An East Bay Weekend

We spent a lot of time in the East Bay this weekend. On Saturday, we went to Danville for mommy's cousin's co-ed baby shower. She is expecting a baby boy at the end of Feburary.

Daddy wasn't very excited about going to the party. The last time daddy went to a co-ed baby shower, it was for Auntie Jeanette and Uncle Jeff. Daddy says that if it's a co-ed baby shower, there should be drinks and entertainment for the boys. None of this purse scavenger hunt business.

But it's a good thing that he went because he won the blind-folded diaper challenge. In fact, daddy and Uncle Eddie both won this game. They each won a lottery ticket. Mommy also won the guess how big the momma belly is game. I helped her pick her prize. Instead of the hand lotion mommy was looking at, I picked a Forget-Me-Not Grow Kit. Who wants smelly hand lotion, when you can play with dirt?

I think baby showers are boring. There are no toys for us to play with. I guess it makes sense since they don't have kids yet. At least there were a few other kids our age at the party.

Today, we had another football playdate at Kyden's house. Kyden and Sienna played with me and Mason so daddy and mommy could watch the Super Bowl. Uncle Ritchie, Auntie Margaret and Uncle Henry also came over.

Auntie Christi made a sheet of prop bets for the Super Bowl. So we all filled one out. Daddy would ask me a question and then circle my answer. The cool thing is that I didn't have to pay for the entry fee ($2/person). Apparently the Super Bowl was more of a super bust and the only thing that kept anyone interested was the prop bet.  Mommy ended up winning the pool. Daddy finished in second. And I didn't finish last!

Happy Year of the Horse!

To celebrate the Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year), we had dinner with Po-Po, Uncle Eddie, Auntie Lia, Caylie and Nathan in Fremont. We went to a new restaurant that Po-Po's friend recommended.

Mommy and daddy learned their lesson last year. This time they packed lots of snacks...just in case it took forever for the food to arrive. It was a good thing too because Mason was starving by the time we got there.

Mommy has been teaching me new year greetings so that I could surprise Po-Po. She taught me to say, "Xin Nian Kuai Le. Gong Xi Fa Chi." Translation: "Happy New year. Wishing you good fortune." Sometimes I can say it on my own. Other times, I need some help with the first word and then I'll remember the rest. Po-Po was really impressed when I greeted her and gave me a hong bao (red envelope). Mason and I were more interested in the envelope than the money inside. Mommy's pretty sure that will change as we get older.

Caylie sat in Daddy's lap during dinner. I think she really likes daddy. I didn't really mind sharing daddy, but Mason didn't like that one bit. As soon as he finished eating and got out of his high chair, he walked over to daddy. Waving his arms in front of him, he said, "No Caylie. My daddy."

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Putt Putt Birthday Party

Grey had his third birthday party at his favorite place - Golfland. Apparently he goes there at least twice a week. I've played mini-golf twice in my life; one time with Grey and one time with grandma and grandpa.

I got to to hang out with older women - Katie and Ellie. They're eight! If you can't tell them apart, it's okay. They're identical twins, and I couldn't tell them apart either (but don't tell them that!). They were really sweet and patient. I had fun playing mini-golf with them.

After mini-golf, it was time to sing happy birthday and eat cupcakes! Cake/Cupcakes are the best part of birthday parties. Mason really enjoyed the chocolate frosting. He squished it in his hands before he ate it. I think he thought it was tactile exploration time, like at school. It got all over his hands and face.

After cupcakes, we went to play more mini-golf. By the time we finished our round, everyone had left and Grey's family was packing up the party area. We definitely got Auntie Char's money's worth of golf.

Happy 3rd Birthday Grey! Thanks for inviting us to celebrate and play mini-golf.

Mommy and Logan Day

I had mommy and Logan day today. She was making up for abandoning us for two days when she went to San Diego for work this past week.

After cooking class and a pit stop at Starbucks, we drove to Kyden and Sienna's house for a playdate. Mason was invited too, but since he had swim class and still takes naps, he stayed home with daddy. We met up with Edison, Matthew and Jeffrey (Matthew's baby brother) at Kyden's house.

We ate lunch and played at Kyden's house. Then we all headed out to Super Franks in Pleasanton. It's really close to Kyden's house. He's so lucky! We got to play in the Fish Tank room. It was super cool. The room was decorated like the inside of a fish tank and had black light, so it was dark and white would glow in the dark. There was a giant foam pit, a jumpy house, a plastic play structure and ride-on cars that look like WaveRunners. We had a blast!

After they closed that room to get it ready for a party, we went to check out the mini-gym. This room had plasma cars, like the ones we got for Christmas from Caylie and Nathan, and giant, inflatable slides. There was also a zipline, but it wasn't open yet. So, we hung out riding the cars and playing on the slide.

After about 15 minutes or so, they took the slide down for a game of dodge ball. It was kids vs. the Super Frank employees. I wasn't interested in dodge ball. So, mommy and I just sat and watched everyone else play while we waited for the zipline to open. The dodge ball game was never-ending. It just kept on going and going and going. I was ready to go home. So, we went to say good-bye to Kyden and Sienna.

On our way out, mommy noticed that the zipline was open. When she asked me if I wanted to do it before we left, I replied, "That's okay, mommy. We can do it the next time we come." That's when mommy knew I was done and it was really time to go home.

Football Playdate Times Two

Kyden and Sienna invited me, Mason, Caylie and Nathan over for a playdate today. It's the first time we've ever had a family playdate with someone. We had a great time playing, eating, playing some more, and eating some more. I think we played in every single room of Kyden and Sienna's house except for their parents' room.

The grown-ups watched football the entire time. Uncle Eddie got really into the 49er game. While I was in the bathroom with mommy, Uncle Eddie started to yell at the TV. I asked mommy why Uncle Eddie was yelling. She told me that he was just very excited about the game. Daddy was helping Caylie down the stairs when Uncle Eddie yelled. Apparently, Caylie stopped, leaned backwards and said, "Scared."

Just before halftime, we headed down to Grey's house for more playing, eating and football. Uncle Paul, Chloe and Megan's dad, made a couple of smoked ducks. They were supposed to come to Tahoe with us, but auntie Leeya had a kidney stone. So they didn't make it, and we didn't get to eat Uncle Paul's smoked duck.

Anyway, we had a great time hanging out with all our family and friends today. The grown-ups also had a great time because all us kids played well together; and they got to watch football. Well, it was great except for the 49ers losing.