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New (tiny) Southwest Pilots
San Diego resort time
San Diego Zoo
Multicultural Day
Maya lost her first tooth!
Happy Hollow, solo parent
School picture preview
Weekend with mommy
Reading with daddy
Singing in the rain
Best friends
Easter explosion
Happy Easter
Hana is 3.5
Building nests
Chess and science with Daddy
A great day!
Chess master
Zoo time!
Piggies and Frozen
Monster Jam!
Up in the Air!
Gourmet birthday dining
Things that happened while we were offline
We're back, and Maya is five!
Fun at the Bowen Farm
Evil wonder duo strikes again!
Hans thinks daddy is super interesting
Playing in the sand
Shutdown: Day 9
Spooky puppy show (Maya's trademark)
Amna and Uzi are well loved
Maya in charge
Hans is merry
Making a wish...
Wild animals at the zoo
Happy Hans
Maya can read
Hana is relaxed
Maya and Hana had a good weekend
Hana is chasing her shadow
Gus is a guard dog
Happy Eid!
Update: Maya is 4.5, loves puppies
Hana has exclusively bad ideas
Maya likes picnics
Maya has no training wheels
Pensive Maya
Hana in handcuffs
Hana has a tantrum
Bring your Kids to Work Day
Hana + Baby Paul = love
Piggies
Science experiments
Hana is a magician
Hana loves the sand
Gams is rocking the Frogger Ride
Hana loves water fountains
Hana, superstar
Happy Father's Day
Hana has a hat
Exploring the Solar System with daddy
Maya has safety scissors
Hana + Lola = random displays of affection
Hana says hi
Maya likes toads
Maya is zen
Piggies!
Hana is two and a half today
The kids love BART
BFFs
Daddy + Hana = love
Easter, day two
Maya can dye eggs too
Easter, take one
Happy babies
Hana and Maya are a dedicated duo
Happy belated birthday GAMS!
Hana likes the aquarium
Maya is the slide queen
Hana is pretty happy
Same Same at Happy Hollow
Comparison study: Maya and Hana
The many faces of Hana
Maya + Hana + snow = so much fun
Namesake, and BFF
Video: Lola and the helicopter
Maya and Hana enjoy ice cream
Choo Choo
Maya says hi from Tahoe!
Family Tree (sort of)
Hana is prepared for fire, snow, bed
Maya loves daddy
Maya is 4, had a very happy birthday
Hana has a new penguin
Hana is posing
Hana is hungry
Belated Happy Birthday Ibi!
Carmel and Monterey, Day One
Merry Late Christmas/Happy Early New Year
No no no Day (and Clifford)
Penguins
Video: Maya is a dancing Christmas Tree
Maya is mommy's girl
Hana's happy hour
Maya + Clifford = love
Hana is cheerful
Hana is still ultimately quite tiny
Maya likes grilled cheese sandwiches
Maya has new tights
Hana is cheeky
Video: The girls sing for Dadima
Happy Birthday Dadima!
Hana is a Democrat
Birds in the Rain
Goofball
Video: Maya's Halloween show
Tickle tickle
Happy Halloween
Hana liked her party
Piggies!
Hana is two!
Kids + Fountains + heat = love
Maya + Quinn + Hana + Isla loved the train
Maya and Hana like carousels
Hana at the beach
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San Diego was awesome
Hana is almost two
Hana says Happy Birthday Amna!
Hana is AWAKE, gooey
Hall Monitor and the Charmer
BOUNCE!
