Momorazi has been very busy lately so we are a bit behind with publishing photos. However these gems appeared in our archive.
Instax Archive From 2021
Momo’s First Day of Seventh Grade
More to come!
May Braces and Adventures at Riverbank
Hawaiʻi 2025 Spring Break
Short trip but way worth it. We stayed at the Prince which is conveniently located and reasonable priced. Kouji was in town so it was nice to him and we hung out a ton with Grace.
Storm King!
We visited Storm King Art Center on Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was very cold and the center’s buildings were under renovation so no warm restrooom! More film photos TK.
One weekend in October and a couple diptychs from late September
Ella visited from Vermont for the weekend and the first thing we did was go for dim sum! Photo by Michi.
First Day of Sixth Grade at LMC
We followed tradition and took photos with our hand-drawn placard announcing the first day of her continued education on the 1 line at Lower Manhattan Community School.
We Went to Japan and San Francisco This Summer. And Spent Seven Hours in Hawaii
Upstate NY and a Downstate Ohio Surprise
The end of the fifth grade school year meant Farm Outing Day. And a immediate trip to Ohio to surprise Noni on her 80th birthday.
Bikes, Fires, Cats and a Visit From Muki
Lots of spring time exploring with Momo and Michi. Muki also paid us a visit from Sri Lanka.
Momo takes the train home from school
Momo and Dunya walked to 79th Street, had donuts on the way and took the 1 train home together. Momo got off the train at 145th and Broadway and met Michi at CVS.
NYMag + The Cut Feature
Momo and crew were shot for a feature on Tweens in New York City. Photography by Sara Messinger
11 Years Old
Momo had friends and more friends over for her 11th birthday, including Mazzy Mazz.
A Riverside Park walk in early 2024
Christmas 2023 in Ohio!
We spent several weeks in Ohio for the holidays although this year was a blur! But lots of fun at the creek and woods and fun with the cousins and crew.
Momo is a podcast co-host!
Join Molly and co-host Momo as they learn Pluto’s history, talk to planetary scientist Kelsi Singer about NASA’s New Horizons mission, and even hear from the planet itself. All that plus a nifty new mystery sound!
First day of 5th grade at MCS
Our sixth year starting school at MCS in the Upper School in 5th Grade. Up until now the grades were named by the students ages, eg, 9/10s, 8/9s, etc. Remember, her entire education has been on the 1 train.
August 2023 Trip to Hawaii: Michi and Momo
Momo gets a second earring.
After 5 years of a single earring in each ear Momo finally gets the double. No numbing agents so it was painful, according to Momo.
Summer in Cincinnati 2023: Sleep away camp and Nono’s 80th birthday.
Fire Island 2023! City Kids — and Sharks —Descend On Long Island Summer Beach
Starting getting some images back from our Fire Island 2023 week with Omar, Lilly, Kevin, Ayana, Peter, Kisha, Elio, Micah, Elio, Raul, Michi, Peter, Momo and Natalia. And Andres, Sagan, David, Elena, Sylvia and Emma. Am I forgetting anyone? Probably. And yes there were two Peters and two Elios.
Upstate: Beacon, Roxbury and Troutbeck House
We spent a couple weekends up upstate this spring — here is evidence we actually got out of the city.
Dia: Beacon
We took a Memorial Day trip to Dia with Shizu, Enrique and Emile. Of course the adults just ended up drinking too much wine although we were able to safely get home via Metro North.
Continue reading“This 10 year old is cooler than all of you”
Subway Portraits: 145th again on a rainy day in April on our way to Sewho.
Momo had a harmonica, rosary, pen knife and an amulet around her neck.
A warm winter turns into spring in NYC.
We barely had snow in NYC this year. And the last several days in Ohio was quite warm so Momo and I went to the creek to see how much the ice had melted. Days before the creek was entirely covered with ice.
Flashback from 2017: “I have a DVD for you…”
I could watch this on loop all day. We think this is a message Momo recorded for Ella.
Christmas in Ohio 2022
Phew lots of traveling towards the end of 2022. First Hawaii at the end of November and then Ohio mid December — just in time for the greatest World Cup final ever. Here are some initial photos.
Subway Video Portraits: Grand St.
“A man of noble gases”
—Momo Kobayashi
Thanksgiving 2022 in Hawaii
This may have been our first trip to Hawaii in November. (We visited, pre-Momo, in October back in 2012.) Sky and fam were there as well and Momo had a great time with her cousin.
Subway Portraits: 145th Street and 28th Street
Momo and I went to Sewho on a lovely, unseasonable warm Saturday and I took some photos while we were on the platform at 145th St.
Momo looking cool as ever, rocking a vintage iPod Nano.
Back to School in the 9/10s aka 4th Grade
Momo’s first day of 9/10s or 4th Grade was Sept. 9, 2022.
We did our usual photo op in the lobby with a custom made placard.
