Miran sent this to me this morning and said “She look so big in this picture.” I later sent it to Jes and coincidentally he said “Kid looks like a full grown child.”
onions
Mommy was making soup this evening and Janie really wanted some of the raw onions that were waiting to go in the pot.
She actually liked it and kept eating them!
http://youtu.be/ekPHmDhwVG0
Bagels and Shopping
This morning, Janie went out for a little breakfast and grocery shopping. She had her first bagel and ate half of one all by herself.
It took a little while – she started at the store and had some of Mommy’s cucumber.
Then she ate some more while we were at Safeway next door.
This was a real Safeway where she got to ride the shopping cart and help hold some of the items.
I don’t know what she did to deserve this treat but all I know is that as we were walking through the Farmer’s Market, Daddy leaned over and whispered “I promised her ice cream today.”
So, there she is with he cone filled with ice cream – chocolate sea salt ice cream to be exact.
I can’t tell you how happy she is when she has an ice cream cone in her grubby little hands with ice cream all over her face, hands, and shoes.
Pizza!
That’s what’s for dinner tonight!
shopping and slurping
This evening, Janie and Mommy went downtown to do a little shopping at Gap.
For dinner, we went to Chipotle and Janie was so excited to have her own water cup.
She continued to slurp and slurp even while we were shopping at the grocery store.
Chinatown
This morning, Ankong, Ama, Auntie Jia, and Uncle Jason came over. We took them to Chinatown and Janie was super excited to ride the bus again.
At Washington Bakery, she studied the menu with Ankong.
She also got a quick lesson on salt and pepper. Too bad she was too sleepy to really pay attention.
We managed to keep her awake long enough to eat and she had some porridge, Chinese broccoli, and Singapore noodles.
She also helped sing and blow out the birthday candle with Uncle Jason.
On the ride home, the bus emptied half-way through our ride and Janie got to stretch out for a bit. It was way past her nap time and she insisted on being carried home from the bus stop. Maybe it’s time to invest in an umbrella stroller.
Fine Dining
We went to The Village Pub to celebrate Uncle Jason’s birthday tonight and it turned out to be a fancier restaurant than we had expected. Luckily, Janie has had 2 1/2 years of training and really pulled through for us tonight. She sat quietly in her highchair the whole time and we all had a very enjoyable meal together. It started out with profiteroles that came out at the beginning of dinner. Janie really liked them – probably because they had cheese inside. She even got an extra one because Ama did not want hers.
Janie also got her very own dish – mushroom consomme, which had lots of tiny mushrooms and three dumplings floating around.
She scooped the broth very carefully and made sure there weren’t any mushrooms on the spoon. She’s a purist when it comes to broth.
http://youtu.be/cNTHqdOdxm0
The spoon had to make a long journey to her mouth and she even tried to guard the broth with her other hand. Mommy later fished out all the mushrooms and she ate the all one-by-one. The dumplings were yummy too!
Once she was finished with her soup, she said she was “all done”. To keep herself entertained, Mommy handed her a stack of flash cards. We didn’t think she would be so excited but she WAS and spent the next 30 minutes playing with them.
She even got the whole family involved! It looked like a Tiger Mom’s version of poker.
We ordered a chocolate souffle for dessert and Janie helped sing “Happy Birthday”. This is a busy birthday season for our family!
Meanwhile, the waitress brought out a scoop of vanilla ice cream for our little diner.
As you can see, she slurped the bowl clean. This is one lucky girl…2 scoops of ice cream in one day!
Brunch
We all walked to the Ferry Plaza for brunch today but Janie and Ankong did a little running.
While we waited for a table, Janie scored a balloon flower. Thanks, Ankong!!
HAI-YA!
We brought yogurt for her and she gobbled it up and wore some of it too.
Afterward, we browsed one of Janie’s favorite stores, Sur La Table.
I think it’s because there’s so much at her level and she gets to touch everything. Luckily she’s really good about putting everything back.
She then debated with Daddy and Ankong regarding which is better: a sailboat or a ferry boat? Janie wanted neither.
Before heading home for her nap, Janie got some vanilla soft serve. She’s really making her own choices now: Vanilla or chocolate? The white one. Cup or cone? Cone!
Lake Merritt
This evening, Janie went to a work celebration at Lake Chalet, which is located right on Lake Merritt in Oakland. On our way over to the restaurant, Janie said “see the water” so we went down to see the lake as the sun was setting. She loved pointing out the birds that were flying by across the water.
“CHEEEEEEESE!”
At the restaurant, Janie and Baby Henry were reunited again and they had a fun time hanging out together. Henry was a little grabby but Janie knows it’s only because he likes her so much.
Janie shared her Hawaiian bread with her pal Henry and then some to Vivian when she arrived a little later.
Vivian shared some of her blueberries too. Boy oh boy…I’m sure some tasty daycare germs were exchanged tonight as well.
Next to us was an ATM machine, which the kids took turns pushing the buttons.
Here’s a picture of the lake and the “circle moon”, according to Little Janie.