Since we already had a comparatively grandiose birthday party for Mio last Saturday (on which I will post soon, I promise!), we went low key for Mio’s actual birthday. During the afternoon, though, Mio and I took a trip over to the park to have a birthday picnic and playdate with Mio’s friend Sofia. Sofia is Mio’s best friend in the neighborhood, but she couldn’t make it to Mio’s birthday party so it was nice to celebrate together! Here are the cuties among some bubbles I blew for them at the park!
Adorable Sofia trying to catch the bubbles!
So serious, the both of ya!
One year old Mio with Mama
Birthday girl among the bubbles.
Love these girls!
Thank you Sonya for taking these adorable pictures! 🙂
After we went to the park for the first time on Thursday, Dan wanted to go to the park with Mio too, so we went as a family on Saturday afternoon. It was colder than it had been the first time we’d gone, so we couldn’t stay out as long, but we had a great time — here are some of the pictures and video from last Saturday!
All smiles on the swing this time!
Trying out the slide... "Ready?"
"Here we go!"
Back on the swing, with Daddy
It’s rainy all this week in the Bay Area, so it looks like we won’t really be able to go outside for a while. Mio has been getting cabin fever and is itching to go outside! Hopefully the sun will come out again soon.
Mio can’t get enough of being outside and walking around lately — when I take her outside, she’ll initially stand outside on the pavement, stunned and taking in all the sights and sounds and fresh air… and then a huge grin will spread across her face and she’ll start toddling around everywhere. It’s pretty adorable! But then when it’s time to go back inside, she starts crying and has a meltdown, because she wanted to stay out longer.
So you can imagine Mio’s excitement when she got to go to the park for the first time on Thursday! We had a playdate with her friend Sofia, and they live right by the park — both Mio and I had never been there, so it was a new place for both of us! Mio was overwhelmed, trying to take everything in and seeing all the other children at the playground (she’s really interested in other babies/toddlers lately, especially ones that are older than her). She even rode on the swing for the first time!
She was pretty apprehensive, with her signature furrowed brows.
Watching the other kids.
It looks like it may take some time for Mio to really enjoy the swing, but at least she didn't cry!
Bathed in the afternoon light...
Sofia and Mio crawling
The weather was gorgeous, and it was so relaxing to have playtime on the grass!
15-month old Sofia and 11-month old Mio
They are so adorable together!
You can see from Mio's smile how much she's loving the park!
(Thanks Sonya for the photo)
The park is about a 25-30 minute walk away, but we’d love to take more trips over there as the weather gets nicer! It’s great stimulation for Mio and good exercise for Mama, too! 🙂 I’m such a homebody, so it’s sometimes difficult to push myself to get out of the house, but I have to do it for both our sakes!
Thank you Sonya and Sofia for inviting us out to the park — we had such a fun time! 😀
My college friend Veronica is staying with our friend Sue this weekend in San Francisco, so we spent Saturday in the city with them catching up over lunch and relaxing in the park.
Here I am with Sue, Vee, and my 35-week baby bump in front of City View Restaurant in the Financial District.
I just had dim sum a couple weeks ago with Juli in Palo Alto, but I can never get enough! Especially those shrimp dumplings… my favorite!
After stuffing ourselves full, we headed over to Alamo Square for the afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather by picnicking in the park.
The view of the city from Alamo Square…
We had fun snapping polaroids with Sue’s cool new toy…
An outing with Sue is never complete without some jumping. 🙂
This one’s my favorite! I did a fine job capturing the moment, if I do say so myself! 😉
We stopped by Wonder Dog Rescue in Hayes Valley to see the puppies there. They were so adorable!
Here I am, falling in love:
Here’s to a Saturday well-spent with old friends! Thanks to Vee for snapping this photo of me and the hubby. (It’s actually one of our few photos together during the pregnancy… we haven’t really had a chance to take many.) Come back to visit again soon!
The other weekend, Dan and I spent a Sunday afternoon in Piedmont. It’s a small affluent city surrounded by Oakland and is known for its beautiful architecture and trees. I’d never been to Piedmont before, so we stopped by a park and walked around. There was so much green, I loved it! The area reminds me of my hometown of Vienna, with its lush foliage and manicured lawns. I miss the East Coast….
