Back to SF

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This afternoon, we headed home on a plane.  At the airport, we had a little snack before boarding – Pinkberry!!

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She also played with Olaf (thanks Yai!) while Daddy finished his lunch.

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Janie loved watching the planes and vehicles outside.  There was so much to see!

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When it was time to board the plane, Janie led the pack and picked out her seat.

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This kid loves to ride airplanes.  Having a window seat is the best!!

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At SFO, we rode the shuttle over to the BART station.  We got a front-row view of the tracks.

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She was so good on the BART ride and got a little snack and milk too.

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Alice’s birthday party

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Today, we celebrated Alice’s birthday with a big party.  Janie helped set-up the table with Uncle Johnny and Daddy.

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She had a buffet of tasty Thai food including noodles, rice, chicken, fruit, and Mommy’s favorite tapioca balls.

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She made another bag at the craft table and insisted on having 3 eyes and a bunch of puff balls on it.

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This girl loves gluing stuff!

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Janie was also very good about telling Mommy when she had to use the toilet.  We still had pull-ups on her but she managed to stay dry!

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Here she is with 2nd cousins Cole and Brandon and Cousin Alice, the birthday girl!

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Of course there was cake and it was paradise cake again from King’s Hawaiian!  She had the same cake for her first birthday!

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Alice woke up in time to blow out the candle.  Unfortunately, she didn’t want any part of the cake.

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Toward the end of the party, Janie was tired since she stayed up through her nap.  Here she is pretending to sleep on the bench next to Daddy.  Funny girl.  I wish she actually did sleep on that bench.  What a fun party!
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sushi dinner

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We had sushi this evening to celebrate Yai’s birthday.  Daddy helped cool off Janie’s miso soup.  We take this plastic cup around with us so that she has a little bowl just for this.

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She ate lots of edamame, pickled ginger, rice, teri steak, salmon, and soup this evening.

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She also got a complimentary mini scoop of ice cream!  What a treat!

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Before Bed

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For dinner, Yai made us one of Janie’s favorite dinners – chicken rice!  She also dug out all the pickled carrots from the container of pickled veggies.  After the rice, Janie had a big bowl of soup – another favorite!!

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Afterward, the kids caused some trouble together.  Aaaaand it’s no-pants Friday, of course!

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Trip to SoCal

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This morning we were greeted with some much-needed rain and packed up for a trip down to Southern California.

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The first part of the journey was a light rail ride down to the BART station.

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At the BART station, Janie patiently waited for her train to the SFO.  Meanwhile, she waved to all the trains that zoomed by.

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She had such a fun time riding BART.  She was so excited earlier this morning at home that she said “No nai-nai.  Nai-nai on train.”  It was a nice long 30-minute ride so she enjoyed her morning milk and snack while looking out the window.

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At the airport, we lined up for our turn to board the plan.  While we waited, Janie had a good time polishing the Southwest Airlines queue pillars.

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On the plane, she got a seat by the window and tried a new snack: double-chocolate granola snacks!  What a tasty surprise!

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She was also very excited to have her tray table down and actually waited until the man over the speaker said it was ok to do so.  She was such a great little traveler today.

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Once we arrived at LAX, she played with these funny telephones that have cords attached to them.  She even heard a lady on the other end (the recorded message saying to dial “0” or insert coins).

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Train to San Mateo

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For dinner, we rode the train to San Mateo to meet up with Auntie and Uncle.  It was also our way of escaping the World Series crowds.

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Janie sat in her own seat by the window and enjoyed her after-nap snack.

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Then we watched all the cool stuff that we passed on our way down to our destination.

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She was also very good about staying in one place while we waited to disembark.

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It was still a little early for dinner so we stopped for ice cream at CREAM.  That’s where we met up with Auntie and Uncle.

The store was nice and empty so there was plenty of room for Janie to do laps and dance at the same time. I wasn’t a fan of her new fall-on-her-knees move. We squashed that one pretty quickly. Otherwise, it was funny watching her perform for the girls behind the counter.

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As we walked across the street to dinner, it started to pour.  Janie started out walking with Uncle Jason but mid-way through she screamed “CARRY!!”  Everyone was soaked.

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After dinner, we still had an hour before our train would arrive so we went to a bar nearby to see part of the baseball game.

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Janie had some milk at sat on a bar stool with all the grown-ups.

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By the time we got to the train station, she was so tired.

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But not too tired to wave to the train coming from the other direction!

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The ride home was comfy but the people seated around us were pretty loud and rowdy.  Oh well.

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