She did it!

She did it!  Kira took six steps (not that daddy was counting) all by herself this afternoon.

Kira took a few steps...

...a few times.  Then she got sleepy and needed a break to scoot.

Post-steps celebration!

Casual dinner 

We went to the mall to see the Easter bunny, but Max was happier to see Sadie and Kira was happier to scoot her tush all the way to the play area.

Max and Sadie waited for the Easter bunny while their little sisters wanting nothing to do with the monstorous rabbit.

Kira must have climbed up the stairs and went down this slide 50 times.  She loved it!

So did these two!

I will not go near the Easter bunny but I will take a lollipop, thank you very much.

Max drew a basketball court and the locker room.  He also added daddy and him doing a tip-off.

Doctor Kira likes to give shots 

 "Let's go down!" Max screams every morning.

Baby Kira steps

Kira and her training crew 

Kira got chicken fingers for dinner but she only wanted mommy's salad, so of course she got it!

It was a beautiful afternoon to scoot around the mini golf course 

Hole in one!

This scoot!

Hugs!

The chocolate at the end of the rainbow

The kids celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a little coin (CHOCOLATE!) hunt tonight.  They could not care less about leprechauns or rainbows, or even gold- give them all the chocolate coins!  And open them, too!

Timmy: "We are best buddies!"

Max: "Timmy! Timmmmmy! TIMOTHY!!"

"Ello! Ello! Ello!"

"This garbage is full!"

...hmm what should be do?

Side note- the shirt is back!

Sidewalk artists

A few kids covered in a lot of chalk

Look at this Leo that Max [Adam] made!

Kira loved her Chick fil a balloon.  The lady gave her a pink one but Max insisted on her exchanging it for orange.  He further insisted on a "Leo" (translation: blue) balloon, at which point the lady probably regretted walking balloons over to our table on the first place.  

Max scarfed down his dinner so he could try, "ice cream you can drink". He waited until after he was recovered from his tonsillectomy to finally try a milkshake.  "Isn't it so cool that you can drink ice cream?!"  Wouldn't it be cooler if Max left the straw in the cup instead of taking it out, licking it, dripping milkshake all over his clothes, crying about milk shake on his clothes, repeat x 20.

The great outdoors

We spent the afternoon outside and it was glorious!  "Remember that ice cream truck!!!!!???" Max exclaimed as he heard a delivery truck drive down our street.  Yes!  Start saving!

What are they thinking...

Kira: Max!  We are eating outside!  I am sitting at the picnic table!  This is the best day ever, but no, I still do not feel like walking.

Max: How many more kernels of corn should I eat before I resume SCREAMING for fruit snacks?  These Craisins are not cutting it.  What kind of fool does my mom think I am?

Mom: No crumbs on the kitchen floor!

Has anyone seen daddy?

Where's Daisy?

Kira's love affair with Daisy continues!

She finds Daisy on every page and sometimes she even hugs her!

Do not even think about calling him a superhero.  He is a NINJA TURTLE, in case you didn't get the memo(s).

Why is Max so excited?

...because Kira said "family".  Maybe.  She mimicked something close, at least.

Mini Makers

The Sadie and Max light show at the Mini Maker Faire

Max is all about the Ninja Turtles 

So naturally he made a Leonardo light 

Print making 

The "Choas" station lived up to its name 

Max + Sadie 

+ Tessa! Kira was at home "napping" but she had a great (calm! no offense boys) time playing with the girls earlier in the day.

Kira has decided that she will only stand in two locations: the couch and the bath. Safety last.

Teamwork

We are all working hard to help Kira walk 

 

Kira's "sport clothes" according to the household clothing officioado 

Max ate four eggs this morning and was still hungry!  He is making up for the last two weeks of hardly eating at all.

She can't wear her cheer uniform all day

Max loves grocery stores. Last night on our emergency yogurt drink run, Max said, "I forget what this grocery store [Safeway] is called....oh, the one by Lucias is Giant and the one with the cookies is Harris Teeter and Trader Joes is by Sadie."

Max also loves "bigger boys" so he asked two elementary school boys on our block to come play. They really had a lot of patience for the little guy and hung out all afternoon.  The older kids wanted to play dodge ball so they stared throwing the balls at each other.  Max misunderstood and took off his shoes and threw them at the boys.

Kira and Max both woke up before 6am and both passed out early.  Before Max went to sleep last night he said, "I am going to dream about basketball-----in my mind."  He wanted to be sure we understood what a dream was.  

Thank goodness

Thank goodness Max's throat is better AND Kira's hand is better!  It's also Friday.

Dance party/scream off 

This girl gets some serious air under those scoots!

Emergency "yogurt drink" stop