Monthly Archives: March 2015

The Doctor Is In

Monday, March 16, 2015

Simon stayed home from school again since he woke up in the morning coughing a lot. He spent the day relaxing and drawing. His cough is virtually gone and he seems more energetic. 

We have our own in-house doctor as Iris has gotten into the doctor play kit. I showed how to pretend to pour vitamins out of this pretend bottle and hand them to the “patient” and she copied me so tried to pour me some vitamins. 

Both kids loved playing with the tongs/forceps by clamping onto things or opening and closing. Good practice for lever chopsticks. 

Simon ready for a good night’s rest for school tomorrow!

Breakfast at IHOP

Sunday, March 15, 2015

We are all finally feeling a bit more normal. Lingering cough but not so terrible. Ron thought it a good idea to take the kids in their PJs (and jackets) to IHOP for breakfast. Iris hasn’t had much of an appetite at home so thought a change of scenery might help. 

She ate a bit of eggs, a bit of pancake, a bit of whipped cream, and drank some milk. A bit of a fail with eating but she was super happy to be out and about. 

Since everyone had more energy today, Ron decided to do some work on the house so we went to Home Depot. Simon helped to move some 2 x 4s to the cart. 

While Ron was doing work, I took it easy with the kids. Iris played with playdoh for the first time and loved it!

Then played dress up. What would you call this look with beanie and pink pearls?

Then we played with the tunnel and a tent. Both kids were screaming with laughter that they couldn’t play too long since they were getting over stimulated and fighting with each other (plus both were probably a little tired).

We ordered in Chinese food delivery and Iris got to use her chopsticks successfully for the first time.

She only ate rice, which is pretty hard to pick up, but eating something is better than nothing. 

Hope to feel back to normal after a good night’s rest!

Biking at Berkeley Marina

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Happy Pi Day!

We are now all sick, including our nanny. We skipped swim lessons this morning and took it easy at home. But decided we’d better get out of the house for some fresh air but not expose ourselves to others. We packed to bikes in the minivan and headed to Berkeley Marina. 

Iris loves wearing her helmet. 

Simon enjoys bike rides too. He is upset it that his bike was not yet attached to the back of Ron’s bike. 

We rode around for about 30 minutes before lunch. We saw a drone filming, a dragon boat being worked on, a wedding ceremony setup, and enjoyed the fresh air (and surprisingly warm day)!

I’m still practicing with Iris riding in the front so didn’t feel steady enough to take pictures of Ron and Simon while I was in motion. 

We went for lunch then a short visit to the Berkeley Humane Society to see the cats. We are not looking to get a cat but I just wanted to see them and I knew that Iris and Simon would both enjoy it too. Iris strolling down the sidewalk. 

Playing around with a photo editing app, can you tell what is bigger than normal in this photo?

You can “enhance” target areas to make your selfies special. In this case, I made Simon’s eyes even bigger than normal and his thumb. He was showing Iris how to make a “thumbs up!” but she is not able to coordinate it yet. 

A Bit of Happiness

Thursday, March 12, 2015

So everyone was sick at home today except that I went to work for half the day. I brought home some bubble blowers for the kids so they could get some fresh air and smile a bit during their illness. They both really loved the bubble sticks. Also the first time they’ve really been in the backyard to play. 





A brief reprieve for their uncomfortable day. I also had a good 3 hour nap afterwards