We had our annual Christmas get-together with Mama’s cousins and their kids. This year we made arrangements to buy $10 gift cards and each kid got to choose two.
Family Feast
We went to Thai Nakorn for dinner tonight for our annual Christmas Thai Feast with Mama’s cousins and kids. It was a smaller crowd this year with Uncle Pish out of town but we still had a good time.
Family Thai Feast
We had dinner with Mama’s cousins and kids this evening and Janie was so happy to see Alice. They just returned from Las Vegas and it was their first time seeing each other this trip.
She also played Spot It with Brandon while they waited for the food to arrive.
Then it was a gift bonanza!!
We also managed to get a group photo of the whole family. Merry Christmas!!
Another Family Dinner
Every time we visit Cerritos, we gather up all of Mama’s cousins and we have a big Thai feast at Thai Nakorn. Tonight was our dinner and we had almost everyone there this time! Here is Peanut with Brandon, Cole, and Auntie Marie.
Theo and Sadie were also in town for the holidays this year so we had an extra-large group! So fun!
Here’s Peanut with Uncle Pish.
There were lots of presents after dinner and Peanut watched his big sister open his gifts. Oooo! New PJs!!
Janie scored her very first board game – Chutes and Ladders!! One of Mama’s favorites!
When we got back to Buena Park, Dada showed her how to play.
Alice’s birthday party
Today, we celebrated Alice’s birthday with a big party. Janie helped set-up the table with Uncle Johnny and Daddy.
She had a buffet of tasty Thai food including noodles, rice, chicken, fruit, and Mommy’s favorite tapioca balls.
She made another bag at the craft table and insisted on having 3 eyes and a bunch of puff balls on it.
This girl loves gluing stuff!
Janie was also very good about telling Mommy when she had to use the toilet. We still had pull-ups on her but she managed to stay dry!
Here she is with 2nd cousins Cole and Brandon and Cousin Alice, the birthday girl!
Of course there was cake and it was paradise cake again from King’s Hawaiian! She had the same cake for her first birthday!
Alice woke up in time to blow out the candle. Unfortunately, she didn’t want any part of the cake.
Toward the end of the party, Janie was tired since she stayed up through her nap. Here she is pretending to sleep on the bench next to Daddy. Funny girl. I wish she actually did sleep on that bench. What a fun party!
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Early Birthday Party
We celebrated Janie’s 2nd birthday today with her family in Southern California. We gathered at Thai Nakorn (our usual restaurant) and she got to see all her aunties, uncles, and 2nd cousins.
One of the best parts of this lunch was seeing Ankong and Ama!!
She ate lots of noodles and we ordered her favorite soup – Thom Kha. She had two bowls and kept asking for more.
Janie also received so many gifts. What a fun surprise!
She got books, lots of Legos, and clothes.
When it was time for cake, she was so pleased by the singing but also confused by all the people looking at her at once.
I love her expression here.
She got a big slice of ice cream cake (mint chip ice cream with chocolate cake).
Dig in, Little One!
The ice cream was a bit cold for her but she kept eating.
Here’s our family photo. Too bad she was staring at the giant cake in front of her instead of the camera.
Thanks to everyone who was able to come! So glad we were able to pull this off on such short notice!!
Race Expo
Janie went to the Race Expo to pick up her bib and t-shirt for tomorrow’s race. It’s hard to see but her bib has her number and name printed on it! Cool!
There was so much space downstairs so she got to walk around with Daddy and Auntie Joy.
They had water stations all around the expo and she practiced sipping from an open cup.
We’ve gotta stay hydrated in this heat and for the race tomorrow!!
Janie also scored a Little Mermaid magnet! Yippee!
She also loved all the free rubber arm bands that we picked up.
Since the expo was at Disneyland Hotel, we stayed for dinner at Downtown Disney. She gobbled up the cold grapes that Mommy packed for her. It was SO HOT outside.
We also took her into the Lego Store to take a look around. So. Many. Legos.
Uncle Johnny bought her a mini set of Legos today.
It has a polar bear, penguin, and the cube pieces that she loves so much! Thanks, Uncle!
Here she is with Mommy, Auntie Marie, Cole, and Brandon.