This morning, Alice and Leela came over to play.
While Peanut and Leela napped, Janie and Alice took at walk to the Dollar Store and Tutti Frutti with Mama and Auntie Joy.
We then went to Uncle Jason’s house for dinner and some more playtime.
July 4th in Cerritos
Last night we drove down to Cerritos for the long weekend.
In the morning, Peanut and Leela went to the park. We also experienced an earthquake as we were getting buckled up in the car.
Back at Yai and Ta’s house, we had a barbecue and Peanut gobbled up a bunch of Thai BBQ chicken that Yai made.
All the cousins were at the house and Ta gave them all plenty to do. They had water balloons, regular balloons, and a sandbox too!
They also went on a little “hike” in the backyard jungle with walking sticks and all.
In the evening, we all went across the street to ride bikes and scooters.
As the sun went down, we drove to Uncle Johnny’s house to watch the fireworks from his backyard.
Happy Birthday, America!
Morning in Cerritos
Last night, Janie was complaining of pain in her foot. She couldn’t walk or stand on it and couldn’t sleep. This morning wasn’t any better so she stayed inside to play.
Meanwhile, Peanut got one last ride on the bike in the backyard.
Before heading back up to Alameda, we got all the cousins together for a photo.
We also got our big family group photo done too. It was cool to have Koa still in the photo in the background.
I’ll have to dig up our earlier photos for comparison.
Last Day of 1st Grade
It’s the last day of 1st grade for Janie and she has learned so much this year. We have really enjoyed having Ms. Bliss as her teacher and hope that she will return in the fall to be her 2nd grade teacher. Janie also started out with some missing teeth and now has two giant grown-up teeth in its place. She has learned addition and subtraction up to 3 digits, knows how to count coins, and also knows how to tell time on a clock. She did STAR testing mid-way through the year and was reading at a 2nd grade level. She is also enjoying lots of science and geography. What a productive year!
This morning, Mommy and Daddy walked her to school.
She was off at 12:30 today so we picked her up and started driving down to Cerritos.
We got to Yai and Ta’s house by 8pm, which was early enough for Alice and Leela to come over to play.
Breakfast and Goodbyes
This morning, Alice came over and we all had breakfast together.
Then it was time to pack up, take some group photos, and get started on our drive home.
We had such a fun time with the family this past week and the girls gave each other one last big hug before saying goodbye.
Cousins!!
The kids spent all day playing together at Yai and Ta’s house.
Disneyland 2018
It’s Christmas Eve so we went to Disneyland!!! We got our tickets online so we entered the park via Monorail. Peanut was so excited because there’s a monorail in his truck book.
We rode a bunch of rides today and Peanut was fired up about “driving” Dumbo up and down.
Janie was a little worried at first but she rode Thunder Mountain Railroad TWICE and loved it. The first time, she sat with Mama and Alice. On the second ride, she got to ride with just Alice. She’s growing up too quickly.
At Critter Country, we got a family photo with Pooh. Janie was brave enough to give him a hug this year. Unfortunately, Peanut was not so into him.
When it was time for Peanut to take a nap, the girls took a ride to Tom Sawyer’s Island to do some exploring.
Peanut kept sleeping so we went on a few more rides.
One of those rides was Space Mountain!! Mama and Janie got a front seat and the ride was SO FAST!!
Here’s the photo that was taken of us at the end of the ride.
After Peanut woke up from his massive 3-hour nap, we hurried over the It’s a Small World
He was also fired up to ride the Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters ride.
Janie also rode Matterhorn for the first time even when Alice was too scared to go. We were so proud of her.
Peanut LOVED riding the Astro Orbitor
At the end of the night, we managed to get some photos taken in front of the castle. The middle one of the kids always makes me laugh.
Before heading home, we took a ride around the entire park on the Disneyland Railroad. The kids were able to stay up until the park closed at midnight. So fun!
What a fun day!!!
Presents!
The kids woke up and starting playing right away.
Then Uncle Johnny, Auntie Joy, and Leela came over for breakfast. They also brough presents so we all opened gifts since we were going to be at Disneyland on Christmas Eve.
The kids got light sabers and Leela showed Peanut how it works.
The girls got LOL pets that came with some kinetic sand.
Peanut got a Paw Patrol puzzle and finished a few of them with Mama.
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.
Gift Exchange
For lunch, we went to Uncle Dayantha’s house to hang out with Mama and Dada’s old friends from high school. We also brought Alice and Leela to the party.
We had a gift exchange where the kids gave a gift to one friend each.
Auntie Holly also brought a treasure box for the kids to pick what they wanted.
The kids made a big mess but had a great time. Auntie Krissy even brought out crafts for the kids to do together. So fun!! Thanks to Uncle Dayantha, Auntie Krissy, and Oliver for hosting!!!