Watch us grow!
Today we got up early and drove toward Half Moon Bay to Gray Whale Cove Beach. We met up with Sophie and Avia for another day at the beach.
The water was pretty cold but the kids played all day. It was so fun to see the girls playing together like they do in Hawaii.
This is becoming a fun annual day trip with our beach buddies. Can’t wait to do this again but in Hawaii this December! Yaaaay!
Today is Janie’s 7th birthday and it happened to fall on a Saturday! So, we celebrated on her actual birthday with Legos, Pokemon, smoked brisket and ribs, and cake.
We hired a group called Bricks4Kids to come and run activities for all the kids.
Mama also decorated the cake with Pokemon.
The kids all gathered around the table and sang “Happy Birthday”.
Janie also got to make the first cut in the cake.
She ended up with lots of presents and Ta called to sing “Happy Birthday” to her too.
What a fun party!
The kids went to see Uncle Randy again for their cleaning. Both did great. Peanut had x-rays taken and Janie got a sealant on her grown-up molars.
Afterward, we met up with Sophie and Avia for lunch! These kids are so wacky.
Auntie Stephanie traveled back to California with her family this weekend! The kids got to hang out with Sophie, Avia, Vivian, Henry, and Hudson just like old times! We also met Vivian’s little brother Ethan for the first time.
They played “Just Dance” on our Nintendo Switch with the dads while Mommy got caught up with her old friends from Children’s Hospital.
This morning, we went to Joan’s Pumpkin Patch and Farm.
We also met up with Sophie, Avia, Sabrina, and Cecily.
There was so much to do at this farm!
Janie did a little panning for gems, which looked more like colorful aquarium rocks.
Peanut could not wait to ride the train.
There was a petting and feeding area with lots of hungry goats.
We also stopped for lunch at Fiery Shanghai and the Tsaos joined us before heading home. The girls sat together and tried spicy noodles too.
They also had a Snowflake that had rolled ice cream.
We celebrated Peanut’s 3rd birthday with a big construction party. Auntie Jia caught him stealing from the snack table while we were setting up.
The party was complete with trucks, sand, and bubbles.
We had lots of family and friends over to celebrate and it was fun to have everyone together.
Peanut was so happy to see his construction birthday cake, which Mama decorated with Uncle Jason’s help.
What a fun party!!
Everyone went to a retirement party with Mama today. It was fun to see all the kids playing together. Dada tried out the tight rope and then the kids all have it a try.
It was also Round 2 of another CHO get-together in the past two days!!
The kids went to Oakland for a graduation Happy Hour with Mama and her old work friends. Peanut hung out with his pal Hudson while Janie got to do some drawing/coloring with Henry, Sophie, and Avia.
We were all so proud of how well all the kids did this evening. It’s great to see them grow up together over the past 6 years. So happy to have our little CHO family together in one place.
We were invited to Sophie and Avia’s house to play at the pool today. Unfortunately the water in the pool was too cold so the kids just played around the pool and in the house.
Before we left, we found Janie and Sophie setting a trap outside of the bedroom.
We spent the day at Half Moon Bay State Beach with Sophie and Avia. The weather was warm enough to be outside all day but not too hot as well. When we arrived, Peanut was asleep in the car and he finished his nap in the stroller.
The kids found these weird creatures that washed up on the beach. They spent much of the day collecting them in buckets.
Janie and Sophie did a lot of the hunting while Avia did lots of stirring in the buckets.
They also played with this giant piece of kelp that washed up too.
Peanut loved playing in the sand.
What a fun way to spend Mother’s Day!