Visit with my old buddies

Also this week, my old buddies from Culver City came to visit! The last time I saw Zoe and Sam, Sam and I could barely roll over. Here's a link to a picture of us from last April.

Mommy, Daddy, and I met Zoe, Sam, and their parents at one of my favorite places, the Children's Museum. We had a blast.


I showed Zoe how to drive a car.


Sam and I playing with boats.


After lunch, we acted like monkeys in a treehouse.


See Zoe hanging out just above me?


Sam and I also had fun with pinwheels.

It was so much fun to see my friends again. I wished we hadn't move away from Culver City since Zoe, Sam and I would get to play with each other every day! I hope to see them again soon.

After I woke up from my nap later that day, I found a package from Uncle Dan, Aunty Linda, and baby Emma from DC.


The letter has lots of cool stickers on it.


Me opening up the package.

Lookout! Farm

Last Sunday we went to pick fruits at Lookout Farm. It's been a while since I've been there.


Aren't you supposed to pay for those?


Bee eating a nectarine!


Goats!


Driving the caterpillar


I like to steer

I liked the nectarines and peaches, but I especially liked the apples. Maybe it's because I can say "Appo!".

Bye bye Ashley!

This week we went to a party with my friend Ashley. She's the one who watches me when mommy and daddy go out. The party was because Ashley's moving home, and she won't be able to hang out with me as often.

It turned out that lots of people know Ashley. These are all the kids she used to hang out with.


Chaos

Ashley is so cool! Hopefully she can come down and visit if she's not too busy!

Sitting in boxes

One thing I like to do is sit in things. I sit in the clothes hamper when mommy brings it into my room to fold the laundry. I sit in the little cubbyhole when my toy bins are out and about. And I also sit in my toy bins too.


Sitting in my tub of Mega Blox


I can do two things at once too: sit in a box and play with mommy and daddy's old camera.

I'm not the only one who likes sitting in boxes. Aunty Oakley's got a whole box collection!


Her most impressive box

Also, this guy and this girl like sitting in boxes too.

Summertime Eating

Lately I've been having an extra special number of good things to eat. First Ah Mah was here, and now, we're really getting into the summertime mood at the dinner table.


Sweet sweet corn on the cob from the Corn Fest


Yummy yummy mango ice cream. I dug up everything I could with a spoon, and this is how I clean up.


The aftermath: ice cream as hair gel

Corn Fest

Last weekend we went out to the Corn Fest at the Wilson Farm in Lexington. They grow all kinds of stuff out there, but my favorite is corn! They had samples of corn on the cob, corn bread, popcorn, corn salsa and corn chowder. I liked them all, but I really liked the corn on the cob!


Showing off my haircut in the morning before we went out--I still have bangs

At the farm they had animals too. I knew the names for some of these critters:


"Pih!"


"Goh!"


"Neigh neigh." Oops, it's a llama.


Back at home--can I go out?

Bye bye hair

Usually mommy cuts my hair, but this week daddy and Ah Mah took me to a new place. I was skeptical. The nice lady tried to distract me, but I really didn't want to wear her fancy cape. Ah Mah ended up holding me for my haircut, which meant that she and I got hair all over us!


Earlier in the morning... little did I know what was in store for me


This is how much hair she cut off


Afterwards, I got cookies

Like my new do?

Katie's birthday

Last weekend I went to Katie's second birthday. I haven't seen her for a while, but I was happy to go play in a new fun place called Kids U.

Kids U has a big gym floor with stuff to climb on. I liked the balance beam.


Showing off how I balance


Making popcorn for the party

After playtime in the gym, we got to go to the snack room for snacks and cake. I got the seat of honor at Katie's right hand.


You guys, you don't have to wear the hat if you don't want to!


Blowing out candles


Look at 2 year old Katie eating by herself. I needed a little assistance.

I had a lot of fun! Happy Birthday Katie!

My big belly

Now that Ah Mah is here, she's been taking extra good care of me. I am eating a lot. You can tell by looking at my tummy:


What? This is just my tummy!

Of course you might think it's suspicious that my tummy has hard little edges to it. It's just my five pack... of Hot Wheels cars! Daddy saw them and said these are for kids 3 years and older. So I had to do something to keep them.


Where the cars go for safekeeping

How did I get them, you may ask? Ah Mah took care of me today while daddy went to work and mommy took a test. I took her walking to the local Consumer Value Store this morning. Ah Mah asked me if I wanted a car, and I told her, "no" as sweetly as I can. Then I pointed to the 5 pack and signed "want," "please." How can a grandma resist that?! Better value, more toys. It's just common sense!

(As a nod to my editor, I will mention that if you look up Hot Wheels on the CVS website, you can buy some interesting medicines.)

Ah Mah's Here!

Eating mung beans with a spoon

Ah Mah's here for a visit! The first thing she did was to get rid of the tray for my booster seat. I eat with a plate or a bowl now on the big people's table. I also learned how to eat with a spoon. (I still like using my hands).

Newest Members of Baby Club

Congratulations to Uncle Dan, Aunty Linda and baby Emma, who was born on Tuesday morning. I hear they're doing well. Also, congrats to daddy's boss who had her baby Logan last week. And I have a new cousin, baby Brandon who was born on Monday to Uncle Gregston and Auntie Hiroko. I hear Ashley's being a good big sister. Yay for three new friends!