Ostrich
Hana is sulking; Maya is not sharing
Hana and Maya are, not shockingly, hungry
Hana and Maya are ready for bed
Hana + Amna + slide = love
Maya and Hana are ready for work
Hana is here to make you safer
Maya and Hana are ready for bed
Maya is keeping the trains running
Hana loves herself, daddy
A (relatively) quiet house
Do not be fooled
Maya is a Junior Ranger
Late night reading with Daddy
Maya is waiting for her cookies
Family photo at Happy Hollow
Maya is still pretty cute
Hana is literally full of it
Video: Maya and Hana eat dinner
Gus is a good dog
Crabs in the sand
Maya and Hana are slightly retro
Hana at Donner Lake
Maya at Donner Lake
Hana is a bookworm
Maya loves her new dress
Hana is a chef
Maya and Hana are somewhat repetitive
The Daily Walk
Hana likes her dress
Maya and Hana love to slide
Reading with mommy
Hana is abstract
The many faces of Hana
Hana + Maya are literally running free
Maya is sneaky
Hana is a road warrior
Maya is so Hollywood
More chubby bubbles
Bubbles with the Bowens
Hana + Nate = puppy love
Hana and Maya are exhausted
Maya only likes to run
Hana is very chatty and no longer shy
More Housewarming shots
Maya and Hana have moved out
Hana is a plump little hat thief
Maya and Hana take a stroll
Maya is loud
Hana and Maya have new wheels
POP!
Superstar!
Maya is a predator, and insincere
Blast off
Sunday at the park
Maya loves the Easter Bunny
Sledding
Yosemite: Day one
Video: Hana saying Mommy
A snowy and slightly barfy adventure
Hana is a Flinstone
Video: Hana's tummy on display
Video: Maya wants a cupcake
Cowmonster pair
Happy Birthday Gams!!
Maya and Lucas are too cool
Hana is silly
Video: Maya thinks she is a musical genius
More irresponsible driving
The kids are creatures of habit
Adventures in Global Warming
Video: Maya and Hana at the racetrack
We're all here
Classic birds
Hana is cuddly
Maya is all grown up
Hana is extra jumbo
Maya is three, easy to please
Mustafa + Hana = love
Lola is 9
Co-pilots
Hana is under her own power; Maya is tricky
Bookworms
Slide masters
The Jamils are recovering
Hana's view of the world
Hana discovers fish
Hana gets very tense in crowds
Maya wants to go home
Hana at high speed
Video: Maya and the letter I
Art from Maya
Hana is quite active, and stylish
Happy New Year, from the kids
Happy New Year!
Maya + Gams = love
Little Drummer Girl
Boof in Distress
Oh, and a gummy Christmas too...
Merry Christmas!
Maya thinks Maya is pretty
Maya is the law
Hana is on the move
Hana likes a free ride, Zoo Lights
Maya likes Zoo Lights
Maya is silly
Hana is adorable, chubby
Hana and Maya love sandboxes
Hana's Turn
"Sharing"
Hana is a serious goofball
Maya rides a pony
Happy Thanksgiving!
Maya and Hana are obsessed
Hana is ready for winter
Bubbles
Maya is playing to the crowd
Shhh...
Maya knows her public
Maya and Hana are dizzy
Happy (belated) birthday Dadi!
Hana is commuting
Maya is ready for inclement weather
Maya says Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Maya has a lollipop
Hana has tons of bad ideas
Happy Halloween
Maya and Jack like to run around
Maya and Jack like trains
Hana is very handy
Hana is a party girl
A birthday card from Valorie
Hana is one
Maya is a pastry chef
Hana has cool shoes
Happy Birthday Amna! (Part 2)
Happy Birthday Amna! (Part 1)
And so it begins
Hana + Susy = love (and motorboating)
Maya is fashion forward
Hana is very excited
The Letter I
Hana is walking!
Maya misses Amna and Ibi
Hana is very messy
Hana is naked baby
Maya self portrait
Hugs
No hands!!
Maya does this on her own
Hana is always hungry
Maya is still here
Maya knows the alphabet, is destructive
Sisters
Hana is pretty happy, plump
Maya sends kisses
Hana likes to multitask
Maya is a toddler
Hana is ginormous
Yay, Ibi!
Bye Bye Amna and Ibi!
