Watch us grow!
We spent the day in Cerritos at Yai and Ta’s house.
Alice and Leela came over and then eventually Toni and Thomas joined them.
They had a good time playing in the sandbox together and then got some stuffed animal/hoodies from Mama.
Later in the afternoon, we went out for Shave Ice and Dole Whip.
This morning, we went to Alice and Leela’s house to play and eat breakfast. Janie and Alice were keeping Peanut from going into their tent so Uncle Johnny made him a fort.
He later played some songs for Leela and the girls made up a pretend Disneyland for the Octonauts.
We also managed to get a photo of the cousins all together. So cute!!
It’s Christmas Eve and we went back to Disneyland once again! We entered from the Monorail and it was so much faster than the main entrance!
We were able to get onto the Finding Nemo submarine ride with just a 10-minute wait!
Janie also got to drive a car at Autopia and got her very own driver license!
Peanut didn’t go to Autopia so he got some apples and time to run around.
Then we headed up to Mickey’s Toontown and visited Minnie Mouse at her house.
We had a FastPass for It’s a Small World and had a short 10-minute wait. Yippee!!
The girls got to sit up front in our boat.
Peanut loved the music and sang along to “Jingle Bells”.
After lunch, we went to see Winnie the Pooh and Santa.
Janie brought her Pooh Tsum Tsum to show him.
The kids took a photo with Santa.
Our next FastPass was for Space Mountain and Janie agreed to try it. She is way past the 40-inch mark for these rides so we felt she was ready!!
It was all smiles as we boarded but she held tightly to Mama’s arm and closed her eyes for the entire ride.
We are so proud of her for trying something she was scared to do.
It was almost parade time so we found a spot near the Matterhorn and set up camp. We had a few minutes to kill so the girls went for a spin on the carousel.
While we waited in line, they got a photo with Cinderella who happened to be riding the carousel too!
After the parade, the kids got their light-up toys for the rest of the evening. Hooray for Target’s bargain section!!
Next challenge for Janie was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. She rode between Dada and Mama and held on tightly.
She conquered another fear and decided to go a second time!! Woohoo!
After dinner, we went out to see the lighting of the castle and it started to snow!! Peanut kept yelling “on my head!!”
As a reward for all her bravery, we stopped at the candy store to pick out a special treat. The girls chose to get Jelly Bellies. Yum.
We love Disneyland at night. All the lights are so pretty!
All the kids were wide awake still so we went back to Fantasyland to ride Dumbo. Weeeeee!!
Before the fireworks started, Janie decided to go on Space Mountain one more time.
Can you see her hiding in Mama’s arm?
Meanwhile, Peanut rode Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and LOVED it.
He loved it so much that he went a second time at the end of the night and left the ride saying “that was fun, pew pew!”
We had a full and exciting day at Disneyland with both kids really toughing it out without any meltdowns. Peanut also took a good nap and the two strollers really came in handy at the end of the night. We took this photo as we exited. Janie was passed out and Peanut was still fired up from his “pew-pew” ride. Until next year!!
Leela came over this morning and Peanut showed her how to play with the dragon toy.
Mama also got to get some snuggles in.
Janie and Peanut were both off for Columbus Day so they had one extra day with the cousins. We picked them up from their hotel in the morning and also got a free breakfast in the lobby.
We drove to San Francisco and spent the day at the Ferry Plaza and playground.
Leela got to swing for the first time and seemed to enjoy it.
Peanut was extra silly inside the boat structure.
After lunch, the girls were treated to some soft serve at Gott’s. Janie got rainbow sprinkles and Alice got gummy bears!
Meanwhile the babies took their naps in their matching strollers.
For dinner we had a belated birthday celebration for Mama and Uncle Johnny at Trabocco. We actually managed to get a decent group photo this evening!
For dessert, we went to Loard’s for ice cream!! Yay!
For lunch, we walked to La Penca Azul.
Peanut had fun with his water cup.
Leela got a taste of refried beans today.
The girls were giddy as ever.
Uncle Johnny, Auntie Joy, Alice, and Leela are visiting this weekend! Luckily we have a super van with 4 seats ready for all the kids! We’ve got a booster for Janie and carseat for Alice in the 3rd row plus a baby seat for Leela and carseat for Peanut in the 2nd row.
We picked them up from the airport this morning.
They all came over and the kids got to sit together for lunch.
Leela even got to try out Peanut’s booster seat!
This evening, we went to Lawry’s for dinner. We all piled into the van together and met up with Uncle Johnny, Auntie Joy, and kids.
One of the perks of this restaurant are the meatballs and kettle chips that are waiting for you in the bar. Peanut filled up on prime meatballs before we were even seated.
Everything tastes better on a stick!
We also realized that this was Peanut’s first dinner at Lawry’s! It had also been at 3 years since Janie dined here as well.
It was also Leela’s first trip to Lawry’s. Too bad she’s not old enough to taste anything yet.
We kept the little one entertained with some toys at the table.
Janie got her very own kids plate complete with 4-ounce slice of prime rib, creamed corn, and mashed potato.
The kids each got a cool Lawry’s cup too!
What a fun dinner with the family!!
Peanut just couldn’t get enough of his baby cousin Leela this afternoon.
