Goodbye to Yai

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After two and a half months, Yai said goodbye to us today and went back to Cerritos.

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We cannot thank her enough for all the hard work and patience she put into helping our little family survive.  IMG_7932

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She helped entertain and care for Janie while Mama was super preggo.

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Her cooking was awesome and Dada got to eat the most rice he’s had in a very long time.

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She helped prepare Janie for the arrival of Peanut and taught her what it meant to be a big sister.

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She also helped take Janie to school in the mornings and made the transition so much easier.

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The house is tidier and cleaner because of her and it was so much fun having her around.

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We love you and will miss you  [——————this much———————–]!!

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Ad Hoc

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To celebrate Mama and Uncle Johny’s birthdays, we had dinner at Ad Hoc.

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Janie took a nap in the car before dinner and was starving so she got started while we perused the menu.

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Peanut also woke up hungry and we were prepared for our chunky monkey!

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Afterward, we hung out in the carrier while the family ate dinner. What a good boy!

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We all had a delicious meal and because he did such a good job eating her dinner, Janie got a tasty chocolate mousse for dessert.

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Peanut didn’t get any dessert but instead hung out on Yai’s lap.

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What a fun birthday dinner for everyone!!

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Family Fried Chicken

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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!

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The girls sat next to each other in highchairs at one end of the table.

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They shared toys and played together while waiting for the food.

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The twins joined the party and watched all the activity from their seats.

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Peanut slept for the beginning of lunch and then woke up hungry and wanting to join the party.

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Peanut and Thomas hung out outside with their dads for a while too.

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Hello, Peanut

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The rest of the Chiembanchong family arrived in SF this morning and Ta finally got to meet and hold his grandson.

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Peanut also met Uncle Johnny, Auntie Joy, and cousin Alice.

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Oh, happy day!

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Early Outing

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We were all up really early this morning so we headed out for breakfast down the street.  Luckily this restaurant opens at 8!

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Janie snacked on their mini muffins and helped prepare Mama’s coffee while we waited for the food to arrive.

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She looks like such a little lady here.

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Janie got her own pancake and cutting with a fork and knife is getting easier nowadays.

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Peanut woke up half-way through out meal and was in a pretty good mood.

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It was already getting warm at that hour so he came out and got a little morning sun with all of us.

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First Baseball Game

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As you all know, we live right next to the baseball stadium.  Janie has always liked watching baseball on tv and has been asking to “go inside” for a while now.  So, Mama found a really good deal ($8 tickets!!) and we went tonight.  Unfortunately, it was sprinkling this evening but that didn’t stop us!  Janie was so excited!!  It was her first baseball game and Peanut’s too!  Too bad he was all covered up in the carrier and slept through almost all of it.

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When we entered the gate, we all received the game’s give-away item of the day.  It was a Giants belt buckle.  Haha.  We didn’t care for it but Janie wanted to hold onto hers.

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There was a trolley at the top of the stairs and she couldn’t wait to climb on.

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Our seats were on the bleachers and we arrived just before the game started.

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Janie watched warm-ups from the lower bleachers and couldn’t take her eyes off the field to take a picture.

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We stood for the National Anthem and Janie held both hands over her heart and listened quietly to the children singing.

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We went over to the Coke bottle slide to see if Janie was tall enough to ride and she is officially a big kid now at around 37 inches.  Woohoo!  Too bad the slide was closed because it was too wet.  However, it didn’t matter because Janie just wanted to go back to our seats to watch the game.

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She also asked for popcorn.  That was all she wanted to eat and was so happy to have a small bag to hold in her grubby little hands.

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This is one happy little girl.  She actually liked watching the game and clapped and cheered with the crowd.  Luckily it had stopped sprinkling long enough for us to enjoy part of the game.

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Peanut woke up for a bit and got to experience some of the sights and sounds.

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Dada also got lots of props in the mens’ restroom as he changed Peanut’s diaper. All the guys walking by were so pumped for him and said, “Wow, how old is he?” and “It’s the little guy’s first baseball game!”

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We stayed for about an hour and half before heading home.  It was a fun evening for everyone!

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morning photos

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This morning, Janie wanted to hold her brother before heading to school.  She’s so sweet to him and loves to snuggle him.  She often says, “He’s too heavy!”  She also says, “He’s squishing me!”  Yes yes…he’s getting pretty chunky!

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The kids also took a couple photos with Yai today.

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Janie is such a ham sometimes.

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