Watch us grow!
When it was time to return to the hotel, we rode the Star Ferry back.
It runs every 15 minutes and the ride across the water itself is only about 15 minutes long!
Then we hopped on a double-decker bus and got a front seat again.
Peanut had a great time pointing out all the other buses on the street.
The kids woke up starving again because they missed dinner last night. Thankfully we have breakfast on the top floor every morning to get their tummies filled.
Then it was off to Kowloon for the day! We rode the train across Victoria Bay to the other side of Hong Kong to find the infamous pineapple bun that Uncle Jason loves so much.
At the cafe, it was small but they managed to get all six of us at a table. The kids ate some bread with butter and condensed milk.
They also enjoyed drinking milk out of a milk bottle.
The cafe also happened to be in the pet district so we saw lots of fish stores with bags and bags of colorful fish for sale.
As we waited for Ankong and Ama to arrive by train, we stopped at McDonald’s for a snack. Janie got a Kinder egg and Peanut got some chicken nuggets to hold him over.
On our walk down the famous Nathan Road, we saw lots of cool sights, cafes, and shops.
There were some giant king crabs in this window front display.
We walked and walked all the way down toward the water and Janie did a great job.
Uncle Jason offered a short ride to give her feet a little break.
As a tasty treat, Ankong bought Janie a watermelon drink with fresh mango.
We finally made it to the waterfront and found the Bruce Lee statue at the Garden of Stars.
Check out this view!!
After lunch, we took a walk back to the hotel and did a little more shopping too. There’s so much to see in this bustling city.
CHEEEESE!!
By the time dinner rolled around, the kids were wiped out and slept in the chairs and our laps the whole time.
After breakfast, we went out to do a little shopping and exploring.
We found some tasty treats along the way and Janie picked out a strawberry pastry for later.
Since Peanut fell asleep, we decided to walk all the way to the Grand Hyatt where there was a post-wedding brunch for everyone.We walked through town, up and down bridges, and made our way to the hotel in no time.
At brunch, the whole family was there and the food was delicious.
The desserts were particularly fancy and yummy too!
Here’s the beautiful Christmas tree in the hotel lobby.
For dinner, we met up with family for a tasty dinner at Tun Po Kitchen located above a wet market.
Peanut loved the salt and pepper pork and Janie ate lots of drunken shrimp and steamed fish.
We had a great time hanging out with the family.
We had dinner at Souplantation today and the kids loved the food. Peanut especially enjoyed the soup and noodles.
This is one of Toni and Thomas’ favorite places to eat.
Uncle Jason is in town for work and he was able to meet us in Alameda for dinner. Yay! We drove to a Korean BBQ restaurant nearby and Mama sat in the backseat with the kids. WEEE!!
We had a tasty meal and some good family time.
We love these photos of the kids with their Uncle Jason.
Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason arrived this afternoon and the kids got started on the toys right away.
Janie was happy to see Auntie Jia and Peanut was getting reacquainted with her.
Peanut remembered TomTom, NiNi, Uncle Jason, and Auntie Jia from just a couple weeks ago.
It was so much fun to see all four kids interacting and playing with each other.
For a while they were split boy-boy and girl-girl but it eventually mixed into a whole group activity. Janie did a great job playing with the littles.
We went to Toni and Thomas’ house today for a BBQ. Peanut watched Dada and Uncle Jason get the grill ready while he had his snack.
Auntie Jia put up their playhouse and Janie played with Thomas inside. They were making donut cakes.
Peanut later gave it a try and insisted that he use the back door to get in and out.
Ankong and Ama came in the evening and took Janie and Peanut to the park. Toni and Thomas stayed behind and played peek-a-boo behind the couch.
The kids had corn on the cob with dinner and Peanut gobbled up a bunch of steak.
Once the twins went to bed, Peanut hung out in Ankong’s lap and got a good laugh.
We were there pretty late and it was way past their bedtimes. Luckily, they held it together pretty well and then fell asleep on the short ride back to Cerritos.