Asian in a Strange Land

Tiger Roll and Tsunami Roll at Edo

Just a quick public service announcement reminding everyone that Edo is still the best sushi restaurant in Jackson.

Sofia's sushi

Sofia and her chipmunk cheeks agree.

Denise feeding Penelope Chicken Teriyaki

So would Penelope if she had sushi.  Not quite ready for that yet, so she had Chicken Teriyaki instead.

Up and up

Penelope is climbing now. Uhm… yay?  We already had to move things higher to get them out of her reach, and now not even those things are safe.  She also kind of knows how to get back down but not always.  Personality-wise we were already pretty sure she would be the kid to get all the bruises, scrapes, and broken bones; this confirms it.  Kid is fearless.

Partied out

Penelope turned 1 year old last week, so we had a tiny celebration in traditional Pamudji family style–we cooked a special meal.  It’s always about the food!  I cooked a Chinese/Indonesian noodle dish as is the custom, and Denise baked some carrot cake cupcakes. » Continue Reading…

It's snow. Serious!

We got snow!  Not nearly as much as last year’s big (for Jackson anyway) snow, but Sofia loved what little of it we got.

First snow

Penelope, on the other hand, was not convinced of the virtues of this cold, white stuff.

Standing

Sitting up, crawling, standing, and scooting–am I crazy or did she learn to do all of this within the span of about a month?  It’s a whole new world now.

The three amigos

County Line Road plus a short strip of Old Canton just north of County Line has become a hotbed for Latin American cuisine.  The joints we know of in that area are La Morena, Omonia, and La Guadalupe.  We had been to La Morena and Omonia, which left La Guadalupe as the only restaurant we needed to visit.  We finally got around to it yesterday, and once we did we wish we had done so sooner.

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Independent

Penelope can kinda sorta hold her own bottle while feeding.  She can’t hold a bottle with a full portion for very long, and she’s still clumsy, but she’s getting that hand-eye coordination down.  Honestly Denise mostly holds the bottle and sometimes lets Penelope try.  Next step: change your own diaper.