{"id":9964,"date":"2013-11-30T23:57:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minitosu.com\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2013-12-10T01:31:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T06:31:17","slug":"happy-thanks-birthday-mika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minitosu.com\/?p=9964","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanks&#8230;birthday, Mika!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110643_matilda_entry.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9968\" alt=\"110643_matilda_entry\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110643_matilda_entry.jpg?resize=357%2C535\" width=\"357\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110643_matilda_entry.jpg?w=357&amp;ssl=1 357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110643_matilda_entry.jpg?resize=85%2C128&amp;ssl=1 85w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110643_matilda_entry.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110610_mika_macys.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110610_mika_macys\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110610_mika_macys.jpg?resize=128%2C85\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110608_tobin_macys.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110608_tobin_macys\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110608_tobin_macys.jpg?resize=85%2C128\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110639_minitosu_times_square.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110639_minitosu_times_square\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110639_minitosu_times_square.jpg?resize=85%2C128\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_6166_calling_uncle_joe.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6166_calling_uncle_joe\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_6166_calling_uncle_joe.jpg?resize=95%2C128\" width=\"95\" height=\"128\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110656_rockefeller_center.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110656_rockefeller_center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110656_rockefeller_center.jpg?resize=85%2C128\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110594_nine_cake.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[matilda]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110594_nine_cake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minitosu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/110594_nine_cake.jpg?resize=85%2C128\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gmw_\">Mika&#8217;s birthday, like Opa Addi&#8217;s, fell on Thanksgiving weekend again. Most of her friends were out of town, or spending all weekend with their families. Since we couldn&#8217;t celebrate a party on the actual date, Sung organized last minute tickets to one of Broadway&#8217;s most successful musicals, which also happens to be the story of one of Mika&#8217;s favorite books: <em>Roald Dahl&#8217;s Matilda!<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gmw_\">We spent the day playing tourist in our own city, going to all the places we usually avoid, and it was fun! The kids <span class=\"gm_ gm_2b6f707c-f0f0-b287-98d8-6b9114a8911b gm-spell\">oogled<\/span> Macy&#8217;s holiday windows, we all had great Korean food for lunch (an activity we certainly <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> <em>avoid<\/em>), and spent an hour people watching at Times Square. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KrlROIlAIiE&amp;list=PL87DF59D7DC08AB4F\" target=\"_blank\">The actual show was amazing<\/a> (!!)\u00a0 Both kids were transfixed by the smart storyline and professional performance. 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