Playdate With Liana! :>

We had our first playdate with Liana last week! (yes, I'm all backed up after starting a new adventure this past week).

Girls seem hard to come by in our experiences, so Nui Nui was excited and had a great time. She definitely looks up to the older kids especially and can't stop talking about them :>

The girls bounced together in a bounce house and then had lunch together— Nui Nui enjoyed farmer's market fruit and especially enjoyed the humongous grapes (note to self: get her some grapes :>). After refueling, they played in the kitchenette, played a cupcake-building game, and played with the upright sandbox. Then they shared laughs falling (and getting tickled) on the fold-out kiddie-sized love seat.

With all the excitement, Nui Nui only slept about 10-15 minutes on the car-ride out and crashed the second we got back in the car for the ride home. Nui Nui is definitely growing up and holding her own. So fun to see :>

Some favorites of the day...



Liana telling Nui Nui how old she is :>


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Nui Nui hearts grapes, apparently. What's your or your child's favorite item from the farmer's market?

Share in the Comments below, we'd love to hear! :> xoxo

Our Weekend Video Chit Chat! (VLOG!)

We had a fun-filled weekend and I successfully accomplished my mission :>

On Friday we had delicious japanese food for a tgif night. My favorite is a combo dinner consisting of ton katsu (deep-fried panko'd port cutlet) and vegetable tempura, accompanied by a salad and miso soup. Nom! What's your favorite menu item when you go out for japanese? >

Saturday and Sunday consisted of the usual walking around, catching up on magazines and other reading, writing, photos, and... this impromptu video! (below) :> We had dinner with the extended fam on Saturday night for a birthday, which is always fun and memorable for Nui Nui. It's crazy, Mom says, how she's starting to really know everyone by name :>

My goal is to post more of these and worry less about the editing. My phone ran out of memory and the conversation was cut short. But I'd rather post these snippets of memories than none at all. :> Enjoy!




How was your weekend?

Share in the Comments below (along with your favorite japanese menu-item :>), we'd love to hear! :> xoxo

Mocha For My Whipped Cream :>

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