by Papa K on February 25, 2015
Lauren’s bedtime routine has become pretty … elaborate.
These are all the friends Lauren likes to go to bed with...
... don't worry, she still fits!
She is very particular about how all this comes together. First, you need to put all four of her blankets on top of her. Then she names her various dolls and animals and you need to make sure they are next to her: “kitty”, “dolly”, “neigh”, “bunny”, etc. etc.
Mommy does this whole process first. Then Daddy comes in and does the same thing.
On the plus side, as long as we didn’t lose anyone during the day, right after that, she goes right to bed 🙂
by Papa K on February 22, 2015
Kelly (our nanny) has been taking the girls to some gym classes on Fridays. To say Lauren enjoys this time is an understatement. Kelly sends us pictures each week and every time Lauren is smiling, laughing and running around with the other kids in a state of pure joy. It’s nice to be a two year old (and seemed like a nice way to start the week.)
Too Much Fun with Balloons
by Papa K on February 19, 2015
Grandma and Papa Boston left tonight, but not until they had a wonderful week with the girls. Maile was off of school this week, so she joined Lauren and Grandma and Papa and they went all over the city. Lots of playground time, a trip out to the Jelly Belly factory, legos, art projects, a trip to the library and culminating in a ferry ride out to Sausalito today! Whew, I’m exhausted just thinking about it…
Papa and his girls (Maile at 5.5 and Lauren at 2)
Getting goofy with Grandma Jill
We'll miss you Grandma and Papa!
by Papa K on February 16, 2015
Papa and I are lucky guys to have these 4 pretty ladies as our lunch dates!
Grandma and Papa Boston escaped from all the snow and are here visiting us for the week!
by Papa K on February 15, 2015
We had a fun Valentine’s Day weekend – how could it not be with these two?!
by Papa K on February 11, 2015
Mommy and Maile headed to the ballet on Sunday afternoon, which left Lauren and I to ourselves. We’d tell you what we did all afternoon, but it’s a secret…
(Click here for the video.)
by Papa K on February 10, 2015
Lauren’s normal nanny, Kelly, was away the past couple of days, so we hit up UrbanSitter and found a girl named Brooke to help us out. She was fabulous with Lauren and as an added bonus, turns out she is a professional photographer and she took all these incredible photos of Lauren throughout the day!
For the past couple of weeks, Maile has been a little girl on a mission. The mission being learning how to whistle. We’d catch her throughout the day trying again and again to make a sound through her mouth. We’d see her looking at herself in the mirror. She’d come over and ask us if we heard anything (and demand we listen harder when we told her we couldn’t).
And then, it suddenly, all came together…
We were quite proud of Maile Girl – only slightly less proud than she was of herself I believe 😉
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Saturday was my birthday and I had a wonderful day celebrating with the girls. Mommy coordinated the whole thing from morning cards and signs to afternoon cake and then a fun evening out on the town. A perfect balance of fun with the little ladies and then a night out with Mommy and friends.
Here are some highlights…
Mommy made the cake, but the sprinkles were all Maile and Lauren
Wait, we have to wait for Daddy before we can eat this?
Lauren loved the cake; Maile not so much - not a fan of chocolate...
The benefit of waking up at 5:30 AM is there is plenty of time to write the perfect card for Daddy (since Mommy let him sleep in)
Maile's top secret birthday sign - perfect!
But the best part was definitely the singing of Happy Birthday, where Lauren just assumed you always use her name 🙂
(Click here for the video.)
It’s been a long week for all of us – colds, girls not sleeping great, lots of evening activities going on. We’re happy that the weekend is here!
I understand exactly how they feel 🙂
