Milan and Kirin's Mischevious Kapers

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

"See you later, crocodile!" doesn't quite have the same ring but it doesn't seem to matter to Milan :)

Milan traveled to Seattle over Labor Day weekend!

On top of the plane ride there, he got to ride ferries, wooden boats, buses and trains with all of his buds

Our last night there involved a scenic picnic at Gasworks Park

Trying to break in and steal away the girl

Milan had a busy schedule of visitors this summer!

First, one set of grandparents came from the East Coast in June

Then Arati masi came from New Haven and celebrated the 4th of July with us with a pancake breakfast at the fire station and a parade in Redwood City

Then another set of grandparents came for Milan's birthday and much of August

It's our first night without company in a few months and we miss everyone already

Milan says, "Come back soon!"

Cooling off at the beach

Hanging with his buds from near and far

Too cool for school

One firefighter made this little guy's day

Milan had a grand time at his water-filled birthday party

(once he got over the trauma of sharing his toys with all of his friends)

Last year, he played with the cake like play-doh and wasn't interested in eating it, but this year it was a different story

First he had to wait for everyone to sing to him

Here he is salivating over the cake while Dad cuts some pieces

After having his fill of frosting and none of the fruit filling, life was good

Milan is 2 years old today!

For comparison: two weeks

Starting to get as tall as the quilt

Blowing out the candles and practicing for his encore at his birthday party this weekend

Happy birthday Milan!

One of Milan's favorite bedtime books is The Goodnight Train, by June Sobel.
He shocked us one day by breaking out a few stanzas from the book:

We recognize that not everyone will understand Milan's special dialect ("Milan-ese"), so here is a translation:

All aboard! The sun is down.
The Goodnight Train is leaving town.

Find your sleepers! Grab your teddy.
Climb right up! Your bed is ready!