Mr. Max

Here are some cute Max and Daddy pictures taken at the fish hatchery.

Max is forever a little individual. Potty training is non-existent (it's about to cost us his spot in Spanish Immersion preschool:( ), he still hates to have his nails trimmed and his hair washed, although he is doing much better about brushing his teeth. At least there's one thing!

He continues to be adventurous and has just discovered puzzles; he has taken right off with these, completing ones up to 25 pieces on his own.

I love that he still likes to cuddle, and he's full of hugs and kisses. Around those he doesn't know, he's still very shy and takes awhile to warm up to new situations, clinging and whining until he feels more comfortable. I hope he outgrows this some day!

I Love Putting the Kids to Work!

Alex's Cool New Haircut!

For quite some time, he has had a REALLY long haircut. It was more like a shaggy, in his eyes, lack of a haircut, but he thought it was a style. I finally convinced him to get a David Beckham inspired cut, and it looks SO much better.

I Love How They Are Starting to Play Together, Even if It's Not Always as Max Wants Its

Sophia keeps waiting for Max's train to come around and then destroys it by grabbing a couple of the cars to chew on. Max is not impressed.

I Love This

"I really am your gift. I am not just a little person who needs to be "raised" and taught, and taken to activities....I came to the people in my life to bring a message: slow down. Feel. Be. Over and over again. When you do, you will notice immediately, that I am not an obstacle to your work, or inconvenient to your daily life. Instead, you will come to appreciate my honesty, humor, presence and love." - Bruce Scott

Sophia is Quite the Eater and Other Stuff

Man, this girl loves her food! In the past week, she has decided she no longer likes purees or me feeding her. She may accept a few bites to humor me, but after that, she likes to take charge. She has an excellent pincer grip, so is is doing remarkably well with finger foods.

Also on a coordination note, she mastered the clap a couple of weeks ago and now loves to show it off.

While she has crawled on her hands and knees a couple of times, she is still mostly scooting around on her belly, but she can get to where she wants to, and she does so quickly. She loves chewing on shoes and playing with velrco, grabbing things out of the fridge, and anything to do with plastic bags.

She is very curious and is still such a loving, quick to smile baby.

This might as well be Max-This is how he prefers to be in the summer!