by Papa K on December 16, 2012
No idea where this “ribbon dance” idea came from – but it put a smile on my face … and this was one of those weekends where I was very thankful for that.
(Dad note: I’m very mindful when writing tonight that one day Maile and her sister will be reading through all of these posts – and it will likely be sooner than I think. I wrote some more words, but nothing that does my feelings justice so I deleted them. I doubt things will make more sense on that day in the future when Maile comes asking, but perhaps the context of what comes next will make the story a little easier to tell. That is my hope.)
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Daddy often shows me dance moves (between you and me, some of them are kind of funny). The other night, I dressed up in my new princess gown and Mommy showed me some tips of how a real princess dances. I felt magical!
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by Papa K on December 13, 2012
by Papa K on December 11, 2012
Grandma Jill and Papa Mike made Maile a VERY happy little girl tonight!
Maile Girl approves of her new princess dress up outfit. We may never get it off of her!
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… Daddy got us matching jammies! Every year for Christmas Daddy buys Mommy and me matching jammies – they are absolutely my favorite things to wear! Last year, he bought a set for him too – so we have a whole family that gets to wear the same thing to sleep! This year, he switched it up and got Hanukkah jammies instead of Christmas jammies AND he also got a pair for my little sister 🙂 I can’t wait to wear them with her!
Mommy and I in our Hanukkah jammies - so snuggly!
The whole family - yay!
I can't wait to share with my baby sister - we're are going to match, match, MATCH!
We celebrated the first night of Hanukkah on Saturday with Vincent and his family. Mommy made latkes (which were a big hit) and Maile Girl got to light the menorah for the very first time! She was very careful with the candles and she did a nice job making sure everyone had their presents before she dug into her own…
Hope everyone has a wonderful Hanukkah!
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During our tree setup, we took the opportunity to snap a family picture – perhaps one of our last before we are four!
Mommy, Maile (3 years, 5 months), and Daddy - December 2012
Maile’s quite experienced now at decorating the Christmas tree (2009, 2010, 2011) – so she has a whole game plan she implements.
Step 1: Take all the ornaments out of their boxes and ask Mommy (and Daddy) what they are
Step #2: Lay all the ornaments out on the table so we know how to pick the right one fo the right location on the tree
Step #3: Carefully add the ornaments to the tree one at a time
Step #4: Try not to get eaten by the tree!
Step #5: Marvel at the beautiful tree you created!
P.S. - Every year we buy a family ornament (and one for Maile) - this year marks a pretty big milestone, our last with just 3!
Maile’s ballet class had a professional photographer come by a couple weeks ago and he got some great shots of Maile!
Floating across the floor...
Focused
Loving ballet class!
