Watch us grow!
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!!
Janie had her 6th birthday party today and it was at Aquatech!!
The kids got an hour of free swim with all the floaties and toys available to them.
Peanut didn’t want to swim so he had lots of snacks.
After swimming, we all had pizza and snacks.
Then it was time for the birthday cake!
Henry and Hudson loved it.
Here are all the kids in one photo.
Janie also got a photo with her swim instructor who helped host the party.
Happy 6th Birthday, Big Girl!
Today we celebrated Janie’s 5th birthday with friends and family. It was nice to have a house with lots of space outside to throw a party. This year, we had a Paw Patrol Party!
We set-up the warm food inside and the snacks and drinks outside. The front door was decorated with a big banner and balloons.
The kids brought their bikes and scooters to ride around the greenbelt.
We all ate outside together and enjoyed the nice weather.
We also had sidewalk chalk and a bubble station set-up for the kids to play.
Janie had one little spill and had to take a moment to get patched up. Then it was back outside she went!
The kids gathered around to sing “Happy Birthday” and then it was time to eat cake!!
Peanut still wasn’t so sure of what he thought of cake.
The rest of the kids loved it though. We even rounded them up for a group photo with faces stuffed with cake and frosting.
Janie scored a bunch of Paw Patrol loot today and had a fun time at her party.
Happy Birthday, Big Girl!!
Today, we went down to San Jose to celebrate Sadie and Theo’s 5th bithdays. It was an Octonauts party so Janie drew some pictures on their presents. The two go together. On the left is Captain Barnacles stuck in a giant clam and running out of air with the Gup A hanging out above the rough water. The scene on the right is Kwazii trying to rescue Captain in the Gup B. There is also a jellyfish and some fishies swimming in the water.
The party was at an underwater-themed bowling alley next to a Bass Pro Shop.
This was Janie’s first time bowling and she really liked using the ramp because it made the ball roll faster.
https://youtu.be/3NXVSyYn0K4
She wore bowling shoes and had several balls to choose from. This one had a fish on it.
Here’s the score card. As you can see, she made a strike in the 3rd frame and then a spare on the 4th. The girls also played for Peanut who got scared after his first try. I think it was too loud for him on the bowling lane.
After a round of bowling, the kids all gathered for cake. Auntie Ishya went all out on the decorations and party favors. Janie picked out a Captain Barnacles cookie.
The kids all wore their hats. Here’s Janie with her pal Sophie.
At the cake table, Peanut got in on the action. Pretty soon he will be eating cake with the rest of the kids.
Avia certainly enjoyed the banana cake.
Janie opted for a cupcake and Peanut just sat to the side and finished his lunch. He managed to wear the hat for a few minutes before he ripped it off.
Happy 5th Birthday to Theodore and Sadie!!
Auntie Ranee, Uncle Jamie, Sophie, and Avia invited us over for a pool party. They had lawn chairs set-up in their driveway and the pool was just across the way.
It was sunny and warm in Walnut Creek, which was perfect for a day in the pool. Even Peanut got some pool time!
He enjoyed floating around in his personal floaty with sun shade.
Auntie Ishya and Uncle Billy brought Sadie and Theo over too and all the kids hung out in the pool and outside.
This photo makes it look like their at some kind of resort!
After everyone showered and changed, we hung out inside the house before heading home for nap time.
Peanut really liked Avia’s little piano.
https://youtu.be/jNSk6XMS2e4
Every time we visit Cerritos, we gather up all of Mama’s cousins and we have a big Thai feast at Thai Nakorn. Tonight was our dinner and we had almost everyone there this time! Here is Peanut with Brandon, Cole, and Auntie Marie.
Theo and Sadie were also in town for the holidays this year so we had an extra-large group! So fun!
Here’s Peanut with Uncle Pish.
There were lots of presents after dinner and Peanut watched his big sister open his gifts. Oooo! New PJs!!
Janie scored her very first board game – Chutes and Ladders!! One of Mama’s favorites!
When we got back to Buena Park, Dada showed her how to play.
