouncing around with all the kids, going down the slide (always on his belly), and shooting hoops. it is so nice having neighbors who understand everything we go through with max because they have been there just a short time before. i am sorry that i didn't get pictures of scott and robbie (luke's dad) trying to land backflips in the bounce house when we headed back over after naptime. we were sure one of them would end up in the hospital. luke and max were in there cheering them on.

sweaty with red cheeks (just like mommy when she works out)

no elmo cake for this little boy, but melissa (luke's mom) had a back-up plan

he loves popsicles