Watch us grow!
We met up with Daddy for dinner tonight. Janie sat at the bar while we waited for a table.
The waitress gave her a cup with a straw, which is always entertaining for her.
Then she grubbed on her favorite, Thom Kha, and some of Mommy’s noodles.
She was crazy for mushrooms today.
After school, Janie went to Lake Temescal to meet up with Mommy’s friends for a run.
Weeee!
After the run, she blowed bubbles while everyone did some exercises.
Then she tagged along for some yummy Indian food.
The next stop was Ici for ice cream and Janie shared her stroller with pal Henry.
She got her very own cone with coconut passionfruit sorbet. Yum!
After a long weekend with Mommy and Daddy, Janie went back to school today. She was super sad but it wasn’t as bad as last week. She cried but then sat in the stroller at the table with GG and calmed down as Mommy left. You can kind of see her through the window screen here. Tia Maria said that she was eating and playing very shortly after I left.
When Mommy came to pick her up, Janie was sitting at the snack table while listening to the kids practice their frutas (fruits) in Spanish.
We had one last breakfast in Tahoe this morning.
I was also noticing how independent Janie has been this weekend. She wasn’t nearly as needy for Mommy as she usually is at home. There were so many times over the past 2 days where I glance over and she is happily playing, reading her books, singing, and talking to her stuffed animals.
Here she is chilling out on the couch with her snack and milk while waiting for Ariel to finish her homework.
When Ariel was done, they played with Janie’s jewelry and we had another lesson in sharing.
By the end, they were both wearing jewelry and Janie was able to share a bunch of pieces with Ariel.
“Pretty!!”
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We also took a short “hike” to find Auntie Sylvia who was playing tennis nearby.
We quickly realized that we weren’t ready to do any kind of hiking with Janie yet.
On our way to the lake, we stopped at Raley’s for some supplies/food. Janie stayed in the minivan and ended up falling asleep on the ride over to Camp Richardson Beach.
She got just enough sleep in to last the rest of the afternoon.
At the beach, we found a shady spot ad Janie spent the first half hour making “soup” and her version of sand castles.
She wasn’t scared of the water but it took some time for her to get her feet wet.
However, once she got comfortable, she was obsessed. At one point, she had wandered off on her own when she thought it was time to get some more water for her bucket.
She ate lunch under the trees while Daddy barbequed. It was just enough for her to regain her energy for more time in the water.
By the end of the afternoon, she was walking into the water on her own without shoes on and almost willing to go down to the rocks.. She loved stomping, kicking, and throwing the water and sand.
When it was time to go, I had to drag her out the water in order to pack up quick enough to beat the incoming storm that we could see in the near distance. I’d say that was a really fun day at the beach for Little Janie.
When we got home, Janie took a shower with Mommy and then put on her new Puma dress that Daddy bought for her at the outlet.
Here she is watching the rain come down. Big G is waving to the rain. Haha.
Then before dinnner, Janie and Ariel played together.
They had a little tea party with their friends.
For dinner, Janie had chicken and broccoli first while Daddy and Uncle James went out to pick up dinner.
Then she joined us for second dinner – pizza and pasta!
When we arrived at the resort, it started out sunny but then the clouds were getting gray and dark. As we walked up the hill to the lobby, we saw lightning and then heard a big boom. That was Janie’s first experience with thunder and once we explained it to her, she wasn’t scared anymore. It just startled her every once in a while as it does with anyone who doesn’t see the lightning first. It took a little while for us to get our keys so we hung out in the lobby area with Uncle James and Ariel.
At the condo, Ariel shared her magnetic blocks. How fun!
This is Janie’s bed for the weekend. It’s a yoga mat with a squishy comforter and two beach towels underneath a bedsheet. Looks super comfy! Ariel had one set-up in her room too so Janie was excited and tried it out before dinner.
I think Janie was inspired by all the scenery because she drew this picture and called it “Trees and Rain”.
For dinner, Daddy made beef noodle soup and she had quite a feast!
Afterward, Janie and Ariel took a bath together and had a good time.
We’re on our way to Tahoe today! Yippee! This girl did a pretty good job keeping herself entertained.
We stopped at the Vacaville outlet to do a little shopping and Janie had a little lunch.
Here she is in a luggage store helping out the store clerk with her inventory.
Before heading to the resort, we went to the grocery store to pick up food for the weekend.
They had a “family-friendly check-out aisle” where she got a strip of stickers.
Janie had her second day at Day Care today and drop-off was not as easy as Wednesday. She was happy and singing on the ride there but as soon as we parked, she started to panic and kept saying “Mama, hug! Mama, hug!” When we got to the door, she began to say, “no no no!” Then when the teacher came around, she started to cry and said “I want stroller! I want red stroller!” They had a black stroller for her and we buckled her in and teacher wheeled her into the playroom while Mommy left. By the time I left, I didn’t hear any crying and it sounded like she had a pretty good day after she was done crying. She even slept on the floor mat like all the other kids and napped during the scheduled 1-3pm time! As an added bonus, she pooped in the toilet too!
When I picked her up, she was actually sitting on a potty and was so excited to see me that she stood up with her pants down and the teacher had to scurry to put her diaper back on. Sorry, no photos of that moment.
She also went home with some cherry tomatoes and grapes in a cup.
We got home early enough that afternoon to take a walk to City Target and then met up with Daddy for dinner.
One of Janie’s favorite meals is Khao Mun Gai (Thai Chicken Rice).
