Peanut was up early again so Peanut went for a walk to the the Starbucks nearby.
We also took him to the Farmers Market to pick up some produce for Uncle Johnny and some popcorn for big sister.
Peanut scored an apple slice from one of the vendors.
Cerritos Morning
Peanut was up early this morning and had Ta and Yai to keep him company.
He even got to visit the local donut shop with Yai.
Sweetee Thai
One of our favorite places to go for Thai noodles is Sweetee Thai. We had one last meal with Mama’s family.
Peanut sat in a highchair again today. He’s getting pretty good at it and sitting for longer periods of time.
Everyone was all smiles this evening.
Throughout dinner, there was a lot of “monkey see, monkey do”. Here are Janie and Alice peeling the paper off their straws.
There were lots of giggles between these two monkeys.
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Mandarinas
Janie loves Cuties, which she calls “mandarinas” (mandarin orange in Spanish). Peeling them is almost as fun as eating them.
Peanut was hanging out on the floor this morning while she was eating them and Janie let him take a closer look.
Quiet Monday
Most of Monday was spent at Yai and Ta’s house. Peanut played with Alice’s toys and did a little driving with Yai’s help.
He also admired himself in the full-length mirror today.
This kid loves to look at himself.
Alice also kept Peanut company throughout the day. She’s grown very fond of her little cousin.
Janie was still so tired from her full day at Disneyland that she took a really long nap on the sofa this evening.
Disneyland!!
Today, we took our annual trip to Disneyland. This was the first time we bought Janie a ticket and she made it worth our money. The first ride was “It’s a Small World”. We just love what they do to the ride during the holidays.
We later visited Toon Town and Janie started her “Creature Report” by taking a photo of Pluto with her camera. She was brave enough to pet him on the nose and take a photo with him.
She remembered him from the Chip and Dale cartoons that she used to watch.
Toon Town is fun because there are all kinds of things to play with and ride. Janie and Alice took turns driving this car.
At Gadget’s Go-Coaster, we measured Janie and she was way taller than the minimum height requirement! Woohoo! It was going to be her first rollercoaster ride!
She was initially excited and clueless when we first got on the ride. Then as the ride zoomed around and up and down, she was in a little bit of shock and confusion.
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Poor thing couldn’t fight the centripetal forces to keep her head upright but luckily the ride was short enough to tolerate. As the ride came to an end, she cried out “it’s too fast!” but there were no tears. We were so proud of her.
Afterward, we went to Mickey’s house and met the big mouse himself. Janie was still pretty shy but we got a family photo and she waved to him.
For this trip, we borrowed Toni and Thomas’ double jogger and it sure did come in handy today. Peanut got to nap on one side and Janie got to have her snacks (and a nap!) on the other side.
We had lunch at Carnation and Peanut got to sit in a highchair! The waiter also brought him a cup of water. We all got a little chuckle out of that.
At Pooh’s Corner, Peanut was loving all the Christmas decorations and trees. He was constantly looking around and up.
We waited in line to visit Santa and the girls had fun playing with each other.
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Janie told Santa that she wanted Octonauts for Christmas. Peanut was super comfy on Santa’s lap.
Here’s his first photo with Santa! He didn’t cry like Janie did on her first visit.
At Hungry Bear, the whole family shared an apple pie funnel cake and Peanut would have gotten his fair share if we let him.
When the sun went down, the rest of the family went home and the four of us stayed until the park closed. Janie went on the rocket ships with Dada and then went on Dumbo with Mama.
Peanut enjoyed watching all the moving lights all around him.
He was a pretty happy boy all day!
Before falling asleep, Janie watched the fireworks on Dada’s shoulders.
Then both kids were asleep by 10 while Mama and Dada stayed a bit longer to watch Fantasmic and do some shopping.
What a fun-filled day!!
KK and Alu
Ah…cousins back together again. They played play-doh in their coordinating Frozen Fever pjs.
Even Peanut joined them with Ta’s help!
Heritage Park
Alice stayed home from daycare today because of a cold so the girls went to Heritage Park this morning.
They fed the ducks and played on the climbing structures and slides.
Tuesday Evening
This evening, Mama and Peanut took a long nap. Meanwhile, Alice came home early from daycare to play with Janie on their last day together. Ta looked pretty tired after a few hours of supervising the grandkids. This is what it looked like at the end when they sat down to watch Octonauts together.
When Peanut woke up, he played in the livingroom with Alice. She shared some of her toys and also offered him his puppy when he got upset. Too bad he didn’t want it.
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Ta later came by to rescue him and he was happy to be upright again.
Cerritos Mall
This morning, we all went to the Cerritos Mall. Janie loved riding in the bus and on the motorcycle.
She also helped Mama find some pants at Gap and then went hiding in one of the racks at Nordstrom.
Where is she?!
Then we stopped for a snack at Paris Baguette before Janie headed back to the house with Yai and Ta.
Peanut stayed behind with Mama so that we could make our lunch date with Mama’s friends.