Watch us grow!
We went to Uncle Eric’s wedding today and everyone got dressed up for the occasion.
There was a kid’s section in the church and Janie made a little drawing there.
Janie looked so pretty in her fancy dress. Thanks for the dress, Auntie Terry!!
We also love the fall colors here!!
We went out for dinner tonight and celebrated Janie’s half birthday.
We ordered the crudo for her and she loved it. What is it with her and raw fish?!
For dessert, we got a valrhona chocolate terrine, which she stabbed right away when it was placed on the table.
Yummy yummy!!
To celebrate Mama and Uncle Johny’s birthdays, we had dinner at Ad Hoc.
Janie took a nap in the car before dinner and was starving so she got started while we perused the menu.
Peanut also woke up hungry and we were prepared for our chunky monkey!
Afterward, we hung out in the carrier while the family ate dinner. What a good boy!
We all had a delicious meal and because he did such a good job eating her dinner, Janie got a tasty chocolate mousse for dessert.
Peanut didn’t get any dessert but instead hung out on Yai’s lap.
What a fun birthday dinner for everyone!!
We visited Sterling Vineyard while we were in Napa Valley. The best part was the gondola ride up to the winery.
Janie sat with Ta and Yai while Peanut sat with Mama and Dada.
Once at the top, everyone got out and started the self-guided tour. The view was very nice up there.
On the terrace, the grown-ups got a tasting of pinot noir and the girls got cups of ice cold water.
They sat on the terrace together, drinking their water and reading a book.
Inside, the Janie saw large oak barrels and tried very hard not to run up and down the ramps.
We got a family photo together before heading to dinner.
For Mama and Uncle Johnny’s birthdays, we drove up to Napa for the day. What a fun little day trip for the whole family!
On our way to lunch, we stopped at the outlet and Janie helped push the stroller.
For lunch, we had burgers at Gott’s. Janie played with Alice and Peanut had just enough energy to eat and then immediately fell back asleep.
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.
We went to the Office of Vital Records to pick up Peanut’s birth certificate. Once again, just like 3 years ago, there was no line! Next on the to-do list: apply for a passport!
Janie’s preschool started their new school year today so both Mama and Dada picked her up today. She was in the middle of a goodbye circle when we arrived. They were saying goodbye to the older Alligators who were moving on to the Whale class.
Janie also got a new cubby photo. Her eyes were closed in the one she had last month so Mama was so happy to see a better photo for this school year. Her cubby also got moved to the other side of the hallway with the rest of her classmates.
For the new year, we also got some photos of Janie with the quilt. It was mostly because Mama had just taken Peanut’s picture and she thought it was her turn.
She’s officially 40 months old and has become a big sister AND a preschooler this past month. Love you, Big Girl!
Our little girl started preschool today!! Initially she said she didn’t want to go but somehow we got her fed, changed, and shoes on.
We also got her giraffe backpack that matches her lunchbag.
This was the best I could do in getting a photo of her this morning.
Dada was going take her to school on the train today and she was pretty excited.
There they go!! Bye, Baby Girl!!
At drop-off, Janie was sad and said she cried for her Daddy. Dada also said that she said “I want my grandma.”
Look at that face. It was probably a good idea that Mama didn’t do the drop-off.
Around snacktime, Dada went back to check on her. She was doing better but still very quiet. She had pancakes but refused the syrup. What?! That’s not like her! When I asked her later why she didn’t have syrup, she said “I eat syrup at home.” She was still a bit sad to see Dada leave the second time but was fine once she found the water table.
In the afternoon, we picked her up on our way to Peanut’s doctor’s appointment. She was in good spirits and was able to report some of the things she did and one friend that she played with. When I checked her lunch, she managed to eat all the rice and chicken that I sent with her but left everything else. I’m just happy she was able to eat something.
The drive home was super quick. Hospital was only a mile from home.
Janie was so happy to see her family back home again. She also asked, “did you bring Peanut?!”
Here he is in his new bed. So tiny still.
Janie couldn’t wait to snuggle her baby brother and remembered that she was supposed to wash her hands before touching him. She was also very eager to help change his diaper. She also kept saying, “I want to rock him!” I guess we’re gonna need a little rocker for him.
Before bed, she gave him a big hug and a kiss. Before today, she had been reluctant to give him a kiss. She also learned how to offer him the pacifier instead of just trying to push it into his mouth.
His nails are super long even after we cut them so he needed a sock on his hand.
Good night, little guy. We hope you don’t keep Mama up all night again.