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Evening Campfire

May 8, 2015 No Comments

After dinner, Janie was ready to go hang out in the tent. She must have been exhausted from the day’s activities but I think she was just excited to be sleeping in a tent. So, she changed into her PJs and hung out with her books for a bit.

In the meantime, we started a fire and eventually she asked to come back out.

She loves marshmallows and was very interested in watching everyone roasting them.

I think she gobbled up 4 marshmallows that night while we were all preoccupied.

We also put one on a stick and let her give it a try too.

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3rd Birthday Party

April 19, 2015 No Comments

We celebrated Janie’s 3rd birthday today at the Children’s Creativity Museum. It had a Nemo theme and Janie was so happy to see her favorite characters on the cupcakes and balloons.

Before the food arrived, all the kids (and grown-ups) spent time in the museum playing with foam dough.

There was also a craft table where the kids made rockets.

For lunch, we had Hawaiian food, veggies, and fruit. The Spam musubi disappeared in a flash.

After lunch, everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to Janie and she had a funny reaction to what happened after she blew out the candles.

https://youtu.be/m0QG2TQH5p0
Luckily Auntie Ishya caught the whole thing on video for us.

Janie chose a chocolate cupcake with a Nemo ring on top and had lots of frosting and cake on her face for the rest of the party.

In fact, all the kids LOVED the cake and each had blue frosting all over their faces.

I wasn’t sure if she would able to share the balloons we bought for the party but she did and actually handed some of them out to her friends.

Once the birthday party got packed up, we headed out to the carousel for a couple rides.

To burn off all the sugar, the kids went back inside for some more fun. They all played together on the slide and made a couple videos too.

https://youtu.be/pwF7KQ0v4V0
The slide is green so that you can record yourself with a variety of backgrounds.

I’m amazed that we somehow managed to get all the kids together for a group photo.

Thanks for coming to the party, Friends! Hope you all had just as much fun as we did!!

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Lunar New Year

March 1, 2015 No Comments

We went out for Dim Sum this morning for a late Lunar New Year celebration.

Janie loved eating baos and gave chopsticks a try.

Auntie Vyl also gave her a red envelope and $5 inside! Although Janie didn’t understand the significance of the whole thing, she had a good time taking it out and putting it back in – over and over again.

After everyone was done eating, we tried to get a photo of all 5 kids. This was the closest I got when we were inside. For once, Janie was not very happy about taking a picture and ran off. At least they all had a good time playing with each other while we waited for the check.

Then, just before we all headed home, I captured this very rare photo of them on the steps outside. Amazing!! Happy Year of the Ram!

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Train to Burlingame

December 13, 2014 No Comments

Today we rode the train to Burlingame for Rowan and Uncle Bang’s birthdays.

Once we arrived, we found them all at the park and Janie finally figured out how to sustain a good bounce in a bounce house.

Once that happened, she was hooked!

They had pizza at the party and Janie ate all the olives and onions off the pizza.

The playground was pretty cool too and she played with Reese and Jack.

Before heading home, Janie licked all the frosting off the cupcake and didn’t eat any cake.

On our way home, Janie played the straw violin for Mama to hear.

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Teddy Bear Birthday Party

October 4, 2014 No Comments

Janie went to Reese’s 4th birthday party and it had a Teddy Bear/Frozen theme. She also got to play in a bounce house for the first time.

Everyone brought their favorite stuffed friend so Big GG came along. They had a tea party in the backyard and Janie got to play with Reese and Isla at the table. The tea party was complete with Elsa and Anna plates, hats, and tablecloth.

They also had a bag-decorating station with stickers, markers, googly eyes, and crayons.

Janie insisted that the bear needed a giant googly eye for the bear’s mouth.

There was birthday cake and they were blue like Elsa’s dress.

It was so cute to see Janie and Isla together. Janie was her age during the last year at Reese’s 3rd birthday party.

Mid-way through the afternoon, Auntie Michelle gave out balloons. Oh happy day!

The kids finally found Wilby and Janie met her first cat up-close. Poor Wilby.

Must have been an awesome party because she was knocked out with goody bag in hand on the way home. Fortunately for her, there was traffic getting home so she got a little extra snooze time in the Trader Joe’s parking lot while Daddy did some shopping.

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Train to Burlingame

June 28, 2014 No Comments

This afternoon, Janie rode the train down to Burlingame to have dinner with her pals Jack, Reese, Rowan, and Isla.

She was so excited to ride the train and did a good job sitting between Mommy and Daddy.

At Rowan and Isla’s house, they had lots of toys and plenty of space to play. She especially enjoyed the tree swing.

She played cars with Isla (missing from the picture) and jammed with Rowan.

She sat at the kiddie table with the rest of the kids and had some hamburger and chicken.

For dessert, everyone got ice cream.

She got her very own baby scoop of strawberry ice cream on a cone.

At the end of the day, the kids chilled out for a bit in front of the TV. This is the only time all four kids were sitting in one place.

On the train ride home, she looked like a pro train rider with her iPad and elbow on the armrest. What a fun day!

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Year of the Horse

February 1, 2014 No Comments

This evening, we went to Reese and Jack’s house for dinner to celebrate the Lunar New Year. We got this red top handed down to us from Mommy’s co-worker and it was perfect for this occasion. Everyone brought something to share and Janie feasted on Chap chae, Chinese sausage, Mommy’s chicken gravy over rice, and red bean pancakes.

She also got to play with the shopping cart without the threat of anyone stealing it from her.

There were also lots of toys and crayons to keep her entertained all evening.

Janie received a red envelope from Auntie Vyl and Uncle Bang. It actually had money inside! Thank you!!

She also received a pair of Hello Kitty socks (no picture) from Reese. That was so nice.

By the end of the evening, she was calling everyone “auntie” and “uncle” and even sat in Uncle Bang’s lap for a bit.

Happy Year of the Horse!

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CuriOdyssey

December 14, 2013 No Comments

Janie went to CuriOdyssey today to celebrate Rowan and Uncle Bang’s birthdays.

She sat at the kids’ table and thoroughly enjoyed her juice box. I’m surprised she actually kept her party hat on for as long as she did.

Inside the museum, Janie had her first experience with science. There was a tube that blew all the foam toys up into the air. She watched at first and then figured out where to put the toys.

Air Tube a video by beakatude on Flickr.

Here she is having some fun with her pals Reese and Jack.

There was a fog machine that scared her a bit.

It was all better at a distance.

The wooden stools were fun to carry and move around the museum.

Outside, she watched the river otters swim and play.

Later, she saw them up-close while they were napping. She kept pointing to them and saying “GoGo”.

What a fun place to run free and explore!

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Holiday Party

December 7, 2013 No Comments

Janie threw a Holiday Party for her pals tonight. Here she is sharing her toys with Jack, Reese, and Liam.

Keenan also joined in on the fun.

Then it was time for dinner. All the kids had Daddy’s tasty pasta with meat sauce. She and Keenan had fun eating together in their dualing highchairs.

Zoe showed up later and joined the toddler table.

So cute!

Afterward, they enjoyed more playtime.

Kumquat vs. Uncle Victor a video by beakatude on Flickr.

After the kids went home, Janie stayed up and partied a little more. She and Uncle Victor had a little Street Fighter match. I think she’s ready to n be Chun-Li for Halloween next year.

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