Harry Potter Weekend

Last Friday my friend Ashley came over to babysit and mommy and daddy snuck out to go to a party in Coolidge Corner. They filled me in on the details though. Apparently some big book came out last weekend called Harry Potter 7, and lots of people were excited about it. Mommy and daddy too apparently, as the party was called Potterpalooza.

First they had butterbeer ice cream at JP Licks then went off on a magical quest/scavenger hunt/putting stickers on paper. I'm not quite sure which one sounds the most exciting. I think stickers.

One stop they went to was this place called Party Favors. Mommy and Daddy had to choose cupcakes corresponding to the houses in the book.


Hufflepuff, Ravensclaw, Slytherin and Gryffindor cupcakes.

Mommy took Gryffindor and daddy chose Slytherin. He claims the Gryffindor had run out, but I think there's something he's not telling me.

Later mommy got a pair of glasses from the cupcake place and a tattoo on her forehead from a salon.


I don't know who this is

On Saturday when we were out, a special package came in the mail. It was brought by an owl.


Hmm, what could this be?


Mommy said it was "Harry Potter 7". I can't read but I'm pretty sure that's what it says.

Daddy was so excited that he started reading it when he got home from work. He just finished it yesterday. Now it's mommy's turn. When is it going to be my turn?

Sunday was not a very Harry Potter day, but it was fun anyway. In the morning we went for a walk around a pond.


Pretty flowers by the lake


I took a snooze in the Ergo carrier

After the walk, I drove us to lunch at Margaritas.


Don't worry. I didn't have a margarita before I drove.

Margarita's is right on the water so afterwards we took our leftover tortilla chips and fed the ducks and geese.


Mommy and me feeding the geese. Somehow the rest of the chips magically disappeared after we fed a few to the birds.

Then we went across the street to the most amazing toy store I've ever been to. It's called the Construction Site, and they have all kinds of trains and building stuff.


This is a "ferris wheel" built out of something called K'nex. I'm way too young for it, but it looked really cool anyway.


Ooh... trains! What does it say on the top?

I played on their train tables for a long time, and finally mommy and daddy had to drag me from the store. Oh well. I know where it is, and I can drive now!

DC Day 4

On our last day in DC, daddy work up super early to go for a long run around the Mall and the National Monuments. He's training for a 10K. He took this picture of the sunrise during his run.


Sunrise over the Tidal Basin.

After he got back, I was up and ready for the day. Since it was Sunday, nothing was open around the apartment so we ended up having breakfast at McDonald's around the corner. After breakfast, daddy thought he would let mommy go back to rest and pack, so he took me back to the monuments to run around for a couple of hours.


Back at the monument again? Yay!

When daddy and I got back to the apartment, Aunty Linda and Uncle Dan were up, so we headed out to dim sum at Silver Fountain Restaurant in Silver Springs, Maryland. It was a bit of a drive, and I took a little nap in the car. Boy, it was worth the drive for the dim sum though. I had fun watching the ladies pushing the dim sum cart around while the adults stuffed their faces.

After lunch, we went out to the Arlington Cemetery. It was a hot day, so we decided to take the Tourmobile bus. We visited the burial site of JFK, RFK, Oliver Wendall Holmes, Jr. and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.


Oooh. Cool breeze from daddy's blowing on me.

Afterward, we went back to the apartment to rest for a couple of hours before heading out to dinner at Five Guys and Thomas Sweet Ice Cream for their famous bittersweet chocolate ice cream. I couldn't resist the urge to try some.


Hmm... bittersweet.

With our bellies full, Uncle Dan and Aunty Linda dropped us off at the airport. We had such a fun visit and we hope we'll see them again soon. Next time, I'll get to play with Emma!


Clouds over the Potomac


I love Uncle Dan and Aunty Linda!

DC Day 3

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. My blog assistants have been busy. Mommy's been studying for a series of test to get her Hawaii State Teaching Credential. And daddy's been busy with his work while helping mommy take care of me.

Back to our third day in DC. I woke mommy and daddy up bright an early as usual. And after breakfast at Starbucks, we took the metro to the National Zoo. It was a great place for early birds like me since the Zoo opens at 6am! By the time we actually got there, it was 8am, but we still had the whole zoo to ourselves. And the best part is that it was free! We walked around for a few hours checking out the animals that were awake.


Panda bear.


Yum. Breakfast time.


Me hug panda.


Meerkat on patrol.


Tiny baby meerkats nestled between the adults.

We met Aunty Linda and Uncle Dan for lunch at 2Amys where we had yummy donuts and pizzas. Afterwards, it was back to the Zoo for gelato and more animal watching. It was good that we went back since we got to see the orangutans cross the O line to get from the Think Tank to the Great Ape House. Too bad daddy was too busy watching the orangutans that he forgot to take a picture.

After going back to the apartment for some rest and relaxation, Uncle Dan and Aunty Linda took us out for Thai food at Neisha for dinner. The waitresses there loved me. They called me "Oun" which means "fatty" in Thai since they couldn't say "Owen". I really liked the yummy food too. My favorite was the tod mun goong.

As if we didn't have enough to eat, we went out for dessert at the Dairy Godmother where the adults had frozen custard. Mommy and daddy wish there was a place like this in Boston! So after the big meal and big dessert, we took a walk to the playground so I can burn some energy.


I'm steering the boat after yummy frozen custard.