Max and Kira

May 27, 2015

Shopping cart for two

Max loves car shopping carts. He especially loves "the gray cars" at Home Depot, and is also curious as to why Home Depot is orange. He has been asking when his baby will be able to sit next to him in the cart since last summer, before she was even born. When Kira was a newborn he was confused as to why he still rode solo. This will be hilarious in a few months, or a few days, or a few seconds, when he looses interest in sharing toys, time, and oxygen with her.

On our way to dinner Max "found" Home Depot so we went in to get Miss Miranda a birthday present and take Kira on her maiden voyage on the best free ride around. Brother and sister enjoyed it very much.

Max's head nearly exploded when we went down this aisle, "LOOK AT ALL THESE BARBEQUES!!!" "Buy this!!!" he instructed, as if we were in the market for a grill with a price tag that matches our mortgage.

Kira found her toes, and boy are they yummy!

Big smile, for a big nap! THREE hours!

We walked to school quickly to avoid the rain, but Kira and mommy were silly and took a new path home. We got lost, stayed dry, and made it home.

Max locked Kira and mommy outside. For real! He was kind enough to let us in once we said the magic words. "Little pig, little pig, let me in"

"Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin"

Max clearly inherited his daddy and uncle's affinity for quoting movies.

More pancakes, please!!

"I am making a boy!"

Max had a great morning!! Before he woke up mommy and daddy, he got completely dressed. "I cleaned up ALL my shirts and ALL my shorts," he proudly reported. This was undoubted necessary since Max likes to empty all of his clothes on to the floor before selecting the perfect shade of t-shirt to match his mesh shorts de jour.

Ironically, after one of his best mornings at home, Max got his very first time out at school. He said "no" to Miss Miranada several times and did not follow directions. It is hard to imagine Max saying no...

May 26, 2015

Pool for two

Second day in the pool and second swim suit

Daddy's girl

Ice cream delivered to the doorstep

Well now I want all of my ice cream, and yours too!

Mum mum mum

Festive summer bib

"Mom, Kira isn't racing me!"

These mornings are the greatest

This was Max last night around midnight. Despite daddy moving him back on the bed, he woke up at 4:45am.

May 25, 2015

The berry best babes

We had such a great day! From strawberry picking, to busting out the kiddie pool, we spent the whole day outside. Kira took her first dip in the kiddie pool that daddy filled with warm water from the sink. Max dove into the pool, which he pretended was chocolate, while be pretended to be Gusty. The Willy Wonka fixation continues; now if Max could only find a golden ticket.

Pool for two

Of course Kira likes the pool! She likes the bath...and pretty much everything else in the world with the exception of avacado.

Max kept asking, "Is it summer yet?"

"Mommy! Say Gusty don't fall in the chocolate!"

Homemade "bubble pool" (hot tub)

Water hoops

Kira was blowing raspberries at the strawberry patch. She was the sweetest little trooper after an abbreviated morning nap.

Max had some turkey jerk to wash down the bucket of strawberries he ate, pre-bucket (and pre-payment).

We only had to hike a million miles back to the bathroom three times. Max could not understand why he could not just pee in the woods like a bear. And by woods, he meant strawberry plants.

After learning that you should not put the green strawberries in your bucket, Max plucked them off the plants and threw them. Great interpretation of the rules.