Sunday, July 29, 2018

Nikita's 3rd birthday party

Dy threw a Very Hungry Caterpillar themed birthday party for Nika's 3rd, down the street at the community park.
Insect antennae birthday hats

"Helping" with birthday party prep


Party venue that had it all: two blocks from home, a dog park, open space for playing, jungle gyms, water park




And what food - The entire menu eaten by the hungry little caterpillar was faithfully replicated.  (Note the caterpillar eyes - they are made of marzipan)

Mina marking her territory around the pink cakes 






Monday, July 23, 2018

Funny sayings

July 2018 
M, using a squirt gun successfully: Even though I'm three I know how to do that?  That's amazing!

M: I don't like to take turns.  Adults like to do it, but kids don't

M: I don't have a penis

R: Oh no? Why don't you have one? 

M: Coz it fell off. In the bath. 

 

Mina standing in the bedroom window, watching the lightning

M: When it lightnings, it's kind of like breakfast time

D: Come one Mina, it's time to get in bed

M: Technically, I am in my bed. Nods confidently.

June 30, 2018

Mina wants to cut playdough into little tiny "snacks".


Ro: hot waffas, pease!

June 14, 2018
Watching volcano eruptions

M: Mom, it's so hot. Don't EVER take me near that! Promise me. Don't ever take me near that, I never want to go there. 

Ro: No no no no no!

M: If it would be just a water slide then i would like it very much! But if it is fire then I wouldn't like it. 

May 21, 2018
Looking at Masi's baby picture:

M: I love that human the most!

April 26, 2018
I am just returning home from a trip

M: I missed you so much 

R: I love you more than anything!

A pause while Mina thinks

M: I love you and the cart (toy shopping cart) so much!

April 26, 2018
R: Mina, you are so cute, I want to eat you. 

M: Mommy! Last time you said you loved me! 

R: I do love you. 

M: But you shouldn't be eating me!

April 20, 2018
M: Last time I saw Rowan do a poopie in his undies

R: You saw that? 

M: So the moral is that babies do poopies and susus in their undies

April 13, 2018

Walking through the neighborhood; Dan and I are talking.  Mina has been interrupting constantly. 

D: Mina, we are talking; we will be done soon. 

M: Well, why is the conversation so long? 

Friday, July 20, 2018

Other Stuff during Nani and Ajoba's visit

Ajoba treating us to dinner and a show at the Hibachi place

I think we might have some noisy kids.  


Eating home cooked food. Yeah!


Saying bye for now

Quote of the day:
D: You know, Nani is going to leave in a few days
M: Who's going to cook for us?!
D: I guess we are going to have to learn
M: <Looking disappointed> Every time you and mom don't learn how to cook I'm going to put you in a time out. 

Sunday, July 15, 2018

World cup

Pizza in front of the TV.  Lucky ducks. 

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Natural History Museum


We took the LIRR and then the subway to meet the Butails at the Natural History Museum. 

"Tlain! 'Saurs!" - Rowan





Dino nuggets



Sunday, July 1, 2018

Cabin/fruit picking trip

We went to a cabin at the edge of upstate NY and NJ.  One of those days we made it to the Ochs Orchard in Warwick, NY where we picked cherries, blueberries, raspberries and had too-much-fruit-induced diarrhea. 

At the cabin

Not pictured: Bear! Which Dan and Mina and Pranay spotted heading up the stairs on their way to the grocery store.  It was such an exciting encounter that Mina had forgotten all about it by the next day.  "Bear? What bear?"


 Grownups playing "timeline"


At the orchard

 


Rowan in heaven: no one is telling him to stop eating fruit. 

 
 
Reaching the good stuff at the top

Reaching the good stuff at the bottom  



Fighting over the baby shopping carts at the ice cream parlor