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Father’s Day 2016

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Today is Father’s Day so we took Dada out for dinner at Hillstone.

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The restaurant got rid of all their highchairs/booster seats so we came prepared with our own this time. It fit perfectly in the booth and Peanut had a great time eating off his own tray. We were also able to attach toys to the chair to keep him occupied for the 2-hour meal.

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He got a taste of just about everything we ate plus his food PLUS gave the snack catcher a try!

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We also brought an old bottle that we’ve been saving for so many years for this occasion.

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For dessert, we had key lime pie and the nice waitress put a candle on it just for kicks.

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Both kids ate well and were on their best behavior tonight to make this an extra-special meal.  Happy Father’s Day, Dada!!

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Warm Day in SF

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It was an especially warm day in SF today. Peanut got to play in just a diaper after he woke from his morning nap.

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This happy guy also got scrambled egg for breakfast. Yum!

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For lunch, we went outside to The Yard and Peanut got watermelon for the first time.

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He gobbled it up by the fistful!

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After finishing her lunch, Janie decided it would be cooler to sit under the table with her milk.

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BORP Tournament

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It’s that time of year again and we were able to attend this year’s wheelchair basketball tournament again after missing it last year.

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Peanut rode one of the wheelchairs for the first time and figured out how to make it move.

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Some guy handed him a basketball and Peanut was fired up!!

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Janie also tried to dribble a basketball today. She’s gonna need some practice.

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After a little warm-up time, Vivian and Janie were playing together until it was time to go home (aka nap time).

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Happy Friday!

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Peanut was napping by the time we arrived home so we took Janie out for a snack and outdoor time. At The Yard, there was a mini arcade and Janie had a fun time pretending to play.

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She also did some jumping and crashing on one of the inflatable couches outside.
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Once Peanut was up and had his milk, we picked him up early so Mimi could go home.

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We went down to MoMo’s for Happy Hour – they have $1 oysters!!

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Janie played with her Gups while we waited for the food to arrive and she immediately started cleaning up when the oysters arrived. Now THAT’S motivation!!

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When we got home for dinner, Peanut chatted with Yai and Ta and also made a giant mess with his books and toys.

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He seems to always be up to no good lately.

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First Movie!!

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Mama got today off because she had to work last Saturday, which was perfect because it was opening day for “Finding Dory”! Janie loves “Finding Nemo” and had seen the billboards everywhere lately. We thought it would be a good first movie for her in a theater so this morning, we drove to Emeryville (also where Pixar is located) to watch the 10am showing.

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It was fun finding all the different Finding Dory posters in the lobby.

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The theater was pretty dark for her and she was a little nervous about that. We brought a bag of popcorn from home, which helped settle her in her seat for the previews. It was A LOT of previews and she kept asking “where’s Finding Dory?”

I think she enjoyed the movie but she got scared of Hank, the octopus, and started to cry. She held onto us crying “I wanna go home! It’s too long!” I think that was her way of saying she was scared. Luckily, we convinced her to stay and finished the movie.

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For lunch, we stopped for pizza in the shopping center. We also went to Barnes and Noble to pick up a few new books including a “Finding Dory” storybook.  What a fun morning!

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