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Picnic

March 29, 2015 No Comments

We planned to have a picnic today but before that, we went to Chinatown for breakfast. Janie had two helpings of jook today.

Afterward, we walked to the nearby deli to pick up sandwiches for everyone. Janie enjoyed the sunshine outside as we waited for our order.

Our picnic was at Coyote Point in San Mateo. We met up with Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason and had yummy sandwiches, fruit, and veggies. The weather was perfect with sunshine and a nice breeze to keep us cool.

Auntie Jia brought the cake she received from her co-workers at her baby shower yesterday. Janie said “WOW!” when she saw it. She also enjoyed eating it.

Here’s a cute picture of Janie with one of her favorite people.

After lunch, we stopped at Magic Mountain Playground around the corner. The slides were too big for her but she didn’t care. All she wanted to do was SWING!!

This is the only slide that she was willing to try.

Hooray for sunny days!!

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Chipotle

March 27, 2015 No Comments

When we asked Janie what she wanted for dinner, she said “rice and beans and chicken”. So, off to Chipotle we went for our Friday dinner outing!

https://youtu.be/qHUh_u1S9QU
This week, she’s learning how to eat with a fork and spoon the way Thai people do. It’s close but she’s gonna need more practice. When Yai saw the video, she said “good enough for now”.

This kid cheesed it up for the camera and then proceeded to take photos of both Mommy and Daddy.

When we got home, she was a little cuckoo. Shortly after this photo, she was in bed and lights out after a bedtime story with Dada. Her hair looks so long in this photo!

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Another Day Off

March 18, 2015 No Comments

Our car was still in the shop today and Mommy had more appointments so Janie had another fun day off. The day started really early again with a ride on the train.

She had her milk on the train and then her yogurt while we waited for the doctor to call us in.

As a reward for being so good during the doctor’s visit, Mommy took Janie to the Creativity Museum. She played with the foam dough and then headed for the Lego Station.

She liked sticking the tiny Lego pieces on the wall one at a time.

The square ones were much easier.

She later went to the tegu block station and made a tall tower.

The best part of the museum is the carousel. Janie chose the dragon car this time.

This kid loves the carousel. Good thing we get unlimited rides.

After her nap, she had a tasty snack of pears and cheese while Mommy watched Glee. She really likes the singing and dancing.

While waiting for Daddy to come home from work, Janie did some cutting and coloring at her table. She’s getting much better with holding her scissors the right way.

We went out for dinner this evening and Janie had some pea soup. The waitress brought her a little sample, which was plenty for her. It was also on the house. That was nice of her.

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Tuesday with Mommy

March 17, 2015 No Comments

Mommy had a doctor’s appointment so Janie didn’t go to school. Instead, she spent the day tagging along. We were up early to catch the train to the hospital.

The ultrasound appointment was going to take at least an hour so Janie watched Finding Nemo on her iPad.

After the appointment, we rode the train all the way down to the the mall to return some stuff and then walked down to the Ferry Building to buy some fruit. One of Janie’s favorite stores is Sur La Table because of all the cool spoons and kitchen gadgets that she can see and touch.

As a special treat, she got some chocolate and vanilla swirl soft serve in a cone. That is pure joy in her face.

Before heading home for a nap, Janie walked around to taste some fruit and practiced walking on the glass blocks.

Daddy had to work late that evening, so we went out for Thai food.

We ordered her favorite, Tom Kha Soup, and she gobbled up all the mushrooms, tofu, and cauliflower before slurping up the soup.

She also had some of Mommy’s Pad Thai. This is how she prefers to eat her noodles lately.

What a fun and productive no-school-no-work day!!

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Heading Home

March 10, 2015 No Comments

Once we all checked out, the family gathered one last time at the bar. Janie got some Dole whip and LOVED it…of course.

The view from the bar was so nice.

We tried to get a family photo taken but Janie is in a phase where she doesn’t always want to take a photo. So, this was the best we could get.

The cousins also gave each other hugs before heading to the airport. They’re so funny together.

The flight home was actually only 3.5 hours and Janie watched videos and grubbed on broccoli and carrots. We got home pretty late and she was pretty tired by then but we all got home safe and sound.

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one last time…

March 10, 2015 No Comments

Janie really didn’t want to say “goodbye” to her “Hawaii house” this morning and really wanted to go play in the sand one last time. We had plenty of time before leaving for the airport so off we went with the shovel and bucket.

This kid really made the most of her beach time and played in the water and sand without a care in the world.

It was fun to watch how free and happy she was even if it was only for 30 minutes.

She ran, jumped, scooped, and splashed to her heart’s content. She was no longer afraid of letting the waves wash up to her knees and we got some really nice shots of her at the beach this morning.

When we checked out of the “Hawaii house”, Janie said “see you tomorrow!” *sigh* We all wish it was tomorrow.

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Breakfast!!

March 8, 2015 No Comments

We were all up early this morning and met up at the infinity pool.

Then we all walked down to Eggs ‘n Things for a big pancake and waffle breakfast.

There’s always a wait but the kids stayed entertained with each other.

This is Janie trying to make the “shaka” sign with Uncle Johnny.

We brought crayons and Alice tried to join in.

Auntie Joy also brought lots of stickers, which kept them occupied for a good part of the wait too.

Once we were seated, the server had more crayons and a coloring page. Janie and Daddy went to work on their individual coloring pages.

Once the food came, Janie wanted to try all the different syrups and rolled up her pancake and called it a “pancake tortilla”.

She also got over her fear of pineapples. She had been avoiding pineapple ever since she ate an entire container of them, which made her tongue sting. After today, she began saying “pineapples don’t hurt my tongue anymore”.

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Auntie Yoon’s house

March 7, 2015 No Comments

For lunch, we went to Auntie Yoon’s house. Janie slept through the first half of our visit but woke up in time to eat and play for a bit.

These two monkeys had a fun time climbing on the furniture and Alice was like Janie’s little shadow.

It took a little time for her to warm up after waking up but she quickly snapped out of it once Auntie Yoon offered her some mandarin oranges.

Too bad Baby Trevor was sleeping the whole time because she didn’t get to see much of him. Oh well, maybe next time when he’s bigger.

For the rest of the afternoon, while we were back at the hotel, Janie kept saying “Auntie Yoon gave me mandarinas (mandarin oranges in Spanish)”.

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Farmer’s Market

March 7, 2015 No Comments

This morning, we were all up early and Janie got some hammock time with Daddy before leaving for the day.

We went to the Farmer’s Market at KCC for breakfast and Janie scored a free apple banana from the nice man at the Thai fruit stand.

Then she got a bunch of longan fruit from Yai and did a good job eating around the seed in the middle.

Daddy also took her around to get some free samples of kettle corn.

When she got tired, she sat in Alice’s stroller since Alice wasn’t using it anyway.

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pool and beach

March 6, 2015 No Comments

This afternoon, we played in the pool for a bit. Janie was too scared to go in the pool and was perfectly happy playing with her bucket and shovel.

She sat next to Yai on the lounge chairs until she warmed up to the idea of sitting in the water.

Eventually, she ventured down into the shallow part o the pool. That was pretty much all she was willing to do today and it was good enough for us.

It was getting cold by the pool so we moved out to the beach where it was much warmer and not as windy.

This kid was in heaven with her bucket and shovel. With the water, she made soup and meatballs.

She also made “cakes” on Mommy’s feet and legs.

Daddy also bought everyone ice cream and we all enjoyed it on the beach.

Janie had lots of sand on her hands but it didn’t slow her down one bit.

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