Birthday Oysters


Today we went to San Francisco to get Janie some birthday oysters. We thought it would be fun to take the ferry over!


The first leg of the ride was from Alameda to Fisherman’s Wharf first and passed by the new bridge.


What a beautiful day on the bay!


We arrived at the Ferry Building just before 11 and we got into Hog Island Oyster Co on their first seating.


Janie was so happy and thoroughly enjoyed her oysters.


Peanut enjoyed the bread and thought it needed a little lemon juice.


After lunch, Janie gave Mama this note. I like how she drew a bowl and spoon for Peanut.


Lucky for him, he got a cone today!!

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ferry and bus

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When it was time to return to the hotel, we rode the Star Ferry back.

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It runs every 15 minutes and the ride across the water itself is only about 15 minutes long!

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Then we hopped on a double-decker bus and got a front seat again.

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Peanut had a great time pointing out all the other buses on the street.

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Kowloon

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The kids woke up starving again because they missed dinner last night. Thankfully we have breakfast on the top floor every morning to get their tummies filled.

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Then it was off to Kowloon for the day! We rode the train across Victoria Bay to the other side of Hong Kong to find the infamous pineapple bun that Uncle Jason loves so much.

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At the cafe, it was small but they managed to get all six of us at a table. The kids ate some bread with butter and condensed milk.

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They also enjoyed drinking milk out of a milk bottle.

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The cafe also happened to be in the pet district so we saw lots of fish stores with bags and bags of colorful fish for sale.

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As we waited for Ankong and Ama to arrive by train, we stopped at McDonald’s for a snack. Janie got a Kinder egg and Peanut got some chicken nuggets to hold him over.

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On our walk down the famous Nathan Road, we saw lots of cool sights, cafes, and shops.

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There were some giant king crabs in this window front display.

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We walked and walked all the way down toward the water and Janie did a great job.

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Uncle Jason offered a short ride to give her feet a little break.

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As a tasty treat, Ankong bought Janie a watermelon drink with fresh mango.

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We finally made it to the waterfront and found the Bruce Lee statue at the Garden of Stars.

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Check out this view!!

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Celebration Dinner

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This evening, we had the whole family together for dinner to celebrate Peanut’s 2nd birthday.

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We had quite a spread of food and Peanut was determined to pick up his food with chopsticks.

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We had ice cream cake for him, everyone sang “Happy Birthday” and Big Sis helped him blow out the candles.

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Our little boy doesn’t like cake so we got him a cake made with strawberry ice cream and white cake.

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He tasted the cake one time and then demolished the ice cream half of his slice.

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Ankong also hooked him up with a second slice!

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We also managed to get all 6 cousins together in one photo.

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It was a fun night with the family all together again.

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Oh and Peanut got a giant set of Tinkertoys from Auntie Jia. Yay!

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FECC Visit

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On our last morning in Cerritos, we met Ankong and Ama at church for a little playtime. They have a preschool there with a cool playground outside. The kids had a fun time exploring all the slides.

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Peanut was a little worried about this big bumpy slide but was able to go down on his own.

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After playtime, we went upstairs to see Ankong and Ama’s offices. The preschool kids happened to come out to play and the kids talked and waved to Peanut and Janie through the window.

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Peanut also got to try out Ankong’s chair. He looked pretty comfy. I think he’s ready to take over as Senior Pastor.

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Dinner in Buena Park

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We went to Toni and Thomas’ house today for a BBQ. Peanut watched Dada and Uncle Jason get the grill ready while he had his snack.

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Auntie Jia put up their playhouse and Janie played with Thomas inside. They were making donut cakes.

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Peanut later gave it a try and insisted that he use the back door to get in and out.

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Ankong and Ama came in the evening and took Janie and Peanut to the park. Toni and Thomas stayed behind and played peek-a-boo behind the couch.

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The kids had corn on the cob with dinner and Peanut gobbled up a bunch of steak.

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Once the twins went to bed, Peanut hung out in Ankong’s lap and got a good laugh.

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We were there pretty late and it was way past their bedtimes. Luckily, they held it together pretty well and then fell asleep on the short ride back to Cerritos.

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