Flat Max - Milwaukee, WI

Max's second adventure was by email to Milwaukee, to see his buddy Krista.  Krista was Max's main squeeze this summer when she stayed with us before moving to go to P.A. school in Wisconsin.  He was so happy to see all of the fun places she had to take him in her new town at Christmas time!

(Thanks Krista for writing this up for him too!)


Flat Max decided to spend a very rare sunny Sunday checking out a few places that make Milwaukee a fun place to live.  He headed on over to the Milwaukee Art Museum, which is an amazing building overlooking Lake Michigan.  We both decided it was way too cold to walk down to the lake, but we did check out the museum, which was most recently in a Transformers movie.




Flat Max then headed across the river to the most famous place in Milwaukee, the Harley-Davidson museum.  They make some of the most iconic American motorcycles.  Inside you can play the noises of every motor every made since Harley-Davidson was created.  Your dad would really love to have some of those as his ring tone.



Here Flat Max swings by a statue by the Harley-Davidson that was donated to the company.



Flat Max then decided that he would come with me for a quick workout at Cream City Crossfit.  I started doing some push ups and when I looked around Max was swinging in the rings have a great time.



He then got bored and went outside to try and bring in some more people to the gym.  It worked!  I had 10 people in my class.



On our last day together, which was also a day I had to take final exams, Flat Max jumped out of my backpack and went on his own adventure.  His first stop was the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.  It's where all the cool kids hang out.



He was next spotted at one of the pillars that mark the edges of the main campus at Marquette.  We aren't really supposed to sit on these, but Flat Max just seemed to find a way.



Flat Max then decided to make friends with one of the Marquette police officers.  It is a pretty big school that has it's own police force who are very good at what they do.  This officer was taking a break but noticed Flat Max.  He had just finished a project with "Flat Julie" and was more than happy to take a picture.  He said, "Merry Christmas".



After all of Flat Max's adventures in Milwaukee, he met me at my desk for my Genetics final.  What a sweet guy.  He sat with me through the test to make sure I did well.



Milwaukee may not be as exciting as other places Flat Max has traveled, but I'm really glad he stopped by and got to see a little bit of my Milwaukee!


MERRY CHRISTMAS, MAX!!!

Strong girl...

When he was a baby, Abbey would say to Max, "I have to teach you your ABC's so you can read !".  And she would go through the alphabet over and over and over again with him as he lay beside her smiling.

She would pick him up and say, "I have to move your legs  (pumping them back and forth) so you can learn how to ride a bike and run!".

Abbey was only 5 when Max was born, but from the very beginning she was set on showing him the way through life.

He loves her being with him all the time, and they have a very unique and special relationship.  He was just as proud and excited as we are to see her on the news today, talking about her accomplishments as an 8 time world record holding power-lifter.

They're both made of amazing things.  They both inspire us every day.  And when she told the reporter that when she doesn't feel like working out, she thinks of her little brother, Max, who love to walk, and she pushes on, it made our hearts swell with pride.

What a strong girl, indeed. 

Flat Max - Denver, CO

Flat Max has been making his way around the world.  We first told you about Max's second grade class's project back in October.  They went as a class to the main post office to mail  their Flat Stanley and Flat Stacey dolls to their first recipients.  His classmates sent their dolls to friends and family first, and from then on, they sent them on to who they wanted.  So, they may not know all of the people who they are going to get letters back from.  For Max, we wanted to make sure he could relate as well as possible to the project, so we sent his only to people he knows, and they'll send it on to someone on the list of his friends. Max also thought that instead of the typical Flat Stanley face, his needed a picture of himself.  So, we call him Flat Max, instead of Flat Stanley.  If you don't have a clue what Flat Stanley is, you can read about it here.

Max wanted to send his first to his cousin Addie, here in Denver.  Of all the people, the whole world over, he wanted her to get it first!

So, without further ado from me; I give you Flat Max's first adventure with Cousin Addie in Denver, CO.

Auntie Angie wrote the letter to Max on what all they did with him.



They took a ride in the car...


And to the zoo...






And to the park...




To school with Addie...


And to work with Auntie Angie...

(The playground at Aunty Angie's work)

I think he was really helpful with Auntie Angie's work...


Addie wrote him a letter and drew him pictures about their adventures too.


What a great first adventure!!!  Thank you cousin Addie and Auntie Angie and Uncle Dan for taking Flat Max to see all of Addie's favorite places!


If you would like to take Flat Max on an adventure, check out the Flat "Max" Stanley tab.