Bubble machine mania

Max got a bubble machine as a gift for his second birthday.  We opened it for the first time today; it was worth the wait.

It was so hot...

That Max had permission to...

Squirt mommy with the water gun!

We hung out in the pool for over three hours!  That three foot circle of water kept us cool in the heat and we had lots of fun.

Max shared his banana bread with Kira on the car ride home from camp. He was very happy that she enjoyed it.

"Trace me!!!" Max pleaded this morning as he mulled over his outlines from yesterday.

Goooooooood morning!!

Max cut his foot last night on a Hot Wheels car. Unfortunely, this injury broke his 'good behavior bedtime' streak, as he just could not stop talking about his injury, nor could he settle on pajamas that would make his foot feel better.  Around 9pm, he finally settled on boxers, a tshirt, and mostly importantly, socks to protect his foot.  As soon as he woke up this morning, Max went in Kira's room and held his foot up through the bars of her crib so he could give her a proper recap of the entire incident.  Lucky Kira.

I scream, you scream, we all eat ice cream on National Ice Cream Day!

Kira just loved this chair and the teenage boy next to her that she did not even want any ice cream.

"Mommy look how much taller I got.  I'm bigger.  I'm FOUR!!"

Max stole daddy's camp hat and partied like it's 1997.

Back to the pool after Max's lesson.

Yesterday the car, today a nap on the couch.  Now that Max does not take a nap he is so tired...

Max took a swim lesson today before the pool opened.

"TRACE ME!" "AGAIN!"  That and other trite demands were commonplace this morning.

Another early morning brought to you by Eskimo babies in their winter pajamas on this blistering cold day

Cruising

These two woke up bright and early to beat traffic

Max was SO happy that he found a catepiller.  He made him a home, hugged him, and promptly lost him in a crack on the deck.  We told him that the catepiller became a butterfly, but it probably did not since it probably was an inch worm.

We caught some farmers market tunes mere seconds before a storm rolled in.  In those few moments, Max managed to squeeze in a request for a violin.

Playtime while Max accidentally naps in the car for an hour.

Peaches!

Max and Hannah had some lovey laughs at Celia's first birthday party

TGIF!

Thank goodness it's Friday, mostly because it was such a great day!!

Max had chocolate ice cream to celebrate: excellent behavior at a restaurant and over a week of excellent bedtime behavior.  He still likes to wake up quite early, somewhere between 5:45-6:00am, but it is okay as long as the nights are not a war zone.

You were really good at dinner, Kira!  No, no, YOU were really good at dinner!  Even the waitress and surrounding patrons were impressed at our disciplined children.  They ate so much  dinner, too!

Max loves to hold pencils behind his ear, and these golf pencils were perfect for this unique habit.

Kira loves the splash pad!

She had the water all to herself while Max  heavily debated what shirt to put on when he was done playing.

Safari day at summer camp

Max is really obsessed with playing "big bad wolf" so daddy has to keep him safe in his house just in case the wolf shows up.

Early risers

Max's streak of tearless bedtime continues, so no one is complaining about the fact that he woke up at 6am this morning.  In fact, Kira appreciates it, since she was awake at 5:45am awaiting his traditional crib-side greeting.

Quick stop at Trader Joes before camp for some essentials.  "Do you want me to find the Oompa Loompa video on this for you mommy?" Max asked immediately before breaking into a fine Wonka musical medley.

It was a cool and beautiful morning so we went for a walk.  

The boys went to Clemyjontri playground after camp, but it was so hot that we left in favor of a cooler activity.

Kira loves watching Max splash, play, and, [insert any rambunctious activity].

Max kept a helpful eye on Kira after dinner.  After being given specific instructions to show Kira how to use the activity table (while she was secured in the jumper), he was genuinely helpful!

Kira did not make it in the pool today, so she got some water play in the bath.

Friends!

Max and Kira had so much fun playing with so many friends today.

Another happy morning thanks to the miracle of...essential oils...or something.  Who cares and hallelujah.

Max had a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  There was milk in the cereal AND it went in his belly.  Not the floor.  It is amazing what a normal night of sleep can lead to.

Kira actually had a very similar breakfast, but she woke up a bit too early, hence the hang-over-eyes.

Max asked to hold Kira and held out his arms as if to accept a 7 pound newborn in his lap.  She is not that big, but at 8 months old, and well over her newborn weight, Kira and Max were quite snug in this chair for a whopping -.5 seconds (aka- the time it takes to snap a photo).

Kira played with Hattie, Tessa, and Sadie today.  Hattie is only a week younger than Kira, which Max could have guessed, as he immediately noticed the ladies' similar amount of hair.  He also offered Hattie all of Kira's toys. After all, Kira was napping when Max came home, so he had no need for her toys.

Now that Max has "officially" (for the second time in his life) dropped his nap, there are even more hours in the day to PARTY!

More is more.

In order for Max to see what a grade A job he did with his sunscreen application, we flipped the phone camera around for a gander.

Chicken soup for Sophie and Max

Just a couple of teenagers hanging out by the pool 

Three going on 'college Spring Breaker'

After two hours at the pool, Max only agreed to leave because he knew that Ben was en route to play.