Max has gotten to be quite a race demon on his bike
\We try to do something special with the kids every day. After dinner walks (though rare because it is dark by 19.00!) are a big hit with Max!
Max also thought it was wonderful to have a magic stick, just like Harry Potter. This makes me glad that we don't spend a lot of money on our kid's toys!
Lucas loves getting fresh air too, but he doesn't care for the gnats in his face!
Speaking of Lucas, he has 2 teeth now! I can't believe my little baby is almost 10 months! Before I know it I'll be posting about his 1st birthday!
Max is still excelling at school. His English is phenomenal, and while his Dutch is suffering a bit, we are paying extra attention to it at home. He has developed a passion (as far as a 3 year old can have passion...) for cooking. He would rather watch the FoodTV channel than cartoons, and is helping Mama in the kitchen as often as he can. He is also writing his name very well by himself, though it usually comes out "aMx" instead of "Max". Minor detail, right?!
A couple of weeks ago he received a Helping Hand Award-- His third award at school this year! His teacher, Mrs. Amy, has been absolutely fabulous with him. Unfortunately he will have to say goodbye to her in 3 weeks when she moves to her new home in SC.
We've also been enjoying our last swimming days lately. Today Max got in the water, but at 27 degrees (80F) it's a bit too cold for me to hop in!!
Max tried to get rid of his tan lines, but it didn't work!
He loves playing catch with the Velcro ball set that our neighbours in Holland got the kids before we left.
There is nothing better than seeing our kids smile!
And when it's too chilly to go swimming, we find enough crazy things in the house to do. This day Max wanted to be a witch, so he put his toboggan on, grabbed a broom, and went flying around the house going "HEE HEEE HEEE Ik ben een HEKS! (I am a witch!)"
That's just how we roll sometimes.
We also took a quick trip to Atlanta, GA to pick up our second car and stop by IKEA to buy out their entire inventory a few things.
Saturday Lucas discovered our automated sprinkler system. Again, I'm glad we don't spend much money on our kid's toys. These sprinklers guaranteed at least 30 minutes of entertainment for both kids, until Lucas decided to take a close up look and got sprayed in the face as it came towards him. Then the fun was over pretty quickly!
Boefje!
Yesterday I took the kids to the park while Rob studied. I thought Lucas would love the swing, but it was very painful to squeeze this semi-smile out of him. He was much more interested in sleeping, and the other parents in the park must have thought I was "special" with the noises I was making to get him to smile!
Max, on the other hand, loved being at the park. He is learning very quickly how to swing on his own, but let's be serious... nothing is better than being pushed!
With all of that being said, I will leave you with these two very special pictures of our wonderful children!
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