Ankong and Peanut kept Janie company while she had an early breakfast.
Peanut is always so happy in the morning. He’s wearing his little ninja bib too.
morning at the cabin
The grandparents got some good quality time with all their grandkids this morning.
Ferry Ride
This evening, we all drove down to the ferry terminal. We parked the minivan onto the boat and then took the elevator up to where the cafeteria and other amenities were located.
Janie sat down with Ankong and Ama by the window. It was too dark outside to see anything so she snacked on a rice krispy treat.
Once at the cabin, Janie had story time with Ankong. She got some new Dr. Seuss books from them!
Amelia’s House
This afternoon, we went to Auntie Amy and Amelia’s house for an early dinner. Janie and Amelia played in their “clubhouse” and shared stickers.
Janie also got her first box of 3 kinder surprise eggs! Thanks, Uncle Alvin and Auntie Kelly!
Uncle Eric bought and butchered a whole pig for the family.
The little girls ate together and looked like two best friends gabbing about this and that.
Peanut also got pretty fussy this afternoon but Aunties Kelly and Lori were able to calm him down.
Here’s a group photo of all the kids together: Thomas, Toni, Amelia, Ellie, Janie, and Peanut (left to right).
Granville Island
We went to Granville Island for lunch today. We found a toy store that had a Janie-sized door!
Janie got a new watch that has fish on it!
At the Public Market, we saw all kinds of tasty things to eat.
Janie got a special treat that she picked out herself – a flower cookie!!
It’s so pretty out here in Vancouver!!
boba outing
We had a little time to kill before the wedding so Janie and Peanut went for a walk down the street to pick up boba for Auntie Jia. Just outside of the store, Janie practiced her jumping and went from circle to circle.
Here we are at the store waiting for our drinks. It was chilly outside so Peanut finally got to wear his bear beanie. Thanks, Auntie Teresa!
Janie got her first taste of a lychee slushy drink today and said, “oooo, it’s cold!”
mall and ice cream
This evening, we walked to Metropolis at Metrotown. It’s a giant mall with lots of riding machines. Janie loved the car and drove Auntie Jia.
When we got back, she enjoyed some chocolate ice cream before getting ready for bed.
Ice cream tastes better when you’re wearing Daddy’s shoes.
Sushi Lunch
We had lunch with the family today and Janie got to meet Amelia, Auntie Amy’s little girl, who is almost 3 years old. They shared stickers together and sat next each other as they ate.
The girls really liked their ice cream dessert with fruit and a cookie.
The view from the restaurant was so pretty and even Peanut got a good look out the window.
Ama and Ankong got some snuggles in before he fell asleep.
What a yummy lunch!
Evening in Burnaby
Our hotel is in Burnaby (about 20 minutes from Downtown). They have an evening snack time in their lounge so we had some veggies and rolls before dinner. Everyone was so hungry from having no lunch today.
Dinner was also in Burnaby and we feasted on Chinese food while Peanut got passed around and Janie slept through the entire thing.
After dinner, we made a late-night stop at Walmart nearby to buy diapers for the whole gang. The only size 2 diapers were up on the top shelf so Dada and Uncle Jason got them for us.
When Janie woke up, she was refreshed and starving. So, we took the food we packed for her down to the hotel bar where she feasted on snap peas, chicken, noodles, rice, and soup. Yum! This set-up worked out great because we don’t have a table and chair her size in the room.
SFO to YVR
We flew to Vancouver today for a family vacation.
We left the house at 7am and were all checked in by 8am. Look at these darling babies all packed up and ready to fly.
This was our corner for about an hour while Dada and Uncle Jason were both on work calls.
Janie liked looking out the window while we were waiting to board. The flight was delayed about 30 minutes today.
Once on the plane, our family of 4 got settled pretty quickly.
Janie got to play on her iPad and Peanut fell asleep.
The kids then switched jobs and Janie fell asleep once Peanut was awake.
There’s Vancouver!! It’s almost time to land!
We waited for everyone to deplane so Peanut got to hang out in his seat while big sister went to the lavatory with Dada.
Janie was super excited to be in Vancouver and did a great job traveling today!
Peanut also did great – especially for his first ride on a plane. Thankfully, it was a short 2-hour flight.
As we walked through the airport to get through immigration and baggage claim, he fell asleep. This boy had an exciting morning.
Our first stop at the airport was the Tim Horton’s for TimBits (donut holes).
Janie picked out chocolate and got a big carton of milk too. This is us waiting for our rental car. Let’s get this vacation started!!!