Sunday, September 21, 2014

Today we decided to visit the Little Farm in Tilden Park since we have not had a chance to visit since they reopened after their renovation. We brought along some lettuce and celery for the animals. Both kids eagerly walked from the parking lot to the farm.

Iris seemed a little perplexed to see the animals but became excited.

We fed the goats but they seemed a bit too eager for Iris so she was a little hesitant.

Both kids really liked feeding the sheep since they were more gentle.

Then it was on to the cows. Iris was curious then was a little shocked by their long tongues but not afraid as she wanted to keep feeding them but we ran out of vegetables.

We walked around the rest of the farm and I tried to take a nice picture of the kids but inevitably, they both did not really look at the camera at the same time. I got this good one of Simon.

Iris pouty face.

An okay picture.

Iris distracted by a cow.

Funny smiles.

Afterwards we went to eat lunch and Iris was exhausted after all the walking that she did not even wake up when we took her out of the car seat. She ended up sleeping through the entire lunch. She only woke up to eat a few bites then was not interested in eating anymore.

We finished the day with a visit to the playground in Berkeley Marina.

Hope everyone had a super fun weekend!

Saturday, September 20, 2014

I went to work in the morning for a few hours which was not too bad because I had my little helper.

We got away around lunch time and ran some errands before heading home. Iris loves playing with Mr. Potato Head.

Simon and Daddy went to the Lawrence Hall of Science and they happily stayed there all afternoon. They even ran into some of Simon’s classmates from his previous school.

For dinner, we decided to try KoJa Kitchen where they serve “KoJa” (like burgers with buns made of rice) and rice bowls. We tried the braised pork KoJa which I really liked because meat was tender and had the hint of coconut miso.

These are their special fries which was a bit spicy. Iris would eat them while making a face but Simon couldn’t handle it. It has like a sriacha mayo.

This is the rice bowl which looks pretty healthy with all the vegetables.

We ordered Simon a “taco” which was a like a fried wonton skin with toppings but Simon did not like it and I forgot to take a picture of it…

Their dessert: mochimisu. I had to try this because of the name, reminds me of our kitties Mochi and Misu. It was pretty good too, had chocolate mochi mixed in the tiramisu and pretty creamy.

It was a nice evening on Telegraph Ave. It was good we went early to the restaurant since it started to get really busy around 7pm.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Simon’s lunch of a ham & cheese sandwich on foccacia bread, carrots, Bosc pear, strawberries, and 1/2 an orange. He came home with the orange and a few carrots. He said he does not like “big” oranges, only “small” ones (like clementines).

Iris has recently been interested in buckling and unbuckling herself from the stroller. Actually she cannot unbuckle herself yet, only buckle up. She will call for one of us to help her undo the buckle. But recently I went to Joann’s to buy a strap and a buckle to create a “belt” for her to practice with. She found it quite fun to wear it like a fashion accessory.

Simon watching TV while Mommy is trying to take a picture.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Simon’s lunch of penne pasta with Chinese BBQ pork, carrots, watermelon, and “everything” crackers. He only left the pieces of BBQ pork. I was impressed he finished all of this.

Iris wearing her fuzzy hat. She was reading a book where the picture showed a baby trying to put on a hat so she wanted to do it too.

Iris really likes little bottles or containers where you can screw on and off the cap. With this little glass bottle, she really likes to drink water from it.

And also offer you some water.

This is how Simon decided to pose for me when I asked him to take a picture. Super Simon! Yes, I know you can see his ribs, but I swear, he eats a lot! I think he’s just super active so looks thin.

A more sweet look.