Dinner and a show

Max knows how to get the best laughs from his number one fan 

Kira is being burgled! 

Nap strike

Kira woke up happy this morning but she is on a serious daytime nap strike.

Max slept in the parking lot and Kira came out to the car to check on him.

That look...

Clubhouse laughs 

Naughty or nice?

Max wore his bathing suit and swim shirt with a huge paper that said "MAX" taped to it.  "Look at my lace shoes," Max said to Santa instead of asking him for Christmas [or Hanukah!] gifts.  He was planning on asking Santa for a car wash (which he just got), but the excitement of the lace shoes distracted him.  He did tell Santa that he would be nice.  Kira did not say much, she just smiled and tried to nose dive off Santa's sofa.

Shopping in style 

Kira adores her daddy.  She was hugging his arm throughout our food court dinner.  It is also highly probable that she wanted his fried rice.

Santa was on a break when we got to the mall,  which was excellent, because daddy and pa waited in the number one spot while Max and Kira rode the train.

Max wrote this all by himself without any supervision.  He was so proud that he wanted to tape it to his belly and wear it all evening.  Mommy was equally proud of his penmanship and the fact that the Sharpie remained on the paper.

This 13 month old napped for zero minutes yesterday and only one hour today.  

"Take a picture of us with our necklaces" Max asked after he was gifted necklaces for being brave while mommy removed a splinter from the bottom of his foot. 

Caught red handed/headed with a few of Kira's items...

Scooting race 

Basketball begins

Kira is ready for year two of basketball!

...she has grown a tiny bit since her first game last year.

Uncle!

Waking lessons with pa and grandma

Collective coloring 

Thankful

Today we are thanksful for well-timed, accidental double naps and the car wash toy from Uncle that occupied Max long enough for the whole family enjoy [in a mostly leisurely manner] their Thanksgiving steak.

Thankful they have each other 

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery 

Max spent a large chunk of the day playing tackle football with uncle and daddy, emphasis on tackle.  

Kira ate apple pie by the fistful while Max put on his fireman gear and took a pumpkin pie to the firehouse.

Post-dessert story time with Sadie Jean

The weather was so mild today that we ate dinner outside, but this water/bathing suit situation was a bit extreme.

Baker's man

Max made delicious apple pie roll ups in preparation for Thanksgiving.  He must have thought Thanksgiving was today, because they are all gone.

Cutie!

6 of 7 outfits for the day 

Dinner date surprise

Look who we ran into at Chick fil a!  

It really was a surprise!

Give Kira ALL the ice cream!!

She may not walk, but she sure can make her way across a room!

Post-bath laughs 

Turkey week

Santa is in the Thanksgiving spirit 

Max loves to write, especially with felt tip pens!

Sunday sleepover

Spider Max and his elfettes are gearing up for the holidays!  Next up, a picture on  Santa's lap.  Kira can hardly wait...

Play doh grapes and cookie letters play date 

Kira has no interest in walking and clearly her mom is an enabler 

Post-apocalypse accidental nap

Max was quite excited to go to the 'sleep over room' (sleep study)

Max loved the accommodations...

...as well as the close proximity of mommy's accommodations 

But the excitement dwindled once the wire attaching began...

Max said there were too much, and he was right.  The head wrap was an interesting touch, but by some miracle, he fell asleep seconds after the preparations were completed.  Perhaps they pump melatonin through the air here at the pediatric sleep center.

Day at the museum

Snowboarding/skateboarding is quite the core workout 

Kira loved the soccer field.  So did Max, until it shut down and the world ended.

Pineapple of my eye

Water table with Hattie 

Big bubble with Tessa and Jen