Growing up with a little of both and the lessons learned along the way
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We realized yesterday that it’s been awhile since we busted out our actual camera and took some family pictures. The iPhone is just so convenient we use that for almost everything these days. In any event, on our way out to dinner we took some pictures of the three of us.
Maile, Mommy and Daddy - 19 Months
Maile & Mommy - 19 Months
Maile & Daddy - 19 Months
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Fancy meeting you in here!
On Saturday, we went on YAPST (“yet another pre school tour”) – this time Hannah and Jake joined us. It was fun watching them interact with each other, especially Maile and Hannah. One our friends that has twins told us that Maile and Hannah remind her of how her boys act. It’s not surprising, they pretty much spend every day together during the week. Things remained peaceful at the pre school (luckily), but Megan has certainly shared that they get into it with each other sometimes. Just like real sisters…
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To close out the recap of our Christmas trip to Hawaii, we thought we’d cover one of our favorite traditions – the making of Christmas cookies. This year it was all hands on deck, Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Nao, Uncle Steve, Mommy, Daddy, Katie, Emily and Maile Girl all chipped in on the fun.
First, Mommy helped the girls pick out their cookie cutters...
Then Grandma and Grandpa helped the girls cut their cookies - definitely the bravest of the jobs!
Then came the best part – the decorating! Maile Girl was an ace with the sprinkles…
A look at one of Maile's masterpieces...
I think it's safe to say Maile Girl had a blast!
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Finally, the past couple of days the weather has eased up and I told Mommy and Daddy that I must put in some time at the beach before we head back home…
What up Kauai?! Maile Girl is in the house, ready to rock Kalapaki Beach!
Maile: I hope this paparazzi gives me my space so I can soak up the rays. Mommy: Maile, you are wearing 50 SPF sun screen, not sure how many rays you are going to soak up. Maile: Come on Mom, why you cramping my style like that?
Here Mommy, let me help you with that...
Nice, I approve, this is going to be awesome. Daddy, let's hit the ocean...
Retreat! Retreat! That water is WAY too cold.
I'm just going to build some sandcastles for a little while...
Here's what I came up with, what do you think?
Haha! I have Daddy right where I want him...
Umm... Maile, what are you doing?
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Long time readers might remember that last year Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal bought the girls a big red Radio Flyer wagon for Christmas. We’ve been having a lot of fun with the wagon this year – hence the 4 minute video below capturing a few of our adventures…
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Before we left Honolulu we took the girls to the Ala Moana mall to ride the Christmas train. Last year Maile was too small, but it is a Murashige family tradition that Katie and Emily really look forward to and were excited to share with their cousin. As the title of this post suggests, things started out pretty good, but quickly spiraled downhill…
Guess what Maile Girl? Today you get to ride the Christmas Train!
Psst. That's the train I get to ride today!
Maile and the Christmas Train - still friends. For now...
This. Is. Going. To. Be. Awesome. (Dad note: In hindsight this was the peak of Maile's excitement re: the Christmas Train adventure.)
Umm... hey guys, where do the mommies sit on this thing?
Speaking of mommies, where is my mommy?
Oh, there mommy is. Mommy, I'm not enjoying this anymore.
No, really. It was a nice idea, but I'm all set. Please take me off.
Daddy to my rescue! My hero!
Daddy, it was horrible. The train was moving and I couldn't find mommy and they were singing all these songs and just kept clapping and smiling and clapping and smiling...
Below is the video of Maile just before her early exit from the train. Yes, the train stopped mid ride and we extracted Maile. She wants us to report that she is safe and sound and is looking forward to trying again next year.
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I hope everybody had a fun Christmas. It’s hard to remember everything that happened the past couple of days – it was a crazy busy weekend. I’ll consult with Daddy though and post some updates over the next couple of days.
Let’s start with Christmas Eve – by far the best part of Christmas Eve was that my cousins, Katie and Emily, arrived from Japan. Even though we hadn’t seen each other in a whole year, we fell back into our old ways right away (and by “old ways” I basically mean that I try to copy whatever they do).
From left to right, Emily, me and Katie - I missed them so much!
(And no, we didn’t just coincidentally arrive at the Christmas party all wearing the same thing – it was planned by Grandma Gail. She buys us the prettiest dresses!)
There was one not so cool part of the night. I was going to leave it out, but Daddy says I should tell you about it. This guy Santa showed up. He brought gifts, which was nice and all, but I wasn’t the biggest fan. Let me start from the beginning…
First it was Katie's turn, she went up and got her gift. She's done this a few times already so she acted pretty cool.
Then it was Emily's turn - she was very brave. She's all smiles in this picture, but she told me afterwards she was a little nervous...
Then it was my turn. I was all set. Did. Not. Want. To. Meet. Santa.
Dude, thanks for the present, but if you make a move for me, I'm screaming...
I wasn't kidding - GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!
I did get a fun toy out of the whole ordeal, but now I know why in most books Santa comes at night and leaves the toys under the Christmas tree… all set with meeting that guy in person!
(Dad note: it is an absolute trip to look back at the post from last year’s Christmas. I can’t get over how different Maile looks!)
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We traveled to Honolulu yesterday to celebrate Christmas with Grandma Gail’s side of the family. One of the first things we did when we arrived was take Maile to get her very first shave ice. We went right to the source – Waiola Shave Ice – widely regarded as the best shave ice around (especially by Mommy and that’s the really the source that counts!)
(BTW – don’t you dare call a Shave Ice a Snow Cone. As wikipedia tells us, snow cones are made with “crushed, rather than shaved, ice.”)
So this is a shave ice? Okay, I'll try it...
... ooh, very cold on my tongue...
Is that cherry I taste? Oh no wait, I think its strawberry...
The verdict: Maile likes it!
And here’s a video of the very first tentative tastes:
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On Sunday we finally broke down and took Maile to get her first haircut. We loved the way her hair was, but the bangs were always getting in her eyes and we felt it was time to do something about it. Instead of going to one of those kid places we just brought her up to see Gary, the guy who normally cuts my (and most of my friends’) hair.
The before picture
Maile Girl taking it all in - as soon as we walked in Maile just stared at all the activity trying to make sense of what was going on.
Mommy, I'm not sure about this...
It will be okay, Maile Girl, I promise...
And, of course, we got every snip and clip on video:
And drum roll please… here is what Maile looks like now:
The finished product - Maile Girl 2.0
We actually think her new do makes Maile look a little different – maybe a little more Asian? And don’t worry, the curls are still all there in the back, other than removing a few split ends, we kept those fully in tact!
Thanks Gary!
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Since we will be in Hawaii for Christmas, Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal sent their big present to the house a little bit early. It came in 3 big boxes, so after Maile Girl went to sleep last night, Mommy Elf and Daddy Elf set to work. Our first late night construction project – and it went smoothly!
Daddy Elf building some chairs...
Mommy Elf is quite proud of her work on the table...
Then we set everything up for a morning tea party and went to sleep. Maile Girl actually slept through the night (for a change!) and in the morning we had a big surprise for her…
(Dad note: Sorry so blurry, I think it was due to the lighting…)
Maile played on her new table and chairs all morning – she loves it! Thank you Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal!
Yes, Mr. Teddy, the tea wil be ready soon, we just need to let it cool down a bit...
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