A beachy weekend

Mommy had a half marathon in Santa Cruz today. Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the beach since she had to pick up her race packet. We played in the ocean a little (the water was cold), in the sand a lot and looked for crabs along the rock.

This morning, she left before any of us were awake. I don't think she knew that we had planned to surprise her at the finish line. Daddy made a sign that said, "Go Mama Go! We love you!" We waited for her just before the finish line. She was really surprised to see us in our stroller, eating apple chips. When I saw her, I stood up to cheer...but my mouth was full of apple chips. So, I waved the sign.

After mommy got her medal, stretched and cooled her legs in the ocean, we hung out at the Boardwalk. I've been there before with Matthew and Kyden, but it was Mason's first time there.

The last time I was there, I only rode the carousel. This time I rode lots of ride. I even rode Splash Mountain (aka log ride)! While daddy and I waited in line for the log ride, mommy took Mason to ride a few rides. He wanted to "drive" a car and then a Pepsi truck. We rode a few more rides together. Then I wanted to ride the ferris wheel that spins you upside down. Since Mason was too little for that ride, mommy took him drive a boat.

After we used up all our ride tickets, we found lunch nearby. I wanted to go back and ride more rides, but it was time to go home.

Mason and I had so much fun! I can't wait to go back to the Boardwalk again. Who wants to come with?

Mommy's are special

Happy Mother's Day!

Mason and I gave mommy our presents early. We each made Mother's Day crafts for mommy at school. Mason gave mommy a poem with his handprints. Mommy thought it looked familiar because I made the same thing when I was in Mason's class. She said it was perfect because now she has one from me and one from Mason. I made mommy a flower pen with my picture at the top. Mommy said she would bring it to work and use it in all her meetings.

Daddy, Mason and I had one more present for mommy - a spa gift certificate. Mason and I don't know what a spa is. Daddy says its someplace mommies go to get away and relax. Why does she need to get away to relax? Can't she just do that at home?

To celebrate mother's day, we had lunch with Po-Po, Caylie, Nathan, Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia at a Japanese restaurant in Fremont. On the way there, mommy realized that she forgot the flowers we bought for Po-Po. Oh well, guess we can just enjoy them at home.

We had to postpone celebrating with grandma and grandpa because they were moving into their new house. It's 2 houses away from Ethan! We're going to see them on Memorial Day weekend.

Happy Mother's Day to mommy, Po-Po and grandma! We love you to infinity!

Frozen birthday party

Kaylen and Kadence (they're sisters) had a Frozen-themed birthday party at a frozen yogurt (froyo) store in San Jose today. Since we love both of those things, we were super excited about the party.

When we got there the froyo shop had Frozen decorations including a stuffed Olaf! I thought he was really cute.

After stuffing ourselves with froyo we had our faces painted. This was no ordinary face painter. She painted really fancy pictures on all the kids faces and would finish it off with glitter and other sparkly things. Mason got a fish and I got a submarine.

There was also a balloon guy who could make pretty much anything you wanted. Not just animals. I mean anything. He made Mickey Mouse, Lightening McQueen, princess crowns, butterflies, turtles, swords and bows and arrows. At first us kids, really didn't know what to do with the swords or the bows and arrows. But we got the hang of it after a while. Check it out.

We sang Happy Birthday to Kaylen and Kadence. The cake was really pretty and Frozen themed, of course. It was really tasty! I ate everything except for the fondant. Mommy says fondant is a fancy type of frosting. I didn't really care for it.

Happy Birthday Kaylen and Kadence! Thanks for inviting us to your Frozen froyo party!

T-ball...maybe

My friend Matthew plays on a T-ball team. It's a real team with uniforms, helmets and aluminum bats. I like to play T-ball in the backyard with my plastic bat and balls. So, mommy thought it would be neat if I got to watch a real T-ball game.

After cooking class, we stopped at home to pack up sunscreen, water, snacks and a blanket. Kyden and Sienna came too, but they got there late and missed the entire game. They were running late because the sign they made took longer to dry than they expected. The game was supposed to be an hour, but they called the the game early due to players' loss of interest. Mason also missed most of the game because he was at swim class.

I had fun watching Matthew hit the ball, run around the bases and fielding. After the game, we got snacks and ran the bases a few times. Then we went to lunch. 

Thanks for inviting me to cheer you on Matthew! Go Matthew Go! Maybe someday, I'll play T-ball too.

Shiny, Clean Teeth

Today, was a Teacher In Service day at school. What does that mean? No school! Yay! We got to spend the entire day with mommy and daddy. What did we do? We went to the dentist. Yup, you read that right. We went to the dentist.

I was really good during my cleaning. I sat in the big chair all by myself.  I giggled when Cat cleaned my teeth with the special toothbrush. I now know why it's called Mr. Tickle. It's also the first time I had x-rays of my teeth.

Dr. Amy said that my teeth looked good. She said I didn't have any cavities, and I'm doing a good job brushing my teeth. Even though I'm doing a good job, I have to let mommy or daddy help me finish flossing and brushing my teeth.

After I was done, it was Mason's turn. Unlike his first visit, Cat showed him all the tools: Mr. Thirsty, Mr. Tickle and Mr. Squirty. Mason even got into the big chair with daddy so she could brush his teeth. He picked strawberry flavored toothpaste. He did okay for a while and then started to squirm because he didn't want lay down anymore. So, mommy broke out her iPhone and found a Thomas the Train video on YouTube to entertain him. I also got to watch the video. Mason didn't have any cavities either.

Dr. Amy said we both have cross-bites. So we'll have to keep an eye on it as we grow. Hopefully, it will correct itself. If not, we may need to get braces.

After the dentist appointment, we went to a park to play for a bit before lunch. Guess who we ran into? Auntie Margaret! She was taking Wrigley for a walk. Since she doesn't work on Fridays anymore, we don't get to see her when we go to the dentist. So, it was a pleasant surprise to run into her.