Hana is a plump little smurf
Hana remains chubbily perfect
Jamil explosion
Ibi is cool; Mustafa is a thief
Blast from the recent, yet everyday past: Maya wakes up
Maya is ultimately very tiny
Blast from the recent past: Maya at the beach
Hana is like her mom
More cuteness overload
JUMP!
Would you like to read a story?
Maya + Truck = love
The Bench
Bowen Family Fun!
Hana is standing tall
Hana likes the ocean
Baby on a picnic
Maya will be right back
Maya is storing food for the winter
Hana is on top of the world
Cuteness Explosion
Maya has her hands full
A Gummy Update
Gummy Olympics
Maya and Hana still love the park, their aunt + cousin
Maya and Hana saw Sesame Street Live!
Maya + Boof = total obsession
Ibi is a fan of the Second Amendment
Maya is making a mess
Hana is using an antique
Two future Cardinals?
Maestro
Chubby happy babies
Maya is no longer a solo jumper
Amna and Ibrahim are here!
Think-a-thon
Too cool
Reminder: blog not publicly accessible after today
Hana is ready to go
Cheese!
Hana remains very gummy
No, you are not imagining this.
Action needed: the blog is changing...
Maya is a daredevil
Maya says WHEEEE!
Maya + animals = love
Birds at the park
Maya is very brave
Hana is seven months old!
Sharing...
Hana says thanks Aunt Fatima!!
Happy Mothers Day!
Boof says night-night
Hana is full of charm
Hana = drool
Summertime
Hana is still gummy
Jack is one!
Hana is super cute; Maya is super aggressive
Night Night, Maya
Hana is pleasingly plump
Pineapple upside-down Maya
Bubble girl
Maya is a big kid
Maya is very opinionated
Hana is goofy
Hana is hungry, slightly angry
Maya eats soup
Lola gets fed breakfast
Hana is stylish, professional
Maya likes the iPad
Bingo
Maya loves playdoh
Maya is arrogant
Maya is the bounce queen
Just your average evening
Maya and Hana are celebrating!
Already uncooperative
Happy
Maya is sulking
Hana is jumping!
Bunny alert
Hana has a large tummy
Maya and Lucas are focused
Video: Maya brushing her teeth
Maya-tisse
Maya can fly!
Hana + Mommy = love
Lola is not interested
We are in trouble
Hana has forgotten how to nap
Maya is at one with nature
Boof-lette
Maya is the queen
Maya and Hana are having a blast
Hana is ready to eat
Hana has professional assistance
Hana is super stylish
Hana is very happy
Maya is confident
Lola is full of complaints
Maya and Hana are running the show
Friday Happy Hour
Bottoms up
Happy Birthday Dada!
Maya plays the drum, is an undisclosed size
Hana is on a roll!
Maya is two, and still pretty cute
Maya is almost 2
Hana is ready for work
World's first evidence of Hana on her tummy
Hana likes to giggle
Maya self portrait
Maya is messy, somewhat charming
Hana is well-nourished
Hana is a one-baby band
Maya is reading to herself
Maya is sneaky
Maya knows how to climb
Hana was up all night!
Hana is laughing up a storm
Susy is an artistic genius
Hana is in my lap
Maya is daddy's girl
More Maya self portraits
Hana is exhausted, likes Jack's old stuff
Happy New Year! (part 2)
Happy New Year!
Maya has friends
Maya is an interpretive genius
Some great Christmas photos
Maya and Hana, day one without mommy
Maya is throwing a tantrum
Maya had a fun Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Maya is occasionally well behaved
The many faces of Hana
Maya is prepared for the storm
Hana is a happy camper
We love Sesame Street
Maya is a pastry chef
Elf
Not the best day for our chubby baby
Party crashers
Maya at the petting zoo
Hana + mommy + Christmas = FUN!
Hana is quite gummy
Maya and Hana go to the zoo
Hana is wiped out
Maya likes Susy too!
Hana says Happy Birthday Susy!
Hana is disappointed
Life is very boring now...
