My kids, my daughters

I still am not used to saying "kids" as in, "I'll pick up the kids if you buy cheese." Or, "I have 2 daughters," when introducing myself to someone. Incorporating Tesla into my life/identity was one thing, but having kids is more of a shift. Maybe because the majority of my life now really is about raising these 2 little spunky ones.

I don't mind it; as tired and busy as I am, I love all the little moments with them. I love seeing them interact (Tesla is an awesome and caring big sister), and love how Aila is such a smily girl and is super attached to me (even though I definitely need breaks from her). Whenever I remember to, I focus on the moment, the now, since Aila and T are growing so fast. I observe myself carrying Aila, holding Tesla's hand as we go somewhere, like remembering for a future self when years from now these moments will be SO precious to me.

And it's the mundane everyday that is so sweet. I try to capture these moments however I can.

Here we were at the downtown ice skating rink on a Sunday late afternoon.

Aila standing more and more, as her proud sister watches. Happy Aila, wearing her grandmother's sweater, Dav's adoptive mother who raised him (whose middle name is Tesla's middle name).

    

Tesla on Friday, when she doesn't have to wear the school  blue/white color uniform. She goes all out when she can, and I actually love watching her figure out her style. She likes pink and fluffy, can you tell? But she also has a goofy part to her which is a good balance.

Wearing her raincoat in Golden Gate park (from Mieko-san).

   

Sisters. In the bath. They are so cute together, but I won't plaster the internet with the gazillion pics I keep taking  ; )

Together watching a recent Chinese Lunar Festival performance in which T partipated  (see video below). T loves having Aila with her at public events. See how tightly T is holding A?

   

  T playing music she "wrote." At the Regenbogens.

 I used to do a butt series of Tesla. I do still with Aila, but don't post em much.     

Aila learning about give and take, with Thurston. Cute!

T's doremi performance at the Chinese Lunar Festival.

 

 

 

Comments

[mieko]

So happy to see Tesla in the akazukin-chan-like rain coat. she is so cute!! you should automatically tweet when you post a blog so that i won't miss cute photos!