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Picnic

March 29, 2015 No Comments

We planned to have a picnic today but before that, we went to Chinatown for breakfast. Janie had two helpings of jook today.

Afterward, we walked to the nearby deli to pick up sandwiches for everyone. Janie enjoyed the sunshine outside as we waited for our order.

Our picnic was at Coyote Point in San Mateo. We met up with Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason and had yummy sandwiches, fruit, and veggies. The weather was perfect with sunshine and a nice breeze to keep us cool.

Auntie Jia brought the cake she received from her co-workers at her baby shower yesterday. Janie said “WOW!” when she saw it. She also enjoyed eating it.

Here’s a cute picture of Janie with one of her favorite people.

After lunch, we stopped at Magic Mountain Playground around the corner. The slides were too big for her but she didn’t care. All she wanted to do was SWING!!

This is the only slide that she was willing to try.

Hooray for sunny days!!

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raspberries

March 28, 2015 No Comments

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Chipotle

March 27, 2015 No Comments

When we asked Janie what she wanted for dinner, she said “rice and beans and chicken”. So, off to Chipotle we went for our Friday dinner outing!

https://youtu.be/qHUh_u1S9QU
This week, she’s learning how to eat with a fork and spoon the way Thai people do. It’s close but she’s gonna need more practice. When Yai saw the video, she said “good enough for now”.

This kid cheesed it up for the camera and then proceeded to take photos of both Mommy and Daddy.

When we got home, she was a little cuckoo. Shortly after this photo, she was in bed and lights out after a bedtime story with Dada. Her hair looks so long in this photo!

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Dragons Love Tacos

March 25, 2015 No Comments

One of Janie’s favorite books right now is called “Dragons Love Tacos”. She also knows that she is also a dragon (her Chinese zodiac animal). So, it makes sense to feed her tacos and she also likes them.

Today, it was fish tacos from the new outdoor eating area near the ballpark.

She also rode her tricycle there and had some time along the cove to pedal as fast as she could without Daddy trying to slow her down or steer her out of harm’s way.

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Spaghetti

March 22, 2015 No Comments

I can’t enough of her love and enthusiasm for spaghetti. It’s not nearly as messy as it used to be when she was a baby but it’s still fun to watch her slurp it all up.

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Interviews

March 22, 2015 No Comments

This morning, I took this cute video clip of Janie while she was playing:
https://youtu.be/uD0ZLkW3oac

During our spaghetti dinner, I took another one:
https://youtu.be/-AAdcnPczMw

She gets really shy when we’re out with other people and some don’t believe that she talks so much. I’m gonna have to try to catch more videos of her at home where she doesn’t stop talking.

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Sunday

March 22, 2015 No Comments

This morning, Janie quietly played with her Nemo magnets.

She later helped Mommy make pancakes and enjoyed eating them just as much.

Mommy then took a late-morning nap and woke up to find her quietly eating a PBJ sandwich next to Daddy while narrating the photos on the slideshow that were playing on the TV.

When it was time to nap, we put her in the stroller and took a nice long walk.

She slept for at least 1.5 hours and woke up in time for our trips to Bed Bath & Beyond, Trader Joe’s, Peet’s Coffee, Muji, and Safeway on the way back. She sampled the avocado salsa in the Trader Joe’s and got a big cup of milk and fruit pouch from Peet’s.

At Muji, she said she had to go to the bathroom so the nice lady let us use their employee bathroom in the stock room. Good thing because Janie ended up having to poop.

What a relaxing AND productive Sunday!

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orange smile

March 19, 2015 No Comments

For dessert, we had orange wedges and Janie figured out how to make an orange smile.

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Another Day Off

March 18, 2015 No Comments

Our car was still in the shop today and Mommy had more appointments so Janie had another fun day off. The day started really early again with a ride on the train.

She had her milk on the train and then her yogurt while we waited for the doctor to call us in.

As a reward for being so good during the doctor’s visit, Mommy took Janie to the Creativity Museum. She played with the foam dough and then headed for the Lego Station.

She liked sticking the tiny Lego pieces on the wall one at a time.

The square ones were much easier.

She later went to the tegu block station and made a tall tower.

The best part of the museum is the carousel. Janie chose the dragon car this time.

This kid loves the carousel. Good thing we get unlimited rides.

After her nap, she had a tasty snack of pears and cheese while Mommy watched Glee. She really likes the singing and dancing.

While waiting for Daddy to come home from work, Janie did some cutting and coloring at her table. She’s getting much better with holding her scissors the right way.

We went out for dinner this evening and Janie had some pea soup. The waitress brought her a little sample, which was plenty for her. It was also on the house. That was nice of her.

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Tuesday with Mommy

March 17, 2015 No Comments

Mommy had a doctor’s appointment so Janie didn’t go to school. Instead, she spent the day tagging along. We were up early to catch the train to the hospital.

The ultrasound appointment was going to take at least an hour so Janie watched Finding Nemo on her iPad.

After the appointment, we rode the train all the way down to the the mall to return some stuff and then walked down to the Ferry Building to buy some fruit. One of Janie’s favorite stores is Sur La Table because of all the cool spoons and kitchen gadgets that she can see and touch.