Happy Birthday, Ah Po (Grandma)!

Should have posted this long time ago, but life has been busy. Better late than never!

Ah Po's birthday was on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year. According to Chinese tradition, it is also everyone's birthday that day. So in order to celebrate this special occasion, what is better than a good seafood meal? We went to Hokkaido Seafood Buffet in Foster City on the night of the 31st for some yummy seafood. As always the restaurant was packed with people (mainly Chinese). We're lucky we didn't have to wait for too long for a table. But because we had Logan with us, we couldn't sit in the nice comfy booth with better ventilation, but had to cramp in another area that was noisier and hotter that we could put the carseat without blocking the passage way.

It's been a while since we went to Hokkaido. The food was actually quite delicious. It's a little more expensive than MoonStar in Daly City, but I think the food tasted better. They had a good selection of seafood including, two different kinds of crabs, lobster, clams, mussels, crab legs, crawfish, sushi, and pretty good quality sashimi. Let's not forget the different Chinese dishes and desserts. We ate so much fun posing with our food as well as eating them.

On Sunday, February 1st, which was Ah Po's actual birthday, we headed over to Millbrae for their Chinese New Year Celebration (minus Hank, since he's on call that day). It's a very small celebration compared to what SF was having, but it was still fun. Aidan got to spin the wheel and win prizes, drink lots of juices, and eat candies. We also watched some line dancing, which Aidan and Ah Po both danced with the dancers. There was also a big dragon and Taiko drumming. During all these festivities, Logan slept through all of them, even the drumming! The best activity for Aidan was the bubble gun. He loves shooting out bubbles using that gun.

Of course, we couldn't have a birthday without a birthday cake. A yummy chestnut birthday cake for Ah Po!