Photos of Roan & Amali

What's a monkey's favorite word?

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:30:00 +0000

If you listen closely, you can hear Mali saying "banana" at the end of this clip...

More Dancing!

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:41:00 +0000

Two monkeys...

Mali going solo...

Mali perfecting her moves...

Mali's WALKING!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:00 +0000

Here is some footage from Mali's first real week of walking!

Mali walking and screaming (this is a must-see!)...

There's Some Dancing Goin' On...

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:51:00 +0000

Mali grooving by herself...

The monkeys dancing together...

Roan doing his spin moves...

Roan's FIRST Haircut!

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:14:00 +0000

Roan got his first haircut ever (he's only 3 years, 2 months, and 6 days old) this weekend. We forgot the memory card, so this was taken with my phone, but you get the idea.

Every Girl Needs Sparkly Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:53:00 +0000

In celebration of Mali's new skill (walking...almost!), we got her her first pair of shoes. Not only sparkly and just plain adorable, they're great first walkers, too (really!).

Mali - Thirteen Months

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:17:00 +0000

Mali turned 13 months on July 9. She's working very hard on her walking (taking anywhere from 2 - 6 steps at a time) and also on language. Some of her favorite words right now are "bye-bye", "ball", "kkk-kkk" (kitty cat), and her absolute favorite - "shoes".

Double Vision

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:51:00 +0000

Who's enjoying their strawberry more? Both are around 12 1/2 months.

Half Moon Bay - July 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:50:00 +0000

We spent a morning on the beach over July 4th weekend with our friends Irene, Aadil, Benjamin, and Darius. It was a little chilly, but nice.

June 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:29:00 +0000

Here are a few miscellaneous shots from June. Mali had her first taste of strawberries this month and couldn't get enough.

Amali's First Birthday!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:22:00 +0000

Amali's First Birthday - June 9, 2008
Amali turned ONE on June 9!! We had a couple little parties for her. We had some friends over on the weekend for a barbecue and then she had a playgroup birthday party on her actual birthday. She was rather unimpressed by most of the festivities, though she loved her gifts, including her own baby doll.

Train Watching June 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:19:00 +0000

Train Watching June 2008
Jan and Roan spent another day watching trains in San Francisco.

May 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:40:00 +0000

May 2008
Here are a few miscellaneous shots from May. As you'll see, Mali got very into pulling kleenex and wiping her nose.

Train Watching May 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:35:00 +0000

Train Watching May 2008
Jan and Roan spent a day traveling up to San Francisco on Caltrain and wandering the city looking for more trains, "choo-choo buses", trolley cars, and anything with wheels.

Roan's Last Day at Little Wonders (May 2008)

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:28:00 +0000

Roan's Last Day at Little Wonders
Roan and I spent two years at Little Wonders going once a week for a couple of hours. It was sad to say good-bye (although Mali will be attending next year). Here are some pictures from his last day and graduation!

Roan's Third Birthday Party

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:49:00 +0000

Roan's Third Birthday Party
We held Roan's birthday party at a local park this year. Roan was not in the best of moods for his party (not helped by the fact that Mom and Dad would not let him open presents OR eat cake in the first 5 minutes) and at one point announced that he wanted "all of the people to go home". After some pizza and cake, he came around. He had a race car cake, as you'll see, and he even "raced" the cars on the track to everyone's amusement.

Roan's Third Birthday at the Zoo

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:40:00 +0000

Roan's Third Birthday at the Zoo
We had a mini-celebration on Roan's birthday at the zoo with some friends. As you'll see, we went to the zoo to see the train, as usual.

April 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:09:00 +0000

April 2008
Mali turned eleven months on May 9. Where did our baby go? She's nearly a toddler - pulls up on everything and cruises a bit. Her favorite game is to pull up on Roan's train table and pull everything down before someone can stop her, which obviously causes her brother great distress. She started signing this month ("more" and "all done"), she waves good-bye and says "bye bye". She also tries say "kitty cat" (which sounds like "kkk kkk") when she sees Uncle Ernie or pictures of cats and she calls her lovey (Lola) "Na ya". She's already pretty good at drinking out of a cup by herself and is starting to feed herself using a spoon. She got really good at crawling on all fours this month, but still resorts to slithering when she wants to go really fast. She still loves music and loves to dances (see videos). She LOVES to eat and can out-eat her brother at nearly any meal. She also loves balls, and she's quite good at throwing the ball back and forth with anyone who will oblige. She also got 2 of her molars.

Little Wonders
Roan's really growing up these days, too. Here are some pictures from Little Wonders, the co-op program we have attended for the past two years. He will "graduate" from the program in May.

A little dose of Mali love

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:28:00 +0000

Roan Singing and Reading

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:26:00 +0000

Dancing Buddies

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:25:00 +0000

Roan and Gavin are showing off their moves...

Mali Giggles

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:20:00 +0000

Wheels on the Bus

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:11:00 +0000

Roan, where's your tail?

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:23:00 +0000

Mali really loves to dance

noreply@blogger.com (Mandy) — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:09:00 +0000

Here's Mali showing off some of her dance moves as well as her new skill - signing for "more", and petting her lovey "Lola".