The Empty Pot

Max's kindergarten class put on a play for the end of the year.  There were multiple stories they presented, but Max was part of the story, "The Empty Pot."  Basically the story is that an Emperor loves flowers and is getting old and needs a successor.  He decides that he will give all the children in the kingdom a seed and whoever presents the most beautiful plant to him will be the next emperor.  One of the children, Ping, has a green thumb and grows beautiful plants, but he can't get this seed to grow.  One year later all the children are ready to present their plants, but Ping still doesn't have a plant.  He tried his best, but it didn't work.  His father (Max) tells him, "You did your best, and your best is good enough to present to the emperor, now go!"  Ping goes and he tells the emperor he tried, but nothing grew.  The emperor tells all the children, your flowers are beautiful, but I don't know where they came from.  The seeds I gave you had been boiled.  Ping told the truth and he would be the next emperor.  Cute story.  I was the emperor and Max was the father.  Here are a couple pictures.  If I get a chance I will upload a video.  Also, my favorite teacher of all time, Mrs. Crabb, now works at Max's school as an aide to recertify.  She was my first grade teacher and she was there reading to the kids.

Listening to stories before the show

Mrs. Crabb and Me

Max got to be the bubbles in a tub for a second play.  Here he is bowing.

Max after the play

Me and Max

During the show.  Max is on the far right.

Big Girl Bed

This is a picture of London for her last night in her baby bed.  Our exchange student went home to Korea so we moved his bed up for London.  Shane and I have a bed in storage to put in the room he was occupying to turn it into a guest room.  We are busy remodeling to finish that up.

London did so good!  Her first night and nap went without a fight.  She went right down.  The next nap was horrible, but each night has been great.  I guess she was ready to be a big girl.

Spring Recital

Aidan and Andrew had their spring recital.  It was a little hard to get a good shot because they were up on the stand in a chapel, but you get the idea.  Andrew played "Highland Jig" and Aidan played "Beethoven's 5th Symphony" and they both did great!

Dance Festival - Max

Max had his first dance festival.  It was so cute.  They danced to “Put on a Happy Face.”  I haven’t blogged about it because I was going to put up a video and I just haven’t had time.  Maybe later.  But, in the meantime, here are some cute pictures.  Max hated how bright it was, so I always got a Popeye kind of smile (one eye closed)

Posing for the camera!



Max and his teacher, Mrs. Graham.  She is wonderful!



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