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During Janie’s nap today, Daddy assembled her new trike.  Thanks to Uncle Victor and Auntie Susie, she now has a new ride that will grow with her.

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Here she is trying it out as soon as she woke up.  That’s why her hair is such a mess.  It looked like it was a hit with her.

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This afternoon we tried to take the tricycle for a ride at a park but it was a bust.  Fortunately, we had a 15-minute wait for dinner so we took her for a spin.  What fun!!

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Weeeeee!!

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She even “raced” Auntie Jia back to the restaurant.

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Bay Area Birthday Bash

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As if two parties wasn’t enough, Janie had one more birthday party today with her Bay Area friends and family.  So many of her little friends came to celebrate!

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Second cousins Theo and Sadie came up all the way from San Jose.

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She had her afternoon snack with buddy Keenan and shared her sweet potato with him.

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The cheeksters shared some puffs before going back to playing.

Jack helped Janie blow out her birthday candle.


Birthday Cupcake a video by beakatude on Flickr.

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Janie thoroughly enjoyed her cupcake!

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OH BOY!

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What a fun mess she made!!

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She had fun with all her uncles and aunties.  Uncle Ryan is funny.

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Aw…so sweet.  She gave a sideways huggy hug to Auntie Stephanie.

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Buddy Rowan made an appearance and seemed to enjoy the cake too.

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Zoe brought her folks, Uncle Jimmy and Auntie Eleen, to the party.

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Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia also stopped by at the end of the party.

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Look at all the presents she received today.  What a lucky girl.

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Thanks to everyone for celebrating with us!

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Sleepy

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At around bedtime, Auntie Jia came over with dinner for us.

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Janie wanted to hang out with her a bit so she quietly sat in her lap without reaching for the stuff on the table.  Now THAT’S a sleepy baby.

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She sat for as long as she could keep her eyes open and then as soon as she was placed in her bed she instantly fell asleep.  Funny girl.

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Sunday Evening

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It’s been a while since we’ve been to Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia’s house so we went down to their house for a BBQ.  Auntie Jia was teaching her a little bit about bad guys.

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She also had her milk in front of the TV.  What a treat!

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Flying Home

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Janie flew home today.  Here’s a photo of her trying to get Uncle Jason’s attention at the airport in Maui.  What a funny girl.

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The flight from Maui to Oahu was short but she was hungry and cried for the last 10 minutes of the flight.  Bummer.  Luckily for everyone on the plane from Honolulu to SF, she actually slept a total of two hours.

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All the grown-ups were served a free hot meal and Janie wanted a piece of the action.

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More Beach

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It’s taken Janie a couple days to get used to the waves here in Maui.  She was brave enough to go out to the water with Mommy this afternoon without a whole lot of crying.

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The only time she cried was when the water rushed over her too quickly and splashed her in the face.

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The rest of the day was spent playing in the sand under the umbrella.

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Now THERE’S my happy girl!

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Auntie Jia even found her a shovel that was sitting near our chairs and umbrella.

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She had a pretty good time and it was a good way to spend the last day of her trip to Maui.

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