Rowan’s Birthday Party
We went to Safari Run this afternoon to celebrate Rowan’s 6th birthday.
Peanut had some cake but mostly wanted the fresh banana and whipped cream.
Maybe that’s what I’ll make for him on his 2nd birthday – banana and whipped cream pie.
After the lunch and cake, the kids had time in the arcade. Janie played the basketball game to earn tickets.
She also learned how to play air hockey.
Skee ball was fun but she needs work on her bowling skills.
TV Dinner
We had a very low-key Sunday night. Dada set up both kids in the livingroom, turned on Octonauts, and warmed up leftover pizza from yesterday’s dinner.
Surprisingly, Peanut stayed in his chair the whole time, happily ate his chicken, and got big sister’s pizza crust at the end.
https://youtu.be/0zAU1mAs7_4
In this video, he says his version of thank you and gracias. When he says thank you, it sounds more like “dats”. He JUST started saying “gracias” today and you can barely hear it in this video. I just love watching this emoji interact with his sister.
Spaghetti
“Eating” with a Fork
Recently, Peanut has become very interested in eating with utensils. He seems to understand that the fork is for poking but he still prefers to use his fingers since it’s so much more efficient.
He just thinks it’s fun to stab the food over and over again while he picks up the food to eat with his other hand.
https://youtu.be/A6336YYsD2o
Hog Island
We had lunch at Hog Island Oyster Co. today. Ever since soccer started, we hadn’t been going to the Farmers Market. The kids did a great job waiting patiently in line and then were treated to a feast once we got seated.
Today, Peanut figured out how to suck the contents out of a squeeze pouch and it came in handy at the restaurant.
Janie wanted Mama to take funny photos of her at the table. This is one of them.
And there’s her smile! So much better.
What a fun lunch at one of our favorite places!!
pork, rice, and soup
On our way home after visiting some Open Houses in Alameda, Janie said she wanted rice, pork, and soup for dinner. So, we went to Chinatown and had dinner at Washington Bakery (one of our favorite places!)
We had noodles, rice porridge with pork, and wonton soup – all the things she wanted.
https://youtu.be/OI-kym4CkB8
The server also brought a bowl and spoon for Peanut, which he enjoyed playing with once he was done eating.
Janie also asked for hot soy milk and said “I’m good at drinking from this cup like Captain Barnacles!”
Peanut loves water.
Peanut takes his water-drinking very seriously. He says “agua” repeatedly until you give it to him. Then he pops the thermos open and starts chugging it down. It’s so cute how he hugs his thermos and usually ends up having his eyes crossed.
spoon and bowl
This evening, we gave Peanut his dinner in a bowl with a spoon. He loved the spoon and dipped it into the bowl but still preferred to eat with his hand. Looks like big sister’s gonna have to show him how it’s done.
regulars
We are regulars at this Thai restaurant down the street. We often go eat here when Dada is out of town or working late. The servers even recognize us – likely because you don’t often see a lonely mama with her two kids at this place. Dada wasn’t feeling well so we had an early dinner here without him. One of the servers even asked Mama in Thai “where’s your mom?” since this is also a regular place that we bring Yai when she is staying with us.
Janie asked the server for “Tom Kha Goong”, her favorite coconut soup. Mama was surprised she remembered what it was called in Thai and the waitress was delighted. Peanut loved the Pad Thai and ate 5 huge cubes of tofu all on his own.