Taco Max, Maxi, Maximilian, Mad Max, Max-Man, Dankatrondos, Maxwell Thomas…you have many nicknames! But my sweet, littlest Danker, my heart doubled in size when you came into this world on 9/9. You still give the absolute best hugs and cuddles. Please don’t outgrow them anytime soon.

Happy #8!

We celebrated Max’s 8th birthday all weekend long! We started with dinner (and dessert) at his favorite restaurant…The Melting Pot.

Family stopped by to see how many envelopes Max could open with Nana’s tricky gift game! (We seriously lost count!)

Then a few of his besties spent the night Saturday night…gamed, ate s’mores, played VR (Beatsaver), swam and gamed some more…

Then the Video Game truck arrived and the rest of his friends and they spent the remainder of the afternoon … wait for it … GAMING SOME MORE!

We topped it all off with pizza, cake and ice cream (or rainbow sherbet per the guest of honor’s request).

Max really wanted a new iPad for his birthday so we told him we’d chip in for half if he asked for gift cards for the other half.
He’s so pumped about his new gift.

PS – I love you more!