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Let’s go to Hawaii!!

March 5, 2015 No Comments

We had a very early morning and a long journey to Hawaii this morning. It started with a train ride to the BART station at 6:15 am.

We caught the 6:40 BART train to SFO and Janie loved riding the train while snacking on celery sticks.

We arrived at SFO by 7:15 and had plenty of time to have breakfast and relax.

On the plane, Janie checked out the safety card before take-off.

She was entertained by her iPad and watched “Finding Nemo” twice.

In between the second round, she fell asleep and slept for over an hour.

When she woke up, she finished the movie in time for landing. The lady behind us also complimented her on how quiet she was the whole flight. Good job, KK!

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Japantown

February 28, 2015 No Comments

Since we were in Japantown, we had some noodles and “beans”. This is the boat that she made for GG.

Then it was time to head home with Daddy’s loot. This kid loves riding the bus.

She also loves riding the train and got to do that too!!! On the train, she had GG relax in the seat next to Dada.

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Lots of Fish

February 22, 2015 1 Comment

We went to the aquarium again today and Janie really enjoyed watching the scuba divers feed the fish and clean the glass.

Look at how serious she was during the presentation.

She was also brave enough to touch the starfish twice today.

http://youtu.be/EeS8XUKALl0

She also went through this tunnel on her own for the first time. I don’t know why she’s always been so scared of it until now.

Here we are under the water dome at the end of the tunnel.

Janie met a banana slug today and said “so gross”.

For lunch she had carrots and a full container of hummus.

On our way back to the car, we walked through the Music Concourse where she found the park benches entertaining. She insisted on trying each one out for the perfect napping spot.

At one point, she said “I need a pillow!”

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Dinner at the Mall

February 12, 2015 No Comments

We had dinner at the mall food court this evening and Janie scored some Korean food and Daddy’s corn.

She was in a particularly silly mood this evening too.

All afternoon, she kept telling Mommy, “I want to ask Dada for a cookie.” So when she did, Dada offered to buy her a cookie but she opted for a big box of berries instead.

She clutched the box of fruit all the way home tonight. What a funny girl.

P.S. She also managed to go on this outing in underwear and without an accident. Hooray! It helps to have a kid-sized toilet and sink available to her at the mall. She used them twice while we were there. The family restroom is the best!

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FanFest and Rain

February 7, 2015 No Comments

On our way home, we stopped at AT&T Park for FanFest. It’s a day for fans to roam the ballpark for free, pick up shwag, and get autographs. We got to enter the field level through the dugout tunnel because we had a stroller. Cool.

While we were there, it started to rain but we came prepared with umbrellas and rain jackets.

It would stop raining once in a while but Janie especially loved the rain and her umbrella.

We also walked home in the rain and Janie would stop to stomp on all the puddles.

http://youtu.be/PKBv8K3J1i8

This kid loves the rain.

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Dim Sum

February 1, 2015 No Comments

We went out for dim sum this morning and while we waited for our table, Janie played with her school bus.

She really got a kick out of it zooming across the floor (lots of space!) and did a good job staying out of people’s way.

She was so excited for the dumplings, baos, and broccoli. She also had her fair share of porridge.

We were so proud of her for staying in the grown-up chair for the whole meal.

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Traffic

January 29, 2015 No Comments

On our way home today, there was a truck fire on the bridge and our commute was very slow.

Luckily for Mommy, Janie was in a really good mood and rode the whole way without a single complaint.

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Little Farm

January 17, 2015 No Comments

We took Janie to The Little Farm at Tilden Park today and she was so excited to “go to the farm”. When we arrived, the first animals she saw were the cows in the barn. She (and we) were surprised to see how big these animals are. We brought celery to feed the animals and they were all over it.

The cows have these really massive tongues that extend as far as my forearm and it’s kinda scary when they come up to take the celery from your hand. Janie was too scared to hand it to them herself so we ended up doing most of the feeding.

This was the one and only time that she actually fed the cow.

http://youtu.be/WF5XkQv9fCs

The next animal was a huge pig. We didn’t bring any lettuce so we just admired her from afar.

Janie was so happy to see the chickens and ducks. This is the outside of the coop.

Inside the coop, she got an even closer look.

There were sheep up on the hill but none of them seemed that interested in snacking at the moment. It’s ok though because Janie said “I’m scared of the sheep”.

http://youtu.be/RDxDWZVrbco
Janie tried again but then dropped the celery when the cow’s tongue was a little too scary for her. You can hear her say “big tongue” at the beginning of the video clip.

There was lots of space to run and explore at this park and Janie took full advantage.

For lunch, we found a place to sit and have a picnic.

We were lucky that the sun was out and it wasn’t too cold.

Janie enjoyed her own stash of celery plus tuna salad, crackers, and lots of pickles.

Before heading home, we went back to the cows to give them the rest of our celery.

Janie was still too scared but was willing to get a little closer this time.

What a fun day at the farm!! Next time we’ll have to bring more celery and add lettuce too!

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Tuesday Night Outing

January 13, 2015 No Comments

This evening, we took the train to Union Square to have dinner and to go to the Apple Store. Janie loved her “bandaid noodles”, beef, bean sprouts, and soup.

“SLUUUURP!”

At the Apple Store, she tried a drawing app on the iPad. Pretty cool stuff.

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To the zoo!

January 10, 2015 No Comments

We talked about going to the zoo last night and Janie wouldn’t stop talking about all the things she would see there today. When we got there, she wanted to see the Mama Giraffe and Baby Giraffe.

She also helped GG get a closer look.

Next was the penguins.

http://youtu.be/y1e3WoC2AvU
She said they’re “taking a shower”.

She was really looking forward to seeing the tiger and he was out and about.

Then she heard the train from afar, gasped, and said “that’s my train!” So that’s where we went next.

We sat in the front today. She had a lot of fun but was a little scared of the steam in her face. By the end, she was saying “it’s steam, just water”.

http://youtu.be/luWFFDEL9OU