Oahu: Friday and Saturday
On Friday afternoon (7/27), we went to Jes’ favorite ramen place of all time. Jes also made sure to run across the street for a couple tall boys for the meal. I had the cold ramen and shared kimchi fried rice with Yoon. 
Kumquat also enjoyed watching the ceiling fan above us.
In the evening, we took Kumquat to the pool for her first dip. She looked a bit confused but didn’t cry. That was all I was hoping for so I consider it a success.
On Saturday (7/28), we went to McDonald’s for the spam and eggs platter.
Then we hung out at a coffee shop until it was time for Jes to go sailing.
Yoon picked him up and they sailed all afternoon in a local race. They came in 2nd place and Jes had a good time but the water was much choppier than Yoon had anticipated.
Meanwhile, I went shopping with Kumquat and went to Yogurtland for my Tuxedo Sam spoon. Looked like Kumquat wanted a taste of the frozen yogurt that day.
For lunch, I picked up Yoon’s favorite kimchi fried rice and there was a special that included spicy pork and mac salad. Yes! I took it back to the hotel bar, ordered a mai tai, and enjoyed the live music under the banyan tree with a napping baby in the stroller. Perfect.
Back at the hotel room, I needed to tidy up and Kumquat started to fuss. I set her down on the bed and turned on the Olympics and she stopped right away! So much for the No TV Rule.
Later that day, I took Kumquat to the pool by myself. We hung out in the pool together for a while until it rained suddenly. It got kind of cold so we got out and I wrapped Kumquat up and took her out to the beach. It was still sunny and warm out there so it was a good place to warm up. As the rain stopped, Jes arrived and a rainbow appeared! So cool!
On our way to dinner, we saw the sunset. We went to our favorite Japanese place that’s hidden in an obscure hotel near the zoo. Kumquat was in a pretty good mood at first but then needed to be soothed to sleep. Luckily they placed us in the the tatami room so she slept on the cushion next to me.
She slept through most of the flight and I even got to enjoy a Mai Tai. She just had a bit of fussing 20 mins before landing but no one really gave us a hard time about it.
When we arrived, Yoon picked us up and took us to lunch at Nico’s. I had a yummy furikake pan-seared ahi with mac salad.
When we checked in, we got upgraded to an Ocean View Room! Woohoo!
I unpacked and washed Kumquat’s clothes while the two of them took a nap. She had a blowout in the plane and Jes just threw all her clothes in a bag.
It was quite a sight seeing Jes return from the lavatory with a naked baby (diaper only).
By the way, the new plane had a changing table over the toilet and a USB charging station on the seat!
We’re leaving for Hawaii tomorrow morning and it’s going to be Kumquat’s first plane trip. We’re staying at the Moana again (pictured above) for 4 nights and we get to see our favorite Yoon!
Check out this ensemble! The spf 50 watermelon bodysuit came from Jes’ cousins in Vancouver and it was perfect for this trip. The bathing suit on the right is from H&M. It was on the sale rack for $7, which I was pretty happy about but then when the lady rung it up, she said it was $1!!! Sweet. I bought the terry cloth cover-up from Old Navy. They were having a big summer sale and I snagged this one from the sale rack. I bought the hat from Target and it also has spf 50 protection. The pediatrician recommended that we have Kumquat wear sunglasses so I pick up this nifty pair that will make her look really silly. Lastly, I ordered sunblock through Amazon and hope that Kumquat will cooperate with the application process. I hate sunscreen but hope she’s going to be ok with it. I also got Kumquat a floaty thing for her to sit in while in the pool and got a pack of swimming diapers on sale at Amazon. So I guess we’re set! She might cry on the plane but once we get to our destination, she’ll be fully prepared for some fun in the sun! Wish us luck!!
On Friday afternoon, Jes and I had our own little HH at Paragon since the sun was out. I had brought two issues of F&W magazine and Jes found a recipe that was paired with a wine from Howell Mountain. In the past, he has enjoyed wines from that region of Napa County and was intrigued. So, we looked up the winery and found that they had a tasting room in Downtown Napa. Sweet. I called and booked an appointment for Sunday afternoon.
So, on Sunday we packed up the kid and her stuff and headed up to Napa by noon. We stopped at Genova Delicatessen and shared one of my favorite sandwiches – the #4 on a seeded roll. Yum.
The Robert Craig Winery tasting room was found in an industrial park and it was just down the path from the Westin that we usual stay when we go overnight. The host at the bar, Jeff, was really cool and we got some 1:1 time with him since it was by appointment only. He gave seconds on anything we wanted and we spent extra time there getting a lesson on Downtown Napa, the ins and outs of the food/wine industry, and the winery itself.
Kumquat was pretty well-behaved and even spent some time at the bar with us. By the end we got a good buzz while she also took a nap.
Dinner was nice. We sat in their outdoor patio and they were very nice about making space for Kumquat. We tried our best to keep her happy but at one point she was so antsy, hungry, and tired all at the same time that she did make a little noise. Luckily, I was able to quickly feed her, change her, and rock her to sleep in between courses. Fortunately for us, she wasn’t enough of a pest for the other patrons to give us dirty looks. Phew.
Margherita Pizza
Stone Fruit Salad and Swordfish Crudo
Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil along with some Fried Kale Chips (reminded me of nori paper)
We had a warm and sunny day in SF today so we decided to take a walk around Union Square. I was actually in shorts, a tank, and slippers today and Kumquat was perfectly happy chewing on her blanket, giraffe, and hand all at the same time.
During her 3pm feeding, we were outside at a cafe when a group of French teenagers approached us. They said they were on a scavenger hunt and one of the items on the list was to sing to a baby and take a photo. I allowed it and they sang a cute French lullaby to her. It was very sweet. They all wanted to play with her too and she didn’t mind the attention from 10 teenagers hovering over her while she guzzled her milk. I should have taken a video of this moment but I had my hands full and all I could get was this quick snapshot with my phone before they had to scurry away to their next task.
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