princess dress my tutu made

So when tutu was here in January, she told Kalia that she would make her a princess dress. Since then Kalia has been telling anyone who will listen that her tutu is going to make her a princess dress and it's going to be pink. Well, it has arrived and Kalia is a little bit in love with it. She asked if she could wear it to school and told me she will wear it every day. Unlike, my princess dress that she can only try on once in a very, very long while.

Look at Kalia looking in the mirror. I am trying to get princess Maya in the shot.

Kalia went to her dress up drawer and said, "what else does a princess wear, a crown, oh, glass slippers". Maya got to be a fairy princess.

OK, they totally look alike in this photo! At the park the other day a little girl (about 2 yrs old), was pointing to the girls and telling her mom, "two, big and small". Basically telling her mom there were two of the same girls, one big and one small. I told the mom, "I guess they look alike, but I always thought they looked so different." She totally looked at me as though I was crazy and said they do look alike.

Yesterday I obsessed (Erik would definitely say obsessed) over making granola. And since the first batch I burned (it said 20-30 minutes, but really needs about 16), I really obsessed over making the second batch. But it was all worth it and Kalia & I had yogurt with granola this morning!

This couple comes every year with their entire family to Maui and every year they bring Erik BBQ sauce (they are from Kansas City). This year's package included several BBQ sauces, two rubs, a hat and an apron. Erik trying out his new stuff and the rub on some chicken and his famous potatoes - yum!

Couple small stories forgot to tell last time. At Kalia's ballet class (yes, it's ballet again) they always pick a princess and the other girls have to do a dance solo for her and then she picks the princess for next week. This week Kalia got up and did the dance solo all by herself (she has needed the teacher guidance in the past) and it was a long dance - we were so proud and she was so proud of herself. Then she got picked to be princess next week. It was awesome!!!

Today I came into the room and Maya looked at me and said, "mama".

This morning we watched our neighbor Ethan early and I took Kalia & him to school. It was really funny to listen to their conversations, Ethan is such a boy and Kalia is such a girl.

Ethan: I got a new power ranger, one arm is red and one arm is black.
Kalia: Look I have two ponytails.
Ethan: I didn't know that was your jacket.
Kalia: I have this jacket and another one. The other one is all white and has lots of buttons. I like to wear that one and look like Auntie Ann.
Ethan: Dinosaurs are big, giraffes are big (looking at some toy animals).
Kalia: Uh huh.