Totally trucks

Max and Sadie tried out lots of trucks at Totally Trucks Day.

Max got soaked by the water truck 

Highlights of the day: Sadie saying, "I love you Max" and Max saying, "I want to hold hands with Sadie" 

Driving the police truck was fun...

...but getting locked up is even more fun!

Mail call!

Max put all of his friends on their spots on the blankey that Norma made him 

Max woke up and could not wait to see his Sesame Street friends

Max goes to Sesame Street!

Max left New York this morning, but on the way home he stopped at Sesame Place!  From 11:30am to 6:15pm, Max went on rides, saw shows, and met all of his favorite friends from Sesame Street.  Max currently has a love-hate relationship with The Count; one minute he says, "I'm scared of The Count," and the next minute he wants to hold his toy Count and watch Count videos.  He was so excited to go to The Count's house that when we stopped at a rest area he shouted, "There's The Count's house!"  Perhaps The Count knew Max was eager to see him, because he was the first character we saw on the way into the park. We also found him again later after Max spent the day trying to find him again.  Max was also excited to see Elmo (and a random astronaut) in Elmo's Musical.  He tried desperatly to open the front door of "123 Sesame Street", and was rather frustrated that no one would let him in.  When he met Oscar the Grouch, Max kept asking him to take his hat (garbage can lid) off.  He was a huge fan of Bert and Ernie and waited in line two times to see them.  Max went on nearly every ride; all of which were much faster and higher than any ride he has been on before, but he was not the least bit afraid.  The day was as fun as it was exhausting; Max passed out during the Bert and Ernie show and slept the whole ride home.  He is probably dreaming about all of his adventures on Sesame Street.

Who was more excited to meet Bert and Ernie- Max or his daddy?

The boys meet the boys

Hi Count!

Count! It's vunderful to see you again!

"There's Elmo!"

Oscar's flying garbage can

Higher and higher on Cookie's hot air balloon

The ice cream line was almost as long as the ride lines

"Take it [garbage can lid] off"

"Open it!"

The Brooks family on Sesame Street

Sky-high selfie on Elmo's Flying Fish

Knuckles for Big Bird

Cookie Monster's boat ride

Lots of lines, but Max was pretty patient

On the way to Sesame Street and on the way back to Ansdel Court

Animal planet

Max, the future astronaut, spent the day with animals of all kinds.  He went to White Post Farms in the morning and returned for an encore visit after nap.  Feeding a goat, petting a parrot, seeing monkeys, and riding the train made for a memorable morning.  The Rio parrot show was definitely Max's favorite part and afterwards he could not stop saying, "I want to fly like a birdie".  When Max returned after nap he knew the lay of the land by heart.  He insisted on going back to the parrot show where his wild dance moves got him chosen for an on-stage kiss with Katie the parrot.  He was much younger than the boy who was picked in the earlier show, so of course his mom was insanely proud (and teary).  Max was excited to see ponies when first arriving at 10:30am but he was too reluctant to get into the saddle until 5:59pm.  The farm closed at 6:00pm, but it was worth the wait to see General Border take a victory lap.  Max had a fantastic experience and left the farm with the perfect souvenir- an astronaut suit.

Max got some bottle feeding practice

Petting Katie the parrot

Max loved the monkeys

House hunting 

Look who got picked to go on stage!

This slide was SO high!  Getting up looked impossible, but Max did it all by himself and he certainly had a blast careening down.

The pony stopped to take a poop during his ride.  Max can empathize.

Mommy and daddy are so proud of their little equestrian

To the moon!

To the playground!

Styled

Someone is observant.  And pretty talented!

"I need my astronaut clothes on!"

Max has been talking about being an astronaut so he can go to the moon.  When he spotted an astronaut cut-out at the library today, Max ran over and started taking his shirt off.  He wanted to put on the astronaut's clothes.

Max visited the library by Grandma's house and learned all about clouds and rain.  In a true act of toddlerhood, he called out during the storytelling portion, "I don't like this book".  But of course he liked playing with the rain (blue food coloring) afterwards.

Trying to hit the ball to the moon.  Where else!?

Bubbles!

Back to the beach

Tobay Beach is the best!  A bay and a spray park- what could be a better way to spend a summer day?

Max could not wait to get back in the ocean!

Swimming and singing, "octopus, octopus, swimming in the water"

"Daddy I want to go higher!"

Spray down! 

"Mommy do it!" 

(Note: this is really hard and mommy doesn't really have a core for this right now)

Hmmm

Max's new pastime: body climbing

Ices!

Silly dancing 

Starting off the morning right, with some coffee (milk- not in his straw cup!) and a bagel