Birthday

Max turned 2 last week and the gift combination of dinosaurs and trains made him very very happy. Rawrrr! Choo choo!

Happy place

Max's happy place is outside Dash's school in the afternoon, eating Cheerios, and counting the buses as they roll up. "Nother one! Nother one! One bus! Two bus!"

TV watching

Max's favorite TV show is Paw Patrol which fortunately his big brother and big sister quite like as well.  They love to pile up and watch together which feels like a minor miracle some days... all 3 of them still and occupied in the same room

Big boy

Somebody is so ready to be a big boy like his brother.  We hand select the biggest of the little Legos for Max to play with and he feels like a king.

Nutrigrain bars

Just when I had resolved that Max is just going to be the quintessential third kid whose entire diet consists of Nutrigrain bars (due equally to my lack of willpower when he asks for them and his refusal to eat most mealtime vegetable choices), he demanded seconds, thirds, and fourths of kale chips before the rest of the family even made it to the dinner table.  There's hope yet.

Pantry

Someone has figured out how to open the pantry.

Someone likes to get out the giant bag of Pirate Booty and bring it to us whining "Pah corn! Pah corn!"  Usually at breakfast time.

Someone pulled out the Cheerios container, opened it, and dumped half of it all over the floor while mama was cooking dinner.

Someone just sighed and didn't bother to clean it up (that someone would be mama).

Nap time on the quad

On the way over to the UNC campus today  to enjoy the beautiful weather with the kids and some friends, Josh and I were talking about what to do. Go for a walk, visit Student Stores, play tag, things the kids would enjoy.  Josh said with great nostalgia, "I remember taking a blanket and just laying down on the ground on a nice day, feeling the sun on my back while I napped."  I thought he was just reminiscing but he indeed brought along a blanket and laid down in a sunny spot.  Unfortunately for him, instead of feeling the warmth of the sun, he felt the warmth (and elbow jabbing) of three children piling on top of him.