Grinchy McGrinch
Hana is preparing for Santa
Maya + Mommy = Love
Maya has a lollipop, sinus infection
Hana hits the Black Friday sales with mommy
Happy Thanksgiving
Gams + Hana = Love
Maya enjoys mac and cheese
Hana is very clean, has a small cold
Maya self portrait
A rare moment of peace
Maya is queen of the park; Hana is nonplussed
Eid Mubarak, from Amna's well-dressed nieces
Maya is slightly arrogant
Hana + Susy = Love
Maya likes her sister, can count to 10
Hana is a month old, and jumbo
Maya makes a mess with sand
Feed me
Blast from the recent past: Hana, week two
Hana is very entertaining
Maya can ROAR like a tiger
Maya loves to slide
Hana's first visit to the park
Maya has blue hands
Hana the lion
Hana would like to barf on daddy for a change
Maya enjoys hay
Pumpkin Patch with Gamma and Susy
Video: Maya likes mm-mmm's
Hana is very clean and well dressed
Boof is very chatty
Hi Daddy!
Tummies!
Being naughty is exhausting
Hana is a week old; Maya is starting to get it
Being a baby is exhausting
Maya wants her car seat back
Update: Babies like to sleep, eat; Mustafa likes to complain
Maya is having a great time
Hana "the eyeball" Jamil
First time in a car seat
We're home!
Look how TINY she is!
The Hana life cycle
Video: Hana hanging out
Looks like Mustafa?
Hana is resting comfortably
Hana is here!
Maya is full of smiles!
Maya is going back to school, ignoring the rules
We're as ready as possible for Hana
Hana is almost here!
Maya really likes boof, Susy and the grandparents
Maya still loves Sesame Street
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Maya is super stylish
Maya loves to eat.
Maya likes a good snooze
Tummies!
Bottoms up
St. Orres is so relaxing
Dictionary of Maya-speak at 19 months
Maya had a great weekend
Happy Friday!
Maya is ultimately very tiny
Maya is fairly cooperative
Lola at the Park
Secret Smiles
Ta-Da! It is Friday!
Maya the storyteller
Baby cuteness overload
Lola on the mend
That's M-O-M-M-Y.
Blast from the recent past: Amna and Ibrahim's visit
Maya's new room!
Happy Friday!
Maya + Daddy = love
Another picture with piggies
Maya loves spectacles
Snacks in the big kid chair
Maya speaks two languages
Sleepy Puppy
Maya has piggies
Maya is obsessed
Maya has three bad ideas
Fourth of July at Norma's!
Cousins!
Maya is wiped out
Maya is very fashion forward
Take Two
Toddler Basketball
The Boxer
Indoor skydiving!
Muir woods may have snakes
Maya is quite charming
Maya is about to seem a lot bigger
Video: Maya at midnight
No more pacis
Maya is on the move
Video: Maya dancing
Maya is very strong
Boof is well fed
Maya does funny stuff
Maya is quite skilled
Rosey Bird
Baby Update
Maya and Quinn are mainly cooperative
Best. Trip. Ever.
Silly Hair
Maya is slightly less jumbo
Happy Mother's Day!
Quick baby update
Maya has her own plans
Sleepy Puppy
Boof at the Park
Maya likes to play
Shhh, the baby is sleeping...
Maya is very pleased
Happy Birthday Abbu/Daddy!!
Maya is very stylish
Hippity Hop
How many different feet you meet!
Happy Friday!
Blast from the past: a year ago today!
Happy Birthday Gramma!!
Tea Time
More zootime fun
At the zoo!
Live blogging from Maya's exciting game
Maya is very talented
Maya has a new game
Maya is back, and so is Boof
Babies in the Rain!
Maya is taking a little break
Fridays with Gramma
Fingerpainting
Maya is a super-athlete
Maya had a great weekend
Maya is all dressed up for Dada's birthday!
Happy (late) Birthday Dada (Part 1)
Maya likes frozen treats
Maya's walking!
Happy Birthday Fatima!
Maya enjoys breakfast
Happy Birthday Jenni!
