Month: September 2011

Leilani does not like to get up in the morning, but if there is a pretty sunrise she will make an exception…

S: “Quick, get up or you’ll miss the sunrise!”
L (jumping up): “Where’s my camera???”

On Aug 17th

On Aug 18th




On Aug 25th


On Aug 28th

Leilani and Andy had spent a week in Ohio, and I joined them for a week in California right after. While Andy had to work, Leilani and I had a nice vacation, meeting our friends, and enjoying the unusually beautiful and warm California weather.

At the airport (in Ohio)

Our hotel room

Leilani met Liselle, they went to a bookstore

Fun at Millbrae Nursery School – Leilani got to spend a few hours at her old preschool

We went to friend’s Baby Shower

At the “Little Szechuan” in San Mateo

Dinner at Jeanne and David ‘s house


With Sofia and Ana

Monday we went to the Academy of Science:

Beautiful butterflies and cool effects on the thick glass

One landed on Leilani

We had to re-park the car and took a little walk in the park

We ate lunch and the dessert was the richest, most decadent, and just amazing Scharffenberger chocolate pudding. I think it was organic too. Leilani did not waste any and after we had eaten it washed the jar with milk to get every little bit. Most of the food there was of high quality… but as much as they preach carbon-footprint-reduction, their apples came from New Zealand.

Leilani and this fish became instant friends…

…and then posed for a portrait

I love these big clams

The snakes – especially the boas must have left quite an impression, fortunately the gift shop keeper was not looking…

We visited parks with old friends (photos taken on different days)
Millbrae Park

Narnia and Marianna


Victor and Sophie joined us briefly

Village Park

Playing “Store” with Ansel and Narnia


We had dinner in the park, (Jay, Lily, Sylvia, Rick)

Millbrae Park again
Lieilani got to play with Regina

Who needs playgrounds when you can also play in the dust…Mariana and Oliver


Grant joined us, (Lilian with Leila too)