The Scrapper Has A Play Date

With Evan - his hot and cold bestie.  They fight hard and they play hard.

And they only talk to each other very directly, faces only inches apart.

Maddie also got Aeryn along for the ride and the chicken dance.

The Scrapper Is All American

Catch, or as Max calls it, "The Throwing Game" with Dad.

Madd Max Head To Intense Swimming Lessons

A 10-in-a-row, 20-min each series, which boasts that they teach your kids to swim in that time.

Maddie took to it amazingly well (she desperately wants to swim like her friends), and appears to be en route to swimming without assistance.

Max's journey went like so:

Lesson 1: 15 min in, he pukes in the pool.

Lesson 2: He arrives terrified of puking in the pool.  Meets a boy whose mom says he puked last week, but is now swimming and loving it.  Max is suspicious and consistently says his tummy hurts.  Makes it thru and is very proud.

Lesson 3: Max arrives only a little nervous, but just in time to see the same boy puking on the side of the pool.  Full regression.

Lesson 4: One additional kid in the pool, who is so terrified she is screaming for her father to jump in the pool and save her because she is drowning.  Max does not progress.

Lessons 5-10: .....

Madd Max Has A First Sleepover

With Superhero ELF.

An evening pillow fort.

Complete with flashlights.

When the girls woke up in the morning, after getting to bed at 11 (with Jess staying in the room to chill them out), they both felt incredibly proud of themselves.  And the first question - can we have another sleepover?

Madd Max Still Loves Fireworks

Hey!  It's The Fourth of July!

Time for some patriotism.

Best displayed by an evening at the Williams where the local fireworks displays are more exciting and intimate than the city wide ones.

 But first, a little food.

 And drink.

Myles' introduction to the sparks in the sky. 

One tiny sampling of the sparks.

And Max's review.

The Scrapper Writes His Name

For the first time.

Madd Max Gets Reunited

A last walk by the ocean, enjoying 10 awesome years.

And then a long cuddle upon return, where Maddie immediately asked if Kourtnee could have another sleepover.

The Scrapper Starts Soccer

Max has been asking for months to play soccer.  Class did not let him down - he was thrilled from start to finish.

Madd Max Has A Last Cuddle

With Dozey before he heads back to Jersey.

Madd Max Get Back In The Water

At swim lessons, where Maddie is determined to learn how to swim without wings.

And Max digs him some goggles.

 

Their audience of Dad, Dozey and Taisie.

Madd Max Love Grandparents

Because they play hockey with you, even when you consistently put their guys in the penalty box.

They also actively involve you in cooking.

The best part of which is, they let you crack the eggs.

Madd Max Say Goodbye

To the Storms, who are moving back East.  They sent them off with a game of Shoots and Ladders.

Madd Max Pregame Before The Party

Bubbles.

Bubbly.

Madd Max Celebrate Father's Day

Her Daddy is also good at working.  And hugs.

A painted ceramic tie!

Madd Max Begins Construction

The original sliding doors.

Two days after construction began.

And from the inside.

The front window before.

Mid-day on day 3.

And the end of day 3.

So much light.

Madd Max Go To The Getty

 And Jess plays with Hipstamatic.

 A view.

 A river.

 A garden.

 A fam.

 The closest thing to a family photo for the K-Ps.

And the sibs.

Madd Max Crack Themselves Up

That's brilliant comedy.

Madd Max Have A Dance Recital

 Their first one.

They both take a dance class at school once a week.

 The fruits of their labor (Maddie is third from the left and Max is sitting down playing drums on the right).

 Muscle Beach Party.

 Surfin' USA.

Followed by celebratory froyo.