Right on Track
The Miracle Marathon is well underway and Kumquat and I have been running and scooting our way toward 27.2 miles. Luckily, we’ve had lots of good weather in the evenings and Kumquat has been really good in the stroller. She knows the routine now and says “nai-nai, snack, and bubbles in the stroller” and “Mama go running!”
We live in such a great area and The Embarcadero is such a nice place to run – no stop lights, wide sidewalk, and awesome views. This is one of the piers that we run down to get a spectacular view of the Bay Bridge and city skyline.
On Wednesday, Kumquat did a mile for Mommy on her scooter. It was pretty tiring for her toward the end but she finished!
And this is a common view from my perspective. This toddler has a good life. Sometimes I wish she would push ME around in the stroller for 3 miles!!
Jes turned 39 this weekend and he three days of celebrating. On Friday, his parents were in town and we all went to Hillstone for dinner.
On Saturday, we went to the Farmer’s Market and Kumquat was extra clingy to him that day.
On Sunday, we all sang Happy Birthday to him at Zoe’s party and he got the usual shots with his cupcake.
On Sunday, we went to the Cal Academy for the members-only hour. I can’t believe our membership will expire this month. Seems like we just joined. Glad we got to go more than enough to make up the cost.
Afterward, we visited the Japanese Tea Garden for the first time. 
It’s just across the street and it’s a lot bigger inside than I expected.
They have an actual tea house inside where we had some tea and tako yaki.
Little Vivian turned One last week and we celebrated this afternoon at a park in Walnut Creek. The weather was warm with a nice breeze and Stephanie had a great spot in the shade and in between the two playground structures.
Vivian really enjoyed her birthday cake: angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberry.
It’s that time of year again! AT&T hosted “Opera at the Ballpark” once more and this time it was a live simulcast of “La Traviata”. I recognized two of the songs and I think it was the opera that they went to in the movie “Pretty Woman”. We stood in line for the gate that allows people to sit on the field. With green wristbands, we were guaranteed a spot.
Once we got in, we set-up camp toward the back so the stroller wouldn’t be in anyone’s way and we could make a quick exit for bathroom breaks and to go home if needed.
We picked up three 20-piece chicken mcnuggets and the 7 of us feasted before the opera started.
By the end of Act I, we were freezing and it was time for Kumquat to go to bed. So, we skipped out during intermission.
As soon as she woke up, we packed up our stuff and headed back out for a train ride to the Bangs’ for a BBQ. We started planning this BBQ since beginning of May and only recently found a mutual free weekend.
It was fun catching up and to see all the kids together. At one point, all the kids were in the backyard and Jesse was the only adult. He had a moment of panic and yelled, “Hey, I think we probably need one more adult out here.” He did just fine for those 10 minutes. Click 
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After a 2-hour nap/break at home, we all headed back out. We went to Union Square and found lots of party-goers finishing up them Pride Weekend festivities. We opted for drinks and sweets at a cafe overlooking the street, which was so nice.
For dinner, we went to Kin Khao (literal translation in Thai: eat rice). It’s created by Pim, a famous food blogger that Jes has been following for years. She was actually working there and served a couple of our dishes. The menu consists of dishes that are her playful twist on traditional Thai dishes. Some of them are actually spicy enough for Jesse to appreciate too. The papaya salad was legit, fried chicken was good and came with sticky rice made the right way, and the massaman curry was made with short ribs. Overall, it was a fun dinner but I don’t know if I’ll be going back there. When I’m in the mood for Thai food, I want the real stuff and lots of it for a cheaper price. Most of the dishes were good but made me crave dinner at Thai Nakorn.
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