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Outing

September 29, 2015 No Comments

The girls were getting squirrely so we took them out for a walk to the playground.

They got to run free around the ballpark before getting to the playground.

At the playground, Janie did a better job with sharing and gave Alice a bucket and shovel to play with. She also helped her fill her bucket.

It was really sunny out there this morning and it was a perfect opportunity for Peanut to try out the hat that Alice passed down to him.

It’s a little big but it certainly keeps the sun out of his eyes.

Mmm…tasty hand.

On the walk home, the girls held hands. This is always so cute.

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To the zoo!

September 26, 2015 No Comments

This afternoon, we took Alice to the SF Zoo. We all took the train and the girls got to nap on the ride over.

Once we arrived, we went around to see all the animals. Janie had a bit of a meltdown at the beginning but it ended on a good note with the girls riding the train and carousel, hanging out with each other, and running free.

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Trolley Outing

August 30, 2015 No Comments

We love having the trolley on the weekends now. We rode it down to Washington St. today and Janie had such a good time.

Dada carried Peanut and he napped, as usual.

Once off the trolley, we walked up Washington Street to one of our favorite cafes in Chinatown. At one point, Janie didn’t want to ride in the stroller or walk, so she rode on Dada’s shoulders. He looked like a sherpa carrying both kids at the same time.

At the restaurant, Peanut borrowed the stroller for some napping and to just hang out while we all ate. He was such a good baby.

On the walk back to the Ferry Plaza, Janie took her nap in the stroller and then woke up for a special treat – soft serve!!!

The weather outside was so nice and we all got a little bit of sunshine.

It was such a nice afternoon that we stopped at Hi-Dive for a snack on the patio. We got chicken wings so that Janie could enjoy some crudites. She was specifically looking forward to eating carrots so when the dish came with just celery, she asked for carrots and the nice waitress brought her a whole plate!

Afterward, Janie ran down The Embarcadero all the way home.

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Here’s a close-up of this photo. It looks like she’s floating!

This is definitely one of our favorite things about SF. The Embarcadero allows this 3-year-old to get burn some energy and run free while Mama and Dada get some fresh air and sun.

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Run to Dinner

July 24, 2015 No Comments

When Daddy arrived at the Ferry Plaza, we walked to dinner about 3/4 of a mile away. Janie ran the whole way there.

I don’t know where she got the energy for it.

At the restaurant, as soon as the waitress came by, she loudly asked her, “Can I have mashed potato?!” She was in a very out-going, energetic, and spunky mood this evening.

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Ferry Plaza and Playground

July 2, 2015 No Comments

This morning, Janie woke up and asked, “where we going?” She does that just about every morning. I told her “Farmers’ Market” and she popped right out of bed. She was excited to run free and buy some “fruta”.

It was sunny and warm outside and she asked for her sunglasses.

In addition to buying some yummy plums, we also picked out pretty flowers to bring home.

Before lunch, we went to the playground across the street and she really wanted to go on the big slide.

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She also tried the spinning ride today and got plenty of laughs. It makes me dizzy just watching her.

She also got to pick some flowers in the grassy area nearby.

We had lunch at the Ferry Plaza and she had a hearty meal of miso soup and salmon rice.

Before heading home, she also got a little bit of vanilla and chocolate soft serve.

This kid is loving her “summer vacation” with Mama.

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Ariel’s House

May 30, 2015 No Comments

This evening, we went to Walnut Creek to visit our friends in their big new house and to meet their new baby girl. We hadn’t seen them since our last trip to Tahoe! In their new home, Ariel has her very own playroom stocked with a play kitchen and so many toys!

It took a few minute for Janie to warm-up to everyone but she was playing with Ariel in no time! They played with her toys and even built and placed in a fort together.

We stayed for dinner and Janie had lots of corn and fruit before dinner arrived.

She loved sitting at the kiddie patio table and practiced her knife skills.

She had dinner with Ariel while the grown-ups sat at the big table. It was cute to hear their little conversations as they ate and shared the peanut sauce.

After dinner, we all went in the back to feed the chickens. It’s hard to see but that’s Janie running down the hill after Ariel.

Initially Janie wasn’t so sure of the chickens but then learned that you can feed them seeds through the wire cage.
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The girls ran up and down the hill gathering more seeds and played together so nicely. It was so warm outside that we stayed out until 8pm!

When it was time to go home, Janie didn’t want to leave. Hopefully, we can see them again soon and the girls can have more fun together.

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The Embarcardero

May 30, 2015 No Comments

One of our favorite places in San Francisco is The Embarcadero. Janie grew up riding in the stroller up and down this walkway and now she’s running!

On our walk home from the Farmer’s Market, Janie ran for about a quarter of a mile down toward the Bay Bridge and burned off the ice cream she just ate.

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Friday Evening

May 29, 2015 No Comments

The best part of Friday evenings is that you can go out and stay out longer than usual. AND there are two more days before you have to go to school or work again! This evening, we took the train downtown to get Dada’s phone fixed at the Apple Store. Janie loves to run free inside the BART station.

After dropping off the phone, we went around the corner for Thai food.

When we returned to the store, they were still working on the phone so Janie got to play with the iPads upstairs for a bit. She’s getting pretty good at tracing numbers and letters.

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long drive home

May 25, 2015 No Comments

Our drive back to SF took much longer than our drive down.

One of our stops was at the Tejon Ranch Outlets. Janie got to have a snack and run around a bit.

She got a new pair of shoes and so did Peanut! Janie also had fun looking through all grown-up shoes. There were so many colors!

After a nap, Janie spent a few hours watching Finding Nemo and Curious George. It’s a good thing we came prepared because there was a lot of traffic on Interstate 5.

She eventually fell asleep toward the end of the drive.

Our final stop before heading home was Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason’s house. We picked up pizza and Janie got a bath. She gave Auntie a big hug before leaving. The next time we see her, she might have two new babies for Janie to meet!!

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Redwood City

May 16, 2015 No Comments

This afternoon, we drove down to Redwood City to watch Auntie Karen play taiko at the Relay For Life Event. The kids had a great time watching and listening to the drumming.

After the performance, we got the Strider out and Janie followed Sophie around on hers. She’s had a lot more time and practice with hers and zooms around so fast!