sophie – Page 7 – Kumquat & Peanut

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Zoo with her pals

March 21, 2015 No Comments

We went to the SF Zoo this morning and met up with Sophie, Theo, and Sadie. The last time they all went to the zoo together was last February!!

These little monkeys loved “hanging around” the penguin pool.

Getting a photo of all four of them is nearly impossible.

Rounding them up to one place is like catching marbles on the floor.

Luckily we got a few photos of the 4 of them together.

After our picnic on the grass, all the kids went to play at the playground. I found Janie playing on the big kid swing and was holding on well enough for Daddy to push her higher than I’ve ever been willing to push her.

She also pretended to be a napping bird in this weird nest-like swing.

Before heading out, she watched the giraffe nearby at the exit.

Just minutes after getting into the car, it was lights out for her. What a fun morning!!

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Baby Shower

February 21, 2015 No Comments

Janie attended Auntie Mai’s baby shower today and brought the baby one of her favorite books, “Slippery Fish”.

Her gal pals were all there including Sophie, Avia, Vivian, and Sachi.

The girls did a triple huggy hug before Sophie went home.

The grown-ups played some games and Mommy won a prize. It was a pretty bracelet that Janie loved to hide and take out of the bag.

Auntie Mai also gave her some of the tulle that came on her presents. Janie loved wearing them as a sash. So fancy.

Janie loved seeing Auntie Teresa. She did, however, miss Baby Henry who was at a different party that day.

Janie met Trinity, our department therapy dog.

They just hung out on the floor together while Trinity enjoyed her treat.

Before heading home, we went outside to decorate blocks for Auntie Mai’s baby. Janie made one by herself and then helped Auntie Teresa pick out more stickers.

Here are the blocks we made.

As we walked to our cars, Janie and Sachi held hands on the sidewalk. So sweet.

What a fun party!! On our way home, she said “I had fun!” and then fell asleep.

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Lincoln Park

February 21, 2015 No Comments

This morning, we Janie met up with Sophie at a park in Alameda. They had lots of slides and climbing equipment.

However, her favorite part was the swings. She kept going back to the bucket swing.

Later she and Sophie sat on the big kid swings together and Janie practiced pumping.

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Fun with Sophie

February 7, 2015 No Comments

These two girls have known each other since they were little babies and they are finally playing and having conversations together.

We met up at the Ferry Plaza this morning and they had a fun time exploring, walking, and eating together.

It was funny watching them talk to each other. Janie would point out something and tell Sophie “that’s a seagull”. Then Sophie would point to something else and say “It’s an airplane!” That went back and forth for a few minutes.

They also played chase and tag – similar to what they did at the Holiday Party last weekend.

They tried sharing a chair but I think they need a little lesson on what sharing actually is. It looked more like a scooting match.

We had a special treat before heading home and picked up some ice cream – POG and coconut sorbet, actually. Mommy was in a pre-Hawaii mood. 🙂

Here is her mini scoop on a cone. She was so excited.

Actually, both girls were so happy to have ice cream.

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Party Girl

January 31, 2015 No Comments

This evening, Mommy hosted the annual “holiday” party for her co-workers. It was in the Clubhouse and Janie was such a good little hostess. We brought down her table and chairs and she shared with her gal pals Vivian and Sophie.

These kids are getting so big now and had fun playing with each other this evening.

At one point, we almost had a dance party but there wasn’t much dancing happening here. Instead, they preferred running around chasing each other.

Janie got a little bit of chocolate cake and was in heaven.

Look at that face!

Unfortunately, the evening ended with a little mishap with the patio door. After numerous warnings not to play with the door, she closed one of them on her poor little thumb. She came running to me crying and showing me her bruised thumb. Auntie Mai checked out her finger and said it didn’t look broken…just a little cut and bruised. We tried putting ice on it but Janie wasn’t having any of it.

Luckily, it’s not too bad and Janie settled down quickly. She just sat there staring at her thumb the rest of the night. Whenever anyone came by to check on her, she didn’t say anything – instead, just showed them her thumb.

I guess you could say this was her first “party foul”.

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Sophie’s birthday

December 14, 2014 No Comments

Janie went to another birthday party today. This time it was in Walnut Creek at Heather Farm Park, which has a really cool playground. We got there a bit early to hang out with Vivian who was getting her picture taken for Christmas cards.

They played next to each other on the swings and Vivian followed Janie up the stairs and down the slides.

During the family photo shoot, Janie photobombed a photo by running into the background and waving. She was so proud. This is one of the outtakes.

Once again, there was pizza! Boy, this kid got to eat well this weekend!

Instead of cupcakes, Sophie had a big mountain of donuts!! So, Janie got her first taste of chocolate donut with sprinkles. Being the savory kid that she is, she ended up taking two nibbles and then calling it a day.

They had a pinata and Janie had no idea what she was supposed to do. She just tapped the pinata three times and was done. After all the kids got their turns, everyone pulled the strings on the bottom, which made all the candy come out.

Janie scored a lollipop and was so happy.

Here is Janie and Sophie. This is such as typical picture of the two of them together.

The rest of the party was spent playing on all the fun structures. She really liked climbing on all the ladders and steps.

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She also discovered the big grassy mounds that you can slide down with cardboard sleds. She caught on quickly and had fun with her 2nd cousins Theo and Sadie.
http://youtu.be/sB3iUutVuUw
Weeeeee!

Thanks for inviting us, Sophie! Janie had a blast! Happy Birthday!

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Playdates

July 20, 2014 No Comments

This morning, Janie went to Walnut Creek with Mommy to hang out with Sophie and Vivian. First stop was Sophie’s house so that Mommy could take pictures of Baby Avia. She had waffles and blueberries with Sophie and then they played cars and tea.

She even helped make Sophie smile for her pictures when it was time to take family photos. She’s becoming Mommy’s little helper on her photo assignments.

The next stop was the Walnut Creek Shopping Center where we met up with pal Vivian for her photoshoot. Janie was so good about sitting patiently in the stroller with her snack.

Afterward, she got out of the stroller to explore and play by the fountain.

Vivian loved watching Janie climb and move around the fountain.

On the way home, she fell asleep in the car. It must have been a really exciting morning for her.

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SF Zoo with Sophie

June 21, 2014 No Comments

This morning, Janie and Sophie had a zoo date. They saw giraffes, rhinos, penguins, a hippo, polar bears, and two grizzly bears up-close.

They actually interacted with each other more than ever before – copying one another throughout the morning.

I guess the age gap is getting smaller and it’s more than just parallel play now. At one point when we got separated, Janie stopped in her tracks to ask where Sophie was. When I asked, “should we go back and find her?” She quickly said, “YES.”

It looks like they had a good time today and hopefully we can have more of these outings even after Sophie’s little sister arrives. Here’s a video the two cheeksters together:

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baby sprinkle

May 25, 2014 No Comments

Janie’s cheekster pal, Sophie, is expecting a little sister next month so she went with Mommy to her co-worker’s house in Oakland for Auntie Ranee’s Baby Sprinkle.