Growing up with a little of both and the lessons learned along the way
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Yesterday, I posted about Lauren and the wings she made at school. I was looking at some old posts tonight and discovered one from 2013 – turns out it wasn’t the first time Lauren has tried on a pair of wings 🙂
Alright there we go - I am Lauren Fairy!
Awesome, right?
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Lauren has been taking an after school class called Tree Frog Treks where they learn all about different types of animals. She even got to touch a snake last week (“no big deal” she said!) Lauren was quite proud of the wings she got to try on for side, but a little disappointed they didn’t actually help her fly…
The wings look pretty good on her...
... and she knows it 🙂
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Just in time for the debate, Auntie Elyssa sent the girls Hillary t-shirts along with a really sweet note. (Btw – well done Clinton campaign – the t-shirts are ridiculously soft!)
The girls have been wearing them with pride and we are most definitely “with her”!
Maile and Lauren joined us for the first 15 minutes of the debate, but it was still a little over their head. It is interesting what Maile seems to pick up on the playground about Hillary and Trump – I imagine a bit around the house too 🙂
A very sweet note from Auntie Elyssa to her two little nieces...
Proud to be with her!
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For the second year in a row, we headed down to Crissy Field this morning to participate in the Aloha Run. Mommy ran the 5K, Maile ran the 1 mile and Lauren successfully defended her title in the Tot Trot ~200 yard dash!
A few friends from school joined us and the kids had a blast completing the runs and cheering each other on. Both girls did their races on their own this year – Lauren, in particular, was very focused – when Christine asked her if she wanted her to run along side her, Lauren told her to meet her at the finish line 🙂
All signed up and ready to rock!
Maile Girl on the home stretch with her friend Sophia...
Lauren all alone upfront with her support team (Sophia again!) encouraging her all the way!
The finish is in sight!
Tired, proud, girls 🙂
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Maile’s favorite books these days are graphic novels by a woman named Raina Telgemeier – she writes/draws semi-autobiographical stories and Maile eats them up. Raina is also from San Francisco so a lot of her stories take place here.
Sisters reading Sisters
Maile’s reading is getting pretty good too – she’s slowly but surely starting to read on her own – seems like soon enough she’ll often be found curled up on the couch reading a book.
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Dance class started up again last weekend and boy where the girls excited. Especially, Lauren. As soon as she woke up she put on her tutu and slippers and was dancing around the house all morning. Maile taught her how to curtsy, which allowed me to catch the pictures below. I couldn’t pick between them – she’s just too much…
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On Saturday we went on a fun hike with one the family of one of Maile’s good friends from school. They have a daughter Maile’s age and an older son – for awhile we’ve watched from afar on Instagram as they took fantastic hikes all over the Bay Area. We always said once Lauren was a little bit older we wanted to start exploring in the same way. They took us out on one of their favorites on Saturday and we had a blast. We did the Batteries to Bluffs trail and it was perfect – not too hard, fun spots for the kids to explore … and absolutely beautiful views!
Maile, Lauren and Isobel with the Golden Gate in the background...
A long walk down
Lauren tried desperately to keep up with the bigger girls scrambling over the rocks - she did a pretty good job overall
Touching the sky...
Love my little hiker...
Windy smiles 🙂
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With school starting, Lauren is in full on “teaching” mode. The session the other day was yoga…
Her “peaceful” look about 15 seconds in is my favorite…
(Click here for the video.)
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And just like that the summer is over and the first day of school has arrived. Today Maile started 2nd grade and Lauren started her second year of preschool. Both girls are old pros at this point and were very excited to be headed back to school. Drop-off went super smooth and the girls were excited to see their friends, meet their new teachers and check out their new classrooms. Definitely a successful first day!
The sisters at home right before we headed off to school...
Maile Girl, the second grader
Maile and Lauren outside Presidio Knolls
Lauren and her 3 year old smile 🙂
Maile was excited to see her long time friends, Tori and Isobel
Finding her name on the 2nd Grade Blue door
Maile's new classroom - she's in a new building this year and very excited!
Lauren and her friend Marni were the first to arrive in their new preschool classroom...
Here’s to another wonderful year!
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On the last weekend of summer, our family expanded by two! I know, hard to imagine in our SF apartment, but we made it work. Please meet Blueberry and Ariel – Maile and Lauren’s new fish 🙂
Very excited to get Blueberry and Ariel set up in their new home!
Here’s a video of us putting them in their new home…
The girls are very excited and so far, two days in, have done a very nice job keeping the fish fed. We’ll see if we can keep it up!
(Click here for the video.)
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