Watch us grow!
On Monday morning, Janie was up earlier than usual and actually walked into the house herself and sat down at the breakfast table when we arrived at school.
She usually wants to be carried in and asks to sit on a certain chair in the livingroom to warm up. But today, she was able to sit and start her breakfast with her friends right away.
Today is Mother’s Day and Mommy woke up to these two little jokers. Janie must have slept really well last night because she was in a great mood.
For breakfast, all the kids had cereal and milk.
The kids found an extra big banana slug near the campsite.
Janie played her kazoo again while Mei Mei tried to stomp on it.
Before the fire went out, Janie roasted one last marshmallow. Her stool came in handy all weekend and went everywhere with her including the bathroom, picnic table, and campfire. Everyone called her the “stool monkey”.
Uh oh…that marshmallow is toast!
What a fun camping trip and the mess on her face really shows it! She slept the whole drive back to Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason’s house and when she woke up, she was all smiles.
While lunch was being prepared, Janie drew some banana slugs.
Auntie Vyl prepared some yummy noodles with veggies, chicken, and peanut sauce.
Then, instead of taking a nap, Janie ran laps around the campground with Rowan and Auntie Vyl.
We also built a fire and Janie played with her painting notebook while Jack and Reese watched.
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She also learned how to roll dice during a game of “Pass the Pig”. Actually, she was rolling pigs but she got the idea.
Everyone snacked on fruit, cucumbers, salami, and cheese before dinner.
We also had some early marshmallows and Janie was so happy.
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She roasted one next to Daddy but it went up in flames before she could eat it.
Before dinner, Janie and Mommy did some relaxing in the tent. No napping took place at that point either.
Later, we all went out for Mexican food nearby since we didn’t have anything food prepared for that evening’s meal. As expected, Janie passed out in the car on the way back to the campsite and slept for the rest of the night. I guess that’s what happens when you skip your nap.
After dinner, Janie was ready to go hang out in the tent. She must have been exhausted from the day’s activities but I think she was just excited to be sleeping in a tent. So, she changed into her PJs and hung out with her books for a bit.
In the meantime, we started a fire and eventually she asked to come back out.
She loves marshmallows and was very interested in watching everyone roasting them.
I think she gobbled up 4 marshmallows that night while we were all preoccupied.
We also put one on a stick and let her give it a try too.
Janie was so excited to go camping this morning that she kept her backpack on all morning once she was done packing it with her toys. She even kept it on while she ate her cereal with milk.
She kept saying “cereal and milk is yummy!” I don’t know why I hadn’t given it to more often before but it’s gonna go in our regular rotation of breakfasts from now on.
Mommy had to pick up something from the mall so we all hopped on a bus together for an evening out. We didn’t bring the stroller this time and Janie did a great job holding hands on the sidewalk and then agreed to riding on Dada’s shoulders when she got tired.
For dinner, we went to a Thai noodle place and she entertained herself with her sea animals.
She got her very own bowl of Tom Kha with rice and stayed relatively clean without a bib on.
We took the train home after dinner and she really wanted to take a selfie. Not bad, kid.
We made lasagna for dinner tonight and Janie helped put handfuls of mozzarella in the ricotta.
She also learned how to use a pepper mill today.
Then she helped mix up the ricotta, eggs, and mozzarella together.
The best part of making the lasagna was eating it when it was all done!
This morning, we went to a cute little French place for brunch. Janie practiced sitting in a regular chair and did a great job staying in the chair and eating her waffle and strawberries.
She also held Dada’s hand on the walk home. Our Janie is back to her old self again. Phew.
Whenever we got to Tsunami for dinner, they give us this corner booth since they don’t have any highchairs or booster seats. When it’s time to eat the noodles and soup, she kneels up against the table to eat.
And when she eats her edamame, she sits on her corner seat. This evening, she asked Dada to hold her hand while she ate.
She was also extra snuggly while she drank her milk. I guess her 2-hour nap did her some good.
Around midnight, Janie woke up coughing and threw up a couple times. She woke up every hour crying and calling out “MAMA!” and was miserable. As a result both Janie and Mama did not sleep well last night. Janie ended up sleeping on the sofa and Mama slept in Janie’s bed. This morning, she woke up at her normal time but was not her usual self.
So, Dada stayed home with her for the day while Mama went to work. Janie spent the morning watching “Finding Nemo” while Dada worked. She also went down for an early nap and slept 2.5 hours.
Then for lunch, they went to Tender Greens for some chicken soup. Look at those rosy cheeks.
She loved it and said, “The soup is yummy. It’s the best one EVER.” It was her first real meal for the day since she still didn’t have much of an appetite this morning.
When Mama got home, she played playdough before dinner and then had a nice warm bath.
She was making “pancake soup” with dessert.
Hopefully we’ll have a more restful night tonight and she can go to school tomorrow.