Watch us grow!
At lunchtime, we headed out to Costco. Janie asked for pizza and luckily the pizza truck was open today.
She also gobbled up the carrots, tomatoes, and hummus that Mama packed for her.
At Costco, she gets to sit in the larger part of the cart since there are two grown-ups to supervise her. She helped arrange the items in the cart while enjoying her milk.
She also helped Dada get the milk out of the giant fridge today.
This morning, Henry and Auntie Teresa came over for breakfast.
The kids shared a table and a waffle together.
Afterward, we walked to the playground by AT&T Park.
Janie shared her sand toys with Henry and they did some major scooping and dumping.
What a fun morning!!
Wednesdays are now reserved for another one of Mama’s doctor visits. In the waiting room, Janie practiced her drawing.
She played with her iPad during the 30-minute appointment while Yai played on her phone too. When we got home, Mama got to take a nap while Yai took Janie for a walk to Safeway.
For lunch, we had fried chicken and waffles at Yai’s favorite place. Janie ate lots of chicken today.
She walked home and did a good job holding Yai’s hand on the sidewalk.
It was Yai’s turn to take a nap so Janie and Mama relaxed in bed watching Nemo.
All the walking must have really tired her out because Janie took her first mid-day nap in two weeks. Hooray for everyone!!
This morning, Janie went to Mama’s doctor visit and then we walked down to Yerba Buena Gardens to have a snack. We sat by the waterfall while Janie had some blueberry bagel.
After stopping at Target to pick up some paint for her clubhouse, we went to the museum to ride the carousel. When I asked which one she wanted to ride, she immediately said “caballo!” 
We got two rides with our ticket and she had a great time.
We also went to the playground for some climbing and sliding.
Janie climbed to the top of the big kid slide but was too scared to go down the actual slide.
When we got home, she painted part of her clubhouse red, orange, and yellow. Mama really appreciates washable paint.
After lunch, we went back to Pier 27. The symphony was all done but there was plenty of sunshine left in the afternoon. So, we laid out the blanket and Janie had a great time playing on the grass and having snacks.
She used Dada as a pillow and also did a balancing act on him.
Silly girl!!
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We took a few selfies and Janie also got a hold of Dada’s phone and took quite a few photos that afternoon.
Here are just a few of her photos:
Today, she learned how to turn the camera around to take a picture of herself.
Janie had so much fun at her picnic today that she wanted to continue it when we got home.
So, she laid out the blanket in the livingroom and had some fruit.
Our little pancake helper got to work this morning on the batter.
Then while Mama cooked them on the stove, she made a pretend phone cal to Auntie Jia. She looks like such a little teenager here.
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Of course, when they were ready, she gobbled up her fair share of the stacks. Not sure if she likes pancakes or syrup more.
Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason came over this afternoon. They came just in time to have Dada’s homemade meatballs and spaghetti.
It was so yummy.
We also went outside for a walk while Janie rode her scooter.
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She’s so fast now that Dada had to go home to get his bike to keep up with her.
We went all the way down to the Ferry Building for a special treat – soft serve!! What a mess!!
Janie rode the train home with Mama with her carton of milk. She was too tired to scooter all the way back home.
For dinner, we walked down to the Ferry Building and had dinner at Hog Island Oyster Co.
While we waited for a table, Janie had fun getting her picture taken and taking pictures with Mama’s phone. It’s fun to see her perspective of the world.
Before the food arrived, she colored one of her pictures. It looks like her interest in coloring has returned.
She had a good dinner of oysters, clams, bread, and soup. Cheers, Dada!
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She really loves clams, mussels, and oysters.
This is her satisfied look when we were all done.
We got a big Amazon shipment yesterday that came in a huge box. So, today we made a clubhouse for Janie and her friends. Once Mama taped it together, Janie got to work on decorating it.
She cut out colored pieces of paper and then glued them all over the house.
She also did some coloring on one side and Mama helped draw some grass and flowers.
When it was all done, she piled her friends inside and made it comfy with a towel and pillow.
The door is made out of the packing paper that came in the box. It looks a little ghetto but it works.
We also cut out a window for extra light and air.
She enjoyed her snack inside and also used the handy-dandy window to ask for more milk.
Janie had a playdate with Zoe today in Alameda. Janie wanted to bring her backpack and likes to wear it in front so she can easily access her belongings.
We met up at Twirl. It’s a little place that has arts and crafts, lots of toys, and even swing and slide. She painted with leaves and luckily they have smocks available.
She also did some cutting and tried to keep Zoe company while she was having a hard time being away from Auntie Eleen when she left to buy coffee.
The playdough station was fun too. She made lots of cookies and used a spatula to pick them up when they were done “baking”.
There was a grocery store area and kitchen area too.
She loved the shopping cart, car, and stroller. She gave her baby a ride around the store.
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The swing was fun and so was the slide.
We had lunch at Tomatino and the girls got crayons and a coloring page.
They set-up GG on the booster seat between them and took turns taking care of him.
We also stopped for ice cream since the girls did a great job eating their lunches.
Janie got watermelon sorbet and Zoe got ice cream cake flavor.
Janie also did a good job soothing Baby Maya when she started to cry in her stroller.
Our last stop was Quickly where they have toy dispensers.
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They put the quarters in the machine, turned the knob, and each got a surprise in a plastic egg.
Janie got a Gumba (more Super Mario Bros.) and was so happy to see that she got an angry mushroom. Haha. The cool plastic egg was also fun to play with.
What a fun playdate!! We’ve gotta do this more often, Auntie Eleen!!