The title is in quotes for a reason – we have some work to do on both the “slipping” and “sliding” aspects 
We head home from Hawaii tomorrow. Among other things, Maile Girl is going to miss Grandma and Papa’s great backyard – and she is going to ESPECIALLY miss playing with Katie and Emily! We had a great trip – we had high hopes for the girls finally all being at an age where they could have fun together and they certainly did not disappoint. Can’t wait to do it again next year!
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by Papa K on December 28, 2011
By far the best part of our Hawaii trip has been seeing Maile and her cousins, Katie and Emily, together again. As soon as Katie and Emily landed the fun began – they didn’t skip a beat – you’d think they saw each other every week! Katie and Emily pretty much only speak Japanese (although they do understand English) – yet, it doesn’t matter. Maile, Katie and Emily communicate through shrieks and giggles and run around all over the place together…
(Hat tip to Grandma Gail for providing all the matching outfits!)
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Last year, I had my first shave ice. I was a little tentative going in, but ultimately decided it was pretty tasty.
This year, I went in very excited. Ever since we landed on Honolulu, Mommy had been promising a return trip to get some shave ice. I had to be a good girl all morning (which I was … mostly) and as a treat Mommy and Daddy took me to Waiola’s – which Mommy says is THE SPOT for the real deal shave ice.
The older I get, the more I enjoy the shave ice!
In that regard I take after my Mommy!
(Dad note: Christmas pictures are coming! Promise. Lots to go through and we’ve been having fun in the sun
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by Papa K on December 23, 2011
The answer is Maile, of course.
Grandma Jill and Papa Mike gave Maile a great new balance bike for Hanukkah. (Thank you!) I thought it’d be fun to teach Maile how to ride it before we left for Hawaii for the holidays. Of course, Maile insisted that the bike was “broken” since it didn’t have any pedals and instead wanted to ride her green tricycle. I should have known I was in for it with that start.
We headed outside with the green tricycle and Maile then insisted that the proper way to ride it was to sit on it and move along with her feet (vs. actually pedaling). So to make sure we are all on the same page, Maile was “riding” her tricycle the way one is supposed to ride a balance bike (while insisting that the balance bike was broken because it didn’t have any pedals – which were currently just hitting her in the ankles as she tried to move).
See for yourself:
On the positive side, this is an improvement from where we were a couple months ago. However, this is certainly a pattern Maile is developing at 2.5. She’s basically already decided that she’s learned enough from her parents and she’s ready to figure things out on her own. There is no right way, only the Maile way. I can only imagine where we go from here!
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by Papa K on December 18, 2011
I think this is probably a sign that Maile has been to the doctor’s office one too many times in her young life. Last week after her bath one night, she grabbed the charger from Mommy’s electric toothbrush and started to pretend it was a stethoscope on Mommy. This weekend it was my turn to go see Doctor Maile…
(In case you missed the punch line, she diagnosed me with broccoli in my tummy. I’m on strict bed rest and she expects me to be better in a few days.)
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by Papa K on December 14, 2011
Maile’s big on peacocks these days. We have no idea why.
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Guess what? Santa sent me a message – yep, lil’ ol’ me! It was kind of a performance review, Mommy and Daddy said they do those at work. We discussed my year and then it was decision time – apparently there is a “nice” list and a “naughty” list. I made it on the “nice” list! (I was a little nervous because I was a bit of a pill on Sunday. Apparently, this decision was made a few weeks ago, so I was in the clear.)
(Dad note: the video is a little longer than normal, we taped the whole message.)
If you want to see if Santa left you a message, Daddy says you can look here.
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by Papa K on December 12, 2011
This is a tough one to get when I’m working late…
Interesting, that Maile Girl decides that since she misses her daddy, her daddy must also miss his daddy! I think it’s safe to speak on behalf of Papa Boston, that we both miss Maile Girl too!
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It’s unclear if Maile enjoys drinking or pouring her milk more!
(Dad note: At school they let the kids pour their own milk so we got here a little pitcher so she could practice at home too…)
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Mommy and Maile made flags today. Maile made one flag for Daddy and one flag for “her sister”? We have no idea where she picked up that word. Maile’s sister sounds interesting though, “he” is out in the car and when I got home from work, I learned that “he” had blue hair and a pizza nose. So keep an eye out!
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