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.