Kira is 10 months old!

Kira cannot even believe she is ten months old!

Surrounded by her favorite treat- mulch!

Playground fun 

I scream, you scream...we all sit silently while we eat ice cream!

Guess who finished their cone first?

KIRA!

This 10 month old bambino devoured every last morsel of this baby cone.

Max put an end to his dinasour pajama streak and opted for his baseball pjs tonight.  "I'm Derek Jeter!" he announced, followed by, "Take my picture of me as Derek Jeter!" 

Done and done. 

Spoiled by visits

Kira came to see mommy again!  What a great first week of work.

Silly stress ball play in the counselor office 

"Take a picture," Max instructed 

Smiley girl

Kira loved the swing today, even when Max wildly pushed her.  Unfortunately, his continued wild antics got him an early ejection from the playground.

Sadie and Tessa enjoyed Max's single moment of calm at the playground.  

Science at school- Max loves it!

Stripes and smiles 

Softest sister

"Kira is white blankey!"

All smiles for day two of school

Lunch date with my best girl and daddy

Max had another great day at school and there were zero tears at drop off. 

Back to school

Max started his new 'big boy school' today, while Kira spent some special alone time with daddy.  They had lots of fun and even visited mommy at work.  

Max was up so late last night that he had to be woken up for school in the morning.  The last time Max had to be woken up was.........

After some negotiation, Max agreed to wear something other than pajamas to school.  We have been talking about his new school all summer long, and visited last week so he knew what to expect.  Max was eager to go into the school, but once mommy left he was screaming mad.  Literally and physically.  After five minutes he calmed down and had a terrific day.  At pick up, two boys immediately reported that Max had so much fun, and they were right.  Three year olds are so smart! 

Max told mommy this evening that tomorrow he is going to laugh at school and love it and that mommy can, "Drop me off at school, but just for a little bit.  Like a minute or an hour and then come pick me up.  OK!!??"  

Best part of the workday!

After school at the pool!  Summer is not quite over yet!

Max was eager to lend Sadie some dry clothes after the pool.  Sadie looked so adorable dressed as the general from shirt to sneakers!

Waiting for daddy 

Easy like Sunday morning

...except instead of easy, it was crazy around here as usual, with our resident goof ball and his adoring and oh so tolerant sister.

Max did flips out of the jumper while Kira jumped in her walker.  

Mommy is so sad to leave this perfect girl to go to work tomorrow.  Kira gets an extra week of summer vacation with daddy this week and she starts school at Miss Miranda's next week.

Shines and sunnies to the grocery store

Max partied (and wrestled) all night (until 9pm, which is the same thing) at Des's house.  He lived up his first official "school night" of the school year.

So much fun!

We had such a fun day and spent almost every minute outside.  The weather
was gorgeous this morning so we headed to the farmers market as soon as it opened.

We snacked on zucchini bread by the lake.  Of course Max wanted to go on a paddle boat ride, so we went back after dropping Kira off at home for her nap.

Max walked around the market for a hour with his life jacket on, but the boat rental man never came.

Then we finally remembered another nearby lake with boat rentals (and ducks!).  Max looked for ducks the whole time and we only went passed the buoys a dozen times in search of them.

Snack at sea

"Look! It's a tunnel mouth! Haaaaa!" Max said when he saw this bridge on the lake.

Max has recently noticed his pre-cleft surgery pictures and says that he used to have "a tunnel mouth," as he laughs hysterically.

After a THREE hour nap, thanks to Dolphin Tale (mommy's new favorite 'miracle-sleep-inducing-movie' in the whole wide world), we headed back to Lake Fairfax to go to the water park.

Kira LOVED IT!!  She could watch kids play all day long and be so happy.

Kira went on her first water slide and she loved that, too!  Her face is squinty, but she definitely liked the slide and the splash.

Max went down tons of slides and spent a lot of time perfecting his swimming ["like a shark!"].

It was such a pretty day!

Morning hysteria cloaked in Christmas pajamas.

The means to a hair cut

This looks a lot more fun than it was...

Max wanted a hair cut.

Max did not want to wear the "cape".

Max wanted to sit on mommy's lap.

Max gets what he wants and mommy gets covered in hair.

Kira gets to sit atop the three ring circus. She loved it!

The barber had to chase Max around the shop to finish the cut, but somehow Max earned himself three lollipops and toy.  The barber loves Max, but tips talk.

Max loves to say he is the boy on the Target diaper boxes.  Here he is, admiring his not self.

After begging to wear his pajamas outside, Max settled on bringing his blanket in the car and driving his paper steering wheel.

This is what mommy came home to after her first day back at work.  Max is finally sleeping off his vacation.  His eyes are 50% open, but he is most definitely asleep since he has no idea that Kira has his new guitar.

Saying goodbye to the bambinos a before going back to work.

Adventureland!

Max and Kira ended their vacation at Adventureland and they loved it.  Kira was actually big enough to go on some rides, and Max went on some new rides that he was too small to go on last year.

Kira's first ride 

She loved the gondola boat with grandma

Max won a stuffed guitar playing Wack-a-mole against daddy 

The smile before the splash!  Max loved the 'Little Dipper' because of the big splash!

Rocket ship!

Max went on a huge trampoline while harnessed on bungee cords.  The perfect adventure for Adventureland!

Max fell asleep during the three minute drive to Adventureland, so Kira and mommy went on a Target adventure while he napped.

Kira just loves to watch Max play, and what pretty surroundings at the playground.

Morning cuddles