nekominimode http://nekominimode.com Neko's Daily Activities Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Anxiously Awaiting http://nekominimode.com/anxiously-awaiting http://nekominimode.com/anxiously-awaiting#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:22:32 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=310 We got a name

Well, neko has one: Cheetah

Middle Name: Kala

She’s been whispering into my expanding belly the following words: you should be a girl….

Baby Whisperer Hide n Seek Belly Button That's a butt? Double bump

Stay tuned for nicknames!

]]> http://nekominimode.com/anxiously-awaiting/feed Winter Upon Us http://nekominimode.com/winter-upon-us http://nekominimode.com/winter-upon-us#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:28:54 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=309 This weekend was the last visit for us upstate as we getting into nesting mode (that basically means 80 loads of onesie washes and me bossing peter around as to where to put stuff and then move it). We said goodbye to Saunder’s Kill, the playground, exploring in the woods and welcomed winter into our lives.  Kinda looking forward to hot chocolates with my neko, reading and lounging in Red Hook  - whose joining?

Wooly Off the beaten path Winter Landscape Waiting at the bottom Taking a shortcut Bark Giant piece Peeling Concentrating Between Vines Branching

One Year Ago: Funny Girl

Two Years Ago: Bubbles

Three Years Ago: Ice Storm

]]> http://nekominimode.com/winter-upon-us/feed Dancing Queen http://nekominimode.com/dancing-queen http://nekominimode.com/dancing-queen#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:08:19 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=308 She just wants to dance!

 P.S.  See video from two years ago - we got a trend here!

One Year Ago: Princess Frilly

Two Years Ago: Spinning

Three Years Ago: Hamburg

]]> http://nekominimode.com/dancing-queen/feed Turkey and Cousins http://nekominimode.com/turkey-and-cousins http://nekominimode.com/turkey-and-cousins#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:04:03 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=307 We made a count down chart and eagerly awaited the arrival of the older cousins.

Neko adores these girls and the excitement for Thanksgiving weekend mounted - and she was not let down.

It’s amazing to watch neko fit in with these much older girls - their sense of humor (they all think doodie fart jokes are hilarious), their silliness (note pajama dancing), sense of adventure (talk about pulling poison ivy off trees), creativity (lots of art work and pretend play involving badly behaved babies) and their capability to all sleep (almost soundlessly) in the same room (and bed) together is inspiring….imagine we could all have so much pure fun together:

Hippie Style Wood Expedition Long shadows Vine seekers Nails fit for the woods Sophia Sunshine Expolra Magnified Piles Burning Leaves
Over the shoulder Walking a cat on the bridge On the shoulders Mannes Family Style Overlooking Hudson Perfection The View Whale watching Remy walking the girls Sniff Stop
Morning Secrets Disco Dancer Flash Dance Groovin'

Did I mention how perfect the autumn weather was too?  Here is to many more weekend with the cousins!!

Start Point Traffic Control Twilight Time Tricycle Chalk lines

One Year Ago: Three Cousins in One Bath

Two Years Ago:  Down South

Three Years Ago: Water Effect

]]> http://nekominimode.com/turkey-and-cousins/feed Random Thoughts http://nekominimode.com/random-thoughts http://nekominimode.com/random-thoughts#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:07:00 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=306 Autumn Cutie

It’s been a hectic few weeks at the Bernard Mannes Home so I thought a small post to celebrate neko’s ‘random thoughts’ series was in order:

Scene:  Bathtime (when we have our best talks)

Neko: Mama, am I still young?

Mama: Of course you’re still young

Neko: But I am already three and three quarters

Mama: I know you’re a big girl but you’re still young

Neko: You’re not young

Mama: What do you mean?

Neko: Savta and you are not young

Mama: How do you know that neko?

Neko: Because you don’t sparkle anymore

I nearly peed in my pants.

One year ago: Schooling

Two Years ago: It happened

Three years ago: Eating Peas

]]> http://nekominimode.com/random-thoughts/feed How do you like them apples? http://nekominimode.com/how-do-you-like-them-apples http://nekominimode.com/how-do-you-like-them-apples#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:57:40 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=305 I misplaced our camera charger (more like lost it and I am using moving and mama brain as an excuse) so incredibly beautiful pictures below are courtesy of Nina.  If you find my charger - please tie it around my neck along with keys, cell phone and lip balm.

Autumn in Accord is spectacularly amazingly refreshingly good and pretty (you know the kind you are happy to crack open the sweater bins for) this year and the apples (all 156 that we picked and then proceeded to force neko and peter to eat) are juicy deliciousness.  Hope this is a sign for a perfectly mild winter ahead:

Mannes Apples Golden Delicious Apple doesn't fall far... Pickers Yum Me making silly gestures Electric Evening Discussions Kiss Comparing Stinky Size 9.5 Cutest kids around Morning sun Royal Phi Sunning Gone Fishing Magnetic Fish I think I'm losing Totally losing

One Year Ago: Grandparents Galore

Two Years Ago: Moments

Three Years Ago: Fall Style

]]> http://nekominimode.com/how-do-you-like-them-apples/feed Morning Scenes from 25 Carroll http://nekominimode.com/morning-scenes-from-25-carroll http://nekominimode.com/morning-scenes-from-25-carroll#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:35:57 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=304 Ain’t no way around it, moving sucks.

