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.
Coach Kyle
Janie is back in Tennis Camp and so is Coach Kyle! Both Mama and Janie are so happy to see him again. He’s going to be starting this 3rd year at UCLA this fall so this could very well be be his last summer working at Harbor Bay Club.
Coach Kyle
This week, Janie was reunited with “Coach Kyle”. He’s the nephew of one of Mama’s friends (Aunty Karen) and works at Harbor Bay Club in the summers. He just finished his first year at UCLA and returned for another summer.
Here is a photo of Janie when she first met him back in 2012.
This morning, Mama dropped Janie off to say “hello” to Kyle and they warmed up together before camp started.
Janie is really enjoying Tennis Camp this summer. Her coaches say that she has lots of energy, keeps up with the older kids, and follows directions well. We are happy that she has found a sport that she really likes.
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!!
Evening with Friends
This evening, Janie went to party in Castro Valley with Mommy and her work friends. During the drive, she talked about Baby Vivian and Baby Henry. When we arrived, she was a little shy at first but they all warmed up to each other fairly quickly. There’s nothing like a good tea party to break the ice!
She had fun hanging out with fellow cheeksters Vivian and Henry.
She sat out on the deck with Vivian while drinking her water.
Later Henry joined in and just wanted to give Janie lots and lots of “besitos” (kisses).
Look at this boy! He’s very persistent.
Janie then noticed the big kids, Kyle and Alani playing down below on the grass.
She went down to join them and she got to kick the soccer ball around for a bit.
She also got a few bites of chocolate cake while sitting next to Alani. What a special treat!
At the end of the night as we were saying our goodbyes, these two got in a quick smooch. It was very sweet but I don’t think Daddy approves of such behaviors.
Lego Heaven!
Janie went to Auntie Joy’s Baby Shower (for Cousin Alice) today. Uncle Johnny had a friend set-up a bunch of Legos and Janie had an endless amount of Duplos to play with. It was also fun hanging out with her 2nd Cousins Theo, Sadie, Katie, and Kyle.
She also tried out regular Legos and did a fine job at getting the tinier version of her favorite square blocks together.
She tried to play with the big boys and managed to get all the pieces she wanted.
Later that day, Uncle Johnny gave her 10 square pieces to take home with her out of his stash. Janie and Cousin Alice will have so much fun together. Can’t wait!!
Fun Cousins
This evening Janie went to Auntie Karen’s house and had some play time with the rest of her aunties.
She also met her two newest cousins, Alani and Kyle, who had a good time entertaining her. Janie also loved snuggling Alani’s stuffed bunny tonight and she was so nice to give it to her to keep. Thanks so much, Alani! We’ll take good care of your bunny.
Trip to San Jose
Today we made an impromptu drive down to San Jose to visit Janie’s family. Her 2nd cousins, Katie and Kyle, were visiting from Orange County! Also, thanks to Uncle Johnny and Auntie Joy for the shorts. They were perfect for this warm day in the South Bay.