Saturday, October 22, 2011

Happy Early Birthday Grandpa!

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit me this today. We spent the whole day together - swim class in the morning followed by lunch.

When I woke up from my nap we checked out Memorial Park near our home. We've driven past it many times, but have never actually visited the park. It's a really nice park that has the perfect sized playground for me. There were lots of geese and a pond with creepy fake swans. I had a blast playing on the swing, climbing the play structure and sliding down the slides. I think grandma and grandpa might've had a hard time keeping up with me. I hope I didn't tire them out too much!

I also tried to take someone's bike for a spin, but mommy and daddy wouldn't let me. I don't understand why I couldn't take it. At daycare, I get to ride the tricycles that are just sitting in the play yard. Isn't this the same thing?

After the playground, we surprised grandpa and grandpa with an early birthday gift - dinner for two at Chez TJ in Mountain View. Why only 2? Daddy says it's because I'm too young to appreciate a nice restaurant like that. Whatever. Dinner was actually a gift from everyone - me, daddy, mommy, tachi, ethan, uncle jeff, auntie jeanette, liberty and uncle mike. Happy Early Birthday, Grandpa! Hope you enjoyed dinner. I really enjoyed hangin' out with you and Grandma!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Child Abuse

Someone needs to call CPS and report mommy and daddy. They are torturing me!

They keep trying to feed me spinach - even though I make is perfectly clear that I don't like it. Sure, they tell me it's for my own good and that spinach will help me grow strong. But I'm not buying it. I think they just enjoy watching me suffer.

To make it even worse, I heard mommy tell daddy that she read us kids should be served something 15 times before deciding that it's something we don't like. 15 times!? Once is plenty!

Judge for yourself. Do you think mommy and daddy are torturing me?


Sunday, October 9, 2011

Fun in San Diego

What a fun long weekend! We just got back from a long weekend in sunny San Diego. We flew down to attend cousin Helena's wedding. (Technically, she's mommy's cousin's daughter...I dunno what that makes her for me.) Since Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia were also flying in from the east coast, we decided to make it a mini family vacation. Here's a recap of our weekend.

Thursday (10/6): Mommy, Daddy, PoPo and I flew down to San Diego. After stopping at cousin Helena's place to pick up a stroller and Trader Joe's to pick up snacks and milk, we checked in to the La Jolla Shores Hotel. Immediately after checking in, we met up with great Auntie Jill, great Uncle Keith, Auntie Kelcy, Uncle Jason and Auntie Jessica for dinner.

Friday (10/7): Hello SeaWorld! I loved the Sesame Street Bay of Play. I rode all the rides and ran around the play area. Mommy tried to take me on Elmo's Flying Fish, but they didn't let her on the ride because she's pregnant. Boo...baby sis/bro is already putting a damper on my fun! I rode Oscar's Rocking Eel with Po-Po and Uncle Eddie. I don't think Uncle Eddie enjoyed it as much as Po-Po and I did. The dolphins and whales were only okay. Definitely not interesting enough to sit through the show. I also got my picture taken with a life-sized Elmo and The Count! Mommy and daddy were amazed that I didn't freak out or cry. They should give me more credit, I even gave them both hugs! For dinner, Mommy, daddy and I drove out to great Auntie Jill and great Uncle Keith's house so I could play with cousin Oliver.

Sat (10/8): We walked along the beach, where there were lots of surfers. Mommy and daddy thought there might've been a surf competition. I even tried to ride a surf board...on the sand. Maybe someday I'll actually ride on in the ocean. After playing at the playground next to the beach and hotel, daddy took me swimming at the hotel pool. I didn't like it as much as swim school because the water was colder. After lunch and a nap, we got ready and went to cousin Helena's wedding, which was right on the beach.

Sun (10/9): We flew home.

The Highlights
  • My new Thomas the Train roller bag
  • Riding buses (parking to terminals, rental car shuttles)
  • Hanging out with Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia, who I never get to see. It took me a while to warm up to Uncle Eddie, but eventually I let him feed me breakfast.
  • Playing with cousin Oliver. Thanks for sharing your toys with me!
  • Riding all the Sesame Street rides at SeaWorld
  • Meeting Elmo and The Count
  • The park next to the hotel
The Lowlights
  • The plane rides. Even though I like airplanes and mommy/daddy packed lots of things for me to do, I was not a happy camper. I was tired because both flights were during my nap time. And I wanted to walk around but I couldn't cuz the buckle seat belt sign was on.
  • Sleeping in a strange crib/room. I didn't sleep well in the crib the hotel gave me. The heater also freaked me out. Thank goodness mommy and daddy packed my bear and Logan blanket. That made it slightly better, but I still couldn't sleep. I kept waking up in throughout the night to make sure that mommy and daddy were still there. It was so bad that mommy and daddy let me sleep in their bed with them the next 2 nights.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Group Bike Ride

Uncle Jimmy (Abby's daddy) organized a bike ride for us kiddo's and our parents today. We had a really good group:

-Uncle Jimmy, Auntie Sabrina and Abby
-Uncle Paul and Chloe
-Uncle Ed, Auntie Char and Greyson
-Uncle Mike and Ky
-Me and Daddy (Mommy couldn't bike because Kabocha's growing in her tummy.)

We met up at Campbell Park and rode along the Los Gatos Creek Trail to Vasona Park.

Daddy got lots of questions about our bike seats from other people on the trail. Guess we looked super cool! I had so much fun on the ride. I pointed out all the things that I saw to Daddy. I wanted to make sure that he didn't miss anything. Whenever we stopped, I'd say, "More. More."

When we got to Vasona Park, we met Mommy, Auntie Christi and Sienna. We had a picnic lunch and stretched our legs. I even saw a train! After lunch, Daddy and I rode back to Campbell Park. I had so much fun in the morning that I fell asleep about 1/3 of the way back. Hey, I wasn't the only one...Abby fell asleep too!

Thanks for organizing, Uncle Jimmy! I hope this becomes a regular activity! Maybe next time I'll actually be able to ride on the train at Vasona park too.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Choo-Choo! All Aboard!

Today is Kyden's 2nd birthday. His Mama and Dada threw him a train themed party! And I was lucky enough to be invited! Thanks Ky!

I was in train heaven. Kyden got a super cool train table and train set as an early birthday gift from his Mama and Dada. He let all of us kids play with his train set. I think his train set is a Thomas the Train one. It makes noises when the trains go through certain buildings. He's so lucky. I wish I had a super cool train table and train set. But wait, it gets even better!

I know it's hard to believe that there could be anything better than a train table, but there is! A real life train that we got to ride around the neighborhood! There was a conductor, a bell, a train whistle and bubbles. I rode the train around his neighborhood three times. It was so much fun! I waved to people driving/walking by. I bet they were jealous and wished they could ride on our party train. I kept asking Mommy to blow my train whistle (cool party favors) when we were on the train.