Human Hoop

Here is why K-bao loves her Uncle Calvin.


That's right. Since K-bao isn't quite able to reach the standard height basketball hoop, Xiao Jiu (aka Jiu-Jiu aka Uncle Calvin) constructed a hoop for the little one by putting his body on the line. This also entailed allowing his face to be used as the backboard.

With this construct, K-bao made a decent number of baskets and is excited to play again.

(Don't ask whether K-Pop was on the side encouraging K-bao to "bank it in off the backboard").

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Uncle Xiao Jiu

K-bao is a fan of her Xiao Jiu - "Little Uncle," a.k.a. Uncle Calvin. It may be because of his gentle disposition or infinite patience, or it may be because he lets her abuse him.* It could also be because of his burly hands and capacious digits - she has shown an affection for hanging on to particular protuberances such as K-Pop's ears (while being carried around) and Xiao Jiu's index fingers (while eating or watching Barney).

Below are some shots of Xiao Jiu zooming our little Supergirl around on a cardboard box. Naturally, K-bao demanded repeated zooming until poor Uncle Calvin had built up a month's worth of lactic acid in those quadriceps.

* K-bao's capacity for cheerfully overtaxing her uncles is well documented, as Uncle Shu-Shu can attest.

Shu-Shu

K-bao had fun with Little Uncle ("Shu-Shu") James on her recent trip to the east coast. As for Uncle James - well, let's just say he was stretched. You can see above an initially pleasant meeting ultimately resulting in Uncle James being driven to tears by an insatiably curious and active K-bao.

By the way, if K-bao was somewhat fidgety before, she is now a wriggling, squirming earthworm, equipped with flapping arms and fingers that are not happy unless they are scratching or clawing at something - be it a toy, article of clothing, or nearby face.