I took Mckayla to Bouncy Land earlier today to burn off some excess energy. She was creating too much noise and distracting Ted (who was working from home) too much. During the drive there, she was very excited. She yelled “tunnel” (in both Chinese and English) every time we pass through an overpass on the freeway. I told her we’ll need to stop by the gas station first. She told me the car is thirsty and needs to drink gas. Right before we pull into the parking lot, a fire truck was passing through with its siren on. Mckayla pointed at the fire truck and said “Fire truck (in English – she doesn’t know the word in Chinese as well for some reason)! Hurry and move out of the way!”. Once we got to Bouncy Land, Mckayla started taking off her shoes herself and was ready to go. I told her we have to wait in line first to check in before she can go in. She waited quietly while holding my hand. Once we got to the cashier, her patience had ran out. She ran and climbed on the inflatable before I finished paying. For the next half an hour, she was running and climbing up and down the inflatables on her own. Then, I noticed she was slowing down and offered her some water. We sat down at the table for a water break. She finished her cup of water and told me she was tired. And without any assistance, she got off the chair, climbed in her stroller, and grabbed her jacket from the top of the stroller. She looked at me and said, “KK is tired. KK going to sleep”. We paid and left the place. Once we got out, she looked up and told me she’s hungry and wants to eat bread. It was barely eleven in the morning, but I guess she’s burned off her fuel from all the jumping and running around. We stopped by the bakery to pick up some bread. Before we got home, she had already finished two slices of bread. Then, eating lunch with me again after we got home.
19 Feb
Out of Fuel
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