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Maile’s Directorial Debut

by Maile Girl on February 29, 2012

Maile Girl here. For the past 2.5 years and almost 800 blog posts, I’ve been the “star”. I think I’m ready for something more and have decided to take my turn behind the camera…

I apologize that I’m a little shaky holding the camera – I will work on that – but I hope you agree that I really brought out a great performance from Mommy with my directions!

(Dad note: no trickery here, she picked up the iPhone, opened the camera app, turned it on, recorded, and then, most interesting to me, figured out how to turn it off. Perhaps slightly less impressive because she’s seen Mommy and Daddy do it about a million times already!)

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New Perspective of San Francisco

by Papa K on February 26, 2012

We took Maile to the top of the observation tower at the De Young Museum today. It was a beaufitul day and Maile really got a kick out of the new perspective of San Francisco. We spent awhile looking for our house and we’re pretty sure we found it!

Mommy helped Maile get oriented...

Leaning in...

So many houses ... which one is ours?

Daddy, I found our house!

See - right over there!

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Duke vs UNC: Crisis Averted

by Papa K on February 8, 2012

We decided to turn on the Duke vs UNC game tonight after dinner. Maile Girl threw Christine and I for a loop when she told us she “liked” the white team (which happened to be UNC in this case). We talked through it with her and finally got her straightened out… but it was a little touch and go there for a moment!

(Dad note: Maile Girl went to bed before the end of the game – but I’m pretty sure she’d fully be behind the Blue Devils after that finish!)

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Working on our Maile smile

by Papa K on January 29, 2012

Mommy

Daddy

Maile (the original)

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Bike Riding Update – Mommy’s Turn

by Papa K on January 18, 2012

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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The Candle Song

by Papa K on January 17, 2012

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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First Family (Board) Game

by Papa K on January 10, 2012

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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Matching Jammies for the Family

by Papa K on January 8, 2012

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 2011

by Papa K on December 30, 2011

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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Getting My Shave Ice Fix

by Maile Girl on December 27, 2011

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.