The grandparents got some good quality time with all their grandkids this morning.
Morning at the Hotel
Janie slept well last night and relaxed in bed with Dada.
We had breakfast in the lounge again and Janie played with Uncle Jason.
After eating, we all went back to the hotel room where the kids relaxed on the bed and watched some cartoons. We really are on vacation!
Evening in Burnaby
Our hotel is in Burnaby (about 20 minutes from Downtown). They have an evening snack time in their lounge so we had some veggies and rolls before dinner. Everyone was so hungry from having no lunch today.
Dinner was also in Burnaby and we feasted on Chinese food while Peanut got passed around and Janie slept through the entire thing.
After dinner, we made a late-night stop at Walmart nearby to buy diapers for the whole gang. The only size 2 diapers were up on the top shelf so Dada and Uncle Jason got them for us.
When Janie woke up, she was refreshed and starving. So, we took the food we packed for her down to the hotel bar where she feasted on snap peas, chicken, noodles, rice, and soup. Yum! This set-up worked out great because we don’t have a table and chair her size in the room.
Fleet Week Air Show
We made an epic journey across town to watch the Blue Angels fly. The eight of us took a train, a very crowded bus, and walked a whole lot to get down to Aquatic Park past Fisherman’s Wharf. Janie did a great job staying close to us and holding on to the stroller and our hands throughout the trip.
We were originally going to head all the way over to Marina Green but the spot we picked on the other side of the hill was just fine for us. We laid down picnic blankets and Peanut and the twins got to stretch out. It was surprising to Mama that he was so happy being flat on the blanket for so long. He just babbled, kicked his legs, and hung out long enough for Mama to eat lunch! His legs got some sun while Mama shaded his face from behind.
Janie used Dada as a chair for part of the time.
Later, he became a cot too.
Peanut and Thomas wore matching outfits today and looked so cute next to each other.
During the latter half of the air show, Peanut fell asleep after getting all bundled up.
Can you find him on the blanket?! Toni and Thomas were also sleeping over by Auntie Jia who is in orange. They were all covered up to shield them from the noise.
The Blue Angels didn’t seem to bother Peanut but it did wake him up toward the end. It was actually Janie that said it was too loud. She hid in the stroller with the sun shade pulled over her for part of the show.
After a long walk home, the babies all got changed and fed at home and then we went out one last time for dinner just down the street.
Janie drew on her Boogie Board while she waited for her soup.
For dinner, she had chicken soup and mashed potatoes. Thomas hung out on Uncle Jason’s lap and looked longingly at uncle’s fried chicken. What a fun but tiring day. We were lucky to have good weather and no mishaps along the way.
Redwood City
Peanut made his first visit to Redwood City to hang out with his cousins.
Here’s all three of them on the floor mat together.
Janie took this photo of Peanut and Thomas together.
For dinner, we had Chinese food and Janie had a feast! There were noodles, pickled vegetables, crab, and CLAMS!
Peanut was a good boy and hung out on our laps throughout the meal.
Family Fried Chicken
For lunch, we celebrated Mommy and Uncle Johnny’s birthdays with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia. We all met up at one of our favorite fried chicken places and found a big table that fit all 13 of us!
The girls sat next to each other in highchairs at one end of the table.
They shared toys and played together while waiting for the food.
The twins joined the party and watched all the activity from their seats.
Peanut slept for the beginning of lunch and then woke up hungry and wanting to join the party.
Peanut and Thomas hung out outside with their dads for a while too.
Dada’s Birthday
Dada turned 40 today and Janie made a card for him this morning. They’ve been reading a book about construction trucks so she added lots of construction stickers inside.
Here is the final product. She wrote half of the letters of her name inside and colored in the heart very nicely.
She also drew the cake on the front. Mama helped with the frosting squiggles. She also chose to address him as “Dad” on the card today.
When he woke up, she gave him the card and he was super excited to see all the construction stickers. She said, “there’s an excavator and a cement truck!”
Janie also made a big birthday brownie for Dada with Mama’s help, of course.
For dinner, we all went out for salt and pepper crab. Uncle Jason drew some funny pictures for her.
She ate up a whole bunch of crab and steamed fish. Dada had to work hard cracking the crab for her and keeping up with her appetite.
Peanut slept for the beginning of dinner and then woke up for a feeding too. He stayed awake for the rest of the meal and the kids took a picture with Dada before heading home.
https://youtu.be/4RLacbEzUrE
When we got home, we all sang “Happy Birthday” to Dada and ate the yummy brownie that she made.
Party of 8
Boy, going out with Uncle Jason and Auntie Jia is now a different experience. We’ve gone from a party of 5 to a party of 8 in a matter of months. We went to the SF Zoo together today and had the twins in their stroller, Peanut in a carrier with Dada, and Janie in her stroller.
Before seeing the animals, we had a picnic at the zoo playground. All the babies also got fed and Peanut snoozed in the sun for a few minutes while Mama put away all the food and trash.
After lunch, the babies all fell asleep and Peanut borrowed Janie’s stroller.
We used the infant insert of the Ergo to snuggle him tight in the flattened stroller seat.
Janie took Toni and Thomas around to her favorite animals and the hippo was awake!
Then we rode the train and carousel. Janie has really perfected her Queen Elsa wave.
It was another fun day at the zoo!!
For dinner, we went to a Chinese restaurant and took up a big table in the corner.
Peanut was awake for some of dinner and sat on Mama’s lap and then Dada’s lap too.
House full of kids!!
Auntie Jia, Uncle Jason, Thomas, and Toni all came over today. It was the first time we had all four kids together in our house and it was so much fun to see them together. We put Peanut and Thomas next to each other on Dada’s lap and there was such a size difference!!
Then we put them side-by-side on the sofa and got some pretty funny expressions out of them.
What a difference two months makes! The twins are 2 months, 7 days old and Peanut is 9 days old today.
Here’s a video of all the action:
https://youtu.be/45PaKqpJtPo
Unfortunately, Janie was not in the mood for pictures today so we’ll have to get all four of them together on another day.
Lots of visitors!
Today was filled with excitement for this little boy. It started out quiet with Yai. He was super alert and just hung out with her.
He later chatted with Ta over FaceTime and would turn to the screen each time Ta would say something. Maybe he likes his low voice.
Around lunch, Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason arrived and met him for the first time. Toni and Thomas were also here but they were either sleeping or eating. We’ll get a cousin photo next time.
Ama and Ankong also flew in last night and came to meet their newest grandson.
This is a big year for the Lao Family!
Uncle Bang and Auntie Vyl also stopped by to meet him in the afternoon.
He was much sleepier by then.
Here he is with his new buddy Rowan.
Auntie Teresa also came to say “hello” to him. I can’t wait for him to be big enough to follow Henry around.