2 years old!
I 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.
Happy 2nd Birthday, KK. No matter which name you choose when you grow up, you’ll always be Kumquat to us. Love you to pieces!!
Since Humphry Slocombe opened in the Ferry Plaza, it was the perfect opportunity for the girls to meet up with me for a Saturday morning food crawl. 
Ranee and Stephanie brought their families over from Walnut Creek and we had quite a feast.
It started out with Roli Roti. You can never go wrong with starting your day with a porchetta sandwich.
Next stop was Blue Bottle for some coffee and a piping-hot waffle straight out of the griddle.
My day started slowly as I was trying to muster any energy I had left from being sleep-deprived from a month-long struggle with a toddler who won’t sleep through the night. At 11:00, I got a text from Teresa to see if I was free for lunch today. We met up at the deli at 12 and had a quiet little lunch at the deli and I got to hold little Henry while we ate. Ah…it’s nice to snuggle with a little baby in the middle of the work day. It really calms and energizes the soul at the same time. Thanks, T. I really needed that. This is the selfie we took together while his mommy was getting her lunch.
We also stopped for breakfast and a little street music.
Later that day, we jumped on Caltrain and sat on the floor in the bike car like peasants. Actually, we felt more like cattle. Heh heh.
We had dinner at Blue Line Pizza and ordered a thin crust AND deep dish pizza for the 5 of us. I liked the deep dish one better than the thin but they were both pretty good. Unfortunately, our table was a bit crowded and I ended up knocking over (AND BREAKING) a wine glass by the end of the meal. Doh!
Our ride home was a lot more comfortable and I was surprised to look down and find the little one asleep next to me. Maybe there’s hope for our 6-hour flight to Hawaii in a couple weeks.
Sunday was more laid back. We were home in our pjs for most of the morning. We did make it outside at least once and I’m glad we did. It was so sunny and warm! Who says SF has terrible weather?!
On Sunday, I had a playdate with my friends while Kumquat had a playdate with hers. It started out with dim sum in the morning at East Ocean. Vivian played peek-a-boo with me across the table all morning and she was a riot. It’s so funny how at 9 months, she can already let me know that she’s not done playing and that she needs to be the center of attention. Any time I looked away from our peek-a-boo game, she’d squawk across the table to get my attention. As soon as I’d look over, she’d give me a cute but very sly look. She also enjoyed some of the rice porridge that we ordered.
Here’s a picture of Kumquat and Vivian together. Their expressions are so funny. This is one of those photos that will need to be reenacted later when they’re older.
Afterward, I met up with Eleen and Zoe. They were already at the shopping center so it worked out great! I even got to stop by Eleen’s shop. I hadn’t been there since they moved locations. The girls got reacquainted while I shopped.
Later I let Kumquat out of the stroller and I loved watching her run free. It’s not everyday that she gets to run around outside like this without my having to worry about her getting hit by a car or bicycle. It sounds terrible but it reminded me of the days I used to take Koa to the dog park in Irvine.
It was such a nice sunny day. I tried to get a photo of Kumquat and Zoe together but Zoe wasn’t having it that afternoon. Oh well, we’ll have to try again next time.
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