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05.19.26 ✈️🇨🇳

On Tuesday night Dad took Mom to San Francisco airport.

She was flying to China to visit grandparents.

Then, I gave Mom a hug.

Her flight took 14 hours.

05.20.26 🩺

On Wednesday morning Dad took me to have a physical check up as an adult.

At the office I had my blood drawn.

05.23.26 🍳🍌

It was Saturday morning and I made breakfast.

I turned on the fan, turned on the stove, put the oil in the pan, and fried the eggs with salt and black pepper.

The fried eggs were ready. It looked golden.

I put bananas on top of the fried egg.

Dad was proud of me making breakfast all by myself.

05.24.26 🧢⚾️🎨

After Sunday School class I had art class with Daphne.

I painted his jersey, cap, shoes with shoelaces, baseball glove, baseball with stripes, and belt.

Then, I showed the baseball player to my Dad and he liked my painting.

05.25.26 🥀💦🥞

There was no school because it’s Memorial Day.

I pulled the weeds and cleaned the gazebo while Dad was mowing the grass in the vineyard.

I sprayed the sick rose leaves with brown dots and yellow dots.

After gardening we had brunch at OD’s Kitchen restaurant in Downtown Gilroy for the first time when Mom was away from home traveling.

It looks like the ones in Downtown Los Gatos.

I ordered a pancake combo, scrambled eggs, and bacon.

Dad ordered omelette and hash brown.

I was excited because I liked the new place in Downtown Gilroy.

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05.30.26 💐

On Saturday morning I pruned the roses in the backyard.

I trimmed the top of the roses.

Then, I took out the old roses and put in the new ones.

I pulled the weeds in the fruit orchard and vineyard.

05.31.26 🌊☀️🌯

On Sunday I did not go to Sunday School class.

Instead, Dad and I drove to Manresa State Beach in Watsonville.

There was fog, big waves, small crab, and seaweed on the beach.

We walked 2 miles.

After walking we had brunch at the Beach Street Cafe restaurant.

I ordered a breakfast burrito and Dad shared the pancake with me.

After brunch,  I took a nap in the car while we were driving home because I was tired.

I got all the sand in my hiking boots, so I put it outside.

We hung up the clothes on the rack.

My favorite activities were going to Manresa State Beach and having brunch at Beach Street Cafe.