a new era begins

Thank you Chantale for the bicycle!

chillin'

sorry for the cell phone video, but you get the picture. The Malloys have been super busy, but we'll clear the backlog soon.

Meanwhile, Max is starting to read, and LIA has a tooth. Big developments on this end!

sassing for advanced preschoolers

MAMA: Max, please go sit down.

MAX: No! N-O. No!

nice hat L.I.A.!

Mrs. Darlene has done it again!

relocation.

Not where I put Max to sleep tonight.

Little lady

The hoarder in me mourns the passing of seasons a little because babies so quickly outgrow beautiful outfits such as this one. L.I.A. had no place special to go today, but it's 80 degrees in November (thanks climate changers!)and we had to get more mileage out of this adorable dress.

L.I.A. in motion

 

big girl

L.I.A. has graduated to the shopping cart!

random adorable

Nothing brightens a morning like Max in pajamas.

Archeology 101

Check out Max at the nature center digging for fossils.

Yoga

L.I.A. started her morning off right!

words are everywhere!

Max picked up this cd and said "Walgreens. WAL. GREENS. Walgreens!" Mama was floored.

boys night dispatch

sent from my gphone.

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From: <max@usasterling.com>
Date: Oct 15, 2010 6:57 AM
Subject: IMG00043-20101014-1924.jpg
To: "Melanie Malloy" <memetheo@gmail.com>

Max appreciating his royal treatment at Park Cafe.
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pretty in green

pretty in pink

new frontiers!

L.I.A. is crawling! Slowly, and backwards, but a whole new world is opening up for our young heroine.

Also, she loves kale and spinach (and paper, and Mama's wallet, and Max's toys). Mashed potatoes and squash, not so much.

exersaucer

conversations with L.I.A.

L.I.A.'s new hat

One thing I didn't know about girl babies is that they make people want to cover them in hand-sewn/knit/crocheted articles. L.I.A. has been blessed with many blankets, sweaters, and this latest piece of adorable from Mama's hallmate Mrs. Darlene, who made hats for the whole family. 

Max's photography

He's poised to turn the art world on its head with his abstracted figures and self-portraits. L.I.A. is happy to model.

Florida!

Grandpa took Max on a spur-of-the-moment boyz trip to Florida. Max had a great time seeing his family. Wish we could have all gone!

long live the Malloys

We recently lost Ty's beloved cousin Davon Malloy. Though Max and L.I.A. never got to meet him, we will work to make sure that they have a relationship with their little/big cousin Da'Vonni. Davon left a strong legacy of love, and we honor that legacy as we mourn his untimely passing.

RIP Davey D -- 7.30.78-8.15.10

boyz night dispatch (floating edition)

where a kid can be a kid

Today we celebrated our neighbor Jakaya's birthday at that venerable old establishment of child mayhem, Chuck E. Cheese's. Good times.

saturday morning routine

On Saturday mornings, Max lets his hair down. Just not so much down. More like out.

boyz night out is expanding

L.I.A. is almost ready to crash the party. Now that it's no longer strictly boyz night, any suggestions for a new name for the weekly sleepover at Grandpa's?

growing up so fast

L.I.A. sits up. And she says "Dada." And she weighs 15 pounds. Where does the time go?

the lincoln bedroom

We caught up with our dear friends Ben and Isaac as their band, The Lincoln Bedroom, kicked off their East Coast tour. Max and L.I.A had a blast, and later Mama and Daddy rocked out with the band. Fun times!

boyz night dispatch

Max and Grandpa had fun!  Pictured with Max are Blue Racer and Blue Racer's cousins. Blue Racer is one of Max's best friends.

big boy, revisited

morning.

MAMA: to Daddy Should we send Max to the babysitter?

MAX: Not the babysitter, Mommy, I'm a big boy! I go to the big-boy-sitter!

self portraits of Max

It used to be that Max's parents had to make self portraits with Max. Now we are entirely dispensable.

say cheese!

Max on pineapple:

"It's delicious to me, thank you! It's sweet and sour and delicious."

"check the blog"

People often ask when the kids hit certain milestones, like rolling over or cutting a first tooth. I never remember, but that's why we have a blog! So for future reference, L.I.A. rolled over for the first time yesterday. There you have it, future inquirer.

don't we all feel like this sometimes?

clearing the backlog

while the camera is broken, we dug up some videos from the vault.

daddy's girl

do you see the resemblance between L.I.A. and Ty as a baby?

Dispatch from Grandpa

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From: <max@usasterling.com>
Date: Jun 24, 2010 4:12 PM
Subject: IMG00024.jpg
To: "Melanie Malloy" <memetheo@gmail.com>

Max reading the contributor in the jeep. He gave the homeless paper man a dollar for it.
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first day at the beach

"big boy"

Afternoon at the babysitter's house. Mrs. Paul has Max in her lap and pretends to feed him a bottle

MRS. PAUL: You're a baby!

MAX: No I'm not, I'm a big boy!

MRS. PAUL: Yes you are, you're a baby!

Max leaps up and performs a dizzying array of jumps, spins, and rolls.

MAX: Babies can't do that, big boys do that!

pictures to come soon, promise.

sing a song of opposites

to the tune of "Mary had a little lamb"

MAMA: This is fast and this is

MAX: SLOW!

MAMA: This is fast, this is

MAX: SLOW!

MAMA: This is fast and this is

MAX: SLOW!

MAMA: Sing along with me...

second verse

MAMA:This is black and this is

MAX: WINDOWS!

Cousin Célimène

L.I.A.'s first outing (at 3 days!) was to visit her cousin, world-class pianist Célimene Daudet.

Budget Halloween 2010

Turtle.

camera's on the fritz

So please accept some fuzzy cell phone pictures til we get it back and running.

playing favorites

Morning, at home. Max wakes up in his bedroom and hears L.I.A. talking to Mama in the living room

L.I.A.: ahhhh ehhhhuhhehhhhaaah ppppbbbbttt ahhhh

from his bedroom

MAX: Good morning L.I.A.! I hear you, I'm coming... Hi L.I.A.!

MAMA: Good morning, Max!

Max walks in and gives Mama the side-eye

MAX: I was talking to L.I.A.

visitors

We had a lovely visit from Grandpa's friends (and secret blog readers) Shirlyn and Danell.  They brought lovely gifts for L.I.A. (and hairbows for those who can't tell that pink skirt = girlchild) and a puzzle for Max, who watched as we put it almost all the way together, then came through with the last piece for the win. Thanks ladies!

self-portrait

Max has an eye for photography. An EYE, get it? nyuk nyuk nyuk.

Monday Miracle

The law of two kids sleeping goes like this: two kids will never be asleep at the same time during the day,except when you are in the car on your way to the first of six errands. So this scene was worth documenting.

On another note... someone saw L.I.A. in this all pink outfit, in her pink flowered carseat, and asked if she was a boy or a girl. I blame Cam'Ron.