Max and Kira

May 6, 2015

Look mom...

What Max lacks in the sleep department, he makes up for in the proud big brother department. Any time Kira rolls over he screams, giddy with pride, "Mommy!!! Look Kira is rolling over! Good job, Kira!" Kira is still working on sitting up, but today while she was propped up on a toy car (while mommy was holding her back), Max screamed, "Mommy!!! Look Kira can sit up! Wait, mommy, move your hand...look she can do it!"

"Look mommy..." Max screams from his 'diving board'

Max is getting everyone ready for the pool

Smiley and watery eyed

Poor baby girl is all boogers and drool

May 5, 2015

Boogers

Everyone is pretty stuffed up these days. Could be allergies or maybe colds, but it is not slowing down Max, who woke up at the ungodly hour of 4:00 A M. Sure, he took a few three minute cat naps until 5:30am, but he was mostly his hyped-up self, with the lovely addition of snot. Kira is suffering as well; between her own stuffed nose, and the inevitable ringing in her ears from her brother's pre-dawn outbursts, she is lacking sleep. But we have plenty of tissues.

Max is more than capable of blowing his nose, but when he defiantly refuses, he gets threatened with the snot sucker. He has never wanted to use it until this morning, when he saw mommy use it on Kira.

Buggers and blurry pictures for Kira today

Splits!

Can't a girl get a sick day from sit-up practice?

Car side after school greeting

The fresh air made everyone so happy!!!

Daddy's shirt is most definitely not referring to Kira

May 4, 2015

Used car deck

Max pushed Kira's car around while he drove his. He was so excited when she finally grabbed the steering wheel, but he remains concerned that her feet do not touch the bottom of the car.

First, Max tried to push Kira's car and drive his own at the same time, but that was a bit tough.

Max was beyond excited to spot this caterpillar!

"Mommy are these MY cough drops?!?" They are his new obsession

Today was Kira's hottest day on Earth! It was nearly 90 degrees out, but she was cool in the shade and her lemon romper.

Kira loves to smile back at absolutely anyone!

It's a little hot for this outfit, mom

Post-bath laughs-

"Look, mommy! We are in a show!"

May 3, 2015

Sunday fun

Sunday morning Mickey flapjacks with the boy who slept from 10:15pm to 4:45am. Funny boy pretended to go to sleep this evening at 5:30pm, only to emerge thirty minutes later claiming to be done sleeping for the night.

Sunday morning baseball

Max pitched and mommy hit a home run all the way to the playground stairs- which was mostly exciting because we were able to find the ball.

Mini golf

After 18 holes Max was just too exhausted to take a picture

"I'm holding Kira!"

Everyone likes to eat on mommy's lap

Look who is back- the ice cream man!

Sponge Bob!

After Max blinded Bob by eating his eyeballs, he was all done.

Hey mom, I have an idea...

...take a few thousand pictures of me!

May 2, 2015

Derby girl

All ready for the Kentucky derby!

Water pong with Ben

"When I get bigger, I can use a stick!"

"Mommy she's laughing so much!"

They love each other

Two of us are walking off our frustration and anger and one of us is Kira.

Max had a great at-bat, but not his best game. Half way through he lost interest in baseball and gained interest in a temper tantrum.

May 1, 2015

TGIF

Kira was all smiles at her six month check up, until her shots, that is. She slept off the pain in a marathon afternoon nap and was her old jolly self by dinner time.

She weighed in at 15 pounds 5 ounces, with the bow on, of course. Her height is in the 77th percentile and her weight is in the 20th; a tall, slim beauty.

Max was all smiles this morning too. He was more than excited about going to school with his backpack filled with baseball equipment (and a box of tissues).