Holiday Party

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We went to Mama’s work party tonight and everyone brought their kids.  Janie and Sophie were back together again and they had a great time!IMG_6921

Check out these two chocolate smiles!

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Peanut also got to socialize and hung out with his buddy Max who is 10 days older.

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He got to hang out with Aunties Stephanie and Amy.

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There was some snuggle time with MaryAnn, Sandy, and Holly too!!IMG_6914

This social little guy ate up all the attention.

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Peanut, Henry, and Auntie Teresa also played on the couch for a while. SO many friends!

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At the end of the night, the two big girls played a mean game of foosball with the Henry and Avia.IMG_6929

We also brought Janie’s PJs to put on for the ride home.  What a fun party!

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breakfast udon

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Mama’s favorite udon place is open at 7am so we went out to pick up breakfast this morning.

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Peanut and his pal Avia were strolling the streets of Waikiki pretty early.

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We ordered the food to go and brought it back up to the hotel room for Janie to eat.  She made good use of the tv table that she borrowed from Auntie Yoon

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aaaahh….beach

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As soon as we arrived, Janie was ready to head to the sand.  The weather is warm but cloudy, which is perfect for her first day out on the beach.

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Sophie later joined in on the fun and these two just couldn’t get enough of the sand and water.

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We stayed out until the sun went down.  What a fun start to this vacation!

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Light-up Night 2015

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For the second year in a row, Dada was in France on Light-up Night.  But that didn’t stop us from going to Embarcadero Center to see the fireworks!  This little guy was all bundled up to pick up his sister from school and head over to the festivities.

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We stopped at the Hyatt first and discovered that they weren’t doing the same festivities as previous years but there was a big tree there!

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Back at Embarcadero Center, there was an ice rink with a show right before they lit the buildings.  Then the fireworks went off and Janie had a good view of them from below.

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She said they were very loud but very cool too.

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We later went back to the Hyatt to let the kids run around.  Janie took a picture of Mama and Peanut in front of the tree.

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Then she wanted to take a picture with Little Guy.

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All the kids got a chance to play together and have some snacks before heading out to dinner.IMG_3113

This was the best we could do in getting a photo of all the girls together.

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Janie also liked playing with the water fountain.

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Dinner was at Super Duper Burgers before we all headed home.

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It was a late night for everyone, including this little guy.  He napped off and on all evening and fell asleep as soon as we got home.

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Cheers!  Let the holiday season begin!!

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Walnut Creek

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This morning, Peanut went with Mama for a 3-mile workout at Lafayette Reservoir.

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We also had lunch with Auntie Ranee, Sophie, and Avia.  Avia kept saying “baby” every time she saw Peanut.  These two will be up to no good together in no time.

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3rd Birthday Party

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We celebrated Janie’s 3rd birthday today at the Children’s Creativity Museum.  It had a Nemo theme and Janie was so happy to see her favorite characters on the cupcakes and balloons.

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Before the food arrived, all the kids (and grown-ups) spent time in the museum playing with foam dough.

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There was also a craft table where the kids made rockets.

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For lunch, we had Hawaiian food, veggies, and fruit.  The Spam musubi disappeared in a flash.

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After lunch, everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to Janie and she had a funny reaction to what happened after she blew out the candles.

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Luckily Auntie Ishya caught the whole thing on video for us.

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Janie chose a chocolate cupcake with a Nemo ring on top and had lots of frosting and cake on her face for the rest of the party.

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In fact, all the kids LOVED the cake and each had blue frosting all over their faces.

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I wasn’t sure if she would able to share the balloons we bought for the party but she did and actually handed some of them out to her friends.

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Once the birthday party got packed up, we headed out to the carousel for a couple rides.

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To burn off all the sugar, the kids went back inside for some more fun.  They all played together on the slide and made a couple videos too.

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The slide is green so that you can record yourself with a variety of backgrounds.

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I’m amazed that we somehow managed to get all the kids together for a group photo.

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Thanks for coming to the party, Friends!  Hope you all had just as much fun as we did!!

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Mommy’s Birthday

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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