It has been an odd week. Between the new job, flip-flopping daycare schedules, and 4th of July occurring on a Wednesday, which made Thursday feel somehow like Monday and Friday at the same time, my brain has been a bit muddled. The pictures below, which go back at most a week, seem like they were taken months ago.
Last Saturday (Was it really only last Saturday? Yes, yes it was.) we attended a birthday party in Golden Gate Park. Carlene, one of our daycare providers, was holding a party for her son, who was turning four. It was firefighter themed, so we had to go!
Mimi got her very own fire chief hat.
She enjoyed hanging out with her daycare friends and spilling juice all over her father. He told her where she could go should she do it again.
The highlight, I think, was the body painting. Mimi wasn't quite ready for Carlene to paint her face, but she readily gave up her hand.
She was quite proud of that lady bug...
...but it wasn't her favorite memento from the day. After her bath that night, the ladybug was gone, but the fire chief's hat managed to stay on.
The next day we headed down to Palo Alto to get together with Sumie's family (it had been a few weeks). Mimi and Asuka, closest in age, are really becoming pals. Mimi brought out Asuka's toy stroller which, amazingly, still fits our petite two year old.
Asuka, playing Mama, pushed Mimi back into the house to get some toys...
...across the giant lawn...
...and around the entire courtyard. Poor Asuka must've been exhausted that night.
Mimi, having relaxed in her stroller the entire time, had plenty of energy to entertain her cousin Haruki, and even give him a kiss or two.
We got home very late from Palo Alto that Sunday night, which was an appropriate start to a week that has been a complete blur. Two things I remember quite clearly. First, I constructed a giant tunnel from Japanese letter and vocabulary cards (at Mimi's request). This tunnel stood for nearly half an hour until Mimi ran it over with her wagon.
The other moment that sticks out took place on Friday, right after I picked Mimi up from daycare. For some reason she insisted on lying in the street. She wasn't tired. She wasn't fussy. She wasn't ill. She just wanted to lie down on the pavement for a minute or two. Odd, odd girl.
This weekend Sumie's on call so I'm home alone with Mimi. It's been fun so far (knock on wood) and she's been a sweetheart (knock even harder). If she behaves, I'll probably blog about our time together in my next post. And if she doesn't behave, I'll definitely post about it.
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