special days – Page 19 – Kumquat & Peanut

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Halloween 2014

October 31, 2014 No Comments

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This year, Janie dressed up as Piglet. Mommy made her costume and it turned out ok.

She didn’t really know what to expect this year so we took her to the Halloween Festival in Cerritos instead of going trick-or-treating.

She carried her treat bag around like a big kid and did a great job with the games and everything.

Alice slept through the games and we were lucky to find this Winnie the Pooh in the game area.

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She also wanted to pose for a funny family photo.

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Toward the end, Alice woke up and joined us for a group photo.

On the walk back to the car, Alice and Janie hung out on the grass to get a few Tigger and Piglet pictures.

Happy Halloween!

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In celebration of Janie’s half-birthday, we put a candle in a scoop of ice cream and sang to her. Actually, she also sang to herself but that’s part of the fun! She loved all three parts: singing, blowing out the candle, and then eating the ICE CREAM!!

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Mommy’s Birthday

September 28, 2014 No Comments

Today is Mommy’s birthday and in preparation for the dinner party, Janie helped out with buying food and supplies for hot pot. Here is her bouquet of spoons.

She liked them so much that she almost didn’t give them up when it came time to pay for them. Luckily she did just long enough for the lady to scan them.

When it was time for dinner, Janie ate lots of rice, meat, and mushrooms.

She also got to hang out with her aunties and Baby Avia.

The best part was helping Mommy blow out her candles. Good job, KK!

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More Family FaceTime

September 28, 2014 No Comments

This morning, Janie sang “Happy Birthday” to Uncle Johnny and fed him some cake.

She also had breakfast with Alice.

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Happy Birthday, Daddy!

September 6, 2014 No Comments

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Dinner for Dada

September 5, 2014 No Comments

It’s Daddy’s birthday tomorrow and we celebrated it a day early because Ankong and Ama are in town!! Janie met up with them at our usual celebration spot, Hillstone.

When they arrived, they brought presents for Janie (yes, not for Dada). She got a coloring set, puzzle, and some new clothes! Thank you!!

After dinner, we ordered a key lime pie and Janie sang “Happy Birthday” to Dada. She also tried to blow out the candle for him but she didn’t blow hard enough.

She also got to hang out with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia during dinner. What a fun evening!

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BBQ and Fireworks

July 4, 2014 No Comments

For July 4th this year, Janie spent the day in Redwood City. Daddy made ribs and corn on the grill and Janie enjoyed hers on the floor. Silly KK!

Here she is playing with Big GG. She’s pretending he’s going down a slide.

Later that evening, instead of going outside, we watched the Macy’s 4th of July Celebration on tv and Janie loved the fireworks display they had over the water in New York City.

She kept pointing and saying “lights!” and clapped each time a song ended.

Happy July 4th, Everyone!!

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Fun with Auntie

July 4, 2014 No Comments

We all know that Janie LOVES playing with Auntie Jia. Today, she did all kinds of stuff with her.

They went to the park and played on the swings and slides.

It was pretty hot out there so it was a good thing they had a little shade there too.

Later, she played Hide and Seek with Uncle Jason with a little help from Auntie.

Later in the afternoon, Janie learned how to water Auntie Jia’s plants with a squirt bottle.

She even watered all the dead plants today.

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Morning with Daddy

July 4, 2014 No Comments

Mommy went to work on July 4th so Janie had breakfast with Daddy in the morning. After her eggs and bacon, she needed another snack a couple hours later so she got a buffet of fruit and pasta.

Then, it was off to the train station for a ride down to Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason’s house.

Of course, she enjoyed the ride on the train and had a tasty beverage too.

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Father’s Day

June 15, 2014 No Comments

For Father’s Day, we went out to the California Academy of Sciences for some fishie fun.

She seemed to have a greater appreciation for all the exhibits now that she’ no longer obsessed with the stairs down at the entrance.

After lunch, we went next door to the SF Botanical Garden, which is free for SF residents!

I knew this kid liked flowers but she had such a fun time looking at and touching all the different flowers.

Since she wasn’t allowed to pluck the flowers on display, I brought her over to the grassy area to pluck little flowers out of the grass. That seemed just as interesting to her.

Here’s a video of her exploring the garden.