A summer of swings

Both of my kids love to swing.  So much.  They would spend the whole afternoon on the swings if I was willing to stand there and push them the whole afternoon.

This boy!

He is in a fussy whinny stage again.

Me taking pictures of him was making him even more mad.

I said something to the effect of “Mr. Cranky Pants” and it sent them into giggles.  And he was better.  He just wanted me to put the camera down and push him already.

There will never be grass growing under these swings. 

They had to show me their new “trick” of running to the swings.  I captured it for them.

I look at this girl lately and I think… you are growing up too fast!  She is looking so different lately.  So grown up.  Getting that kid look. 

And then there is this clown.  Seriously.  He is a clown.

They are a perfect team though!  I love it when they get in there Mally & Max World!  They are little best friends!

Last Day of 4K!

We kicked 4K butt! 

She completed a whole year with flying colors!  I should of asked her some of her favorite things about her year in school… but she is in bed right now and I’m too far behind on blogging to push this back any longer.

On the last day of school they got to go to the park and play and have a picnic.  Max and I stopped in at the park for a bit and it was just too funny.  Mallory and all her little girl friends oh’d- ah’d – and fussed over Mallory’s little brother Max.  I think he had 4 girls surrounding him the whole time.  Helping him on the play equipment.  Trying to get him to go down big slides he was afraid of.  Helping him climb up ladders.  Trying to get him to go here.  Trying to get him to go there.  Max.  Max.  Max.  He soaked it up!  He loved every minute of it! 

Mallory loved school.  She loved seeing her friends that she made and getting to play with them.  Towards the end though she was ready to be done.  She just didn’t have that pep about school that she had when she first started. 

We all loved her teacher.  I could not have asked for a better teacher for our first year of school.  She was perfect for Mallory… and me.  I also think her teacher had a little special spot for Mallory.  On the last day when I came to pick her up – her teacher personally walked her to me and had to get one last big hug from “Miss Mallory”.  She said a bunch of super nice things about Mallory and my family – but for the life of me I can’t remember them now.  I know they brought tears to my eyes though… which lately doesn’t take much so she could of just said I had cute kids and I would of cried.  But I know it was something deeper and sweeter than that. 

We walked out of school and she says “Now I’m a Kindergartner!” 

Let’s not rush this Miss Mallory!!!  We have a few more months before that starts!!! 

Homemade Bubbles

Saturday after naps I decided to make our own bubble mix.  Thanks to Pinterest we had a recipe in 2.3 seconds and we were off blowing bubbles.

Big huge bubbles!

Bouncy bubbles!

The only downfall was that there is sugar in the recipe and so when they pop on you they leave you sticky!

I was able to refill their bubble containers and put the extra in a mason jar to use for the rest of the summer.

After bubble blowing they were sticky and sweaty… we got out squirt guns and swim suits and they played with them until almost dark! 

The neighbors came over and their little guy joined in the squirt gun fight.  Max was the youngest, but had the biggest gun.

Bubble Recipe.