Wedding Banquet

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We all went to the wedding banquet this evening and Janie grubbed on jellyfish, pork, lobster, and shrimp.

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Ankong went all the way down to the supermarket to buy Janie some milk in the middle of dinner.  So nice!!

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Janie joined the girls during the bouquet toss and also danced around with Amelia.

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Then it quickly turned into a game of chase.

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Janie also did some twirling and dancing with Dada.

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Peanut had trouble sleeping through all the loud music so he just hung out with GAuntie Cheryl.

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Night at the Academy

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We got free admission to Members’ Night at the Academy so Janie got to go to the aquarium on a school night.  They had lots of extra stuff there like coloring, presentations, and free kid and adult juice!!

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First thing she wanted to see were the penguins.

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On our way out of the exhibit, she found the giraffes.  It still makes her so happy.

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She said that was a Mama GG, Dada GG, and a KK GG.

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The daytime lights were turned off so the large tank had a different look to it.  It didn’t matter for Janie because she was still so happy to label all the fish that she could see.

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Before heading home, we stopped at the dance party in the atrium.  Initially, Janie only wanted to watch but then eventually joined them with a whole lot of spinning.

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What a fun evening!  On our way out, we said “goodnight” to the T-Rex in the front.

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Fish-tastic Friday

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Both Mommy and Daddy got the day off so Janie had a “no-school-no-work” day.  It started out in bed with Daddy watching videos of people building aquariums.

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Then we went to the Academy of Sciences to see lots of fish.

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Her favorite parts were seeing the scuba divers in the big tank and touching the sea urchin.

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For lunch, we ate out on the terrace. She played with her Nemo magnets while we waited for the food to arrive.

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Janie had asked for clams earlier in the morning so she got a big bowl of clam chowder.  She was a little disappointed that it didn’t have the shells in there but ate it anyway.

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Next stop was Aqua Forest Aquarium where she went to see her favorite black goldfish while Daddy did a little shopping.

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It was taking a while, so she went out front to blow bubbles.

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She made up a bubble song and dance on the sidewalk.

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She also got a special Easter cookie from the bakeshop down the street and went straight for the eye and the wing made of icing.

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Sleigh Ride

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Janie loves the Christmas song “Sleigh Ride”, especially the one with the horses in it.  However, she recognizes every version of the song.  Today, she got super excited when the song came on Pandora and she said, “I want to dance!”  And that’s what she did.

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Her moves are pretty funny.

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Friday Night

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It’s Friday night, so we went out for a walk in Union Square.  Stockton Street was converted to a Winter Walkway this week and Janie got to run around in the middle of the AstroTurf “street”.

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For dinner, we stopped for Thai boat noodles.  As Janie waited for her food, she thought painting with water and a straw would be fun.

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She loved her soup, noodles, and bean sprouts!

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At the Apple Store, Daddy helped her test out one of their iPads.  This was a cool painting app.

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Next stop was the ice rink and tree in Union Square.  It started to rain so we didn’t spend much time there.  Instead, we went over to Macy’s to see it from above.  Janie asked to go ice skating but we told her she’d have to grow just a little more first.

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So, she used the Macy’s furniture department as her ice rink.  She ran around kicking and spinning as if she was on ice.  It’s too bad I forgot to take a video.

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She had so much fun riding all the escalators, exploring the different areas, and enjoying all that there was to see.  Who knew a department store could be so much fun?!

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“Buy some fruta.”

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One of Janie’s favorite things to do is to go outside to “buy some fruta (fruit)”.  Today, we bought some plums, meyer lemons, romanesco, and pears.  She also wanted these carrots but we have plenty at home right now.

We have gone so many times that she knows the routine and knows where things are now.  At one particular area, she asks for capers and onions because it’s where I usually get my favorite open-faced smoked salmon sandwich.

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There’s also an area where musicians like to play.  She was very excited to get out of the stroller to watch the cellist play.  She also did a little dancing for everyone to watch as well.

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When we got to this area, she said, “I go to the park now. I want swings and the big slide.”  Then she ran off in the right direction.  Luckily, I was able to slow her down because we still had to wait for Dada to get his coffee.

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We finally took her to the park where she got a barrel full of laughs on the swing and went down the big slide all on her own.

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She also gave this climbing dome a try today but didn’t get very far.

On our way home, we passed the clock tower as it struck 12:00.  Before falling asleep, she said “that’s the clock to buy some fruta”.  Funny girl.  I guess we do come here a lot.

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Lazy Saturday

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This morning everyone was up early so we walked down the street to a cafe nearby to have breakfast.

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It was still raining when we got home so we stayed in for the rest of the day.  We played some music and Janie had a little dance party.

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She then pretended to nap with Daddy and then actually fell asleep while she was reading her books.

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