I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but almost eight months and in the lovefest between Karina and Riona continues. Though it is mostly one-sided, Riona does usually smile in the morning when she first sees Karina. Then see invariably cries when Karina grabs her too hard and kisses her aggressively. As annoying [...]
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Karina loves Riona (too much)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dancing Queen (er, Princess)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Elegant: Free form:
My daughter the comedian
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Not many people know this, but Karina is really into physical comedy. Her act is ever-expanding, and her stage is usually the kitchen table. But here’s a clip of her right before bedtime, banding her head on the side of the couch and yelling itai! (“ouch” in Japanese). Unfortunately I didn’t catch the end of the [...]
Riona on the board
Posted in Uncategorized on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yep, I threw Riona off the diving board. But I had to: this is the only part of the Level 1 requirements she could complete.
Pool party
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Karina’s bread
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today Karina did some baking. Here she is telling her mom not to record her, but instead get pictures of the bread. Karina’s Japanese surpassed mine a couple months ago, and now I think it’s pulling away.
Karina’s swimming class
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Four days a week I take Karina to Brea Plunge for her 6:30 swimming lesson. I’m mostly happy to sit back and watch her flail around and work on kicking, but Kazumi seems intent on getting her to pass her Level I class. (There are a total of five levels, starting with Mommy & Me [...]
Cucumbers
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Riona 2011: Karina 2009: I don’t really get the appeal. I’m more of a pickle man myself.
Sunday recap
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Been awhile since I posted. Sorry to all relatives looking to see new pictures of Karina and/or Riona. (Or more specifically, apologies to my mother-in-law.) Today was a pretty full day, with a couple good photo ops involving the kids. I ran the Valley Crest Half Marathon and discovered that running without a stroller is much [...]
Riona turns over
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Semi-big milestone today, as Riona turns over for the first time (unaided by either parent). Whereas Karina engaged in a mostly silent struggle, Riona screams and cries every step of the way. It’s kind of like those annoying guys at the gym who scream with every rep. Oh well. Whatever works.
