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July 4th

This year, I worked on July 4th and it actually wasn’t too bad.  We had a good group of therapists working and it was a lot more laid back than a usual day.  IMG_5532

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Henry and Aaron also stopped by at lunch so that gave us a nice little break in the day.

IMG_5528Meanwhile, Jes took Kumquat for a ride on the train to get to Jason and Jia’s house in Redwood City.  I got this photo sent to me with a text saying “Peace out, suckas.”

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I drove straight down to Redwood City from work and after enjoying some ribs, corn, and ice cream, we sat down and watched fireworks on tv.  It was such a nice way to end the day.  It sure beats having to fight traffic and crowds.

Father’s Day Weekend

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This past weekend was filled with lots of family time in the city.  On Saturday afternoon, we went out for a long walk and dinner at Hog Island.  Our party of 3 enjoyed the warm weather that day and took this photo together on Pier 14 with the GoPro.IMG_5010

On Sunday morning, I made spam, eggs, and rice for the family.  Yum.

IMG_5026 For the day, we went down to Golden Gate Park for a morning at the CA Academy of Sciences and then an afternoon at the SF Botanical Garden.  Jes also took a work call at 1pm from the garden so I walked around the entire garden while Kumquat settled down in the stroller for a nap.

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IMG_5075We even had a little cocktail hour at Pacific Catch while Kumquat slept and we reenacted one of our many afternoons in Hawaii with some mai tais and poke.  IMG_5087

We also got ice cream from the Twirl n Dip truck parked just around the corner from the museum.

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For dinner, we went to Hillstone, our usual celebration spot, and these two were so cute together that evening.

Happy Father’s Day, Jes!  Hope you had a fun day!

Mother’s Day Weekend

IMG_3858I had a really nice Mother’s Day weekend.  On Saturday, we rode the train to the zoo and had fun watching Kumquat play and explore.  IMG_3885On our way home, we stopped at Hog Island a second time in two weeks to have the clam chowder that I didn’t get last weekend.

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It was delicious and this little kid tried it for the first time and loved it.IMG_3900

We sat outside with a gorgeous view and awesome weather that evening.

On Sunday morning, I was up with the kid but Jes got up shortly to make me corned beef hash with an oozy egg on top.

IMG_3916After some coffee, we popped open a bottle of champagne that we worked on for the rest of the day.

IMG_3910We also finally watched “Frozen”, which we all really enjoyed.  Even Kumquat seemed to appreciate the slapstick humor, music, and loveable characters.

IMG_3914The rest of the day was spent hanging out at home.  I literally did not change out of my glasses and PJs all day.  Heck, Kumquat ran around with no pants on too!

For dinner, all I wanted was spaghetti so Jes made a homemade sauce and cooked up a mean bowl of pasta.  It was perfect.  As if this weekend wasn’t enough, Jes also made a dinner reservation for Thursday night at Saison.  Awesome.

Jimmy’s 39th

IMG_3745We went to Jimmy and Eleen’s to celebrate his birthday today.  It’s crazy how it’s become a kidfest nowadays.

IMG_3749Zoe was scared of the kids but had a good time hanging out with Jes this afternoon.

IMG_3752They had Hawaiian food and two fancy cakes for the birthday boy.

IMG_3756We also made Jimmy do his birthday push-ups but didn’t quite make it to 39.

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Early Cinco de Mayo

IMG_3636It’s Friday before Cinco de Mayo so we went to Pedro’s Cantina for HH.

IMG_3640I love that we can have out own version of Girls’ Night Out any time we want.

2 years old!

2yearsI don’t know whether to cry or celebrate.  I guess I’ll be doing both.  I can’t believe my little Kumquat is two years old today.  It’s true when they say the days are long but the years are short.

Two years ago, we were blessed with this ball of cuteness.  Over the past 24 months, she has made me laugh, cry, and fall more and more in love every day.  She frustrates me.  She also makes me SO proud.  She gives the best hugs (only if she wants to) and has inherited the Chammy sense of humor.  She’s a little crazy but it makes her very entertaining.  She loves to sing, count, and make other people sing for her.  She definitely has a bossy side but such a sweet kindness toward her stuffed animals at the same time.  I’m hoping her stubborn streak will help her be successful in life but I also hope that she’ll learn to let things go when it matters.

IMG_2089Happy 2nd Birthday, KK.  No matter which name you choose when you grow up, you’ll always be Kumquat to us. Love you to pieces!!