Trendsetters

My dancing boys
McKay and Maxwell are setting a new trend. A fashion trend that is. In McKay's defense, he only has a couple of shirts that match those shorts and both were dirty. He is actually really good at matching his clothes. Maxwell LOVES to wear shoes. Actually, he just loves shoes. He is constantly getting our shoes out of our closet and bringing them to us. Jordan is happy to have someone else to blame for his shoes being all over the house. Max always brings us pairs of shoes too, which is actually quite nice. Sometimes he'll even ask to have shoes on when he already has some on. It is becoming a rarity for Maxwell's shoes to be where they 'go'.

Here you can see their 'outfits' a little better. McKay loves to dance and often tells me it is 'good exercise'. Max can't sit still when he hears music.

Maxwell loves having McKay push him on the lion and has gotten good at holding on tight and keeping music playing by pushing the lions nose. McKay likes to go fast and Max loves it.

Maxwell even takes a turn pushing sometimes.

Notice all the balloons under the table. No wonder Max can say 'ba-lloon'; the boys get at least one balloon each week when we go to the store where they give them to the kids. Max loves balloons and sees them everywhere whether or not they really are balloons, including the jellybeans in his ABC book.

In other news, Max is showing signs of his age. Walking at 11 months pushed him out of babyhood and into toddlerhood but he is starting to get REALLY busy these days! He is constantly opening these three drawers and taking their contents all over the house. I guess I should just be happy that he doesn't totally empty them every time (yet).

He is also climbing on EVERYTHING! Most of the time he can get down by himself. Other times he calls for help. Maxwell loves when it is time to brush teeth and runs to the bathroom after prayers saying 'teeth'. It is so fun to watch his excitement. This picture was taken just before his bath. I am constantly amazed (and alarmed!) at what he can reach!

McKay started swimming lessons this week and is absolutely loving it. The first day he said over and over 'that was so.much.fun!' and 'I really really really liked that!" I was relieved! He asked if he could go again sometime and was happy when I told him we would be back the next day. I took this picture of Maxwell after we got home. The picture does not do his cheeks justice. They were very red. It was so hot and there is NO SHADE. I was glad I had my sportsbrella in the van and made friends with a couple of other moms there and one of them had an extra chair since I didn't have one. I am glad I only have to keep my busy Maxwell entertained for 30 minutes!

One week until McKay's birthday and he is so excited!!