Handwriting

Max wanted to practice his "little letters". He made the dot letters to trace himself, too.

First piggy tales- they did not last the whole day, but they will be back.

While Max is away

...Kira will play with all his toys!

Jean shorts are apparently to looking a year older than you are

Max went to daddy's practice and we thought Kira might miss Max, but she seems okay!

While Max is at daddy's school, Kira gets all the "tuttles" to herself!

"Star!"

Looks like an efficient practice for the Cougars

Surprise!  Max is home!

Court of dreams

Max spotted a basketball court with, "two big hoops and one little hoop" months ago while we were driving down Fairfax County Parkway.  A "big boy" hoop that Max can make shots in is rare and very appreciated.  Every single time we drive by, Max points it out and asks to go, but there is no parking and it is quite literally off a major parkway.  This afternoon we parked the car at a random apartment complex and made our way along the parkway to the court that had eluded us for so long.  

Court of dreams

He shoots

He scores!

Basketball shot by Kira, picture shot by Max! 

The pool is closed by it is still so hot

Passing along his "Gustas" impression.  Thanks, Willy Wonka.

Wrong season, Kira.  Not even close.

(also- Kira is almost the same size as Max with that hat on!)

Puppet show 

All aboard the Metro train

This one was up at his typical crack of dawn hour, but he worked on his hair do until his clock was green.

This one on the other hand was up screaming at 5:45am and was a wild woman all the live long day.

Kira struck back at the Power Ranger who hijacked her dog, and she won.

Fall ball

Not happy about...who can remember what.  His outfit, probably.

Train ride!

All the way the Shake Shack

Burger and ketchup, hold the burger

All grown up and ready to commute

Land of the free, home of the wildest and loudest metro riders

Cheerio!

The only thing better than a bag of "stickey" (multigrain!) Cherrios is...

TWO BAGS!

Kira's first braid, courtesy of her teacher who must have some serious hair do magic powers.

[while cleaning up before bath] "Hold on- let me just fold this up and put it away in the trunk"

For the love of Minnie

It was hard to wake this sleeping babe but she woke up happy as ever.

No surprise that Max added a cup holder to his backpack, which on display in the lobby at school.

The hungriest caterpillar!

Slow ride to no where.  Their combined weight of 1 million pounds was too large of a load to bike.  They were cool with being toted around the block once, as long as the block ended at the playground.

Family portrait

Our family, by Max (with a cameo of another boy and his family)

Kira's class 

Cheer squad

Back in his soccer uniform and demanding a cheerleader 

Here she is cheerful and mosquito bite ridden

Calm evening stroll around the block