Two weeks ago, Zachary’s daycare was closed for 2 days. The first day, James took off from work – they mostly stayed home, but went to the twin’s house for swimming and dinner at the end of the day. Of course, no pictures. The second day, I took Zachary to Six Flags! We met up with the twins and stayed almost all day.
It was great! He loved Thomas Town and all the kiddie rides. He was enthralled by the dolphin and killer whale shows (not so much the bird show.) And can I just say how great it is that Zachary pees standing up? Makes going to public restrooms much more bearable!
That same weekend, James’ parents came to visit, and we also went to Alex’s house for dinner. Oh – and on the milestone front, Mr Zachary can now write his name in lower case! He’s been able to write “Thomas” and “Clarabel” for a few months now, but writing his own name is something that’s actually useful. He can also do simple arithmetic (in his head sometimes!), but has trouble with the concept of a number being more or less than another number.
Last weekend, my sisters from the Bay Area came up to visit. My friends Uyen and Jenny also came over for dinner and birthday cake. Afterwards, Alice performed a belly dance before we all headed to the state fair. Wheee!
Jenny’s daughter Megan was a fearless little daredevil! She went on a bungee jump and also down a huge slide by herself - so different from Zachary’s more timid personality.
Alice treated Zachary to his first pony ride. We also walked around the vendor area; booth after booth of infomerical gadgets. Zachary really liked the farm animals, but the smell was too overwhelming to stay long.
At home the next day, Alice taught Zachary how to play Uno, and he really bonded to her. He loves playing games. Before my sisters left, they took me out for dim sum – unfortunately, Zachary was acting up, but the food was still so good. Thank you, sisters! 
Monday (August 20th) was my actual 33rd birthday! My new team gave me a card (with gift cards), chocolate, and a joke book. Sophie gave me Bare Essentials makeup. Alice bought me a picture frame set from Red Envelope that I’ve been waiting to go on sale (it never did) for a few years! James’ parents got me a gift card to my favorite spa, and James gave me a waxing kit – what does he want me to wax?! 
Here’s a picture of my entire team from work - I took them out to Mikuni’s for a team lunch and every single person was able to make it! I was so happy! 
It just so happened that the best date to go was also my birthday, so I got to spin a prize wheel and won a free t-shirt.
Oh – and also these past 2 weeks? Sick. Mild fever on and off, coughing, congestion. Went to a doctor, who thinks I have ‘walking pneumonia’ and now I’m on antibiotics. I *will* get better this weekend!
