From the monthly archives:

September 2011

My Mommy

by Papa K on September 14, 2011

On the way home from preschool today, Maile and I had the following conversation:

Daddy: Maile, who is your daddy?

Maile: Matt.

(Dad note: not sure when this happened, but yes, she knows my name.)

Daddy: And who is your mommy?

Maile: (pause) My Mommy.

Daddy: My Mommy?

Maile: No! My Mommy.

Daddy: My Mommy?

Maile: (frustrated) No! Maile say “My Mommy”, Daddy say “Your Mommy”…

Daddy: Ahh… your mommy?

Maile: (pleased) Yes!

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Curls

by Papa K on September 13, 2011

Maile looks a lot like Mommy, but the curls in the back? All Daddy...

Maile looks a lot like Mommy, but the curls in the back? All Daddy...

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Vermont: Highs and Lows

by Maile Girl on September 12, 2011

As Daddy mentioned yesterday, this weekend we went to Vermont (my 6th state!) for a wedding. Auntie Elyssa came too and I had so much fun playing with her. Vermont is really, really, really, really far away though. So far that my tummy didn’t like it. Overall, I’d say that Vermont was 5 stars (out of 5, since that’s pretty much how high I can consistently count), but the car ride there was a minus 1,000 stars (that’s as big as numbers get, right?)

Quality time with Mommy and Daddy was definitely a highlight of the trip...

Quality time with Mommy and Daddy was definitely a highlight of the trip...

... but I could have passed on the 4 hour car ride!

... but I could have passed on the 4 hour car ride!

(Dad note: Poor Maile Girl got carsick both going and coming from Vermont. Both times right around the 3 hour mark of the drive. She was a trooper though and got back in the car both times after we cleaned everything off. That last hour though, I winced on every bump we went over…)

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Ballet Class with Auntie

by Papa K on September 11, 2011

This weekend we flew cross country and then drove up to Vermont (about 4 hours from Boston) for a good friend’s wedding. Maile Girl braved the trip (she was a total trooper with all the travel!) and Auntie Elyssa joined us as well to get some quality time in with Maile and help out while we were attending all the wedding festivities.

Maile had a great time with Auntie Elyssa. Auntie definitely kept her busy with lots of art projects and activities. My favorite was when they went exploring outside and Christine and I caught Auntie giving Maile her first ballet lesson. The video below is from the tail end of it – once she saw us, we kind of ruined it, but she was practicing all the moves and copying everything Auntie did for a good 5 minutes. One of those memories we won’t soon forget…

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Questions with Maile

by Papa K on September 8, 2011

(This might turn into a running segment as I had a blast doing it with Maile…)

A few days ago, Maile discovered this 21 Questions style set of cards that we have. It’s one of those ice breaker type games that consists of a set of index cards each containing an insightful question. They are perfectly Maile sized, so she loves carrying them around and hiding them all over our apartment. I found a stash on the chair in our living room and decided to ask Maile the questions…

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Moves Like Daddy

by Maile Girl on September 7, 2011

My daddy has moves like Jagger and I plan on learning every single one!

(Dad note: Maile is in the “I’m-going-to-copy-everything-you-do” phase and I plan on taking full advantage – we had a blast dancing around the house this weekend!)

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Bittersweet Labor Day

by Papa K on September 6, 2011

We had a mini Labor Day party at our place on Monday. It was a little bittersweet as it was Hannah’s last weekend living in San Francisco. The good news is that she isn’t moving too far away – just down the Peninsula a bit, but we’ll miss having her (and her parents) right up the street!

Nothing says Labor Day like a hot dog from the grill!

Nothing says Labor Day like a hot dog from the grill!

Maile and Hannah at age 2 - amazing to see how much they've grown!

Maile and Hannah at age 2 - amazing to see how much they've grown!

Ring Around the Rosie with Maile, Hannah, Sophie and Jake

Ring Around the Rosie with Maile, Hannah, Sophie and Jake

Milestone - first family shot where none of the kids melted down!

Milestone - first family shot where none of the kids melted down!

We like this outtake because of Maile's kiss for Mommy

We like this outtake because of Maile's kiss for Mommy

(Dad note: Hannah’s daddy took all the great pictures – you can see more of them on her site.)

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Rushing the Field

by Papa K on September 5, 2011

College Football started this weekend and we headed down to Stanford to root on the Cardinal in their first game of the year. Maile hung out at Wills’ house for most of the game (while Mommy and Daddy enjoyed the tailgate) – but we brought her over towards the end. Stanford does this really cool thing where they let “kids” rush the field about 10 minutes after the game ends. We decided to hang around and check it out.

It was pretty crazy, but Maile grasped the game plan right away: Stanford put up the “W” so she went to celebrate! She loved it and, incredibly, didn’t get taken out by one of the older kids…

(Dad note: It is funny to me that when I was in college, they spent a lot of time trying to keep us from rushing the field after Stanford victories and yet they invite youngers kids to do it. No wonder college students rush the field, like Maile, they’ve been doing it since they were 2!)

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Two Peas in a Swing

by Papa K on September 1, 2011

The video below is actually from the weekend before last – I just forgot to post it. Maile is definitely missing Hannah – the last couple of nights she’s asked about her. Luckily, we have Maile Girl covered as we made plans to see Hannah and her parents this weekend. Can’t wait to see these two sisters from another mother together again!

Have a great Labor Day weekend!

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