We enjoyed some gorgeous weather this past weekend, with temperatures reaching the 80s on Saturday! We had planned to go the Cherry Blossom Festival in the city, but at the last minute decided against it, since navigating the crowds in the hot weather with a toddler didn’t seem so relaxing. Instead, we stayed in the local area and spent our Saturday on more Mio-centric activities.

Our first stop was the pet store! We stopped by while taking a walk to the farmer’s market, because Mio loves to go to the pet store to see all the animals. Weekends are especially fun to go, because there are often kitties there for adoption, as well as all the dogs that customers bring in to be groomed.

Fun at the local pet store.
Mio looking at the birds.

 

Mio and the birds
Amazed at all the birds.

 

Mio staring at the snake.
Watching a snake.

 

So many fishies!
Look at all the fishies!

 

Guinea pig!
Also got to see a guinea pig...

 

Mio and a mouse
...and some mice.

 

Dan bought Mio and I these lovely tulips at the farmer’s market… so beautiful! 🙂

Lovely tulips!
Thanks hubby!

 

Mio showing us that she picked up some gravel
Back at the house, ready to go out again.

 

In the afternoon, we drove over to North Berkeley to visit Totland for the first time! I’d heard that it’s a popular for local mommies and kids to play, so we decided to check it out!

Mio and Daddy at Totland

 

Scrunchy face!
Scrunchy-faced smiles on the swing.

 

Mio and I in the sandlot
Mio and I in the sandlot.

 

Sipping away!
Sipping away! Gotta stay hydrated!

 

Hanging out with a gal pal
Mio made a friend on the playground. Her mom happened to be Japanese, too!

 

Scooting around
Scooting around...

 

...with some help from Mama
...with some help from Mama.

 

Mio continues to scoot around
Mio is distracted by the older kids around the playground.

 

Scrunchy-faced goodness
Taking a break for snack time!

 

Mouthful of fruit
Mio with a mouthful of fresh fruit.

 

She cracks me up...
Back on the swing.

 

Stylin'!
Stylin' in shades! Thank you Matt for the baby sunglasses!

 

There are no words.
Dan and I couldn't stop laughing at how silly she looked in them!

 

After a couple hours of playground fun at Totland, we worked up quite an appetite! I’d been wanting some Filipino food, so we drove all the way up to Vallejo to try Max’s of Manila.

Ready to eat!
Ready to eat!

 

Filipino-style fried chicken
Filipino-style fried chicken. So amazing.

 

pancit canton
My first time trying pancit canton... and I am hooked!

 

garlic rice
They gave us a ton of garlic rice, which was also very tasty!

We also had some lumpia ubod, but Dan and I devoured it before we could take a picture…  it was yummy, too!

 

Really happy with her lemon
Mio was really happy with a lemon she snagged from my plate.

 

Mio's reaction upon tasting the lemon = priceless.
Her reaction upon having a taste, however, was priceless. She's had it before, but she always forgets how sour it is.

 

She brings us so much joy!
Mio was in such a good mood that day, especially during dinner, which is rare because she usually gets cranky in the evening.

 

Sweet girl.
Sweet girl brings so much joy to our hearts.

 

We hope this awesome weather keeps up! 🙂 It’s starting to feel like summer!