Madd Max Sees More Friends

A little dinner and drinks with Brian and Jin.

Madd Max Gets Some Jack Time

Also spent with Elizabeth and mom, Samantha.

Lookit that cute baby.

Slappy Gets Instruction

From the school of Auntie Jamie, where she learned how one should accurately apply all of their beauty products, which she then wore to school the next day.

Madd Max Celebrates More Birthdays

Val's birthday, celebrated with an escape room.

And Chase's 2-year-old birthday, celebrated with balloons.

 

And a classic - Madd Max's favorite 2-year-old penguin toy.

Madd Max Celebrates Caroline With A Murder Mystery

An 80s themed murder mystery, written by Elizabeth.

How Maddie believes people dressed and stood in the 80s.  She's not far off.

The birthday crew.

The birthday cake, the birthday meat cleaver and the birthday girl.

Full on Miami Vice vibes.

Madd Max Has A Friday Hang

Val, Ava and Max on the electronics.

Sam, Renee, Curtis and Rhiana on the sofa.

Madd Max Has A Legacy

Jess' Nana's resume, a fellow member of IATSE, although in the NY Editor's local. 

One of the handwritten notes on the resume says, "Buzz bomb shattered the window in front of my bench."

This was also the photo that Nan believed was the only good one of her ever taken.

Slappy Has Stats

 Height: 5'-7"

Weight: 124lbs

Slappy Makes Notes

Mimi always makes notes in her cookbooks, usually about changes she has made to a recipe or if someone in the family particularly loved it.  Mimi gifted Maddie this cookbook compete with some of her notes in it.  Maddie has taken up the practice.

Madd Max Enjoy The Pacific

Lunch by the ocean at Hobson Beach Park.

Madd Max Head To Santa Ynez

Jess and Sam took their birthday money and headed out on an overnight to wine country.  First stop, Santa Ynez for a handmade pasta lunch.

Next stop via bike, Rideau Vineyards.

For a little wine tasting.

Next stop, Gainey, because of course.  It was quite warm, but worth it.

Back at the hotel, there was this ceiling fixture... unique... on brand.

Rounding out the night with a mediocre, but still yummy, cheese board at Sanger.

(Please note, this also marks the first night Sam and Jess left the kids at home alone overnight - they loved it).

Madd Max Drives

Chase hit up the playground.

Maddie hit the actual streets.  This was Jess' first time driving with her (Sam has been teaching her on stick, so has been out a few times with her already).

Madd Max Has A Game Night

With Natalie and Mario, where dinner and cookies were made and quality time was spent.

Madd Max Has A Sleepover

With Elizabeth who enjoyed playing video games, much to Jess' surprise.

Slappy Gets Foundation

Under the tutelage of Auntie Jamie, who also said one needs powder and concealer.

This teen feels very mature.

Madd Max Enjoys The Findley Resort Pass

Lunch by the pool mid-day.

Madd Max Hangs With Adam

Who has given Jess a lot of support and very useful advice about working in Canada.

Madd Max Visits The Findleys

And their pool, and life feels like it's getting back to normal.

Madd Max Visits Richard

And his pool, along with Taisie who was in town for the week.

Madd Max Returns

To Burbank, where Chase played his own version of hockey.

And the LA Kenders were reunited.

The Scrapper Has A 15-Year-Old Checkup

His Stats:

Weight: 108lbs

Height: 5'-7 1/4"

Madd Max Heads Back North

 

The requisite stop at Bagels Abroad before heading out.

The farmer's bounty of the day.

A stop at the local Italian bakery for some dessert to go with the bounty.

The Ullucci-Michaels with the fruits of their labor.

Madd Max Ends Jersey Cousin Day In Leonia

 

Hanging in the Leonia pool.

A last Mimi dinner.

Where Dozee got more hugs.

A stop by Brookdale Park for an outdoor R&B concert.

And a final game of Jackbox, where Ant Uncle was very pleased with himself.

Madd Max Has A Last Jersey Cousin Day

The morning began with a project, paint-by-numbers.

Aiden and Jess had such a great time at Spyscape, they decided to bring all the cousins back.

Clara loved playing the games.

And loved roasting the big kids as they played their games.