Maya has a big pink bear
One year later.
Maya is one!
Feeding Frenzy
Party time
Maya is a huge mess
Maya is at least half Bowen
Maya is pleased
Happy Friday
Sunbathing
Christmas part 2, with grandpa
Blast from the Christmas Past
Maya is charming
Maya had a super fun week!
Still Going Berserk
Maya is unclear on the concept
Almost...
Maya likes to be hydrated
Bliss
Maya is making a huge mess
Maya is kind of sophisticated
Super tall baby
Boogie boogie boogie
Happy New Year!
Maya is possibly a dolphin
Motorboating
Best. Present. Ever.
Merry Christmas Eve
Story time
Tooth #3
Maya meets a horse
Maya goes swimming!
Wagon Ride!
Maya loves her doggie
Ho Ho Ho
Good thoughts for our Lola
Slurp
The blogger and the bird
Maya is taking over
Much Better
Wardrobe Malfunction
Hisssssssss
Maya likes toys
Maya says, "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Thankful
Maya is unstable
Happy Friday!
Maya needs your number
Maya loves to eat
Hippos Go Berzerk
Maya is ginormous
Happy Birthday Dadi!!
Maya hates football games
Baby in a basket
Wag the dog
Maya is teething
Growing up way too quickly
Plumpkin
Maya is Daddy's girl
Jenni knows everything
Baby in the mirror
Pumpkin for our pumpkin
Baby on the move
Video: Maya is on the move
Maya is clever
Happy Thursday!
Nobel Laureate
Maya says bye!
Maya knows this one by heart
Jumbo teether
Maya is not going to be pleased
Strawberry Shortcake
Jamil Family Photos, take 3
It is a miracle
Maya is a pro
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Maya is a decepticon
Maya enjoys fruit
Maya is a pianist
More teething
Happy Wednesday
Toothy evidence
Maya is full of lies
Mammoth, take 2
Maya is bundled up
Maya has returned
Maya is on the road
Maya can sit (and throw things)
Happy September!
A Gummy (toothy) Update
Maya had a great weekend
Shouting match
Maya has a new friend
Maya is wiped out
Maya had a HUGE weekend
Maya is unstoppable (almost)
Maya is slightly smug
Baby Best friends / competitor airlines
Maya demands variety
Maya is a bunny
Video: Maya eating in the high chair for the first time
Maya is very messy
Maya is crazy for her dad
Maya is very hungry
Puppy Love
Maya is awesome
Pictures from Maya's week (so far)
A Gummy Update
No more gummy grins?
BFF (Best Friends Forever)
Maya is super-sized
Maya photo shoot, take 2
Maya loves her Dada, and B-I-N-G-O
Maya and Lola are best friends
Maya is a goofball
Maya is pretty tiny
Maya is on top of the world
A Feverish Fourth of July
We are on the road
Maya is a lady of letters
Meet Maya's best friends!
A Maya Film Festival
Maya's Favorite Toy
Maya is stylish, and somewhat arrogant
Daddy Might Know Best
Froggie Baby
Maya is materialistic
Gummy Grins
Maya was on strike
Standing ovation
Maya's hands are yummy, and a little gross
Maya is uncooperative
We're back to four
Video: Maya giggles with Dada and Dadi
I am hilarious
Maya charms the boys
Maya has her game back
Maya is a source of germs
Video: Maya in the Exersaucer
Video: Dada and Dadi take on Wii Tennis
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Maya is ginormous, and possibly a future marine biologist
Chirp Chirp Chirp
Dada and dadi love their little bird
Cruising
The Newest Bowen!
A Recent Mom on Recent Events
Gammy's 90th Birthday Celebration!
Maya continues to charm
Maya has a ball!
Maya's parents are morons
Maya makes silly faces with Gramma
Maya is a cowgirl
Be quiet, the kids are sleeping
Maya is kind of weird
Happy Monday!
Maya does brunch
Fatima is cool enough for two posts in a row
Fatima is a Superstar!
