Max Is Eight Today
Eight years ago today Maxwell John Unti was born. His mother went into labor and we went to the hosiptal. I remember telling her to breath and do all that stuff in class and she made it quite clear to me she wasn't interested in breathing at all. Also I was not allowed to look at her during contractions but I was not to make it obvious that I was not looking at her. I remember Vangie's friend Erica who was pregnant at the time also coming to the hospital because she wanted to know how much pain exactly that Vangie was in. I also remember that after being in labor all night long Max was finally born and I was told I was not allowed to sleep because Vangie was so excited she wanted to speak to me all about it. She fell asleep five minutes later and so did I.
Max, Jake, Vangie and three of Max's friends went to Ski Round top and went tubing this afternoon. We had a great time. I was suprised at how brave Jake was. He went down the hill which was pretty steep lying on his belly. The lines were long but we had a great time. So did all the guys. In fact I had pretty good time myself.
Here's the crew after a few runs. They all did great. I thought it would be more difficult than it was to keep them organized and going down the slopes. After one run down they were all pros and didn't really even need me. Except maybe to give them a push down the hill.
Max lost his other big front tooth. Just when he got used to holding the spit in his mouth without the one tooth the other goes. He now makes a constant slurping sound. I am convinced he produces more siliva than the average child.
Max got a guitar for his birthday. We are going to sign him up for lessons and hopes he becomes a famous rock star and retires his Mom and Dad to someplace warm. Winter finally hit Pennsylvania last week and the kids are excited because school has been closed and there has been lots of sledding and winter fun.
Teeth & Shoes
Max lost one of his big front teeth at school this week. It was lost at school and thought to have fallen down a drain and Max got upset because of course how would the tooth fairy come? At today's tooth fairy rates I can sympathize with his plight. Lucky enough for him and not so lucky for my pocket book his teacher was able to find the tooth the following day. Apparently this tooth held all the spit in his mouth. He went around the next couple of days making slurping sounds. The other big tooth is also loose, I'm afraid we will need a bib to catch all the spit when that happens.
Max celebrated his birthday with his Granddady and Nina from Maryland. They took him out and bought him Heely's for his birthday. These are shoes with wheels in the heels. He has spent the last twenty four hours sliding around the house, which is quite loud especially on the tile floor which happens to be below our bedroom. I am also envisioning a few trips to the emergency room. But Max loves them and hasn't taken them off.
Jake also loves Heely's. Here he is trying to remove them from his brother's feet. Good thing his birthday is coming up in a month or so. Jake is going to be 6 and Max is turning 8. It seems like now we need two of everything as Jake and Max share the same interests.
POLLYWOG UPDATE - Not Dead Yet - they actually got a little bigger but no hands or feet at this time.
Pinewood derby
Max's car consistently finished 4th out of 6 other cars. I think he did have one third place finish and he won a trophy for car most likely built by a scout. Some of the cars clearly did not look like they were built by a 7 year old but I can honestly say max did a great deal of work on his car. I drilled the holes to add the weight and put on the wheels. Max painted and shaped the car with the sander. I think he was a little miffed he did not win a race but we picked up some tricks from the other dads and hope to do better next year. Jake will be a tiger cub next year and I will have to help him build one as well.
Old Country Buffet Incident & Pine Wood Derby
Well Max and I have been working on his Pine Wood Derby Car this past month. We started with a block of pine. I gave Max the orbital sander and let him sand it until it got to a car shape. I held the piece of wood for him. Suprissingly orbital sanders don't hurt that much when they are running and strike your fingers. Yes, I have heard of clamps, I just don't have any. I hope the wheels are on ok, we have weigh in on Friday after basketball and the race is Saturday.
Tonight we took Max and Jake and their two friends to the Old Country Buffet for dinner. I hate the Old Country Buffet. When we got there Jake threw a fit when we made him get green beans. None of the kids wanted to eat the regular food they all wanted to go straight to the dessert bar. Jake finally ate a green bean and we gave up on dinner and they each ate two ice cream cones. At first I tried to organize the children as they came to the buffet but they insisted on doing everything themselves and after a day at work I just gave up. They basically trashed the desert bar. After every lick Jake had to run up and shake more sprinkles out of a canister onto his cone. The canister which everyone had to use was soon covered by his half eaten ice cream. Later the Old Country Buffet Bumble Bee came around and handed out balloons. Jake at that time turned into Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and proceeded to spew insults at the Bee while we were at the table. It was difficult for me to refrain from laughter. I somehow managed, took away his ice cream and lectured him on making fun of people in bee costumes. He then proceeded to make fun of a lady in her pink joggy outfit, while she was in ear shot. At this point Vangie and I both decided we should leave before we were asked to by the managment.
Eight years ago today Maxwell John Unti was born. His mother went into labor and we went to the hosiptal. I remember telling her to breath and do all that stuff in class and she made it quite clear to me she wasn't interested in breathing at all. Also I was not allowed to look at her during contractions but I was not to make it obvious that I was not looking at her. I remember Vangie's friend Erica who was pregnant at the time also coming to the hospital because she wanted to know how much pain exactly that Vangie was in. I also remember that after being in labor all night long Max was finally born and I was told I was not allowed to sleep because Vangie was so excited she wanted to speak to me all about it. She fell asleep five minutes later and so did I.
Max, Jake, Vangie and three of Max's friends went to Ski Round top and went tubing this afternoon. We had a great time. I was suprised at how brave Jake was. He went down the hill which was pretty steep lying on his belly. The lines were long but we had a great time. So did all the guys. In fact I had pretty good time myself.
Here's the crew after a few runs. They all did great. I thought it would be more difficult than it was to keep them organized and going down the slopes. After one run down they were all pros and didn't really even need me. Except maybe to give them a push down the hill.
Max lost his other big front tooth. Just when he got used to holding the spit in his mouth without the one tooth the other goes. He now makes a constant slurping sound. I am convinced he produces more siliva than the average child.
Max got a guitar for his birthday. We are going to sign him up for lessons and hopes he becomes a famous rock star and retires his Mom and Dad to someplace warm. Winter finally hit Pennsylvania last week and the kids are excited because school has been closed and there has been lots of sledding and winter fun.
