We are flying to Cabo today! As Janie has been saying all morning, “Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go to Mexico!”
Fishy Fishy
We went to California Academy of Sciences today and met up with Uncle Bang, Rowan, and Isla.
We arrived a bit early so Peanut got to explore the tunnel for the first time.
He would get so excited to see the fish and touch the glass. It must be nice for him to be able to cruise along the exhibits on his own now.
https://youtu.be/BIjTdGoqX6c
In this video, you can hear his squeals of delight.
At lunch, we ate in the patio and Peanut got a nice view of the kids playing while he ate.
https://youtu.be/uxnwgNUjOCk
After he finished eating, he crawled around on the grass and wasn’t quite sure what his hands and feet were feeling.
The big kids had fun running around together and they posed for a few silly photos too.
Rock Wall
For lunch today, we went to Rock Wall Winery in Alameda. It was warm enough to sit outside for lunch.
This guy is such a clown.
The kids enjoyed the view of SF from the other side of the bay today.
PokeCon
We went to PokeCon today, which was a food festival featuring all the Bay Area Hawaiian restaurants and food trucks. We loaded up on a poke bowl, poke nachos, lau lau with mac salad and rice, Bubbies mochi ice cream, and Dole whip!
The weather was also warm that day, which made it perfect for lunch outside!
Friday evening
This evening, Peanut and Mama went to find Dada and Janie at Dada’s office.
Janie wanted Thai food so that’s what we ate this evening.
Sensory Party
Tia Patty opened her own sensory gym this year and invited us over for an afternoon of fun.
Peanut hung out in the ball swing with Max who is 10 days older.
There was a train table that he enjoyed destroying.
He also went for a ride on the little burros. First the brown one and then the gray one.
Janie had just as much fun swinging, crawling, jumping, and climbing.
The ball pit with lights underneath was by far her favorite part.
She and Sophie had a fun time together like two little girls in a hot tub.
Meanwhile, Peanut hung out in the pillow pit with Max, Liam, and McKenna. The twins were born just hours after he was at the same hospital!!
Hudson and Henry also came and had a good time.
Sabrina had fun at the train table too but was a little shy around the other kids.
It was so much fun to see all the kids and Mamas all together in one place.
https://youtu.be/P7s4SVOHyOs
Here’s a video of Janie on the trapeze. She wasn’t as fast as her friend Sophie but pretty good for her first try.
Thank you for such a fun party, Tia Patty! We love your gym!
Dinner Outside
This afternoon, we walked, scooted, and skated to our new go-to place, Spark Social SF.
Janie’s been doing a good job following directions and walking her scooter across each of the streets.
Peanut chowed down with the rest of the family. Janie got a big slice of pizza and then a second.
What a fun evening with the family!!
Ferry Plaza
Peanut had his cool shoes on this morning and got to enjoy the Ferry Plaza on foot for a bit.
https://youtu.be/HSsNg7BqwXw
He was delighted to be out of the stroller with his sister.
This is our sad attempt at a family photo by the Bay Bridge. Apparently, the kids weren’t in a picture-taking mood at the time.
One more birthday party!!
In the evening, we had another celebration for the birthday boy. It was at Royal Garden, which is where Mama and Dada had their wedding banquet and big sister’s 1st birthday dinner.
It was quite a feast and we finished the night with another cake. And once again, the little guy did NOT want any cake. Seriously!? Who is this kid?!
Janie chose to sit at the other table with Auntie Jia and had her photo taken by one of her aunties at the table.
Thanks to Ankong for the dinner!! Peanut had a great time!
Peanut’s 1st Birthday
This little boy turned ONE today and we celebrated with a little party with the family.
He wore his birthday shirt and had a fun time with the whole family.
Uncle Kenneth brought water balloons and the girls had a fun time in the front yard.
Meanwhile, the cousins were reunited and played together.
Doesn’t he look so cute in between his two grandfathers?!
His favorite part of the party was lunch. We ordered Thai food and he gobbled up handfuls of noodles and watermelon.
https://youtu.be/_MYLD8NcJhg
Our baby hippo had a little hippo candle on his cake.
There was singing and lots of crying when it was cake time.
I’m not sure how I got a smile out of him because he cried through the birthday song and didn’t want anything to do with his cake.
Big sister Janie blew out the candle for him and enjoyed her own piece of cake with Auntie Jia.
Happy 1st Birthday, Baby Boy!