A Super Great Weekend

Ethan:  Went to his first drop-off birthday party.  Rode his first serious roller coaster (The Scream Machine).  And told me he wants to help out around the house.  Yes!  I love that boy.  He now makes his bed daily, puts away his own laundry, and today started vacuuming.  As a treat for being so awesome, he got a new Lego set he put together all by himself.

Zoe:  Is making huge strides in receptive language.  Its like we are having richer interactions (thats hard to explain, just trust me.)  Played on the iPad independently, which is huge, and we ran her all over the place this weekend with minimal behavior issues.  Not a single full-blown melt down.  

Our highlight was Six Flags.  And here are the kids with their respective cousin/keeper.  It will be a sad day when Zoe can't get on kiddie rides.  Ethan, however is a thrill seeker.  Didn't expect that.

I just wanted a picture!!!

Our wonderful adoption agency is about to complete adoption #11,000!!
They wanted pictures.
I love sharing pictures.
But getting pictures of us is hard!!

Nice, but the sign says, "2 of"

Ethan tries to help

almost...

"Look that way"

"No, thanks"

And then she looks while she walks...right in front of Ethan.

You say blurry;  I say artsy.  But the point is the sign that is blocked and illegible.

How 'bout if we add a baggie of chocolate morsels?

Kind of, but put the bag down,  buddy.

Gah!  She will not look!!

This was my second choice, but they look, shall we say, not excited.

Dad starts doing funny stuff to get a smile.

"So funny I have to go hug him!"

In the end, this is the one I sent in.  It showed some personality and they were both looking forward.  Score!   or close enough.