eating – Page 80 – Kumquat & Peanut

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dim sum and treat

March 19, 2016 No Comments

We got a very late start today and had dim sum closer to 2pm this afternoon. Peanut loved Mama’s jook and snacked on puffs too.

Janie ate well enough to earn her favorite dessert at Yank Sing – orange jello!!

She thinks it’s funny how they make the jello inside an actual orange peel.

We later went to the Ferry Plaza and the kids were so cute in their individual strollers.

Perhaps we should have switched them. Janie has a bad habit of dragging her toes on the floor when we push her.

She also had fun running laps around the Ferry Building. Too bad she kept losing her slipper every 5 steps.

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Umami Burger

March 18, 2016 No Comments

For dinner, we went to Umami Burger and the kids did a good job hanging out as we waited for the food. Peanut has been in training nowadays and lasts much longer in the highchair than before.

The nice lady gave Janie a coloring page and crayons. After coloring in all the pictures, she experimented with scribbling with all the crayons in one hand.

When the food arrived, Peanut was ready to go! We’ve learned that he has quite a reach so all plates and utensils have to be far far away from him. He almost got his hands on Janie’s fries this evening.

This is the kid’s meal – two sliders! Janie barely ate one while Dada finished off the other. Heh heh.

Peanut also got to taste some hamburger meat and kept coming back for more. This guy is so much fun to feed.

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head tilt

March 14, 2016 No Comments

This evening as he was eating prunes, he was giving Mama a cute little head tilt. After a while it became more of a cute little whole-body tilt.

https://youtu.be/sSxF1qEdcT8

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Barbeque!

March 13, 2016 No Comments

On our way home, we stopped in Placerville for some barbeque! Janie and Dada colored while we waited for the food.

Janie got her very own meal complete with pulled pork, mac and cheese, and a roll. Lucky girl.

Peanut also got a taste of ribs, pulled pork, and brisket today and LOVED it.

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snowy morning

March 13, 2016 No Comments

We woke up to snow on the ground this morning. This was the view from our hotel room.

Both kids were up really early so we went down to the atrium for our free breakfast.

Janie got her choice of everything they had to offer and Peanut got a taste of oatmeal for the first time.

https://youtu.be/IS_SWKf2GVk

Before heading home, we went outside to play in the snow as it was still falling.

There was just enough snow on the railing to make snowballs.

Janie and Dada played catch with the snowballs they made.

https://youtu.be/IWX2dBX1mzo

On the drive down the mountain, it started to snow even harder, which was a little scary for the first hour. Luckily, everyone took it in stride and we got down safely without needing chains.

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Ice Skating

March 12, 2016 No Comments

In the evening, we walked down to Heavenly Village to check out the ice rink. It began to snow on our walk over and Janie tried to taste it as it came down.

The rink was going to be open one more hour so we decided to give it a try. The nice man also gave us a discount because there was only an hour left. That was plenty for us! Here is Janie with her ice skates on!!

She was determined to stay on her feet and held onto the wall whenever Mama needed to let go of her hand.

She had a great time going around and around and didn’t fall much the first two laps around the rink.

We took a little break and Janie insisted on going one more time. She looked pretty tired but we gave it a try anyway.

This is where she ended up most of the last lap. Luckily, she was still in good spirits and each fall seemed like it was in slow motion. Her only complaint was that her hand was getting cold from holding onto the rail. Snow was falling pretty hard by then so she was pretty much plowing the snow on the rail with her bare hand.

After her first time on the rink, we walked to the grocery store for some milk and snacks. She was so happy to be sitting in the cart. Poor girl must have been so tired from all the fun stuff she did in the snow today. When we got back to the hotel, all she wanted to do was eat some pretzels and hummus (her dinner) and then go to bed.

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Tahoe snow

March 12, 2016 No Comments

Last night at dinner, we made a last-minute decision to head up to Tahoe this morning. We found a great deal for a suite at a hotel right next to Heavenly in South Tahoe. So we headed up early this morning and both kids did really well on the 3.5-hour drive.

https://youtu.be/JgUPDe3UQlc

Here is Janie’s outfit that we pulled together using her beanie, a jacket and bib that we got from cousin Katie, and some cheap snow boots that Mama bought at the gas station on the way up.

Peanut also had his own snow outfit complete with a jacket handed down from Rowan, pants that we borrowed from Avia, and socks that were handed down from Henry. Mama bought the hat at the same gas station on the way up.

In town, there wasn’t much snow on the ground. It looked like Spring. So, we headed back up the mountain to find a sno-park that had some good snow for building a snowman. This was Janie’s first time seeing and touching snow so it was really exciting for all of us.

She had such a good time climbing, building, and playing in the snow.

Of course, she wanted to build a snowman and got a little help from Dada. Too bad Mama forgot to bring a carrot for the nose.

As a big fan of Frozen, this was like a dream come true for her.

Peanut also joined in on the fun. We made him a little snow seat and he touched and tried to eat the snow.

https://youtu.be/92BXK2aE45A

This is what it looked like when I made the kids pose together. Janie was grouchy because she had to stop playing for a few seconds and Peanut was sliding out of her arms. What a funny photo of them…and also a classic response from both of them.

Once we got Dada included in the photo, Janie was happier because she didn’t have to hold up her brother and Peanut wasn’t falling over anymore.

After playing in the snow, we stopped at a tacqueria on the way back to the hotel and Janie got a tasty bean and cheese burrito. She really worked up an appetite!