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Bye Bye Kauai

by Papa K on June 28, 2012

Sad to say that tomorrow we head home from our summer vacation on Kauai. We had a wonderful visit with Grandma and Papa. Lots of beach time, swimming, kite flying, shave ice, running around in the backyard, baking cookies, art projects, more shave ice! It was a wonderful 11 days for Maile and Mommy (and 5 for Daddy). We can’t wait to come back again soon!

Thank you Grandma Gail and Papa Cal for a wonderful visit!

Family picture just a few weeks shy of Maile's 3rd birthday

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Enjoying Some Fun in the Sun!

by Papa K on June 24, 2012

School is on a two week break before the summer session kicks in, so Mommy and Maile skipped town last week for Hawaii (and I joined this past Saturday). Whether it’s in the pool in the backyard or at the beach, Maile has been maximizing her time in the water!

Maile has been hitting the pool in the backyard at least 3 times a day

Poipu Beach has a great protected area that's shallow for the the kids to play in

Maile hates the ocean. It's really a shame.

Not all fun and games though, Maile put some time in being the water runner for the sand castle building work

Did I mention that Maile really has a horrible time at the beach?

Grandma and Papa bought Maile a boogie board - Daddy can't wait to hit the waves with her.

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for all the fun in the sun so far!

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Merry Go Round, Take 2

by Papa K on March 28, 2012

Long time readers might recall that last July we took Maile on a merry-go-round … and that first trip didn’t really go very well.

Apparently, the second times a charm for merry-go-rounds. On Monday, Grandma Gail and Papa Cal took Maile to Golden Gate Park Carousel and she absolutely rocked it!

Maile Girl chose the giraffe, of course - on of her favorites!

Maile Girl chose the giraffe, of course - one of her favorites!

Look at that brave face!

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Making Easter Cards with Grandma Gail

by Papa K on March 26, 2012

Grandma Gail and Maile made Easter cards today using a potato(?!). They came out beautifully – here’s one she made for Christine and I.

Maile's Easter beautiful easter card

Now I know where Christine gets her creative genes from! Thanks Grandma Gail!

(Click here for the video.)

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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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How Many Grandparents Does It Take To Do Maile’s Hair?

by Papa K on November 9, 2011

One of the first things that Christine told me about her father was that he used to do her hair as a child. I’ve come to have an even deeper respect for that fact over the past few months as Maile’s hair has gotten long enough to put into pig tails.

Christine is in New York this week and Grandma Gail and Papa Cal have been helping out. I’ve been incredibly busy at work as well, so it has really been great having them spend time with Maile. And plus, Papa Cal is way better at doing Maile’s hair then I am!

(Click here for the video.)

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Home Alone

by Maile Girl on May 22, 2011

Well, I wasn’t really “alone” since Gramma Gail and Papa Cal were taking care of me, but this weekend Mommy and Daddy went to Maui without me. It’s the first time ever that I was away from both of them at the same time. At first, I was a little nervous, but then I realized I got to spend extra time with Gramma Gail and Papa Cal! And they sure didn’t disappoint, we did all sorts of fun things…

The morning Mommy and Daddy left, we went over to the local mall and guess who I am looking at here???

Elmo! (I couldn't believe it - he's my favorite, although this was as close as I was comfortable getting...)

After Elmo, Gramma Gail helped me with a cool art project - we made a hat...

It's a little big, but I think I'll grow into it...

We also practiced my chopstick skills with some noodles for lunch - I'm getting pretty good!

On Friday, we went to the park and had a play date with a little girl named Sam - she was cool in my book because a) she was a year older than me and b) her Gramma brought watermelon!

Back at home Papa Cal helped me setup a pink tent in the living room. Let me repeat that: I have a PINK TENT IN THE LIVING ROOM! So cool.

(Dad note: Clearly Maile had a blast and we couldn’t be more thankful to Grandma Gail and Grandpa Cal. We had a wonderfully relaxing trip to Maui and after a couple failed attempts, it was great to finally get away just the two of us. We missed Maile terribly, but knew she was in great hands and having lots of fun!)

(PS – Hat tip to Grandpa Cal for all the great pics and videos…)

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Busy Day: Cookies, Swimming and Relaxing

by Papa K on May 17, 2011

We’ve been keeping things action-packed here in Hawaii. Typically, we have a morning activity around the house followed by venturing out after Maile’s nap. (Dad note: Since Maile has been waking up at 4:30 AM, not really much to do outside the house in the morning!)

Grandma Gail remembered how much Maile enjoyed making cookies over Christmas, so we tried again today. And this time, Maile didn’t have to battle her cousins for the sprinkles!

Decorating cookie silliness with Mommy and Maile

After a nice long nap, we headed over to visit Great Grandma Kiyoko and took a swim in her pool. We had the whole pool to ourselves and Maile absolutely loved it (which was surprising, since she isn’t always the biggest fan of her swim classes at the JCC). Maile has definitely come along way in the pool since we first started swimming more than a year ago…

Swimming is fun, but horsing around with Daddy is even better!

Hopefully, with all this adventure, we’ll wear Maile out and she’ll sleep later than 4:30 AM tomorrow… fingers crossed!

Quiet time with Grandma Gail

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Family Pictures at Poipu Beach

by Papa K on May 16, 2011

We took some great pictures today at Poipu…

Daddy, Mommy and Maile (22 months)

Grandpa Cal, Grandma Gail and Maile (22 months)

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Teaching Papa About Blogging

by Maile Girl on March 8, 2011

Maile Girl here. Gramma and Papa (the Mommy version) are in town visiting. We’re spending lots of time together while Mommy and Daddy work. I’ve been showing Gramma and Papa the ropes of how things roll in Maile Girl world. Papa has an iPhone now, so I told him we should take pictures as we go about our day for the blog. So I guess you can consider this Papa Cal’s first ever blog post!

Check out my bling! Pretty, right?

I make Gramma walk at my pace - sometimes you just need to slow things down and smell the rose ... and check out the cracks in the sidewalk ... and touch every car on the street ... and walk up to every door....

I asked Papa to send this picture to Mommy after she went to work the other day - I was a little emotional when she was leaving, but I recovered quickly...