Stig of the Dump

Max and I went to Stig of the Dump at the Arts Theatre today. He had a great time. It was a very interactive show, starting off with some colouring in and making of paper airplanes to fly up to the stage. Max will be yelling out “Jelly Baby” for awhile, I think!

Char Siu Bao and Dumpling Class

Well I went to a class on Friday night and we made char siu bao
and dumpling I added green coloring to make green dumplings I made 8 char siu bao they were the most medium

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My mini bao.

It was awesome!

Art class!

Today’s art class at Corner 9 was loads of fun:

First overnight school trip

Max is off on and adventure: his first overnight school trip. He looks like a proper backpacker.

They are going to Flatford Mill to learn about the old mill and explore the English countryside. They’ll be doing pond dipping and animal tracking among other things. He has his wellies.

He helped make his packed lunch for the trip too (chorizo and salami panini). And even did a little sewing in preparation.

I can’t wait to hear his stories when he gets back on Friday!!

Father’s Day

Max’s present to Daddy this year was two games: an old copy of Risk (thanks, James! So old the price is in shillings!) and a new game called Small World.

We’ve learned that Max is a bit of a trash talker when he’s winning at Risk.

Shall we just say that he rolls an inordinate amount of sixes. We played a lot this weekend and everyone got a chance to win, so that was good. 🙂

The other big thing we did today was Taste of London. I had won tickets via Instagram (woot!) and they were kind enough to give an additional ticket for The Max.

We all enjoyed it, though Max had a hard time keeping his mouth on. 😉

Fav bits were Tasteology (look it up, it’s a documentary sponsored by AEG and it’s really interesting, though Max made everyone else in the session have a laugh when he admitted asparagus was not his favourite), the music, all the free samples of interesting things (Max really liked the hippeas), and, of course, trying food!

Max has already asked if we can go again next year. I have to say it’s the best food festival I have ever been to– and I’ve been to lots.

It was a great Father’s Day.

Junior Concert

The Junior Concert was today. Max’s class sang Polly Wolly Doodle and The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

He really loved The Lion Sleeps Tonight. He has been singing it all week!

Good job, everyone!

The Reward

Max finally earned his pen license at school and his reward was a pack of Warhammer Seraphon guys, including the one he has been dying for: a carnosaur ridden by an Old Blood.

“Oh,” Max says, “it’s so beautiful!”

Tom and Jerry

Max is watching some 1940’s era Tom & Jerry. “Oh,” he says, “I remember this one! It’s the one with the posh house!”

Tell me the boy’s not 90% English at this point.

Do Not Open

Max is reading his Do Not Open book (it’s full of facts and weird stories about everything from unsolved crimes to the Loch Ness monster). While reading a story about presidential assassinations he said “Well, he’s a smart looking chap, isn’t he?” (About an illustration of Lincoln and his assassin) and “Wow, Fridays are bad days for presidents.”

Now he’s on to the Men in Black section.

Big boy

Max was really pleased to get his own Oyster card today (he doesn’t yet have to pay to use the Tube or the bus, but now he can walk through on his own).

Excellent for Mommy as I can’t really pick him up anymore for those days the wide gates aren’t working or are busy!