Max and Joseph were adorable in concert once again yesterday, and to add to the cuteness, we put them in swimsuits and tossed them in the pool. They had a talk about it afterwards, and both agreed that the best part of the experience was a)getting water poured on them by Granddad, and b)getting to eat creamsicles and not getting wiped off afterwards because the pool rinsed them off. The lighting here makes Phil (aka Granddad) look slightly maniacal, but the picture is mostly deceptive. Phil is rarely maniacal, although he does keep mentioning getting the boys guns that shoot marshmallows and letting them loose on each other.
It is difficult to capture the exact cutest moment when photographing an active baby, and it turns out that the difficulty increases exponentially when two babies are involved. Here we have Joseph flashing the camera a winning smile, but Max is desperately trying to escape supervision and swim out to sea. Only Grandma's firm grip on the seat of Max's swimtrunks prevents this from being a photo of Joseph alone.
And now we have Max on board, apparently under the impression that he is posing for GQ magazine, but Joseph has lost his enthusiasm for the camera. In between this picture and the last one, he has tried to jump over the side of the pool and make a bid for freedom. Here, he is explaining to Grandma why his plan would have worked beautifully, if only she hadn't caught him and redeposited him in the water.
Unfortunately, at this point it occurred to both boys that they could tag team us. Joseph is (unbeknownst to us, because we don't speak Baby) outlining a plan to Max, involving an elaborately timed distraction by Joey that will give Max the window of opportunity necessary to escape the pool.
And, even more unfortunately, here we have the plan in action, working beautifully. Joseph attempts escape from the pool, draws Grandma's restraining hands away from Max, and Max is caught here mid-poolside leap. Last we saw of him, he was high-tailing it to dry ground. We think he's headed for the Canadian border. We'll let you know if and when we hear from him.
Max and Joseph were adorable in concert once again yesterday, and to add to the cuteness, we put them in swimsuits and tossed them in the pool. They had a talk about it afterwards, and both agreed that the best part of the experience was a)getting water poured on them by Granddad, and b)getting to eat creamsicles and not getting wiped off afterwards because the pool rinsed them off. The lighting here makes Phil (aka Granddad) look slightly maniacal, but the picture is mostly deceptive. Phil is rarely maniacal, although he does keep mentioning getting the boys guns that shoot marshmallows and letting them loose on each other.
It is difficult to capture the exact cutest moment when photographing an active baby, and it turns out that the difficulty increases exponentially when two babies are involved. Here we have Joseph flashing the camera a winning smile, but Max is desperately trying to escape supervision and swim out to sea. Only Grandma's firm grip on the seat of Max's swimtrunks prevents this from being a photo of Joseph alone.
And now we have Max on board, apparently under the impression that he is posing for GQ magazine, but Joseph has lost his enthusiasm for the camera. In between this picture and the last one, he has tried to jump over the side of the pool and make a bid for freedom. Here, he is explaining to Grandma why his plan would have worked beautifully, if only she hadn't caught him and redeposited him in the water.
Unfortunately, at this point it occurred to both boys that they could tag team us. Joseph is (unbeknownst to us, because we don't speak Baby) outlining a plan to Max, involving an elaborately timed distraction by Joey that will give Max the window of opportunity necessary to escape the pool.
And, even more unfortunately, here we have the plan in action, working beautifully. Joseph attempts escape from the pool, draws Grandma's restraining hands away from Max, and Max is caught here mid-poolside leap. Last we saw of him, he was high-tailing it to dry ground. We think he's headed for the Canadian border. We'll let you know if and when we hear from him.
2 comments:
I need to look at my pictures! I will email you when I get them loaded!
Those must be the 2 best looking babies around. I think I know the address in Canada to look for runaway Max.
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