We had our annual Christmas get-together with Mama’s cousins and their kids. This year we made arrangements to buy $10 gift cards and each kid got to choose two.
Cousin Dinner
We had dinner with Mama’s cousins this evening and we took up a whole side of the restaurant once again.
Auntie Marie got reacquainted with Peanut who warmed up to her midway through.
After dinner, the presents came out and the kids were so excited.
Janie got shopkins and Alice got a Baby Alive.
Peanut scored his very own light saber and was having fun trying it out on his uncles.
It was so fun to see the family together again. Thank you for dinner, Uncle Dhonchai!!
Family Thai Feast
We had dinner with Mama’s cousins and kids this evening and Janie was so happy to see Alice. They just returned from Las Vegas and it was their first time seeing each other this trip.
She also played Spot It with Brandon while they waited for the food to arrive.
Then it was a gift bonanza!!
We also managed to get a group photo of the whole family. Merry Christmas!!
Early Birthday Party
We celebrated Janie’s 2nd birthday today with her family in Southern California. We gathered at Thai Nakorn (our usual restaurant) and she got to see all her aunties, uncles, and 2nd cousins.
One of the best parts of this lunch was seeing Ankong and Ama!!
She ate lots of noodles and we ordered her favorite soup – Thom Kha. She had two bowls and kept asking for more.
Janie also received so many gifts. What a fun surprise!
She got books, lots of Legos, and clothes.
When it was time for cake, she was so pleased by the singing but also confused by all the people looking at her at once.
I love her expression here.
She got a big slice of ice cream cake (mint chip ice cream with chocolate cake).
Dig in, Little One!
The ice cream was a bit cold for her but she kept eating.
Here’s our family photo. Too bad she was staring at the giant cake in front of her instead of the camera.
Thanks to everyone who was able to come! So glad we were able to pull this off on such short notice!!