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We’ve covered Daddy’s attempts to get Maile bike riding a few times already. Today it was Mommy’s turn. They headed out after school with Maile’s brand new helmet and pedal-free bike that Grandma Jill and Papa Mike sent for Hanukkah. Maile had a blast – my guess is that under Mommy’s tutelage, she’ll be zooming around in no time!
Do you want to go for a bike ride with me?
Come on, keep up!
Need to concentrate a bit to get this right...
Watch out San Francisco, here I come!
Mommy supporting the cause of Maile Girl wearing her helmet. What a good Mommy!
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Mommy taught Maile a new song about being a candle. Maile liked it so much that we (yes, the whole family got involved) sang it 10 times in a row. Don’t worry, we only captured 3 of the times on video…
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Awhile back Grandma Jill and Papa Mike started sending Maile High Five magazine (it’s the younger version of Highlights magazine for those of you that remember that). A couple nights ago Maile discovered that the back of the magazine had a game you could cut out and play. She asked if we could play it. The game is made for 3 players – perfect!
The rules are simple. Each player has a suitcase with pictures of 6 items inside. One at a time you pick a card from the pile. If it matches something in your suitcase, you add it in and then go again. If it doesn’t match it goes to the bottom of the deck and it’s the next player’s turn. Once you fill your suitcase, you get to close it up!
Maile loves this game! And she follows the rules (mostly) and takes turns. We’ve played it every night at least twice for the past 3 nights!
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Every year, I buy Maile and Mommy matching pajamas for Christmas. Maile LOVES them – I think she would wear them every night if she could.
Maile and Mommy, matching jammies - 2012 edition
This year Daddy got into the mix too - although we had to explain to Maile that Daddy's top looks different because boys don't like patterned pajamas.
Dad note: I realize this is one step away from matching family sweaters – we’re not going there though. Matching is for inside the house only. Really. No, really.
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Christmas with Christine’s family is a multi-day affair (and this was even before my Hanukkah-influenced “8 Crazy Nights” came into the picture 
. Christmas Eve is spent at Aunty Cindy’s house where Santa comes to visit and Grandma Gail coordinates a bunch of family games. Christmas Day is a big luncheon with the families of Christine’s grandmother and her 9 siblings (that adds up to A LOT of cousins!) And then on the 26th we return to Kauai and open up all the presents under Grandma and Papa’s tree.
The girls are ready to rock Christmas...
Waiting for Santa - as we'll soon see, not sure Maile fully understood what they were looking for - she was just following her cousins...
WHAT THE ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Santa, I've got my eyes on you. No fast moves!
This is the best smile you are going to get out of me. (Dad note: Maile did great this year - she was nervous, but no tears!)
For me?!? So I make nice with Santa, take a few pictures, and I get a present? Now, I understand!
On Christmas Day, with the girls all dressed up, we decided to take some pictures…
Christmas Day family picture with Uncle Steve, Katie and Emily (Aunty Nao isn't arriving until the 29th)
Grandma Gail and Papa Cal with the girls
On the 26th, we headed home to Kauai to a mountain of presents waiting under the tree for all the girls. They had a blast opening everything!
I wonder what this one is...
SO AWESOME! I got a real doctor's kit!
One of Maile’s favorite presents is the doctor’s kit that Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal got her. Mommy and I have had oh, about a dozen check ups each in the past couple of days. 2012 is going to be a super healthy year for us with Dr. Maile keeping tabs on us.
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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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On Friday night, we headed over to the Christmas Tree lot and picked up our tree. We’re not sure if Maile remembers the last time she decorated a tree, but she certainly had a blast doing it this year! Our tree definitely has a mass of ornaments from roughly 2.5 feet high and below – there’s no doubt that Maile Girl made her mark…
This is a pretty one - let's hang this one on the tree...
Mommy, will you help me? I want to put it right here...
So cool!
And here’s the finished product:
(Click here for the first video.)
(Click here for the second video.)
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday – we go home to Boston every year and there are a number of traditions that I’ve been enjoying for many, many years. This year was the first year I really saw how much the traditions were changing with all the little ones getting to an age where they could actually start to partake in them with us…
Thanksgiving morning we went to the St. John's Prep football game - it was really cold! Mommy, Daddy hug me closer!
After Thanksgiving dinner, Maile enjoyed some dessert and football on the couch with Papa Mike and his friend Steve...
Daddy plays tackle (yes tackle!) football at his old elementary school the Friday after Thanksgiving - Maile didn't play this year, but hopefully she will be able to soon because its the only way Daddy can retire...
Friday night we hosted the St. John's guys and their families for dinner - Maile had a blast catching up with her east coast friends. Looks like we're going to find somewhere else for the picture soon though!
It was a great Thanksgiving – can’t wait until next year!
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Whenever we go to the dentist (e.g. Papa) over Thanksgiving, I try to take good care of Mommy.
I'm right here for you Mommy, just squeeze my hand if it hurts...
This appears to be a bit more complicated than when we brush my teeth at home!
Mommy returned the favor by keeping me company when it was my turn - she helped me to be a very brave girl!
(Dad note: This year’s visit was definitely a break through for Maile Girl. She hasn’t been the best patient during past visits. This year started off with lots of tears, but Maile completely relaxed after seeing Mommy get her teeth done and then didn’t freak out at all when it was her turn. Hat tip to Lynn who really helped make Maile comfortable – the huge bag of prizes and stickers helped too!)
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