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Day in SF

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Uncle Jason is in town this weekend for a work conference so we went out to the city to see him. We picked him up from his hotel and went to Chinatown for breakfast at Washington Bakery. We hadn’t been there in a while and they’ve gone through a renovation!

Then we walked to Mongkok Bakery for some buns. Peanut had his first pineapple bun and LOVED it. Uncle Jason has some competition now.

Then we went back to Uncle Jason’s hotel, which is an old but very fancy hotel. We hung out in their lobby/bar area while Dada took a work call. The kids played cards and the waitress gave them some balloons too.

For lunch, we went to Hog Island Oyster Company for some tasty oysters and squid salad.

There was a wait, as usual, but the kids made the most of their time in line.

Peanut had his favorite grilled squid and Janie enjoyed a bunch of raw oysters.

Then it was time for some soft serve with gummy bears!

Since it was a nice day outside, we decided to stay in the city longer and hung out at some of our old hangout spots. Uncle Victor and Auntie Susie were also home so they joined us!!

It was fun to hang out at some of our old favorites and the kids took an updated photo in front of the bridge. They’ve grown so much since our city days!!

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Beach Buddies

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Today we got up early and drove toward Half Moon Bay to Gray Whale Cove Beach. We met up with Sophie and Avia for another day at the beach.

The water was pretty cold but the kids played all day. It was so fun to see the girls playing together like they do in Hawaii.

This is becoming a fun annual day trip with our beach buddies. Can’t wait to do this again but in Hawaii this December! Yaaaay!

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Ethan’s Beach Party

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We went to Crab Cove this morning for Ethan’s 4th birthday party. Ethan is his best buddy since they were 18 months old and have been in the same class the whole time.

It’s great to have a beach so close to home!

Everyone made sand castles and dug in the sand. Our shovels from the Dollar Store really came in handy!

Peanut also buried his buddy’s legs at one point.

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Pool Day

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This morning we gathered at Uncle Jason’s house and then headed to their pool.

We had water guns that we bought at the Dollar Store yesterday and the boys battled.

It looked like it was gonna be too cold at first but the sun came out shortly after we got into the pool and warmed us up very quickly.

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July 4th in Cerritos

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Last night we drove down to Cerritos for the long weekend.

In the morning, Peanut and Leela went to the park. We also experienced an earthquake as we were getting buckled up in the car.

Back at Yai and Ta’s house, we had a barbecue and Peanut gobbled up a bunch of Thai BBQ chicken that Yai made.

All the cousins were at the house and Ta gave them all plenty to do. They had water balloons, regular balloons, and a sandbox too!

They also went on a little “hike” in the backyard jungle with walking sticks and all.

In the evening, we all went across the street to ride bikes and scooters.

As the sun went down, we drove to Uncle Johnny’s house to watch the fireworks from his backyard.

Happy Birthday, America!

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Alaska Cruise: Day 8

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It’s Day Eight of our Alaska Cruise: Seattle

We woke up this morning back in Seattle. The ship docked at 7am and we were off the ship by 9.

Our driver dropped us off at Pike Place and we did some exploring this morning before our afternoon flight home.

When in Seattle, you gotta have some oysters on a half shell!

We also had some famous chowder (tried 4 kinds today!)

We found the the original Starbucks and the kids were not impressed.

The kids got some time to run around and play at the park and then we found a restaurant nearby for lunch and bathroom breaks.

The kids loved drawing on the butcher paper table covers.

Janie drew a rocket ship.

This is Peanut’s version.

Then it was off the the airport, back on the plane, and home again. What a fun trip! It’s always so nice to be with the family for an extended period of time and we saw so many new things along the way.

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