Watch us grow!
For dinner, we went to House of Prime Rib. We had a bit of a wait but the girls did ok sitting on the barstools waiting together.
Alice shared her videos with Janie and they were mesmerized.
We also took some time to take a few snapshots together.
Dinner was yummy and Janie had some of Mama’s prime rib and mashed potato.
Peanut also joined us at the table since he didn’t want to sleep.
Meanwhile, Janie had some of Mama’s birthday dessert.
For lunch, we celebrated Mommy and Uncle Johnny’s birthdays with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia. We all met up at one of our favorite fried chicken places and found a big table that fit all 13 of us!
The girls sat next to each other in highchairs at one end of the table.
They shared toys and played together while waiting for the food.
The twins joined the party and watched all the activity from their seats.
Peanut slept for the beginning of lunch and then woke up hungry and wanting to join the party.
Peanut and Thomas hung out outside with their dads for a while too.
For dinner, we took the train to the Ferry Plaza.
Peanut was wide awake for the ride and walk over there.
While we waited for our table, Janie read books to Alice.
She was VERY excited to see the oyster platter sitting right in front of her. Look at the excitement in her face. She already ate one before Mama could even put her bib on!
This evening, we went out for an early dinner at the local Thai restaurant. The servers there recognized us. One lady said, “Last time you were here you were pregnant, right? This must be the baby!” They remember us mostly because it’s where Mama and Janie go to eat together when Dada is working late. We are likely the only mom and 3-year-old pair that comes in to eat there. They think Janie is so adorable but Janie won’t speak to them. Today was the same. Maybe Peanut will be more interactive with them.
Once again, she got her favorite Tom Kha Soup and ate Mama’s noodles and bean sprouts. I’m glad some things haven’t changed.
She also walked home while holding onto the clip on the stroller. Peanut was enjoying his tasty hand the whole time.
We were all up really early this morning so we headed out for breakfast down the street. Luckily this restaurant opens at 8!
Janie snacked on their mini muffins and helped prepare Mama’s coffee while we waited for the food to arrive.
She looks like such a little lady here.
Janie got her own pancake and cutting with a fork and knife is getting easier nowadays.
Peanut woke up half-way through out meal and was in a pretty good mood.
It was already getting warm at that hour so he came out and got a little morning sun with all of us.
Since we were in Walnut Creek to see the dentist, we met up with Sophie and Auntie Ranee for lunch! Sophie had just finished her morning at preschool so it was perfect timing! The girls each ate their lunches and then got a free ice cream sundae. Janie got chocolate chips on her ice cream and Sophie got sprinkles.
Before heading home, the girls sat on the rocking chairs outside.
This photo reminded me of an older one from about 2 years ago. They have grown so much!
We all went out to Morimoto for a fancy dinner tonight. On the walk over, Maya and Peanut fell asleep. While we waited for our table, the two babies napped side-by-side in Uncle Jimmy’s double stroller.
Janie also fell asleep when we arrived at the restaurant.
She woke up long enough to have some sashimi and the soup we ordered for her.
Peanut also hung out in our laps for most of dinner and was a good boy.
For dessert, we took all the kids to Gott’s for ice cream. Yay! Janie and Zoe also stayed up late to hang out with the grown-ups at the hotel lobby afterward.
Janie wanted a hamburger for lunch today and ate a good portion of Dada’s half.
Thumbs up!
Dada was also her official hamburger holder to prevent it from falling apart. Heh heh.
This morning while Mama was getting ready, the kids hung out on the sofa bed together.
For breakfast, we walked down the street and Janie picked out a blueberry muffin on her own.
Peanut was awake and hung out in the stroller like a good boy.
Dada turned 40 today and Janie made a card for him this morning. They’ve been reading a book about construction trucks so she added lots of construction stickers inside.
Here is the final product. She wrote half of the letters of her name inside and colored in the heart very nicely.
She also drew the cake on the front. Mama helped with the frosting squiggles. She also chose to address him as “Dad” on the card today.
When he woke up, she gave him the card and he was super excited to see all the construction stickers. She said, “there’s an excavator and a cement truck!”
Janie also made a big birthday brownie for Dada with Mama’s help, of course.
For dinner, we all went out for salt and pepper crab. Uncle Jason drew some funny pictures for her.
She ate up a whole bunch of crab and steamed fish. Dada had to work hard cracking the crab for her and keeping up with her appetite.
Peanut slept for the beginning of dinner and then woke up for a feeding too. He stayed awake for the rest of the meal and the kids took a picture with Dada before heading home.
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When we got home, we all sang “Happy Birthday” to Dada and ate the yummy brownie that she made.