Snakes, and turtles, and xylophones, oh my!

Good morning, Sunshine! 

Four years of friendship!

Four years of silliness! 

Happy Birthday [party], Sadie!

Max loved celebrating Sadie's 4th birthday at the nature center.  It was the perfect combination of music, animals, and cupcakes in the fresh outdoors.

"TWO LAKES!!!" (One on each side)

Max got to hold a turtle...

...and the birthday girl held a snake!!!

"I have a big bandaid because I'm bleed from crashing into the case," Max explained about the roll of tape he wrapped around his hand.  His obsession with all things Hoosiers continues.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...

paper airplane.

Max has been asking to go on an airplane all week.  He settled on a making a paper airplane, but was upset (understatement) that it did not go UP in the sky.

Kira had a blast at Hattie's first birthday party!

Max, the eldest child at the celebration, enjoyed the festivities from afar on his wooden horse/throne.  He had a great time screaming, dribbling, and running around while the babies responsibly participated in the organized party fun portion of the night.

Lady like Tessa, up to no good Max, cupcake disposal Kira, and birthday girl

Hattie 

Parachute fun 

Making a break for Friday

Tonight was Friday night movie night and while scrolling through the Disney Channel choices, Max selected Linsanity, a basketball documentary.  It was a hilariously appropriate choice from a pretty hilarious kid.

All dressed for Friday success 

Self portrait at school

Making a break for it 

Kira is having a rough first week of basketball...

...but it is nothing a dance party, followed by a 6:20pm bedtime, cannot cure.

For the love of basketball and movies

Max has been reenacting Hoosiers all week long.  Friday movie night is coming up again, and it will likely be a rerun. 

It's for you, Kira! 

Why so sad, brother?  Here is a basketball to cheer you up.

Scooter

Smilest scooter 

Playing in her new/old pile of clothes 

Max was so silly tonight!  "I want my eyes to touch your eyes!" he said as he clobbered his mom.

Autum art at school

Kira had off for Veteran's Day- don't tell

Max!

General Max

All ready for school...

"Look I ate all my dinner!" 

"I can't wait to tell my daddy I ate all my dinner! I can't wait to tell my daddy I ate all my dinner!  I can't wait to tell my daddy I ate all my dinner!"

"What's can't wait [mean]?"

Kira had the whole tub to herself!

This is how Kira rolls

Why crawl or walk when you can roll?!

Trucker school 

While searching for his confiscated "lace sneakers" Max came across a sneaker ball in the shoe cabinet.  He put it in his shirt pocket so he could sniff it all day long.

Baby baller

Kira loves to play ball!  It must be genetic (from her dad's side, of course!).  She is a star at roly poly and clutches baseballs, footballs, and basketballs tighter than her favorite dolls.  Today she scooted her little tushy over to the baby basketball hoop and got shots up all by herself. 

Max wandered into mommy and daddy's bed at 1am and demanded, "put your arm around me,". It was quite sweet, and he fell back asleep (he was the one). He slept all the way until 6am; the new sleeping in.

Max promised to smile in his clubhouse.  We are going to have a happy holiday card, indeed.

"Joe do that again!  Show Marissa!" Max said to his "teammate" as he played photographer.

"Mommy! Come watch my game with Joe!"

Max has been playing basketball all weekend, even more than usual since watching Hoosiers on Friday night.  His favorite scene in the movie is "On the court, off the wagon"; he has watched it at least 20 times this weekend.  He is fixated on every detail of the scene, from the boys' uniforms to the location of blood spatter ("spider" shaped) on a player's shoulder.  He does not seem aware that the assistant coach is a belligerent drunk that gets ejected from the game, but he is aware that the referees in the movie have the same shirts as the referee animals on his yogurt drink containers.

Egg head

Max woke up dark and early, ran happily to mommy's bedside and asked for eggs.  After devouring two scrambled eggs before daybreak, Max helped create a collage of his (and a few of Kira's) finest art work.

He was not asked to pose for this, so of course he did.

He was asked to pose for this, so of course he did not.

While Kira was asleep (not that it would matter if she was awake), Max turned her Minnie sofa into a car bed.  It is his new favorite basement pastime.

Kira felt much better today!  She had no fever, but she enjoyed lazy Saturday in her pjs all day, just to be on the safe side.

Ben came over after Tot Shabbat and they boys did about one million activities in the span of two hours.

Max will take medicine from anyone

Friday night movie night!

After nearly four years of shamelessly trying and failing to get Max hooked on television, we finally made some progress!  We watched Hoosiers for our first "family movie night" and Max sat through (and paid attention to!!!) the entire thing!  The enormous bowl of popcorn that he clutched and munched the entire time undoubtedly helped stretch his attention span.  Poor little Kira is still struck down by an awful bug that is keeping her feverish and lethargic.  Unlike Max, who bounces back from fevers overnight, Kira has been sick for a few days now.  She saw the doctor who said she has a cold virus, but it is a bad one!  Even though she does not seem to have enough energy to smile, she is still as sweet and cuddly as ever.

One sister's refuse is her brother's sanctuary. 

Max is really intent on opening this hydrant.  Better hide the wrenches...

"Grandma Barbara's in there!!!!!" Max screamed to the plane he saw fly above.

Max is the only one who could get a smile out of this little one today

Poor bambino has been sleeping the past two days away

Mommy was set her alarm for 5:00am to exercise, but Max saved her the trouble by shouting, "GOOD MORNING!" in her ear at 4:58am.  He also saved her from doing a complete 30 minute workout, thanks to his one zillion interruptions. 

Sick day

This bambino stayed home sick today, but playing with Max got her back to her old self.