I had to make my way through a maze of cardboard just to get over to the computer (yes, we still got cardboard-lots of it).

Neko, in her usual fashion, totally surprised us, and took to the new house and her new room with such enthusiasm, she actually jumped up and down with joy when she came in for the first time - she loves her new room and her bed so much she won’t even cuddle with me in ours anymore….and to think that we could have curtailed 3.5 years of sleeping with her just by moving - amazing!

She especially loves our fancy refirgerator with the crushed ice function- she kinda thinks it s treat and sits down munching it and watches the giant boats pass by:

Introducing New Room Sunlight Little things Big Girl Bed Blurry Bunny Neko happy in the am Me less happy (in the am) Watching the view Eating crushed ice Boats Upside new friends Silly monkey Breakfast Buddies Bagles on the balcony New hello kitty cups Downtown Our view

As for us, we are still opening and closing the same drawers looking for cutlery (and camera charger and socks)…

 

One year ago: It’s totally Fall

Two year ago: Snow in October

Three years ago: Who does neko really look like?

 

]]> http://nekominimode.com/morning-scenes-from-25-carroll/feed Migrating http://nekominimode.com/migrating http://nekominimode.com/migrating#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:21:26 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=303 As we get ready for our own migration to a new hood, we are teaching neko (she is teaching herself - gotta be honest here) how to master her scooter so our morning subway-school-rush-rush-hurry-hurry is hopefully easier. So far it seems successfully fun - if you count going in giant circles and not hitting any other kids a success:

Going places Action Pink scooter & Purple helmet Pensive Go Go Gadget Go Talking with hands Waiting Migration Stoop Talk Hanging Out

She is looking very professional in the pink n purple gear though…isn’t that half the battle?

Stay tuned for reports of speedy scooting at record breaking speed at early am rush hour to school….

]]> http://nekominimode.com/migrating/feed Notes From the Cardboard Underground http://nekominimode.com/notes-from-the-cardboard-underground http://nekominimode.com/notes-from-the-cardboard-underground#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:33:21 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=302 We have been knee deep in packing tape, bubble wrap and cardboard.

Hence the lack of neko updates - but even an evening dedicated to sorting through 12 years of Gourmet magazine piles must stop for the first day of school:

Frog Licked Won't smile Family on Bergen Street Walking to school On the street Must have sunglasses

Neko marched into her new classroom and forgot about us the minute she stepped over the threshold.

As usual, I was more anxious, but we all love Open House and can’t wait to spend another year there and share new friends, adventures and stories….

Another important update is neko’s new EXTREME trend towards independence.  She even announced a few nights ago that being small is not fun and she wants to be big like her mama (i’m not sure if she meant my growing belly and general width).  This desire has manifested itself in attempting to tie her own shoe laces for endless long minutes (at precisely 8:59 am), mastering buckling and buttoning and now, choosing her own clothes:

Smell the flowers Matchy Matchy Accessorizing Leopard Chick

Oh man - can’t wait till she turns 16, oh, I mean, 4…..

One Year Ago: First Day of Nursery School

Two Years Ago: 18 Month Day

Three Years Ago: Soccer Fan

]]> http://nekominimode.com/notes-from-the-cardboard-underground/feed Hurricanes and Watermelons http://nekominimode.com/hurricanes-and-watermelons http://nekominimode.com/hurricanes-and-watermelons#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:42:08 +0000 Keren http://nekominimode.com/?p=301 This past week we experienced a first of many natural disasters: an earthquake (did you guys feel that swinging in midtown highrises too?) and a freakin’ hurricane!

Much to our worst judgement, we decided to wait out the storm in accord, preparing ourselves for mother nature’s worst.  This included a mad dash to the supermarket (yes, we have a lot of tuna now) the hardware store (the guy laughed hard when we asked for batteries) and a lovely patient explanation of the sh%% storm that was coming to neko.

The conclusion and the lessons learned from our crazy weekend:

1. Accord and upstate are submerged under ‘brown lake water’ (neko’s words)

2. I rely way too heavily on electronic devices for neko’s entertainment and 3 days without power was proof that glue and glitter really ARE magical

3. I love showers, prefer them them daily and really pefer (neko’s way of sayin it) flushing toilets

4. Neko loves taking highway shoulder pee stops, every 2 hours

5. Candle light dinners are romantic and I love my family so much that  I would do it all over again!

Rainy window Screaming Two girls in rain coats Peter shlepping Rainy family portrait Slickers Mooning the storm Uprooted #1 Uprooted #2 Used to be a pond Brown Lake The pond Home grown watermelon Is that a watermelon in your belly or are you just happy to see me? Giant mushroom thing Oh that's why we have no power? Going to survey Cant drive home now! Blue skies after the storm Fluffy clouds

One year ago: Beach Weekend with Hoffman-Chalarons

Two years ago: First haircut

Three years ago: Gossip Girl

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