Dinner Outings
We’ve had really pleasant weather these past two nights so we went out to eat both nights. On Wednesday, we went down to Super Duper for a tasty tasty burger and garlic fries.
I also love that they have jars of pickles next to the ketchup so you can have as many pickles you want with your burger. Yum. The also serve beer and wine too!
Afterward, we stopped at SMALL, which is a small bodega-like shop on our way home. It’s a neat little store that stocks a bunch of pre-packaged products for the people who work nearby and eat at their desk. 
What’s a little weird is that they also have a beer/wine/coffee bar that’s open until 9 pm. So we stopped in for a drink while Kumquat slept.
On Thursday night, we also went out to Paragon for dinner out on the patio. Kumquat loved all the noise, lights, and the Giants game that was on the TV overhead.
She was also really interested in the other people around us and stayed awake long enough to socialize with the waitress and the people seated next to us. It’s good to know that we can still go out once in a while.
It’s Kumquat’s first Fall and Halloween’s coming up so I thought it was time to do the pumpkin patch thing like a good mommy. I debated for a minute but in the end I couldn’t resist and we went yesterday afternoon. Besides, who doesn’t like a chubby baby sitting in the middle of a bunch of pumpkins?!
She was pretty distracted by the pumpkins and the hay and the other kids and the people and the cars and so on. Oh well, she’s still cute. 😉
After washing them, I wrapped them in foil.
They went in the toaster oven at 325 degrees and cooked for about an hour and a half.
Yeah, that’s a long time. I think it needed to be baked at 350 instead.
When they were done, they looked so tasty – like Thanksgiving tasty.
Once they cooled, I cut them in half and they went into the ricer.
It was super easy to get the sweet potato mashed and looked pretty cool when it came out like spaghetti.
The sweet potato came out nice and smooth while all the “strings” and skin stayed in the ricer.
When I mixed it up, it was pretty thick so I thinned out a small portion with a tablespoon of water at a time until it was a thin puree. It’s so simple and nutritious and without anything extra added to it.
After I fed Kumquat and knew that it was passable to her, I prepared the rest of the batch and it all went into the ice cube tray and in the freezer.
When it was all frozen, they popped out so easily!
They all went into a freezer bag and now they’re in little 3/4-ounce portions. Neato.
It’s a little bit of work for a whole lot of awesome. I think Kumquat liked it and as a therapist who feeds babies for a living, this was an exciting day for me too. 🙂
Today is Reese’s 2nd birthday! Happy Birthday, Big Girl!
On Sunday morning, we went to Yerba Buena Gardens Children’s Playground for her party. The playground is really nice and it’s next to the carousel, which Reese loved. We got there too late for a ride but was there to play at the playground and even got story time too.
It was a beautiful sunny day and perfect for a little party.
We brought Koa along too but he was kicked out because apparently dogs aren’t allowed on the grounds. Bummer.
It was fun to watch all the kids play and Kumquat loved being out there watching all the activity.
Reese is allergic to eggs and has only eaten vegan cake up until now but on this birthday, she tried her first real cake made with one egg in the recipe. 
She ate it all up and had frosting all over her face for the rest of the day.
During lunch, the kids played in the grassy area nearby. Can’t wait to see Kumquat running around with everyone.
Reese spent her afternoon picking little flowers and running around with her brother with only one shoe on. Sometimes I miss the carefree days of being a kid.
On the evening of my birthday, we had our annual McWino Night (Chicken McNuggets, fries, and of course wine) and this time we had two little monkeys to entertain us.
Sophie charmed us with her little tricks and Kumquat ended up falling asleep in Tia Patty’s arms by the end of the night.
Here’s a group photo of us at the end of the night. Too bad Kumquat was asleep already because she missed out on the photo op. Thanks for coming over, Ladies! It was another awesome McWino Night for the books.
That same day, I got a warning light on the dashboard saying that I had low tire pressure and this was on top of the service light that we had on for the past month. So, this morning I had to leave my sick baby and sick car at home and take BART into work. It’s usually not so bad but I was running late and I HATE being late to work.
As if the day couldn’t get any worse, I got a text and photo from our nanny about a water leak coming from our kitchen lights in the ceiling. What the heck?! So I texted Jes and he called the building engineer who took care of it.
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