Watch us grow!
Peanut usually likes his bath…well at least at the beginning. For some reason, his expression here reminds me of his cousin Toni.
Then he gradually realizes he’s all done and starts to cry.
Waaaahhh!!!
Then once he gets all bundled up again, he’s happy again.
I think he likes his new panda towel.
Peanut was so sweaty from the ride home in the car so he got a nice long bath.
We all had a late night so our last morning in Napa was a little slow. Janie took a bath and Peanut hung out in bed with Dada.
Look at this cutie smiling during his bath this morning.! So glad my mom caught this on her phone.
I think he really enjoyed the head massage today.
It’s so nice to see Janie so engaged when I show up in the afternoon to pick her up from school. Can you spot our little girl in her classroom? She was busy at the water table and concentrating very hard on carefully pouring water and water beads down the long tower/tube that she made.
I quietly walked over to see what she was doing and looked up with a surprised look on her face. Then she said to her teacher, “my mom and grandma came to pick me up today!”
And then she continued to play a little longer – not in any hurry to go home.
She also remembered to wash her hands before giving her teachers a hug and heading home. It’s funny how she can wash her hands thoroughly and quickly at school on her own but she dilly dallies at home and makes a big wet mess in our bathroom.
This morning, Janie went to visit her new preschool for the first time. It was scheduled for 11-12pm and we were asked to pack a lunch for her. We all went together and took the train to school. That was an exciting change for her.
Mama and Dada got to join her for the hour and we all met her teachers and classmates.
She got to play with toys and briefly played with two 4-year-old girls who will be going to the older class next month.
Before lunch, everyone sat on the rug for a couple stories. She got to sit on Dada’s lap today.
Next was potty time and Janie used one of the little toilets all on her own and washed her hands at one of the Janie-sized sinks too.
She joined the kids for lunch and was so happy to see that Dada had packed her one of her favorite meals: Kao Mun Gai (chicken rice with sauce, cilantro, and cucumber). Dada had to leave for work but Mama stayed with her for lunch. She opened the containers on her own and ate like a big girl.
On our way out, we saw where the kids will be napping. It’s in the room next door and they all have their own cots with bedding and blankets that they brought from home.
What a great first visit! It was super easy considering Mama and Dada were there with her. We will have to see how Thursday goes when we drop her off for 2 hours on her own. This is the entrance to her new school. It’s part of Bright Horizons and Marin Day Schools. We hope she will love it.
To celebrate a successful visit, Janie got a special treat while Mama and Yai had lunch.
She got some orange jello from one of the dim sum carts. Cool!!
This morning, we went to IKEA and got there a little before it opened. I guess their cafe is open beforehand and they sell really cheap breakfast. Mama also got free coffee.
Janie had some sausage while Mama had heart-shaped waffles.
What I love about IKEA is that everything is so kid-friendly from the bathroom sinks having step stools to the kid-sized rails on the stairs.
Janie had a great time in the kid’s section.
She cooked, went through the tunnel, and loved the chair that has a shade that covers her up completely.
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She sat so quietly inside at one point that she startled a person walking by when she popped out.
For lunch, we picked up Thai food and ate with Mama’s friends at work. What a fun morning!
She even got a quick nap on the drive home.
This morning, we got up early and went back to the aquarium at 9:30am when they opened. It was much less crowded and Janie was able to see the rest of the exhibits in less than 2 hours.
The kelp forest was really cool and she loved seeing the sharks.
She was very scared of the water tunnel but was able to stand underneath with Dada.
We tried to take a photo together in the tunnel but you can’t tell that it’s water rushing over us.
This was one of her favorite parts: the corral tunnel.
She got to see a tank full of anemones, Nemos, and Marlins.
In the morning, no one was crowding the penguins so she got a clear view of them.
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She also went to the touch pool to feel some of the creatures on display.
One cool thing about this aquarium is that they have Janie-sized sinks so Mama doesn’t have to pick her up to wash hands. Wish we had one of these in all public restrooms.
Janie rode on Dada’s shoulders to get a better look at the giant octopus. He was huge!
After the aquarium, we walked over to a breakfast place and Janie got to ride the train with Big GG while we waited for a table.
They hooked her up with some crayons and she colored in the whale on her menu.
We ordered her the “Mickey pancake” and it was SO BIG! She ate the ear and that was all she could manage.
Once breakfast was done, we checked out of what she calls our “Manta Ray (Monterey) House” and headed up to Redwood City to visit Toni and Thomas. What a fun mini vacation!!
After school, Janie said, “I threw up today.” I couldn’t get details on why and when but she said, “I cried and teacher gave me a hug.”
So, as soon as we got home, she got a bath. It sure does cut down on the bedtime routine when bath time is at 5:30.