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Dinner with Friends

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Mama’s old friend Auntie Holly was in town with her family this weekend and came over with Andrew and Sienna this afternoon. Janie was so excited to see her friend Andrew.  Mama made dinner and the kids had a fun time making their own tacos. It was a big mess in the end but they had a blast together.

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Later in the evening, the kids enjoyed their first thunderstorm with lighting and sudden downpours. They also played together until bedtime.

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It’s so nice to see the next generation playing together without needing any time to warm up to each other. We don’t get these visitors from Southern California very often!!

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Dim Sum and Play

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For lunch, we had dim sum with Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason. Peanut and Janie enjoyed their first strawberry slushee. It was so hot in the restaurant.

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After lunch, we all went to their house and Cousin Alice also came over for some fun.

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Peanut found his big sister’s old toy at their house and pretended to take pictures of everyone.

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The girls had a snack together in the front room while the boys played together in the back room.

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Neighborhood BBQ

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This afternoon, we all gathered in front of Ellie’s house for a BBQ with 4 other families. The kids enjoyed helping themselves to the water. Gavin helped Peanut fill up his cup.

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We had tables under the tree and the kids had fun sitting together with their snacks.

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Peanut had his fair share of watermelon slices this evening and his shirt was a big mess by the end of the day.

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He also had a corn on the cob with cool holders on the side.

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Here’s our attempt at a group photo of all the kids – including the littlest guy born just a few weeks ago. From left to right: Ellie, Janie, Collin, Gavin, David, Francisco, Daniel, Peanut, Juliano, and Miguel.

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Morning with Trinity

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The kids woke up early and were greeted by their new friend.

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Yesterday, Peanut was a little spooked by an animal that was at his eye level so we started off with him sitting up in his chair and handing him treats. In this video, Trinity only listened to Peanut’s “sit” command.

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For the rest of the morning, Janie followed Trinity around the house and filled her up with kibble.

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She also drew a picture of her and put it up on her wall.

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Before it was time for Trinity to get picked up, we took her for a nice long walk and got a couple of photos of the kids with their new friend.

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Thanks for a fun 24 hours, Trinity!! You can come over anytime!!

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Morning Antics

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Mama went out for an early-morning run and watched the two kids playing together in Peanut’s room while Dada was still asleep. If you look at the time stamp, it was only 6:49 in the morning!

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For breakfast, they had scrambled eggs and looked extra hungry.

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Then they played together with their toys scattered all over the place.

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Later in the morning, the neighbor kids came over to play for a bit.

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Then we went out for lunch and a Costco trip. They were exhausted by noon and passed out on the car ride home.

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