Continue readingFlight Club Fire Island
We finally were able to spend several days at the Snoopy House aka the Puppy House. We spent lots of time jumping off the lifeguard chair which was high enough to be scary not to so high were we could hurt ourselves — seriously anyway. Momo also roamed around the island by herself and even bought groceries. She was also not the youngest! That honor now goes to Violetta.
Hawaii Spring Break 2022
Perfect timing for late winter / early spring trip to Hawaii with Michi and Momo. We left on Monday, March 14 and Peter came back on the 22 while M/m stayed on a couple days later.
Late winter dining with Lulu, Michi and Momo
Just a couple of photos of the crew — in black and white — eating in the dining room. Lulu always likes to sneak onto the table give us kisses.
Momo’s First Day of 3rd Grade aka 8/9s at MCS
First year back in the classroom after the pandemic
Fire Island 2021: 2 day trip as it happened.
Michi and Momo took a 2 day trip to Fire Island. YaY! Here are photos as they came in, shot on Michi’s phone.
Momo’s new haircut
End of MCS 7/8s school year and more late spring fun
The end of 7/8s (aka 2nd grade) is here! Here are various photos from the last day and more.
Mateo, Daphne and Momo romping and stomping.
Continue readingMomo’s 1 train education
We realized that all of Momo’s schools have been on the 1 train. Here is an ongoing list of Momo’s schools and teachers.
Gezunteit! and more. Various photos from the last 7 or so years.
Introducing Louella Louise Lovebug Rentz Kobayashi aka “Lulu”
We picked up Lulu from St. Louis on December 20. She was born at the end of September in Arkansas. She is bundle of cuteness.
Shoes by Momo
When Momo was two years old a fellow patron at a cafe commented that Momo would be fashion designer when she grew up. She has always had a really great eye for putting things together. Recently she has taken an interest in knitting and making shoes.
Momo, the uptown handball champion
A bit of cheap and safe fun has been playing with balls. Several variations include:
- ball in the hall
- ball on the wall (hand ball)
- ball in front of the wall (catch)
A coronavirus summer in Cincinnati
We were able to spend lots of time with family and pets. Needless to say we also drank lots of wine. As cases leveled out in NYC, spikes happened in the mid west, which was scary, so we self isolated as much as possible.
Post NYC covid-19 peak and 5 weeks — yes, 5 weeks—in Ohio
We finally felt like we could leave the apartment so Momo and I took a quick walk down Riverside. Momo calls the pandemic Corona-poopa-virus, btw.
A Locked Down April and May in NYC
April and May were bonkers in NYC. We were lucky to be able to work, hunker down and eat well.
3 Months at Home
It has been three months since covid-19 hit. Which is bad because we have to stay at home for three months.
Momo loses her first tooth and her second tooth
Yes, Momo finally lost a tooth, one right in front, on the bottom. Oh yes, we are back after an extended period down due to technical problems. Also, we are still locked down in upper manhattan due to the Covid19 pandemic.
Hawaii 2019—2020 Pre Covid Vacation
Oh my gosh totally forgot to post our pre-pandemic trip to Hawaii. Little did we know what we would be in for when we returned to NYC. But we did get to hang out with the JP crew and celebrate Momo’s Shichi-Go-San.
Momo’s First Day of First Grade (6/7s)
And her second year at MCS
Japan 2019
Michi and Momo went to Tokyo this spring to visit family especially baby Skyler. Peter had to stay back for jury and work duties. Hiroko, Ako and Kiko also were around.
Skyler Kobayashi
Pictures are coming in from Japan of Momo’s cousin Skyler. Here he is at 6 weeks old.
Momo’s First Day of Kindergarten aka 5/6s at MCS
And her first day at MCS
Momo in motion at Fire Island 2018
We spent the third summer at the puppy house and maybe the fourth summer visiting Fire Island. It has become a tradition that Momo looks forward to every year. This year she barely stayed still.
Los Angeles, 2018
Another trip to LA where we stayed at our friend Ji Won’s, hung out in Palm Springs and visited the Marin / Bagnaschi family in Pasadena. I guess we also went to OC to hang out with Mosa and visit Newport Peach. Ohhhh also ran into Peter’s old friends — Raoul and Danielle — from Atlanta who own an amazing spot in Echo Park. How did we do so much in so little time?
Dragon Park monkey bars
Momo is adamant about completing the monkey bars at the dragon park.
Here she is in May of 2018.
and in August 2019…
Continue readingMomo’s friends
Apu, Robot, Bobby, Falala.
Spring 2018 and a visit from MK1
Mariko made a visit in April for Easter and we had fun at the Fifth Ave hat parade. (Steve Dunaway was also in town with his son and friends.) Momo has been having fun at Ps125 for PreK as well as taking both ballet and tap classes. Promise to also update this blog more than once every 4 months.
Japan 2017: Including the entire Kobayashi family.
We went to Japan on September 27 for Kouji and Mayuchans wedding celebration.
Here are some initial photos, out of order, of course.
