Watch us grow!
On Saturday evening, Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding and Janie stayed overnight at Yai and Ta’s house on her own. In the afternoon, she had a tea party with Uncle Johnny and Alice.
She also ate at the kitchen counter with Ta. She liked all the food they gave her.
Later in the evening when the weather cooled off a bit, the whole family went to the park to feed the ducks.
Looked like she had fun feeding the ducks today.
On Friday night, Janie slept on the pull-out bed underneath a bunkbed that Mommy slept on. She looked like such a big girl sleeping on a big bed all by herself. This was Mommy’s view of her from above.
Once she woke up, there was time to play with the family before we had to pack up and leave.
Before heading out, Janie took a picture with Cousin Alice and her family too.
After checking out of the house, we stopped for breakfast at a local cafe.
Janie went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the first time today. Our first stop was the sea otter exhibit.
Next was the Splash Zone with lots of penguins, slides, riding toys, and a tunnel with fishies inside.
Later, we went to see the jellies and the new “tentacles” exhibit. The cuttlefish were her favorite.
Before lunch, we got a few good photos of Janie with the grandparents and the rest of the family.
This one cracks me up every time I see it.
We had lunch at Johnny Rockets and then it was time for a nap.
We all went back to the aquarium but Janie didn’t see any of it in the afternoon.
Janie helped celebrate Alice’s 9th month tonight by singing Happy Birthday to her. She also got some whipped cream off the key lime pie.
When we arrived at the house, Janie was so happy to see everyone.
She brought some toys to share with Cousin Alice and they had a nice in-person reunion – so much more fun than FaceTime.
Before dinner, Janie played teacher and read “Brown Bear” to the family. The grandparents were so amazed at how much more she could talk and do.
She also explored the playhouse out back in the rental house. It was complete with art table, reading chairs, books, toys, and a loft with a twin bed.
On Sunday afternoon, Janie went back to the Magical House to play with Alice.
They had a fabulous tea party together.
Pouring tea is serious business. Janie does NOT mess around.
When Uncle Johnny came back from basketball, he joined the party.
The tea was so good that Uncle Johnny stayed for another round.
Uncle, Aunti and Alice came over for breakfast today. Yaaay!
It’s Auntie Joy’s birthday today so we took a walk down to a restaurant by the water to celebrate. It was super sunny outside so Janie got to wear shorts and her sassy sunglasses.
There was a bit of a wait so she had her milk on the deck with the girls.
She made sure to “cheers” Auntie on her birthday.
Here she is decorating one of the menus. Good thing it’s a daily menu because there was crayon all over it once she was finished with it.
For lunch, she had fish and chips and actually liked the malt vinegar. That’s Mommy’s little girl!
She also got a hold of Mommy’s phone and took a pretty good picture of her family. Not bad!!!
When we got home, we had to say goodbye to Uncle Johnny, Auntie Joy, and Alice. Janie gave her cousin a big kiss. So sweet.
Auntie Joy was nice enough to read a book to both Janie and Alice at the same time.
It looked like Alice was enjoying it but then seemed to get frustrated when she couldn’t turn the pages too.
This is pretty a funny pair of girls.
We had dinner at Hillstone tonight and Janie got to hang out with Cousin Alice while she was awake.
Mommy forgot Janie’s food at home so we ordered Janie her very own kid’s meal. It was half a rotisserie chicken and spaghetti squash. So fancy!
I think she enjoyed it.
