Did I tell you that I can now jump and both my feet come off the ground? For real! It is so fun jumping, I could do it all day! Mommy took me to the Oakland Zoo the other day and it was way fun. I saw giraffes, elephants, zebras, monkeys, a giant turtle and lions and tigers. Mommy was really tired because it was a pretty hilly zoo. I did good though and walked up the big hill, so Mommy didn’t have to push me. We also went on a train ride that was pretty cool. And the Merry go round too. I had fun. My pal Tristan was going to come, but he got a fever that day. He’s feeling better now. ☺ I’m going to LA/SD with Pawpaw and Gung gung. They are taking me on a trip to the San Diego Zoo, Legoland and Jenna’s birthday party! I can’t wait to sing Happy Birthday to her. That’s my favorite song! Oh, and I really am excited to see the Panda bears at the SD Zoo.

Real Labor Day

It’s Labor Day and Daddy asked his friends over to our new place to do just that….labor. Uncle Ken, Uncle Ryan, and Uncle Joel came and worked on the little projects that Daddy has. I think they enjoyed getting dirty, but I’m sure they were tired after. ☺ My language skills are getting better too. I can say “complex” sentences and also have conversations with Mommy. I’ll say, “what do today?”…”maybe go zoo”…”animals, zebra, giraffe, horsey, bird, flamingo…zoo”. Or I’ll say, “me pour sand in tower”…”make spin around”…”me turn over stuck”…Pretty good huh? I know, not exactly grammatically correct, but there’s a thought process there. Some days I eat pretty well, but other days, not so. I don’t like spinach or any other leafy green, though I suspect Mom is trying to sneak them in somewhere….I like corn and peas, though.

Did I tell you that I am going to have a few new friends soon? First, in December, I’m going to welcome a baby brother! Yippee!!! And then in January, Auntie Jen and Uncle Ken will have a baby boy. Also, Auntie Sarah and Uncle Kelvin will have another boy, and then in February, Auntie Lydia and Uncle Ryan will have a baby too! Wow, lots of little friends soon! I’m so excited, cuz I love babies!

Happy Hollow

Lately, Mommy has been taking me to Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, and the Children’s Museum again. I have lots of fun there. At HHPZ, they have a few animals only, not like the big zoo in SF. But I still like to see the jaguar and the lemurs. It’s fun. Then they have these fun rides that I can ride by myself! It’s pretty cool. Just like a big boy. The CDM is fun too. I especially like the paint wall and art room. The last few times they had play dough, which I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! And of course the water area – where I get super soaked. Super fun!

We went to the Cheesecake factory in Palo Alto to celebrate Uncle Joel’s birthday. It was a lot of fun hanging out with Mommy’s friends and my good pal Tristan. We didn’t eat all that well, though everyone else did! We watched and danced with the Wiggles! Then, I ate Mommy’s cheesecake. Delish!

Happy Birthday Tristan!

Tristan had a big party at his new house. It was awesome! Tristan is so lucky, he has such a nice place and lots of toys! Plus, we had some really good food too. Uncle Ken gave me some golf tips and played ball with me. I have a pretty good throwing arm (must’ve been all that rock throwing at the beach). We stayed for hours and hours and had cake too. Yum, cake!

I rowed boat with Gung gung again today. It was awesome. I wore my special life jacket and everything. I had so much fun. I hope I get to go one more time before I go back home to San Jose. I can say a lot of things now and make sentences. I don’t usually say “I ….” But use “me” instead. Like, “me do it” or “me eat it”. And I can converse with Mommy too. I’ll say, “me eat nectarine” and she’ll say, “we ate them all. There are no more nectarines.” And I’ll say, “buy some nectarine”. Pretty good huh? Paw paw took me to McDonalds many times and I often request to eat at McDonalds…he he he! Other stuff I like to do is help Paw paw with the chores like swiffering and vacuuming as well as dusting. Pawpaw bought me some plastic food items and I have been having a ball making “lunch” or “breakfast” for Pawpaw, Gung gung and Mommy. I’m very good at playing pretend now.

Vancouver

We went to Vancouver for a couple of days. I had a great time and enjoyed some delicious (new word) food. The best part was the xiao long bao! I ate 4 of them at one sitting. But I don’t eat them like Gung gung. First I squeeze the meat out and just eat the wrapper, then I eat the meatball. Yum! I spent an afternoon watching big kids get ready for a kayaking lesson on Granville Island, and even went to ask their teacher if I could join. But, hey, I’m only two. Mom got me a pair of little chopsticks, since I kept trying to use hers. The little ones are better and I get use them to eat noodles. Other foods are too hard to pick up, but I’ll keep trying.