I forgot to post Malia's stats. She had a great check up at Dr. Drucker's office on Friday. She LOVES Dr. Drucker, was giggling, smiling, and just so happy to see him. She was not so happy to get her shots though. Her poor chubby legs have big red bumps, one on each one. Friday night though she did a 7 hour stretch before she had to nurse again! That was SO nice!
Malia's stats:
Weight: 14.12 pounds( 77th percentile)
Height: 24.5 inches (91st percentile)
Head Circ.: 42.2 cm (82nd percentile)
Kekoa gets very excited when it is photo shoot time. He likes to help me make Malia laugh. When he saw her sign, he asked me, "mommy, where is mine?" So I made him a sign too, "3 years and 1 month", he chose orange and black as his colors.
Mmmm, tasty.
Kekoa asks me almost every day if we can make chocolate donuts. We made some of these puppies when I was in labor with Malia! Wow, that was a long time ago.
Either it is too hot to bake or we just don't have the time.
Well, today was the day. We got busy baking while Scott was at work. It was the perfect thing to do on a Sunday afternoon. Kekoa helped me every step of the way, which was so much fun. I always dreamed, when we had kids, that they would be helping me in the kitchen.
He was so excited to eat his baked chocolate donuts but not so excited to have his picture taken! :)
I have been wanting to take Kekoa to Bramhall park for months now, it just never happened. Do you ever feel like you get stuck in a rut, doing the same things over and over again? Sometimes it is easier to go with what you know and we tend to do that when we go to our local parks. There is something safe and familiar with it.
Then I get an itch, like I need something new to rejuvenate my soul. I am pretty sure Kekoa was feeling the same way. Since we have been back from Hawaii, he has been such a homebody, in a post vacation slump. He hasn't wanted to go anywhere in the afternoons. I've been so tired and it is easier to just stay home with two kiddos that I haven't really pushed us to get out either. I think today we have kissed the post vacation blues away.
Kekoa was super excited to go to a new park. We were discussing which park we should go to over snack, listing all of our favorites, when I asked him if he wanted to try a new park. His eyes lit up and he immediately said "yes mommy!"
We are so used to driving to Los Gatos that I forget about all the parks in San Jose, that are super close to us. Bramhall park was so much fun. It had two playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for big kids. There were so many huge redwood trees and oak trees that kept the playground nice and shady. Kekoa had the best time, running back and forth on this ramp that went up to the play structure. He was pretty much running the entire time we were there...it was so funny to watch him. He had the hugest smile on his face, so carefree. It was one of those moments I wish I could have bottled up to revisit again later.
Kekoa couldn't stop talking about the new park on the drive home and all through dinner and then during bath time too. It was wonderful to see him in such a great mood. He can't wait to go again, but this time he wants to bring Baba too. :)
A wibbly wobbly rocking zebra horse thing.
Kekoa was fascinated with these bells. "Whas is that sound mommy?" is what he asked when he first heard them. He had to go investigate and found theses bells.
rock climbing by himself.
The ramp Kekoa couldn't get enough of. He would get to the end and say "hi" before turning around and running back to the other side. It was fantastic.
It has been a long time since Kekoa and I have come to this park. We used to come all the time and meet our good friends, Kasper and Milan. Life has changed just a little since Malia :)
Kekoa loves helping Scott drive his truck. Whenever Scott has to move his truck out of the driveway, Kekoa is right there to assist.
I remember driving like this with my dad around town...way before car seats were the law! :)
Why are we "The Hapa's"? Hapa in Hawaiian means half. I'm a hapa girl, half Chinese. Together we are the Hapa's, half Hanson and half Parks. The "ha" is pronounced like something is funny, ha, ha, ha. The "pa" is pronounced like the "pa" in papa.
