Baby

My big girl is a rockstar

01.30.2012

Throughout her four plus years of existence, my big girl has always been fascinated with guitars. She would be interested in trumpets, violins and trombones whenever she would watch Little Einsteins. But she would always go back to a guitar. She loves doing her own shows and concerts. She would sing and strum her guitar [...]

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Guess my drawing

11.05.2011

Jamaine: “Mommy, look at what I made!” Me: “Cool. Is that an angry bird?” Jamaine: “No Mom, it’s an astronaut in outer space. See?”

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The “buy me” stage

08.12.2011
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I was browsing the a website for 60th birthday presents when Jamaine saw the picture of the flower box. “Mommy, I want my own garden with big flowers and watering can and…” “Okay, when we build our own house, I’ll make sure we have a garden.” After an afternoon playing with the neighbor, she came [...]

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On toys, pets and books

07.02.2011

We rarely take Jamaine and Kalia to the toy store. I’ve always thought it was better to just buy them toys they like than release them into a wilderness of toys that can drive them into a frenzy. Of course, we always buy toys in twos, so buying the toys without the kids in tow [...]

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