Boulder Appt

Today daddy worked from home until our appointment in Boulder. Saya had to come with us so we packed every toy we can think of and headed to Boulder. We got back just in time for lunch and Saya was pooped. The new environment just seemed to have worn her out.

When we got home we made some pizza dough and read some books. After nap we headed to the grocery store to pick up some cheese for our pizza. On the way in we had to pick up a Christmas sprinkles donut. Yummy!

The New Day After

On Monday Jeff had the day off so we took it easy and had our usual breakfast of oatmeal and then took the dogs for a walk to the playground where we all played for a bit. We got back home and rode the Strider and ran the dogs in the park before lunchtime. Still eating all the left overs from New Years.

We started to put away all of our ornaments and decorations from Christmas and got ready to put away the tree. We also headed over to Target after Saya's nap to pick up some essentials for our trip and then got ready for dinner.

We decided to make some better than brownies cookies after dinner. They were super yummy. Saya enjoyed the chocolate cookie and found some chocolate chips as well and couldn't be happier.

Zoo Day

On Thursday we headed over to the zoo with friends. It was super windy outside so we brought our bundle me but Saya didn't want to stay in it at all. We headed inside and saw all the animals laying low to the ground with high winds. Saya did her business in the Felines building so mommy changed her and we caught up with our friends. We got in the Tropical Discovery area where it's indoors and warm. Saya was doing great but later started to act out so we decided to leave. By the time we got out of the building it was already 11:47am. Yup, too late to get in the car to go home without lunch so we headed to the bathrooms- took about 30 minutes to get there- and then to the Samba Grill for some food. Saya HAD to get the alligator sippy cup so we got one and some grilled cheese and a much needed Dr. Pepper for mommy. We sat and ate outside and attempted to head back out the zoo. This took about another 30 minutes before getting to our car. Yup, Saya then took a nap in the car for about 18 minutes and we didn't get more than 15 minutes of napping at home.

Did I mention before we got to the zoo Ryder and Bella got in a huge fight and Bella got scratched on the eye and was bleeding and Ryder got stepped on the foot and bleeding. Saya tried to get in the middle of all this so mommy put her elsewhere and separated Ry and Bell behind gates and doors before heading upstairs to get the first aid kit. But somehow we still got out of the house to head to the zoo. Perhaps that was the best thing to do.

Happy New Year- Traditional Japanese & Mochitsuki

Today we woke up and had our traditional New Years breakfast. We had ozoni with all the trimmings. Saya loved the ozoni along with all the little side dishes. She ate all the fishes and her black beans so we're hoping she will have a long and happy life. While mommy cooked some more dishes Saya and daddy played and we started to put away the Christmas tree.

There was mochi tsuki  in Boulder so we decided to head out before Saya's nap. She had a blast and wanted to watch forever. We ran into a bunch of Japanese moms and others from J school- so much fun. Saya had a ton of mochi with different toppings and some hot Japanese soup. Definitely will make it a tradition and perhaps we will go again next year.

Saya went down for a nap without complaint and mommy and daddy had some lunch and cleaned up.

Now for some football games and lots of food tonight. A wonderful New Years and can't ask for anything more.

Happy New Year from the Neimas! Please take good care of us in 2012 too.