Before her nap, Janie had some lunch at her little table and chairs.
Then she helped clean the house with a squirt bottle and towel. She used them to clean the green marker off the floor.
rice soup
This kid loves “rice soup” and so does Mommy. So, this morning, we went back to Chinatown for the second weekend in a row.
It was perfect for a rainy morning.
Italian Dinner
This evening, we took the train to have dinner with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia.
She played with her miniature animals while we waited for the food to arrive.
Janie ate up almost all of the clams again and wanted nothing else.
Fortunately, Mommy brought her some snap peas to supplement.
shopping
After everyone’s naps, we all got in the car to go to Costco. Janie was being extra silly in the car and said “look at me!”
She had a good time tasting the samples and picking out her fruits and veggies. She also helped at the checkout line.
While Daddy went to the store to buy some plants and shrimp, Janie and Mommy went next door for frozen yogurt and picked out the green spoon for herself.
breakfast outing
We walked down to the Farmer’s Market this morning and Janie ran about a third of the way there. She also found a “car” to drive.
For breakfast, we went to il Cane Rosso and Janie played with her tongs and puff balls until the food arrived. She was calling them “ice cubes”.
She had scrambled eggs and almost finished the side order portion that we got for her. She also did a good job keeping her underwear dry all morning and kept Mommy’s hat on in the sun.
Back at home, Mommy fell asleep on the sofa and Janie took a nap in bed with Dada.
Fish-tastic Friday
Both Mommy and Daddy got the day off so Janie had a “no-school-no-work” day. It started out in bed with Daddy watching videos of people building aquariums.
Then we went to the Academy of Sciences to see lots of fish.
Her favorite parts were seeing the scuba divers in the big tank and touching the sea urchin.
https://youtu.be/5dW9xmyfgbs
For lunch, we ate out on the terrace. She played with her Nemo magnets while we waited for the food to arrive.
Janie had asked for clams earlier in the morning so she got a big bowl of clam chowder. She was a little disappointed that it didn’t have the shells in there but ate it anyway.
Next stop was Aqua Forest Aquarium where she went to see her favorite black goldfish while Daddy did a little shopping.
It was taking a while, so she went out front to blow bubbles.
https://youtu.be/Kxg_Ov7-izA
She made up a bubble song and dance on the sidewalk.
She also got a special Easter cookie from the bakeshop down the street and went straight for the eye and the wing made of icing.
dinner and dessert
We went out for dinner and after eating all of Mommy’s egg and pork, she had a banana.
As a special treat, she got some of Mommy’s salted caramel ice cream.
Walnut Creek
Today afterschool, Janie and Mommy drove to Walnut Creek to visit Auntie Mai and her new baby girl, Sabrina. Janie was a little hesitant around the baby so we didn’t get any pictures of her with the newest member of the Cheeksters.
Instead, she did some coloring with Sophie at the coffee table. They didn’t say much to each other at Auntie Mai’s house.
For dinner, we went to The Habit for burgers and that was when these two girls really hit it off.
It was so cute watching the two of them sitting at the table having conversations with each other.
Sophie: It’s hot. You have to blow it. (referring to the fries)
Janie: Yeah, I can’t eat it right now.
Janie was pretty good with sharing her fries and pineapple. She also had a funny conversation with Auntie Ranee.
Auntie Ranee: Where’s Daddy right now?
Janie: He’s at home.
Auntie Ranee: What is he doing?
Janie: He’s reLAAAAxing.
We got a good laugh out of that one.
Before heading home, we stopped at Sprouts to pick up some carrots, bell peppers, and cookies.
dinner
This evening, we had short rib, mashed potato, and peas. Yum yum!
Snack Time
This afternoon, Janie had snacks with her pals Big GG and Olaf. She made sure they each had a bib on. She snacked on bell peppers while they had cake.
