Awesome August

We had a great August! At the beginning of the month, we spent a week at the beach on family vacation; we got ready for some exciting birthdays at the end of the month; and we had some fun times with family and friends in between. Here are the snapshots we were able to capture:

makes it tough to watch the political conventions

Daddy selfie!

We love any time we can spend playing with Maven and Addi. (even if they don't quite understand why someone would possibly want to take a picture while they're eating)

Ahhh, to get 2 kids smiling at the same time - that's the true challenge.

There's just something about bathing babies.

They try to take turns pushing each other on the swings - which is cute - but Gabi seems to have an unfair advantage...

They warn you about '2'. They don't warn you as much about '3.' And man oh man, these two are not easy, but they sure have a lot of love!

goofballs

Lookin' good in shades:

Good times with cousin Joey this month:

Ethan got to use his brand new plate he painted to light his Shabbat candles for the first time.

First, he watched big sister show him how to do it, and then he was a pro!

23-month old Ethan is sooooo close to his birthday, he can feel it, smell it, and act it! This was the month of "E.E do it!" and "No!" We 'lost' a lot of cute baby words that he's now pronouncing more accurately, just another sign that this baby is growing up too fast. 'Nene' became closer to 'thank you.' 'Mum' became closer to 'milk' etc etc etc. He insists on doing everything himself, including climbing up in his car seat by himself, now that it's facing forward. He has opinions and will be the first to let you know when he has one that isn't so pleasant. BUT, this Ethan is quite friendly and such a lover, giving hugs, high fives, waves, "Hi!"s and flirtatious smiles to just about anyone.

These 2 videos were literally taken 15 minutes apart. Welcome to 2?

Try putting that thing in a car seat.

Just needed big sister from school...?

Big sister Gabi gave him a bath. Little brother Ethan did not appreciate it.

This boy is and always has been incredibly musical, recognizing rhythm from a very young age. He now pretends any object is a guitar and sings all day long.

Twinkle Twinkle

Ethan goes Heavy Metal.

Bim Bam

See you next month!