We went to Rowan and Isla’s house this evening for dinner and they all sat at the kids table together. So cute. Thanks for dinner, Auntie Vyl! Janie loved your spaghetti!
Sunday at the Aquarium
Today we went to the Cal Academy and met up with Rowan and Isla. We arrived first and hung out around the shark pool.
Peanut sat on the window that his big sister used to be so scared of. He watched the sharks and rays swim below him with such delight.
He also liked “standing” along the rails to see them swim by.
At the craft table, Janie made a Mars rover.
Here she is posing with her creation.
She also took a photo of her rover (above) and a photo of Mama posing with her rover (below). She’s getting pretty good with the camera.
During our snack, Peanut got to sit on the grass and I realized it was his first time touching grass.
He certainly didn’t mind it and seemed quite fascinated by it too.
Then we headed down to the aquarium where the kids had the most fun together.
They even posed for a photo together!
Before heading home, we walked down to the ice cream truck for a treat.
These kids had such a good time.
Peanut also woke up from his nap in time to enjoy the fresh air.
Fun with Rowan and Isla
We went to Rowan and Isla’s house this evening for dinner and the kids had so much fun together. They played the fishing game, ran up and down the hallways together, and built train tracks.
When we got home, Janie said “I had a lot of fun with Rowan and Isla.” Auntie Vyl later sent us a message saying that Isla had a blast too.
Dim Sum
We celebrated the Lunar New Year this morning and Peanut joined the gang at the table with his applesauce and some of Mama’s jook.
He also got his hands on this bao but luckily didn’t get it to his mouth before Mama caught him.
Happy New Year!!
Zoo!!
This morning, we went to the zoo and met up with Rowan, Isla, and Ariel. We got there pretty early and saw lots of animals before they arrived. It’s nice to have the hippo all to yourself. Janie was delighted!
Our baby hippo was awake and posed with the bigger hippo floating in the water.
Mama likes it when it’s empty and there aren’t random people photo-bombing our pictures.
peacock
giraffe
At 11:30, we went to see the bears for their feeding time.
Janie got a spot right at the window and was watching the fish (lunch) swim around before the bears were released.
When the bears were released, one of them quickly caught the fish and the kids watched the bear eat the fish. It’s funny how none of the kids felt bad for the fish and they also didn’t get grossed out.
Next was a ride on the train. We took full advantage of the zoo passes and got all 4 kids on the ride for free!
As usual, Peanut sat out with Mama and watched the train go by.
Uncle James got to meet Peanut for the first time and helped hold him while Mama was putting things away.
Janie scored another smushed penny and chose the bear today. How appropriate.
She also wanted to take a picture with this statue at the entrance. She usually doesn’t want to take photos but when she does, she cheeses-it-up really well.
Here are all four kids together. By the end of the morning, they were all chasing each other around and playing.
What a fun day at the zoo! What’s even better is that Janie took a long 2-hour nap afterward. Hooray!
Train to Burlingame
Peanut took his first ride on CalTrain today. We were on our way to Burlingame to visit Rowan and Isla.
The train is always a bit hit with Janie.
When we arrived, we had lunch in Downtown Burlingame. Al the kids were busy with their crayons. After lunch, we went back to their house and all three kids played really well together.
Dinner at the Clubroom
This afternoon, Jack, Reese, Rowan, and Isla came over with their parents for dinner. We were lucky enough to get the Clubroom for our dinner party. Janie set-up her tea set while Daddy prepared the steak.
Peanut got to meet Auntie Michelle today. She was very impressed by his weight and sturdiness.
Janie had dinner at the counter with Reese while the others sat at the tables.
The kids were super rowdy after dinner but then settled down to watch Madagascar 2 before heading home.
July 4th at the Zoo!
Happy 4th of July! In the morning, we went to the SF Zoo and met up with Rowan and Isla.
We saw the usual animals but lots of them were sleeping this morning.
We had lunch together at noon and then it was off to the rides!! Dada’s company has special passes for the kids to get unlimited rides on the train and carousel so that’s what we did!!
The kids rode the train twice!
Once with Mama and Dada and the second time with Auntie Vyl and Uncle Bang.
https://youtu.be/4CmYoKOJT8M
Before leaving, the kids went on the carousel and had a great time.
https://youtu.be/G7j46K1CPd8
We also tried getting photos of the kids all the together.
They were super silly and Janie took a selfie of the gang.
She also used Mama’s camera to take pictures of everyone. She’s getting pretty good at this! Maybe she can be Mama’s photography assistant one day.
She took all of these pictures!
What a fun morning!!
Last Camping Morning
Today is Mother’s Day and Mommy woke up to these two little jokers. Janie must have slept really well last night because she was in a great mood.
For breakfast, all the kids had cereal and milk.
The kids found an extra big banana slug near the campsite.
Janie played her kazoo again while Mei Mei tried to stomp on it.
Before the fire went out, Janie roasted one last marshmallow. Her stool came in handy all weekend and went everywhere with her including the bathroom, picnic table, and campfire. Everyone called her the “stool monkey”.
Uh oh…that marshmallow is toast!
What a fun camping trip and the mess on her face really shows it! She slept the whole drive back to Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason’s house and when she woke up, she was all smiles.
Banana Slugs!!!
This morning, we found a bunch of banana slugs around the campground.
This is what one of them looked like. They’re kinda gross-looking.
Janie helped call them with her kazoo and had a magnifying glass for everyone to see them up close.
https://youtu.be/c2JJrN4SC2E