Dinosaur Party

 Over the weekend the twins joined Noah in Concord to celebrate his 5th birthday.

 There were lots of dinosaur related activities including a scavenger hunt.

 Everyone was excited about the cake and all had a great tie.  Happy Birthday Noah.

Kaana had missed the birthday party because she has been busy with start of dragonboat, she had practice that day.

President's Day Hike

 Schools were closed for the President's Day holiday and the Lopezjones' headed to San Mateo for a hike.  The start of the trail was filled with banana slugs everywhere.

 This was the longest hike the twins have ever done, 6 miles!

The views were amazing.

Sunday Bike Ride

With things back to their usual the Lopezjones' went on their Sunday bike ride in the park. Afterwards, instead of sushi boat they went home and made ramen, the twins called it Ponyo soup, they had watched the movie the night before.

All Good Things Must Come To An End

 Ada and Navi have been enjoying so much having Malte and Phillip around the house.

 They have happily shared their room with them and made some great friends to play with, constantly.

 I am sure they will miss them.

 Kaana also benefited from their visit, she finally got to go to Alcatraz Island.

 On the final morning of Malte and Phillip's stay there was a Skype call with Magnus.

 

The twins have never been really interested in Skype calls until now.

The twins were stretching the limits and had to be removed eventually.  Safe travel Malte & Phillip.

Happy Valentine's Day

The twins' school did not allow them to pass out Valentine's cards in class, but did celebrate with a few activities. They were happy to receive a few cards in the mail and a little box of chocolates from PapaJason, they each got their own including Kaana.

International Travelers

 The twins have been playing host to Magnus' brother Malte and his best friend Phillip who have been travelling around the USA and Canada from Germany.

 They have been having so much fun with their new friends.

They even hosted a special dinner with Lynne and Andre who knew Magnus and wanted to meet Malte and Phillip.  Ada love that they got to stay up past bed time that night.

Salinas day trip

 On Sunday the twins went to Salinas to see Abue and Abuelito who had returned from Mexico the week before.  For their birthday Abue gave them hooded towels and the kids liked using them as capes.

 Ada had discovered that Abue's chicken, Chleo, had laid 7 eggs that went unnoticed.

 Abuelito started to BBQ and then called TiaDalila who came with P'ete and then Dalila's husband joined us for lunch.  Then Elva and her two kids showed up and late in the afternoon Irma, her husband, and one of her son with his son showed up to the impromptu BBQ.

Ada and Navi had so much fun playing with all their cousins.  It was a great day trip as it did not rain in Salinas and poured all day in San Francisco.

Rainy Day

 Ada and Navi did not have school today and it was a very rainy day. They went to the Academy of Sciences, which they have not been in a long time. Afterwards, they went to the Music Concourse to find the secret door on one of the trees.

 Then it was puddle time. They ran around playing tag and jumping on puddles.

 At home, dress up was still fun for ada and DaddyQuique. This was DaddyQuique's design.

Ada liked a more simpler 'cinderella' look.

There was also a tea party that Navi, Mono and, introducing, Mandril attended.  Hosted by Ada of course.

Their Birthday

 On the morning of their birthday the twins awoke to find very festive decor for breakfast and a rainy day.

 They were asked what they wanted to do for their birthday and they wanted to see a movie.  Linda joined in the fun.

 Everyone went downtown, except Kaana - she was away on a AFS retreat, and Linda had a bag full of treats just in case they got a little restless in the theatre. Afterwards it was back home to greet Kaana and watch the Puppybowl (instead of the Super Bowl DaddyQuique likes to watch puppies play football instead).

 For dinner they wanted to eat hot dogs and make cupcakes.

 They each got to blow out candles, perhaps next year they will understand better about making wishes.

Everyone had a great day, but the highlight for the twins were the cupcakes.

Guess Who's 5?

 Happy Birthday Navi and...

...Ada!

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Happy Chinese New Year!!! Only is San Francisco do the public schools get a three day weekend for a Chinese holiday.  Kaana left yesterday to a retreat in Marin, luckily this is a two week long celebration with the final day closing with a parade downtown.

Farming

For dinner one night Ada helped PapaJason harvest shiitake mushrooms being grown at home.  She had so much fun seeing them grow. This week they grew mushrooms and sprouts, everyone in house can't wait for spring to arrive so they can start planting in the garden.

Colorado Weather

 Sunday Afternoon was beautiful in Niwot, CO.  Here is a picture of the Rocky Mountains.

 That night the snow started to fall and this is what the town awoke to Monday morning.

 The Lopezjones', Nonna, Grandpa, Roger, ZiaNonna and the Rebhans met for breakfast on the Californians last day there.  Ada had so much fun sitting next to Travis and Davis, they were very attentive to her pestering.

Everyone had a fun time in Colorado.  The snow kept coming down even on the flight out.  Navi, Ada got to see their plane being de-iced for the first time. They all can't wait to go back to Colorado again.

Happy Birthday 'Uncle' Jan

 Saturday evening everyone headed over to AuntyJan's house to surprise her for her birthday. She was surprised to see so many family members from California.

 Ada and Wila headed straight to the buffet table, even thought they had just eaten.

 Navi took a better approach.  He fixed up himself a plate of food and found a seat and made himself comfortable.

After the food, the twins went down stairs to find a space of their own to play and pass the time.

 The next morning the twins and Wila were promised cake for breakfast. AuntyJan didn't get to cutting the cake the night before so she was happy to share with the kids.

 Sunday afternoon Wila had to fly back home.  Navi enjoyed playing with the piano.

 But the twins enjoyed best playing with their cousins who were happy to play.

That evening UncleGeorge made a yummy dinner for everyone and  Ada, Navi, Kaana and the boys made up the kids table in the kitchen.  Ada, Navi and Kaana slept in AuntyJan and UncleGeorge's house.  The twins were happy with this arrangement because their daddies slept a mile away in town at a hotel.