Baby shoes
Maya visits Half Moon Bay
Maya chats it up
Jolly...?
Maya is way too cool
Maya is very popular
Queen of Swing
Maya + Big Bird = Love
Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy!
Baby in the Mirror
Lola is not amused
Maya has no excuse
Hairstylin'
Not much to report here
The end goal
Baby Airplanes
Tummy Time, For Real!
Babies like routines
Maya rolls with Kanye, and other useful information
Such a happy kiddo
A tribute to our buddy Calvin
Guest Blogger: Fun Times with M + M (part 2 of 2)
Guest Blogger: Fun Times with M + M
Guest Blogger: Ten Things I Learned from Maya and Maggie
I am crazy about my baby
Maya is very vain
Babies are expensive to produce
Just to follow up...
Tummy Time!
Maya is all smiles
Maya lives in a slightly more awesome world
Maya meets the world
Video: Maya asleep on Mommy
Maya goes to the zoo (sort of)
Maya is ginormous (and peeved)
Maya chills out
What it takes to travel with baby
Maya's first earthquake!
Maya conquers Yosemite
Maya celebrates Gramma/Gamma/Gimlet/Sandi's birthday
Video: Maya notices her mobile
Maya takes on the world
Video: Maya up close
Lola's arrogance
Fatima meets Maya!
Maya makes a break for it
Visitors from Seattle
Ladies who Lunch
Video: Early social smiling
Maya has lots of friends!
Maya is totally cuter than Suri Cruise
Sleepwear
Video: Maya rooting for milk
Maya hangs with the lab
Gramma/Gimlet and Grandpa hanging out with Maya
Jenni, here's another graph!
Already a computer whiz
Maternity leave
Video: Maya getting a bath
Maya and Mustafa
Mommy and Maya have a ball
More funny faces
Babies are cute when they're sleeping!
Fatima and Lisa in the same city!
Warning! Boring techie post
Video: Play time for Maya
The M-dog and, well, the dog are stuck alone at home with Mustafa
The one month checkup (oh, and another graph!)
Asleep and Awake
Sound Asleep
Video: Maya lightly sleeping
Video: Maya crying
Our big outing to Fremont's Central Park
More eating data
Maya tells a story
Maya and Lola take a stroll
Maya takes a bath
Maya's late-night milk truck
10 things Daddy adores about his Maya
Video: The Maya chirp
Maya's two-week pediatrician appointment
The many faces of Maya
Lola and Maya
A day in the life of Maya
Sof and Joanna come to visit!
Blast from the Recent Past: Maya's Old House
Maya really likes Aunt Susy
Costume Changes
Happy (belated) Valentine's Day!
Uncle Simon and Aunt Heather come to see Maya
Daddy finally got his fancy camera out...
Video: Mommy talking to Maya
Video: Maya hiccuping
Some MJ photos from the hospital
Photos from Maya's day out
Maya's big day out!
Video: Gramma and Maya
Video: Mommy and Maya
Video: Mustafa and Maya
Quick update and lots of thanks!
Video: Staring at the camera
Video: Maya in the recovery room
Update #4 from the hospital
Hello!
Resting happily
So that's what a newborn looks like!
WE HAVE A BABY!
Update #3 from the hospital
Update #2 from the hospital
Update #1 from the hospital
Labor Cake!
Already more like Dad?
Lola wanted to take a nap too...
So what will Maya do all day?
Paul comes for a visit
Some of our favorite kids live in Kansas!
Maya will be an Obama baby...but not yet.
Baby update
One Year Ago...the best trip ever!
All hail the new Scrabble maestro!
An update from Rebecca's non-baby life
Even slightly early C-sections are much riskier
Hiccups, etc.
Baby classes
Blast from the recent past: Heather & Simon's Birthday
Blast from the recent past: Thanksgiving
Our two daughters
Rebecca is HUGE!
Maya's room (the right side)
Maya's room (the left side)
And away we go!