Max Turns 4!

I am very lucky this year-- I got to have two parties to celebrate my 4th birthday! We celebrated on my actual birthday with the 4039 crew at the Hilberts house in Michigan and then celebrated with my friends at my party in NYC. In NYC, my music teacher Nikolai performed, and my friends Alexandre, Zabelle, Evan, Olivia, Madeleine (Olivia's sister) Chloe, Lola, Jake, Rainer, Marit, Sophie (Marit's sister), Sarina, Maya (Sarina's sister), Fasil, Ben, and Grace (Ben's sister) all danced away the afternoon. The party was touch-and-go for a minute when Mom and Dad served watermelon rather than pizza, but they recovered fairly quickly when they served the cake. We followed up the kids party with a dinner with some of our closest NYC friends-- the Bobelians, the Goh/Saint-Sauveurs, and the Kendalls. Dad's macaroni and cheese was a big hit as usual.

Summer '09 Family Adventure #5 - 4039 Reunion in Michigan

People ventured from all over the U.S. to join us in Michigan to reunite with Mommy and Daddy's college friends and to visit the Hilberts in their new home in Michigan! We started in East Grand Rapids and then headed to Courtney's parents' house in Grand Haven, right on Lake Michigan. This lake was too cold to go in as well-- I'm really not understanding how people enjoyed their idyllic summers swimming in these lakes. Anyway, we had a terrific time with the Hilberts, the Wu-Ma Clan, Edina and Zabelle, Sonali, and Rachel. We missed the Alfanos though-- maybe next time we can get the entire 4039 family together.

Summer '09 Family Adventure #4 - Colorado!

Our next adventure took us to Colorado to see Pappy and Cacky and to reunite with Mommy's business school friends. I spent a few days with Pappy and Cacky while Mom, Dad, and Sam went to Manitou Springs. They couldn't survive without me, so they came to get me on the last day.

Summer '09 Family Adventure #3 - a reunion in Vermont

After our long journey through New England, we finally arrived at The Mountain Top Inn near Killington, VT to meet up with Nanaji, Naniji, Amit, Chris, Nellie, and Anya. We were also surprised by our Toronto family and they kept us very entertained so Mommy and Daddy could have a break too. Dad keeps describing the trip as summer camp- we rode horses (even Nanaji and Naniji rode horses), we played shuffleboard, we played tennis, we went to the lake (still too chilly to swim), and we enjoyed some great food. I especially enjoyed spending time with Anya-- I'm so happy she can finally run around with me! We also got to celebrate Nanaji's birthday and Mommy's birthday!