Our family just keeps growing. Now with Peanut here, there are even more kids when we get together. Auntie Ishya, Uncle Billy, Theo, Sadie, Great Uncle Chusak, and Great Aunt Pisamai drove up from San Jose this morning to visit the newest member of the family.
Janie needed a little time to warm up to all the people in her house but she was playing and talking after about 30 minutes.
Here are the 2nd Cousins all together for the first time. Peanut is 15 days old here.
Left to Right: Sadie, Janie, and Theo on May 6, 2012
The twins and Janie have grown a lot since this photo was taken. Janie was 16 days old.
We celebrated Janie’s 3rd birthday today at the Children’s Creativity Museum. It had a Nemo theme and Janie was so happy to see her favorite characters on the cupcakes and balloons.
Before the food arrived, all the kids (and grown-ups) spent time in the museum playing with foam dough.
There was also a craft table where the kids made rockets.
For lunch, we had Hawaiian food, veggies, and fruit. The Spam musubi disappeared in a flash.
After lunch, everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to Janie and she had a funny reaction to what happened after she blew out the candles.
https://youtu.be/m0QG2TQH5p0
Luckily Auntie Ishya caught the whole thing on video for us.
Janie chose a chocolate cupcake with a Nemo ring on top and had lots of frosting and cake on her face for the rest of the party.
In fact, all the kids LOVED the cake and each had blue frosting all over their faces.
I wasn’t sure if she would able to share the balloons we bought for the party but she did and actually handed some of them out to her friends.
Once the birthday party got packed up, we headed out to the carousel for a couple rides.
To burn off all the sugar, the kids went back inside for some more fun. They all played together on the slide and made a couple videos too.
https://youtu.be/pwF7KQ0v4V0
The slide is green so that you can record yourself with a variety of backgrounds.
I’m amazed that we somehow managed to get all the kids together for a group photo.
Thanks for coming to the party, Friends! Hope you all had just as much fun as we did!!
We went to the SF Zoo this morning and met up with Sophie, Theo, and Sadie. The last time they all went to the zoo together was last February!!
These little monkeys loved “hanging around” the penguin pool.
Getting a photo of all four of them is nearly impossible.
Rounding them up to one place is like catching marbles on the floor.
Luckily we got a few photos of the 4 of them together.
After our picnic on the grass, all the kids went to play at the playground. I found Janie playing on the big kid swing and was holding on well enough for Daddy to push her higher than I’ve ever been willing to push her.
She also pretended to be a napping bird in this weird nest-like swing.
Before heading out, she watched the giraffe nearby at the exit.
Just minutes after getting into the car, it was lights out for her. What a fun morning!!
Janie went to another birthday party today. This time it was in Walnut Creek at Heather Farm Park, which has a really cool playground. We got there a bit early to hang out with Vivian who was getting her picture taken for Christmas cards.
They played next to each other on the swings and Vivian followed Janie up the stairs and down the slides.
During the family photo shoot, Janie photobombed a photo by running into the background and waving. She was so proud. This is one of the outtakes.
Once again, there was pizza! Boy, this kid got to eat well this weekend!
Instead of cupcakes, Sophie had a big mountain of donuts!! So, Janie got her first taste of chocolate donut with sprinkles. Being the savory kid that she is, she ended up taking two nibbles and then calling it a day.
They had a pinata and Janie had no idea what she was supposed to do. She just tapped the pinata three times and was done. After all the kids got their turns, everyone pulled the strings on the bottom, which made all the candy come out.
Janie scored a lollipop and was so happy.
Here is Janie and Sophie. This is such as typical picture of the two of them together.
The rest of the party was spent playing on all the fun structures. She really liked climbing on all the ladders and steps.
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She also discovered the big grassy mounds that you can slide down with cardboard sleds. She caught on quickly and had fun with her 2nd cousins Theo and Sadie.
http://youtu.be/sB3iUutVuUw
Weeeeee!
Thanks for inviting us, Sophie! Janie had a blast! Happy Birthday!