From the monthly archives:

September 2015

Conference Room Gift

by Papa K on September 13, 2015

I had to go by work this weekend to take care of something. Christine and the girls ended up meeting me there and we ate lunch in our conference room. At one point Christine and Maile went to the bathroom and I went to my desk to look at something. Lauren was left in the conference room to eat her lunch.

When I turned around, this is what she was doing…

In fairness, twice that morning she walked straight into the glass because she didn’t see it. So perhaps this was a self-preservation thing and she was just marking it up a bit.

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#tbt Hangover

by Papa K on September 10, 2015

This video from 5(!) years ago reminded me of the one yesterday with Lauren…

Moral of the story is that not much has changed in terms of me getting any rest!

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Do you want to build a snowman?

by Papa K on September 9, 2015

I had a long end of the week at work, so last Friday night, I was pretty exhausted and falling asleep on the couch. Whenever this happens, Lauren reenacts one of her favorite scenes from Frozen and tries to open one of my eyes while saying “Do you want to build a snowman?”

Its too adorable to get angry about 😉

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Remember awhile back when I posted how Maile started making videos about her various arts and crafts projects? Well, she is still at it. And, she has a protege in Lauren now too.

Warning – these videos are super long. You’ll get the gist of them in just a few minutes. However, you might find yourself sucked in.

Maile is quite chatty in her videos. You’ll find that Lauren takes a bit of a different technique. Quieter, more focused on, well, she likes looking at herself in the camera. You’ll see…

(Click here for Maile’s video.)
(Click here for Lauren’s video.)

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This afternoon while Lauren was napping, Maile and Christine embarked on an origami adventure. No longer satisfied with your standard butterfly or crane, the scoured the internet and found some pretty cool shapeshifting/transforming/more-than-meets-the-eye origami coolness.

And, of course, they would not rest until they learned how to form these creations for themselves.

Having an artistic mommy is basically the coolest thing ever for a little girl like Maile.

Having an artistic mommy is basically the coolest thing ever for a little girl like Maile.

My favorite origami goofball!

My favorite origami goofball!

When Lauren woke up they had moved on to make 3D creations and they all studied the tape to learn how it was done...

When Lauren woke up they had moved on to make 3D creations and they all studied the tape to learn how it was done...

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Maile’s Self Portrait

by Papa K on September 1, 2015

In the first grade, Maile and her classmates are spending these first few days of school getting to know each other and themselves. Today they used a mirror to make a self portrait of themselves.

Great shot of Maile Girl working hard on her self portrait

Great shot of Maile Girl working hard on her self portrait

Maile's self portrait - she wants you to know her hair is longer, but she is showing it pulled back in this picture

Maile's self portrait - she wants you to know her hair is longer, but she is showing it pulled back in this picture

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