Watch us grow!
We went to a Halloween carnival at a church in Burlingame this afternoon. Janie enjoyed digging for dinosaur eggs and fishing.
The train was a big hit with the kids and they rode 3 times!
On the last ride, Janie rode with Isla in the blue car while Rowan was up front.
This afternoon, we went to Auntie Vyl’s house to hang out with Rowan and Isla. We took a walk to the neighborhood playground and the kids had a great time together.
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.
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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.
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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.
Isla and Rowan came over with Uncle Bang today and we spent the day at the pool. Fun!
Today, we had Rowan and Isla over for a little pool party. Dada grilled up lunch and Mama made guacamole. These two sat down for a snack together as soon as they arrived.
Janie got a few new swim outfits in the mail this month and now she’s a big kid in regular swim bottoms instead of swim diapers.
Rowan and Isla brought pool noodles.
In the meantime, Peanut hung out with Mama in the clubroom. He eventually went down for his nap too. Aaaaah.
After swimming, the kids got a snack, juice, and some Octonauts. They had so much fun together today.
This afternoon, Janie rode her scooter with Dada behind her on a skateboard. They went down to the Ferry Plaza to meet up with Rowan and Isla.
They had ice cream and then played together.
Mama and Peanut came a little later to join in on the fun.
We went to Rowan and Isla’s house this evening for dinner and they all sat at the kids table together. So cute. Thanks for dinner, Auntie Vyl! Janie loved your spaghetti!
Today we went to the Cal Academy and met up with Rowan and Isla. We arrived first and hung out around the shark pool.
Peanut sat on the window that his big sister used to be so scared of. He watched the sharks and rays swim below him with such delight.
He also liked “standing” along the rails to see them swim by.
At the craft table, Janie made a Mars rover.
Here she is posing with her creation.
She also took a photo of her rover (above) and a photo of Mama posing with her rover (below). She’s getting pretty good with the camera.
During our snack, Peanut got to sit on the grass and I realized it was his first time touching grass.
He certainly didn’t mind it and seemed quite fascinated by it too.
Then we headed down to the aquarium where the kids had the most fun together.
They even posed for a photo together!
Before heading home, we walked down to the ice cream truck for a treat.
These kids had such a good time.
Peanut also woke up from his nap in time to enjoy the fresh air.
We celebrated the Lunar New Year this morning and Peanut joined the gang at the table with his applesauce and some of Mama’s jook.
He also got his hands on this bao but luckily didn’t get it to his mouth before Mama caught him.
Happy New Year!!
This morning, we went to the zoo and met up with Rowan, Isla, and Ariel. We got there pretty early and saw lots of animals before they arrived. It’s nice to have the hippo all to yourself. Janie was delighted!
Our baby hippo was awake and posed with the bigger hippo floating in the water.
Mama likes it when it’s empty and there aren’t random people photo-bombing our pictures.
peacock
giraffe
At 11:30, we went to see the bears for their feeding time.
Janie got a spot right at the window and was watching the fish (lunch) swim around before the bears were released.
When the bears were released, one of them quickly caught the fish and the kids watched the bear eat the fish. It’s funny how none of the kids felt bad for the fish and they also didn’t get grossed out.
Next was a ride on the train. We took full advantage of the zoo passes and got all 4 kids on the ride for free!
As usual, Peanut sat out with Mama and watched the train go by.
Uncle James got to meet Peanut for the first time and helped hold him while Mama was putting things away.
Janie scored another smushed penny and chose the bear today. How appropriate.
She also wanted to take a picture with this statue at the entrance. She usually doesn’t want to take photos but when she does, she cheeses-it-up really well.
Here are all four kids together. By the end of the morning, they were all chasing each other around and playing.
What a fun day at the zoo! What’s even better is that Janie took a long 2-hour nap afterward. Hooray!