Saved the best for last

Today is the "unofficial" end of summer and we ended it in the most summery way possible- with a trip to the beach!  Who knew that there was a beach located an hour away from our door?  Not us!  After a quick, traffic-less (on a holiday weekend!!) drive, we arrived in North Beach, Maryland.  We set up camp just feet from the water and Max swam like a shark for three hours!  Kira ate sand for three hours!  There were no meltdowns for three hours! It was the best summer day!

Get me in the water now!

Beach babies

Tastey!

Two second snack break with Max's best beach buddy, Carter.  Kira's personal pool was the perfect shelter from the sand.

Look who is swimming!

Those teeth!

Captain Max

Loves it!

Happy Birthdays

Two birthday parties in one day means a lot of fun celebrating with old friends.  It also includes a full day of eating exclusively pizza and cupcakes.

Max wolfed down several slices of pizza pie, while Kira gobbled down the crusts.  Timmy's birthday party was a great way to say goodbye to the pool for the summer.

"Mommy, I'm hugging Kira take a picture!"  (Never mind my glow-in-the-day eyeballs!)

Max was bubble-less (no floaty) for his last pool day of the summer.  We told him the pool was closing and he was very understanding.  That is until the next time he wants to go to the pool...

Kira has a snotty cold but that does not stop her from smiling, sleeping and eating [so much chicken!].

Mirror, mirror in the store, who is the cutest baby in the Bjorn?

Max had a great time at Carson's 5th birthday; the fun continued at home with this cool party favor that we fashioned as glasses.

Somewhere over the rainbow

Max slept until 8am!!  He showed daddy how to make a rainbow while Kira happily observed and semi-safely chewed on some larger pieces.

While Kira napped Max and mommy went on a bagel date and...

...a shopping date 

"This is my FAVORITE STORE!!!" Max proclaimed in the parking lot of TJ Maxx.  He loves the escalator and trying on glasses.  "I'm daddy!!" he said about this pair.

We went shopping for a can opener, but left with a fireman. 

His sucker of a mother obliged his early Halloween wish and when he begged to take the show on the road, she agreed to that, too.

Max really wanted to go see firemen.  We brought them pizza and Max did not even want a piece.  The men were so welcoming and gave Max a tour of the firehouse and truck.

Kira could not keep her hands off her new friend, Liam.

  

TGIF

Morning cheer

Another happy morning for little sister in her big brothers sleep sack.  

It is safe to say that Max has a pretty good time at his new school.  The summer in September continues...

 The wheels on the bus art

Piano time

Max is officially the only person in our house that will ever tan.

Waffle House

Look who got a seat at the big (...little) table!  Max ran to the kitchen and made a waffle after school.  He got it out of the freezer, dragged over a chair, and toasted it all by himself.  He did, however, require assistance with the most important part- "the sauce" (syrup).  Kira liked her waffle, too!

Who's afraid of the big, bad Max? Not Kira!  She loves when Max plays, Three Little Pigs.  

"I'm Adam!  Sadie's daddy!" Max said of his spikey do.

Speaking of spikey hair....  

Kira's great big smile lasted all day at school.  Her favorite toy at Miss Miranda's is a Mickey Mouse doll and all of the kids now know that if Kira gets upset- give her the doll!

Summer in September

After a rough first day, Kira was much happier at Miss Miranda's today.  We ran right to the pool after school to celebrate and to stay cool in the scorching heat.

Max loves to tell people, "I can swim without my floaties," which translates to, "If stay in the shallow end, where I can stand, I can go under water and sometimes kick my legs.  My mom only has a heart attack 70% of the time we are at the pool."

Max also said, "It's okay to go pee pee in your bathing suit [in the pool!] because when your bathing suit gets wet it dries by itself."  True and yuck.

"Daddy!!!!" Max screamed as he spotted his dad walking to the pool from a million miles away.  His eye sight is as good as his memory.

Scavenger hunt at school

Ready for Miss Miranda's! 

Max's case of the Mondays bled into Tuesday...

Kira goes to daycare

Teeth!

Four teeth and no tears.  Just another reason Kira is the best girl in the world, or at the very least, in our house.

Kira wakes up this happy every single morning.  Her radiant smile and joyful laugh brighten up even the earliest of mornings, but since she is so perfect, that is rarely before 7am.

This guy slept until 8am!  He earned himself a big 'thank you' and some forgiveness for waking up at 5:15am on Saturday.

Sunday swim at Norma's

The ice cream man brought Max two gum balls surrounded by ice cream.

Max and Kira held a concert featuring, 'Jingle Bells'.  School just started and Max is already eager for Winter Break.

Sister beware

Max has a case of aggressive brothering these days, and he is not the least bit intimidated by local law enforcement. Kira is a wonderful sport- she takes the head bops and keeps smiling. 

If you have four teeth that are each .25% in- smile and drool!!!

All of Max's breakfast dreams came true- chocolate chip pancakes at Tot Shabbat with Ben and Hannah.

Max continues to take charge of dressing himself.  He is usually granted artistic freedom, however, un-matching basketball shorts and a t-shirt were not going to fly for Tot Shabbat this morning.  Max finally selected an ensemble that met his parentals' requirements- a collared shirt and "dressy shorts".  Matching was clearly not a requirement, but the handsome, "I'm a devil," smirk matches everything.