Movin' on Out

We're on the road! As you might know, we're moving to daddy's ancestral homeland of Hawaii. We cleaned out our apartment today and started our road trip this afternoon. We have traveled almost 3 miles from home, and I'm having a sleepover with Ronak tonight. So far so good! Since we're on the road, we hope we'll be able to update more promptly. Next stop, New Haven!

Eating Noodles

During the week we were pretty relaxed. I've been home from school since it ended last week. Daddy was home a lot since he's winding down his work. One day we went out to eat dim sum at the dim sum restaurant but after 45 minutes they didn't serve us. So we left and went to the Korean noodle restaurant. Let's just say that it was a blessing in disguise! We love our Jajangmyun!


Jajangmyun!


Jajangmyun!

Jajangmyun!

Pirate Birthday Party

Last week we went to a pirate's birthday party. Actually the pirate was my classmate, new Julia (not Julia from my old school).

Mommy helped me paint my face like a pirate. Or Harry Potter with a mustache.

Pirates sometimes get hungry for pizza. And they eat the crust first.

Mama and Aki practicing her family sport

Leo and I are practicing for the pinata

Ooh... that's a hard pinata!

Finally Julia's dad got a broomstick and one of the big kids broke it open

Poor pirate ship

Happy Birthday new Julia!

Back in Time

Oops! I wrote about last Sunday already but I forgot to write about last Saturday! We did lots of stuff, but since it's out of order, I'll make it quick.

First off was Ellie's birthday party at Kids U, my favorite gym.

Aki being crushed by giant roller

Ahh... there's much more space in this pirate ship!

Pizza was fun. And tasty too!

After the party we had to rush home so that Aki could nap and daddy and I could go to the John and other John concert (or as mommy likes to call them, TMBG, not to be confused with NKOTB). At least that was the plan. When we got home though, I decided that I wanted mommy to be my date. So off we went to the concert...

We had great seats!

And I got a balloon!

And we went to Starbucks afterwards!

Daddy would definitely not have gotten me a balloon or Starbucks. That's why I chose mommy.

When we got home, it was such a nice day that we decided to have dinner in the park. We had leftover barbecue and ate it under the sky.

I was kind of full from Starbucks though, so I decided to go exploring. There was lots of stuff to see there... Like this staircase down to this green, leaf-covered lawn.

But it wasn't a lawn at all! It was a trap for little boys to fall into! A very stinky trap.

Oh well, at least I got to see Ellie, John and other John!

MoS and Bon Voyage BBQ

Last Sunday we went to the Museum of Science. We have only a short time left here in Boston, so now everything is like a farewell tour. I'm going to miss the Museum of Science.

They have a new exhibit now, called Crittercam. Basically scientists mount cameras to animals and set them free. Then the cameras fall off and the scientists go find them. It was really cool!

Here I am adjusting the critter-cam. For some reason, on the screen, it says, "Aaah!"

Ok, maybe I need to adjust it from this angle

Later we went to the Discovery Center, Aki's favorite part of the museum.

Playing with the Lite Brite

Getting ready to do some digging

Everything is big like this! Daddy says this is a preview of what I will look like in a few years. I don't know what that means. Look like Daddy, maybe?

Aki helped mommy with this red strap

Every time I come, Daddy always tries to build all these blocks into a wall. This time, this girl actually did it!

Aki's favorite part of her favorite part of the museum

Later I took part in an experiment. I had to tell this lady which puppet a crayon belonged to. Silly lady. It's mine!

Then Aki and I helped daddy build hoop gliders.

After we left, Aki had a nap and we drove out to Daddy's boss's house for a "Bon Voyage BBQ."

Daddy's boss has a kid between me and Aki's age, and that meant, toys and train books!

Aki liked this ball. We have one like that, right, Daddy? Come to think of it, I wonder where it went...

Daddy and his fellow fellas

Even though we don't have that much time left, the weekends have been so much fun!

Full Moon, Dragon Boats, Patriots Place, and the Revolutions

Last Sunday we had a many adventure day... After brunch at the fun restaurant where they have a play space (as opposed to a Playland or Playplace), we went down to Harvard to see the Dragon Boat racing.

This year we didn't watch so much dragons or boats as we did yo yos.


These kids were way better than the guys we saw at the street performer festival. But they weren't better than these guys who we didn't see at the street performer festival.


We watched a little of the racing after the yo yos. Here's Owen staying safe from the sun with Aki's hat.


Back at the beading table.

Since there wasn't too much more to see after that, we left. We drove to see a soccer team play and while we were waiting for the game to start, we went down to a big store called Bass Pro Shops. It was super cool inside.


They had a giant cave with a pool

And they had all kinds of things to ride on!


Can I have one of these, daddy?


How about this?


Or a pair of these? Aki can have one too.

Bass Pro Shops is super fun! But then it was time to go to the soccer game.


This is how close we got to sit. Here are the players warming up.


Our seats


Then the players came out


Wait a minute, I've seen that fox somewhere before...


The team was playing the New York Red Bulls. As this parachute guy came down, people were upset that he was a Red Bulls parachute guy.

Then the game started. It was very exciting!


Here is a guy hitting the ball with his head.

Right after this, we sent daddy to get more popcorn for me, and while he was gone, the good guys scored a goal.

It was okay though. In the second half, the good guys scored another goal, and it was right in front of us!


Steve scored this goal


Aki was happy about the goal

Since it was 2-0 and it was getting late, we decided to head off for the exits. Of course, by the time we actually left, the good guys scored 2 more goals that would have been right in front of us if we'd stayed. Oh well, it was definitely time to go.


Here we are, walking back to the car after a fun filled day. This picture is for Kung Kung. That's an elevated water tank that might or might not contain treated reclaimed wastewater from the stadium. I'm not so sure.

What a great day we had! I hope we will get to go back to try some more cars and boats and see some more soccer!

Saturday in town

Last weekend we went into town to the See New England Festival. It's all about New England travel and businesses, but we went for the music and free foods.


Here's the penguin from this Santa's Village place. You push its button and it talks to you.


I got to meet Wally. I thought it was going to be WALL-E.


Enjoying some of the giveaways: rice chips and green lobstah


Another fun giveaway: burial ground coloring map!

Aki liked the giveaways too. Here she is enjoying some Cape Cod potato chips. She usually doesn't get the whole bag, so here she is figuring it out:


Step 1: Open bag


Step 2: Inspect contents


Step 3: Ooh. Chips inside. Get some.


Step 4: Mission accomplished. Chip in hand. Bag no longer needed.

Aki made a friend during the concert.


Actually this girl didn't have too much sense of "personal space." Here she is stroking Aki's cheek.


Then she lifted Aki up and offered her to this giant fox. Aki was ok with it.

After the concert, our ears were ringing so we went to the big Boston Common park to rest. Aki napped and I went into the playground.


Me and my favorite statue in the playground


Ok, that's better


They have a merry-go-round too! I wanted to ride the chicken but I was too late.


After a stroll through the Public Garden, it was time to go home.

Being outside on Boston summer weekends are so much more fun than in the winter!