Watch us grow!
Peanut got picked up early today and went to see his pediatrician for his 2 1/2-year check-up.
He weighed 31 lbs 5 oz and he’s now 35 inches tall. Doctor said he looked good and he didn’t need any shots today. Yay!
After the appointment, he helped Mama with a little shopping at Whole Foods in San Francisco.
Once we got back home, he had a quick lunch and then went upstairs to play with his MagnaTiles. He also went to sleep on his own and took a nice long nap.
Janie went back to swimming lessons after a week of illness. Good to see she hasn’t lost anything.
Peanut also slept through most of her lesson and then woke up in time to watch the end of her lesson.
Mama had to take a day off work to stay home with Janie. Dada was home with her yesterday and she still has a fever today.
In the afternoon, she read some books and then took a nice long nap. Hopefully she’ll be well soon.
This morning, Janie was really emotional while going to school. Later this morning, Mama got a call from the school saying that she had a fever. So, she had to get picked up early and slept the rest of the day.
When Peanut got home, they took a nice warm bath together before going to bed. Hope she feels better soon.
Peanut had a busy day at school and after. He had a special assembly and watched the Kindergarteners put on a puppet show. You can see him in the blue shirt covering his ears. Weird.
Then he played in the sandbox with his friends.
He also learned how to clean up after snack.
The teachers also took a photo of him napping. So cute…
Afterschool, we went to Mama’s old graduate school to show the students what normal development looks like. Auntie Teresa, Henry, and Hudson also participated.
We spent the day in Half Moon Bay today and met up with the Tsaos at Gray Whale Beach Cove. There was a bit of a walk down to the beach but it was worth it.
The beach was quiet and the weather was surprisingly warm without any wind.
Eventually, the kids couldn’t resist the water any longer.
They just love making muddy sand together.
The kids played just like they did in Hawaii together. This reminds me how nice it is to be living in California. By the end of the day, Janie was down to her swim suit and living it up!
Janie and Sophie have grown up together and still enjoy the same things.
I love this photo of them burying their feet in the sand. I could hear them say “we’re so smart,the water won’t get us now.”
These kids had such a fun time outside at our local beach.
Peanut even got a comfy nap inside our pop-up tent!
The walk back up the cliff wasn’t as bad as we expected. Peanut actually managed to walk up at least half of the steps back up.
Thanks you Jamie for getting a group photo at then end of the day! He also captured quite a few of our photos from the day too.
On the way home, the we stopped at McDonald’s for Happy Meals. They were hungry from a big day at the beach!
It’s time to fly back to San Francisco today! We said goodbye to our hotel and took one last family photo.
We took an Uber to the airport and Peanut had fun looking out the window for buses.
At the airport, we got the whole family into the United lounge and the kids enjoyed lots of fruit and other snacks before we boarded.
Peanut did a good job walking onto the plane without any major hiccups this time.The flight took off at 12:30pm Hong Kong time.
We also had an extra seat for him to nap. Janie sat up front in Economy Plus with Ankong and Ama because they ended up with an extra seat between them.
With the extra seat, Peanut was able to stretch his legs, lie flat, and sleep for most of the 10-hour flight home.
We made it back a little early at 7:45 am PST the same day and rode the parking shuttle to our car. We were back with a full day ahead of us. The kids were a little disoriented but did ok.
After lunch, we took a walk back to the hotel and did a little more shopping too. There’s so much to see in this bustling city.
CHEEEESE!!
By the time dinner rolled around, the kids were wiped out and slept in the chairs and our laps the whole time.
After a brief stop at the hotel, we went back out and rode the train to dinner.
Auntie Kelly had a pre-wedding dinner at a hot pot place in North Point.The girls played their version of Uno while dinner was being set-up.
Janie also tried some raw geoduck and loved it.
She filled up on geoduck before going down for the night.
Looks like jetlag caught up with them because they were both out before 7pm.
We arrived in Tokyo exhausted and hungry. Peanut fell asleep in the stroller while we had some ramen.
Our layover was 4 hours long so Janie got to relax and do a little shopping.
She bought some planes for her pals Gavin and Collin and played with her new playing cards from the plane.
Mama taught her how to play War.
On the 4-hour flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, Peanut played for a a little while.
He received a blow-up plane from the flight attendant and had fun taking some pictures with Mama.
Fortunately for everyone, the whole family slept for most of the flight and Peanut slept through the landing.