No-No and Maxi

It is hard to explain why it means so much to a parent to see your children love each other, but their brotherhood feels like such a surprising gift to our family.

Terah describes them as the brains and the brawn. Neither can really function without the other.






Being oldest siblings ourselves, we try not to place any higher expectations or demands on Noah. But it is remarkable to us how often he plays the role so well. They fight constantly, but Max will ask for Noah when he's gone and the first thing Noah does when he comes home is look for Max.







And now another one is about to join the mix!

Oh Max

Meet Max. He is two and a half and one of the most lovable infuriating toddlers I know.

A few things about Max.

For over a month, it has been total mayhem trying to bathe this child (think screaming, kicking, climbing out).  Meanwhile, two bandaids must be placed on his perfectly fine non-injured leg at all times and the bandaids must never get wet. We think the two are related, but he hasn't made his reasoning behind either entirely clear to us.

He refuses to use any public bathroom except urinals and the great outdoors. Let's just say if we ever visit your house, your backyard will be of great interest. 

He has picked up the fine art of whining from his role model Noah and when we ask for better behavior, we get a "please...MOMMY!" 

He came home from preschool a few weeks ago with no pants. He apparently refused to wear them. 

We hope this is a stage? 

Grandpa and Sam

Muir Woods

 

Summer of fun

It is turning out to be quite the summer of fun visitors. I am finding it nearly impossible to whip out the camera when hosting, but we love visitors (special shout out to our favorite Jen and Josh).  So this weekend when Jesse and Kerry came to town, I was determined to document it, even if it was only on my phone.

Exploratorium in SF

My favorite exhibit there - this is made of toothpicks

We go waaay back... 10+ years of friendship!



Extrovert Noah having the time of his life

And just for fun, 9 years ago...

To this