Ayjia Teaches You How To Use Binoculars

CBGBaby

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After The Show

Back In Hawaii For The First Time

OK, stick your finger in that hole and see if a crab bites it off.


Basically, this is the best picture ever taken of you....except for those damn people in the background! Who are you! And why did you ruin our photo! Anyone have photoshop?


OK...we took the picture again..this time w/o the people and w/o you LOOKING AT THE CAMERA!


Crack kills.


In case you were wondering what Ayjia's "I-just-did-something-and-didn't-get-caught-yet" look was...here it is. Problem is, we never found out what she did.




"Coooooooold!"


That ALMOST looks like a fake smile kid.


Yeah, I'd be freaked out by a snail that was half as big as my head too.


The best restaurant in Maui also has one of the best views. Go to Ma La if you're ever there. You'll thank us later.




So, what should we do while we're in Maui? I KNOW, we'll do the same thing we do while we're at home! Stay in bed!



So, we obviously went back to Maui. We wanted to get more pictures of you (we took 120 this time! sheesh!), so we went back. OK, that's not why...we went because we had free lodging and dad had a free flight...so, uh, why NOT go back?

A few funny things happened while we were there. First, we were driving and we were all cranky from the flight. Well, because people on Maui move as fast as the snail pictured above, we shouldn't have been surprised to find someone at a green light who was not moving. So, mom says, "Go! It's fucking green!"

I'll give you 4 guesses at what Ayjia was saying for the rest of the day...and 3 of your guesses don't count. Need a hint? It rhymes with, "Oh, sits lucking feen!"

After you said this lovely new phrase a couple of hundred times, you decided to say something new. But, this time it was cute....and not cute as in "oh that's cute but if CPS was around I'd be embarrased" (like above), but just plain cute. So, we were driving one night and you were bored (you are SUCH a good traveler by the way!) so you decided to recite a new poem/song to yourself. See, lately we've been saying, "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, etc." We have you finish our sentences (i.e. you would have said "fiddle" in the last sentence), but on this particular night, you decided to recite the entire first two sentences on your own! Wow...aren't you only 21 months? So, you actually said the following verbatim:

"Hey diddle, the cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon."

Blew our mind! But, something blew our mind even more than that!

See it's no secret that we've had a problem with people not knowing if you're a boy or a girl. It usually goes something like this.

Dumbass: Oh Isn't He Cute?
Mom or Dad: Yes, SHE is.
Dubmass: Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a dumbass.
Mom or Dad: Yes, you are. We're sure God will forgive you, but we won't. Please leave us alone.

OK. So, maybe the first part is made up. Seriously though, we take responsibility for some of it (we did, afterall, give you a mohawk and put you in Guns 'N Roses shirts), but sometimes people are just dumb and don't notice that you have a barette in your hair or that you're wearing a dress. But, THIS ONE has to take the cake.

This time we were on the beach and someone asked, "How old is he?" And we just weren't sure what to say, well....BECAUSE YOU WERE NAKED!!

Now, I don't know. Maybe this chicks husband has a REALLY small penis and she's not quite familiar with the male anatomy. But, even if she's never seen one, surely she can see that you, Ayjia, have the same thing downstairs that she does.

Sigh. I am predicting the end of the world soon. If you can't tell the difference between a boy and a girl when someone is naked, then no one can help you. Not even God will forgive you for that one....dumbass.

Your Vagabond Dad

Oh, how I miss you. This week, your dad (me) has been in New York without you. I hate traveling without you kid. I’ve been missing you like crazy ever since I left. Right now, I’m in Boston. I stopped in New York on my way to Boston because my flight landed there and it happens to be my favorite place in the world. I had a lot of fun in NY…I got to see one of my favorite bands, Interpol, got to see a few comedians, got to see the museum of Natural History, and drink at my favorite bar (Broome St.). But, all along I was thinking about you and wishing I could be around you. In fact, some of the most fun I had in NY was when I was shopping for you. And boy did I get you some cute stuff. The best thing I got you was a CBGB’s shirt! By the time you read this, they will probably be closed down, but CBGB’s was the quintessential punk rock venue in the world. I tried to get you your first Hard Rock t-shirt, but they were too big (this is my 2nd failed attempt after trying to find baby sizes in Singapore as well). I also tried to get you an “I love NY” shirt as well, but again…I couldn’t find your size. Oh well. The CBGB’s shirt will have to do. And, I promise we’ll post pics as soon as I get back home.

So, now I’m in Boston. Your Aunt Julie lives here and when I arrived she told me she was pregnant w/ her first child. Actually, I think she’s pregnant with her first children (note: plural) as twins run in our family and her due date is May 31st – Gemini! So, now that this is posted, we’ll see if I’m right in a few months. How exciting is that…another cousin! You know, growing up I only had one cousin and you’re going to have at least 5 (David, Gabriel, Nicholas, and the new twins!) Of course the one time I’m in Boston for a few days, your Aunt left for a vacation in North Carolina (I think). Figures! But, I’m in process for applying to Babson to get my MBA. So, if I get in, I’ll be here once a month

But if I do start coming out here once a month, I’m going to have to figure out how to bring you and your mom along as well. Any ideas? Traveling is so much fun and it quenches my thirst to see and experience the world. But, right now, you are my world, so pack your bags…cuz until you’re 18, you’re stuck with me, your travelin’ dad..