Growing up with a little of both and the lessons learned along the way
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Grandma Jill heard that San Francisco summers can be cold and rainy so she sent a new pair of shoes that are made specifically to go jumping in puddles. I love jumping in puddles! There weren’t any puddles in the house when I tried them on, but I practiced anyways. I think I’m going to get good use of these…
Thanks Grandma Jill!
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I have a big day tomorrow. It’s my first day of preschool. I’m very excited.
I’m not quite sure what to expect. Mommy and daddy say it is going to be lots of fun and I’m going to make a lot of new friends. Given all of this, I wanted to make sure I look my best. I know whenever Mommy dresses up fancy for a date with daddy or a meeting at work, she does this thing that she calls “curling her eyelashes”. I’ve watched her do it about a thousand times – so I decided to do it today in preparation for my big day tomorrow.
Mommy said I did a great job and my eyelashes look fabulous!
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On Saturday, I packed up my tools and headed over to Daddy’s new office to help him set it up. There were lots of desks and couches and chairs to build, but with my help (and especially Mommy’s) Daddy and his partners were able to set everything up. According to this video, it only took “1 minute”, but I could have sworn we were there longer…
The best part of the office? That’s easy. The tunnel, of course. What? Your daddy’s office doesn’t have a tunnel?
The tunnel was really long. I got lost a few times.
Hey! Who turned out the lights?
The tunnel was even big enough for Daddy to fit in!
(Dad note: Thanks to Maile Girl and Mommy for helping with the construction! My partner, Nate, did the time capture video above. Really cool setup – the camera basically follows a track and takes a picture every 5 seconds. Incredibly, Maile didn’t notice the huge dolly setup in the corner and didn’t bother it once!)
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Maile Girl here. Recovering from another fun-filled weekend in San Francisco. The weekend actually got off to an early start on Friday afternoon. Word trickled down to Hannah and I that the Bubble Lady was making an encore performance down at the library. Megan agreed to take us over … and Mommy even surprised us by leaving work a little early so she could come too! How fun is that?
Megan, Hannah and I were VERY excited for the bubble lady!
I was really happy I could share the Bubble Lady with Mommy ...
... and the Bubble Lady did not disappoint - she pulled out all the stops. I think Mommy was impressed.
Should I volunteer? Hmm...
Maybe I'll hang back and see what happens to this kid first...
We arrived a bit early and had front row seats - that meant LOTS of bubble action!
We even got bubbles in our hair!
Thank you Megan and Mommy for taking us to see the Bubble Lady!
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Every time I go back to Boston I always have so much fun catching up with my east coast friends.
This time I met two new friends, Adam and Tyler. They are just babies so as a big two year old, I knew it was my job to take care of them. (Hint, hint, mommy and daddy – I can handle this big sister thing!) I sang some songs to Adam – I think he liked them…
On Sunday night, I saw my good friend Alex – her birthday is the week before mine, so we celebrated together with some pizza and a very special cake that Grandma Jill made just for me!
Pizza with Alex - she is so cool, I learn so much when I hang out with her...
Elmo! Grandma Gail sends Elmo to live with me and Grandma Jill makes me an Elmo cake - I am one lucky little girl!
Then on Monday, I went out to dinner with one of my oldest friends, Jordy – and we goofed around and just had so much fun.
Making funny faces with Jordy
Best. Friends.
I can’t wait to go back to Boston and see everyone again!
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On Sunday, we had a girls day at the beach, mommy, Auntie Elyssa, Grandma Jill and me. It was so much fun hanging with the ladies, playing in the sand, splashing in the water and eating plums. Yes, eating plums are a big part of the beach in Swampscott apparently…
Auntie Elyssa took good care of me at the beach - it was really hot, so she made sure I was properly hydrated.
The water was WAY colder than it is on Hawaii, but I still liked splashing around in it. I'm a tough little girl!
The water was cool, but the highlight of the beach was this plum. I can't even decide what part I want to bite next - so yummy!
Dad note: I just absolutely love this picture. It cracks me up!
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Daddy, be good, don't do anything I wouldn't do. Okay, talk to you tomorrow.
Daddy is exhausted from a weekend “bachelor party” – whatever that means. He asked me to check in quick and just tell everyone that we’d write more about my Boston adventures tomorrow after a good night’s sleep…
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Maile Girl here. I’m two years old now. Pretty cool. And as a new two year old, I know that a little girl needs to say thank you when she receives presents. And, boy, did I receive presents! I’m working on some thank you notes, but in the meantime, I wanted to share a few pictures of me opening and playing with my new gifts.
First up, Grandma Jill and Papa Mike sent me a kitchen! Yes, a whole kitchen. I went to bed one night and then when I woke up in the morning there was this big red cover in the corner of the room and when Mommy removed it, THERE WAS A KITCHEN! With a sink and microwave, the whole deal. I’ve been cooking up a storm for Mommy and Daddy, I think they particularly like my eggs.
Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal sent me a whole slew of presents as well. I have a blue big girl rocking chair now that I absolutely love – I like reading my stories in it. And a little birdy must have told them I really like Elmo because they sent me an Elmo book. I thought that was more than enough, but then I opened my last present and guess what? THEY SENT ME ELMO! Yes! The guy on TV. In my house! I gave him a pair of my jammies and he sleeps with me every night. So cool.
Can't wait to dig into this Elmo book. (Check out my new blue rocking chair too...)
Love, love Elmo!
My new best friend!
Thank you to everyone else that sent me gifts as well – way too many to list, but I love all the books, outfits and toys!
Dad note: much love to my very handy wife who put everything together! With only a little help from me…
Mommy about to dig in to all 150 pieces of the kitchen set...
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Maile Girl here. The weather has been wonderful here in San Francisco. On the 4th of July, I told Mommy and Daddy that I wanted to go to the beach. (Dad note: that’s not entirely how it went. A couple weeks ago, we walked by the beach a few blocks from our apartment down near Ghiradelli Square and Maile started whining that she wanted to play in the sand. We just happened to remember this on Sunday.)
Mommy helped me mark my spot - just in case any of my friends wandered by, they'd know right where to find me!
Daddy doesn't really like sand ...
... he's crazy as far as I'm concerned!
Seriously, I can't get enough of this stuff.
You really need to rub it in though to get the full effect...
Time to clean off - WOAH! - this is NOT the same as the water in Hawaii!
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Hmm... I wonder what the best way to eat this is...
Do I eat the pretty green top first? Or should I save that? Hmm...
Mommy, this is really complicated.
Screw it, I'm digging in! (Dad note: Maile, I'm not sure you're allowed to say screw it ...)
Patty cake, patty cake...
So good - I don't want it to end, I'm going to lick every finger!
Mommy, let's add cupcakes to the yummy list!
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