End of summer 2018 and a trip to Maryland

Things have been busy lately but we've been having a great time.  The (pre)school year has started again with Spencer in the "Sun Bear" classroom, and Justine is basically a little girl these days.  We also got to see both sets of grandparents recently for a work trip to DC and a visit from the Lyles from Arizona.

Some gems from Spencer lately:
"It's a good that I don't live in the grassland...Because cheetahs live in the grassland....Great, just great."
"When are we going to move closer to Finn?  So the doctor can't find me." (Not a fan of the doctor and especially not shots)
"I have to learn how to cook for when I go to college" (no idea how he put that one together)

And Justine:
- Can sign a ton more words after spending a long weekend with her grandparents including: more, milk, thank you, dog, eat, please, hot, chicken, orange, Spencer, and (kind of) I love you.  (As a comparison, Spencer was most interested in the sign for wrestling to wrangle with Grandpa Ric)
- Loves to race her brother (and battle him)
- Can climb up the slide herself in addition to climbing the ladder to go down the slide
- Loves peek-a-boo and Pat a Cake
- Almost has enough hair for a top ponytail

First day of school 2018 (promptly puked at pick-up time to make the start of the school year memorable)

 Lil popsicle

 Redhead cutie in our makeshift tub

 Sibling fun - they love sitting on the couch and forts made from the couch pillows

 Park time!

 Eating a plum from the tree in our backyard

 They both love their books

 City hike at San Bruno (with some type of Golum-face from Spencer about his rock)

 Pony time

Our trip to MD included:
Battle time with the cousins and uncle

 

A slightly more civilized picture with cousins

 Pool time with Grammie

 Park time with Grandpa John

 

Kayaking with Cheverly friends at Quiet Waters Park

 A pit stop in the cockpit since our flight home was super delayed

And then...more battling with Grandpa Ric after we arrived back in SF