Human jungle gym

Everyone is happy to see daddy!

Max is already into summer camp mode and has been wearing his swimsuit around the house.  Unfortunately it was raining after school today, so instead of swimming, Max did some climbing,

This 30 minute bath brought to you by mommy's attempt to keep Kira's eyes open past 6:00pm.  She is exhausted from her two abbreviated naps (that were two hours each).

She made it all the way to 7pm.

Max is all set for the first summer league game.  Basketball and gym bag- check and check.

Happiest waker upper ever!

Post-pool bliss

Pool party!

Maybe if Kira does not nap all day she might sleep later than Max in the morning.

Styled by Max

Max creep-climbed his way into Kira's crib at 6am.  Unfortunately/fortunately she was already awake.  Who did these kids inherit their internal clocks from?

Max was dressed for the day, which was easy since he slept in that polo shirt, once he finally agreed to go to sleep at 9:30pm last night.

Double the fun

Double baths are the best!  Kira and Max love it so much, and for now it is novel enough to lure Max upstairs for bath time  without the jaws of life.  If only we had something as exciting to keep him in bed.

"I peed a little bit on Kira but just a little bit then I peed on my hand." Thanks for the honesty.

Mid-pool play outfit change...

Kira reached for this toy from far away.  Max sensed mommy's pride and suggested we give her a sticker.  

Let's draw Kira a rainbow! 

We love waiting for Max to come home 

Stop trying to see if I can crawl!

Last week of school

Max is trying to set the world record for wearing the same outfit everyday.  Not to worry, it is not too dirty because he only wears it for part of the day.  He changes several times, including throughout the night.  In fact he is currently awake and changing his pajamas.  Again.

How will this shirt look in my sleep?

Walked in and found this monkey on the counter hunting for Tic Tacs.  

This is Max's last week at Miss Miranda's  and our last week of walks to school.  Max always has to hop off and help push the stroller up the big hill.  "You have to use muscles," he instructs.

Party all Sunday

Max slept in this morning.  It was not until

6:20am that he greeted us, fully dressed, in this ensemble, for the third day in a row.  This morning he was especially excited to show off his buttoning skills.  Bravo. Now back to bed.  Fat chance.

Kira is starting to pick up on (or hear!) her brother's tendency to wake up early; she has been waking up even before him.

"Kira you cannot have my Mickey balls!"

Max was SO tired on the way into Target that he had to take a rest.  Makes more sense than sleeping until the sun comes up.

Palest crew at the pool to celebrate Sophie's birthday

Max was obsessed with jumping...

Sliding...

And more jumping.  The diving board was a ton of fun for Max, the human canon ball, but it was an intense workout for his parents who had to tread water for infinity.  Max loved the diving board so much that he refused to break for anything.  Even to pee.  Always respectful of fellow swimmers, Max would not relieve himself in the pool, but when his bladder could not hold out any longer he peed right before a big jump.  On the diving board.

The girls had fun at the pool...

But the party was very close to nap time

Birthday cake break and than right back at the diving board.

End of year Blastball celebration

Max had the gas, Gracie had the wheel.  Teamwork!

Swimming with the big boy

Double bath! No baby tub for this big girl tonight.

Max put on his "daddy" outfit for the third day in a row, so we attempted a double smile.  

Max was really into trying to make Kira laugh.  In fact, he kept coming up behind the camera to sing songs and make faces.  

They waited until we came inside to look (almost) smiley at the camera together

Who does this portrait look like?  Daniel the Tiger or Max?

Max wants a cat so badly that he drew whiskers on Kira. Instead of chalk that we used earlier, he opted for a more appropriate medium- a Sharpie pen.

Poor Kira is covered in bug bites, so Max rubbed them and they were all better.

Bite from head to fingers

We all enjoyed zucchini bread and blue grass music at the farmers market this morning.  Guess who was ready for her nap?

Max taught Kira how to open a [poopy diaper] bag in a mere 100 steps

Teething and hungry