On the 25th, we went to Chuck E. Cheese for a duel birthday party for some friends kids. It was pretty cheesy and the pizza isn't great, but Max had a great time. Nate and I had fun too but it was mostly fun to watch Max experience rides for the first time. He is kind of a little dare devil. He rode the merry-go-round probably 12 times and loved it every time. He sat there all by himself and held on and was even brave enough to let go with one hand and touch the pole in the middle and wave occasionally. It was really cute. We moved on to the monster truck which was an even bigger hit. He wouldn't let me take him out of it. He sat there and rode it with everyone who wanted to join him. It was kind of stressful because they didn't have any straps to hold him down and he doesn't really appreciate the fact that he needed to hold still so he didn't fall out. he wanted to stand up and hold the steering wheel and look around and climb on top of the truck. He is so curious. He was all smiles the whole night.
ridding the merry-go-round
holding on tight
driving the monster truck
a view from the side
Max and Oscar going for a ride. 
climbing on the hood, don't worry the truck wasn't moving
Max and Lina
Max and mommy, it wasn't exactly built to hold me, you'll notice it is leaning pretty bad
ridding the merry-go-round....again.
Shaoli and Piper and Max. This was Shaoli's first birthday in America. I think she is really starting to appreciate how great life is here.