special days – Page 20 – Kumquat & Peanut

First Funeral

June 7, 2014 No Comments

Janie attended her fist funeral and said goodbye to her great grandmother this morning.

We had a memorial service for her today at Rose Hills and Janie was so well-behaved during the hour-long service.

Thanks to Auntie Jia for keeping her company.

Out on the lawn, Janie brought her backpack filled with things to keep her occupied. Yai helped keep track of all her bracelets.

As we waited for the burial service to finish, Janie wandered the lawn and went up and down the hills with Ankong.

She also learned how to pick flowers.

Ama taught her that these particular flowers were actually weeds.

This one was for her Great PoPo.

She also enjoyed picking flowers out of the floral arrangements at the end.

These pink ones were her favorites.

I’m glad that Janie’s first funeral experience was a good one.

We’ll miss you Great PoPo!

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decorating

June 2, 2014 No Comments

Daddy’s Father’s Day Gift came early so we decided to give it to him tonight.

Janie decorated the box this afternoon before he came home and had a really fun time doing so.

She covered every side of the box with marker.

She looked so excited to watch him open his present – mostly because she wanted to open it herself earlier. In case you were wondering, Daddy got a SodaStream!

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In the afternoon, we walked to the Hale Koa Hotel and hopped on a shuttle bus that took us to the ceremony. Janie fell asleep on the walk over and continued to sleep on Daddy’s lap. All that fun this morning must have wiped her out.

Once we arrived at the Country Club, she woke up refreshed and ready to play.

She even posed for a few photos.

The ceremony was very short and she watched it from Daddy’s shoulders.

Afterward, they served punch and she got to have some. Keenan looks like he was waiting for his turn to sip.

Buddy Keenan was there and after sharing a hug, they jumped and ran around until the bus returned to take us back to the wedding hotel.

Take a look at her jumping!

These two had such a fun time together.

Back on the bus, she was wide awake to take in all the sights.

She had fun sitting next to Daddy and was surprised to find Mommy behind her.

There was so much to see!!

Back at the hotel, she got to say “hello” to Auntie Yoon.

That bouquet is heavy!

We all had a snack by the beach and Janie got some of Auntie Krissy’s fries.

Andrew tried to share his oatmeal.

He didn’t look too happy with the little spy standing behind him.

For the reception/dinner, Auntie Yoon made arrangements for a nanny to watch Janie, Keenan, and Andrew. She slept the whole time and even when we brought her downstairs at 9:00. She woke up when the reception was all over so she was able to change into her pjs. This photo (above) is Janie hitching a ride back to the hotel with Daddy.

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Package for Janie

April 21, 2014 No Comments

When we got home today, there was a big box by the door. It was addressed to Janie!!

It’s a huge wooden alphabet and animal puzzle from Cousins Sadie and Theo!!

It’s really cool and has lots of animals that she recognizes.

Thank you Cousins!! Let’s get together again soon for a trip to the zoo!!

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Easter Eggs

April 20, 2014 No Comments

This afternoon, Janie dyed Easter eggs for the first time. At first, she was puzzled by the white crayon that you draw on the white egg before they go in the dye. She kept giving the crayon back to me as if it was not working.

Once she saw the fruits of her labor, she was more excited.

Her favorite part was dunking the eggs in the dye. Surprisingly, she was really good about being gentle and we didn’t get any big spills or splashes.

Here she is working on her next masterpiece.

G-Auntie Jeanie and Auntie Jia also joined in on the fun.

When the colored egg would come out, Janie tried to add more crayon wax to it.

She loved all the bright colors and tried putting stickers on them.

She actually just enjoyed playing with the stickers.

Happy Easter!!

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Birthday Lunch

April 20, 2014 No Comments

We celebrated Janie’s birthday with lunch at Hillstone. This is her old lady smile. It looks like she’s saying, “hello, they made me come”.

She enjoyed smoked salmon, fries, crackers, ribs, and peas.

The best part was the birthday ice cream!

They brought out a scoop of ice cream with chocolate sauce on top. They also put two candles on top for her.

Too bad after all our practicing, she didn’t want to blow out the candles.

Yummy! Unlike yesterday, she didn’t have to beg anyone for THIS ice cream!

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Birthday Presents

April 20, 2014 No Comments

For a girl who didn’t have a party, she still had plenty of presents to open.

From Sophie, she got a giraffe book, giraffe doll, and Sesame Street stickers!

Vivian gave her a funny book and more stickers!!

From Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia, she got books and a funny farm toy.

Thank you for all the presents, Everyone!!

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Birthday Balloon

April 20, 2014 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago, we were in line at Safeway and Janie pointed up and yelled “ELMO!!” Ever since then, she’s been looking for him but someone must have bought it because we never saw it again. So, on the morning of her birthday, we went to pick up her very own Elmo balloon. I didn’t realize how big it was until the lady blew it up. I couldn’t turn back now since we were pot-committed so now we have a giant Elmo in our living room. I can’t tell you how excited Janie was when I handed it to her in the store.

Here we are on the sidewalk trying to get it home.

It was a pretty ridiculous sight since the balloon was as big as her!

When we got home, I put the weight higher so that Elmo would stay closer to the ground. It was like having Elmo walking around with her in the house.

It’s a little creepy if you ask me but she loved it.

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Birthday Scooter

April 20, 2014 1 Comment

For Janie’s 2nd birthday, we bought her a scooter. It’s just like the one she fell in love with at Rowan and Isla’s house. This morning she found it hiding in our bedroom and started rolling around on it in the bathroom. So sneaky.

She couldn’t wait to try it out so I let her roll up and down the hallway in her pjs and without shoes.

Later when Auntie Jia and Great Auntie Jeanie came over, we took her down to the courtyard to play. Luckily she didn’t mind wearing the helmet.

She had a slow start but once we got her on the ramp, she was flying!

She glided down the little hill and G-Auntie Jeanie guarded her from the front.

Look at this kid in action!!

This was her first time down the ramp without help.

She looks like a pro already. Maybe Uncle Johnny can teach you how to do bunny hops.

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the quilt

April 20, 2014 No Comments

This is her 24-month picture with the quilt. It’s still so hard to get her to sit in place and look at the camera but I got something close to her 1-month and 12-month photo.

one year later dated