Max and Esme

We spent a beautiful Memorial Day on Nantucket, taking advantage of the extra days off school this year. Max did some surf casting with Peter, looking for blues off the beach. He wasn't happy about killing the fish initially, but when he realized he was in the running for the annual bluefish tournament his competitive nature took over.  Max hooked and reeled in this 6 pounder all by himself - bringing home dinner for the family, and earning 3rd place in the youth division! 

Max and his friend Paul participated in the Milton School science fair yesterday.  They did an experiment showing the hydrophilic reaction caused by adding dish soap to milk. It causes an explosion of color. They then tested the reaction in different mediums - milk, water, oil and broth to see what the differences were. The boys did a poster presentation and conducted demonstrations throughout the fair. Max was really proud of his efforts, but maybe not as proud as we were!  I don't think the food coloring is going to wear off his fingers anytime soon though.