It's the Simple Things

Kalea up to this point has really come to love the everyday things that we take for granted. Her favorite toys seem to be boxes or zip lock bags - things that don't cost much at all. she has so much fun wearing the box for her diapers on her head and looking through the handles to peak out and see what is going on outside. one of her favorite things at my mom's house is to open the peep hole door on her front door to look outside and feel the gust of wind on her face. She is facinated with the magnets that people have on their refridgerators. These small joys help me to not take for granted the small things in life and to appreciate everything that comes along. This is a video of Kalea finding happiness in an orange. Uncle Toshi does help in bringing out the fun in this particular fruit.

Kalea is on Team Coco

See you in 7 months Conan! You will be missed.

Stylin from Head to Toe

Kalea has been the recipient of many cool clothes since she was born. However, she was given some very special items the last few months which she is modeling in this picture. Grandpa Jack came to visit in the beginning of November and brought her the beret that she is wearing which was an amazing fit. I say amazing because the kids head is still off the charts in terms of size, and on the way to see her grandpa for the first time, Aja and I were mentioning to each other that she had grown out of many of her hats that she had at that time. We were happy to find a new hat that fit waiting for us as we arrived at my dad's inn room.
Kalea is also wearing her first t-shirt that was ever made specifically for her by one of her favorite boys in all the world - Anthony and her Auntie Noelle. On the shirt is Flopsy - Anthony's bunny which they screen printed on a t-shirt and gave to Kalea for Christmas. This little girl is truly loved by many and is lucky to have such styistic influences in her life to keep her looking hip and happening even when she is just chillin at the house.

Shots Out!

Kalea would like to send a greeting to all her loved ones that are too far away to come visit whenever they would like - this "hi"is for you.

Let the Music Play

Noelle is convinced that she will get Kalea to be a musical genius someday, so she has started to introduce her to instruments. Here is a quick video of Kalea enjoying a piano.

Babbysitting

Kalea loves it when her Auntie Noelle and Anthony come over to watch her as shown here in a video that Noelle took not too long ago. Unfortunately for me, Kalea seems to be on a mission to collect boys and Anthony is one of many that has fallen under this little girls spell.

Merry Christmas

Kalea had her 2nd Christmas this year and if this was one to foreshadow the future, then this girl has a lot of presents to look forward to. We did a double dose of Christmas this year, one at my auntie's house and then Christmas day we hosted at our house with Aja's family and my Mom and Bonnie. Kalea unveiled a new look this Christmas - pigtails! Her hair is now long enough for multiple ponytails, so the lil munchkin rocked the Boo look from Monsters Inc this Christmas. She handled gift opening very well, and seemed to not get overwhelmed with all of her new things. She loved the boxes and wrapping paper. She even went as far as kissing a picture of Rudolph on one of the gifts wrapping paper. The kid is full of love that she enjoys to express through kissing everything in sight. We really have been lucky to have such a great lil rug rat enter into our lives, and it is such a treat to watch her as she grows. It is also so much fun to see all the people in her life come around her and cover her with love. Christmas takes on a new light when a child enters in your life, and I have enjoyed watching Kalea during this season play with family, sit on Santa's lap, open presents, and just have fun.