July 4th in Cerritos

Last night we drove down to Cerritos for the long weekend.

In the morning, Peanut and Leela went to the park. We also experienced an earthquake as we were getting buckled up in the car.

Back at Yai and Ta’s house, we had a barbecue and Peanut gobbled up a bunch of Thai BBQ chicken that Yai made.

All the cousins were at the house and Ta gave them all plenty to do. They had water balloons, regular balloons, and a sandbox too!

They also went on a little “hike” in the backyard jungle with walking sticks and all.

In the evening, we all went across the street to ride bikes and scooters.

As the sun went down, we drove to Uncle Johnny’s house to watch the fireworks from his backyard.

Happy Birthday, America!

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Beach Day!!

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We spent the day in Half Moon Bay today and met up with the Tsaos at Gray Whale Beach Cove. There was a bit of a walk down to the beach but it was worth it.

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The beach was quiet and the weather was surprisingly warm without any wind.

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Eventually, the kids couldn’t resist the water any longer.

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They just love making muddy sand together.

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The kids played just like they did in Hawaii together. This reminds me how nice it is to be living in California. By the end of the day, Janie was down to her swim suit and living it up!

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Janie and Sophie have grown up together and still enjoy the same things.

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I love this photo of them burying their feet in the sand. I could hear them say “we’re so smart,the water won’t get us now.”

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These kids had such a fun time outside at our local beach.

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Peanut even got a comfy nap inside our pop-up tent!

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The walk back up the cliff wasn’t as bad as we expected. Peanut actually managed to walk up at least half of the steps back up.

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Thanks you Jamie for getting a group photo at then end of the day! He also captured quite a few of our photos from the day too.

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On the way home, the we stopped at McDonald’s for Happy Meals. They were hungry from a big day at the beach!

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Henry’s Playground Party

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Henry celebrated his 4th birthday at Astro Park/Playground this morning. It was a rocketship theme complete with cupcakes covered in rainbow rocks an stars.

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The kids enjoyed the chocolate cupcakes – including Peanut!!!

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I was in disbelief when he asked for one and actually ate a few bites.

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Henry’s little brother Hudson was also enjoying his cupcake.

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There were lots of bagels and fruit to snack on too!

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The playground was fun too! Peanut loved the rainbow slide and bridge.

Janie showed off her monkey bar skills today and looked like the next American Ninja Warrior.

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