Baby Steps

This past weekend was another nice weekend spent with great weather and even better friends. On Friday, we had dinner with the Banerjees in Walnut Creek. Who knew that it would be so crowded that Tomatina would have an hour long wait? We opted for a Vietnamese place that was clean and had no wait. Figures that all the white people in WC don't want to eat in the tasty hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Got a little ice cream for dessert and by the time we bathed the kids, it was already past 10PM and we had to head home since it was way past Lukas's bedtime and he skipped his afternoon nap.

On Saturday morning, Lukas was G-R-U-M-P-Y. He woke up around the same time at 7AM. I thought he might fall back asleep after eating, but he didn't and was not happy to just hang out in bed while Mom & Dad slept. We had plans to go to the zoo for Tyler's 2nd birthday, so we dragged ourselves out of bed, ate breakfast, and finally got ourselves out the door and headed for the Oakland Zoo at around 11. Spending the day outside in the beautiful weather and with friends definitely improved all of our moods.

We went to the zoo about a month ago, but we managed to do some different things that we didn't get to do during our first visit. Last time, we went to the petting zoo too late, but this time, Lukas got to see and pet the goats. I would have thought he would be scared of them since they were bigger than him and there were swarms of kids, but he just walked right up to the goats with the rest of the kids. We also took him for a ride on the train. He enjoyed it, but not as much as the birthday boy. We saw a few animals that we didn't see the last time, but mostly, we just hung out and talked.

Since we missed Tomatina on Friday, we decided to try again, but this time in Alameda. There was a small wait, but they were able to accommodate all 11 of us. We got more ice cream, bathed the kids again, and then everyone left our house around 11. I'm noticing a trend here. Guess this is what it means to have a social life with kids. Used to be dinner, maybe a movie, or talking until until 1AM. Now everyone is in bed by midnight.

On Sunday, Edwin did a bunch of yardwork while I reorganized stuff in the house. It was such a warm day and Lukas ended up napping for almost 3 hours. I wish I could predict when he will do that. We had dinner at our friends Heather, Shannon, and Katie's house and enjoyed more kid-friendly entertainment.

I also forgot to mention that Lukas has started walking. You would think that I would remember such a momentus event, but it kind of happened gradually. First, he was able to take 2-3 steps. But about 1-2 weeks ago on a Saturday, he started being able to stand from a seated position by doing a downward dog and kept doing that to walk. He was taking 5-6 steps and now, he is walking all over the place. And climbing all over the place. We enrolled him in gymnastics last week so that he could start exploring his new skills. Took some pictures and will upload them later.

Parties, Zoos, & Musems- Oh My!

I'm a little behind on pictures, but here are the photos from last month:

Happy Easter, Lukas!

Here is a little video that Jon took of Lukas during the hunt:

Timing is Everything

When Lukas first arrived, he taught us that timing is everything. We try to time most activities around his naps and nursing schedule. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. This weekend was a good example of that. On Saturday, we planned to meet up with Edwin's sister and mom. We knew that we would go to either the Oakland Zoo or the Bay Area Discovery Museum. We decided to go to the Bay Area Discovery Museum and to lunch first at Sam's Cafe in Tiburon. It was a nice day eat outside, but by the time Lukas woke up from his nap, we drove over to Tiburon, had lunch, and got to the museum, it was 4PM. The museum closed at 5PM. To make things worse, Lukas feel asleep again and woke up at 4:45. We did take him in for the last 15 minutes since his cousin Freeman was already inside and they wouldn't charge us since they were closing. It was fun and we'll definitely be back because we bought a membership for half price online. This was the day that timing did not work out for us.

For Easter, they have an Easter egg hunt on our block every year. It starts promptly at noon and is usually over by 12:03PM. Lukas woke up from his nap just in time for the hunt to begin. His cousin Freeman, on the other hand, woke up about 5 minutes too late. (It's OK, his dad Jon picked up a few eggs for him and we had a private egg hunt for him.) Lukas didn't realize what was going on with the egg hunt, but his cousin Freeman was very excited to find eggs.

We were invited for a second egg hunt and brunch at Jamie and Kaori's house. We weren't sure if Edwin's family would be up for a second egg hunt, so we didn't know what time we would be able to get there. Though I texted and called to let Jamie and Kaori know that we were on out way (they didn't answer, presumably because they were already eating!), it was too late. We arrived to see the remnants of a delicious ham, egg frittatta, croissants, and fruit. Alas, timing is everything... next time! (We arrived in time for the second egg hunt.) Maybe next year, Lukas will be into collecting eggs in his basket. Pictures will be posted someday! Happy Easter!