Giorgio's

K-bao visited her favorite restaurant tonight, Giorgio's, together with Xiao Ah-Yi (Aunt Christina) and Jiu Jiu (Uncle Calvin).

Earlier in the day, K-bao was asked by Uncle Calvin to name her 5 favorite foods. It didn't take much effort to rattle them off:

1. Pizza ("From Giorgio's!")
2. Mac & Cheese
3. Spaghetti with meatballs and Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top
4. Baked lasagna with cheese
5. Grilled cheese

See a common thread? Anyhow, that was the inspiration for dinner. 

Let the record show that K-bao polished off four (4) slices of pepperoni pizza tonight, along with several pieces of heavily buttered bread. That was more than any adult at the table. 

Indeed, as one can see, she was so busy stuffing her face that she couldn't be bothered to turn to the camera to say "Cheese!"

Aunty Catherine

K-bao's Xiao Goo-Goo is in town, and the little one has wasted no time in immediately strong-arming her aunt into being a sponsor of her regular slate of activities - painting, doing puzzles, being loud/silly, reading storybooks and eating cheese. All before poor Xiao Goo-Goo has had a chance to get over her jet lag.

Aunty, who has been a frequenter of these pages before, is a softy at heart and has been a good sport in meeting the little one's demands despite at times being barely able to keep her eyes open.

By the way, in case any one thinks that any of the above activities seem relatively uncomplicated, note that the K-bar for delivering a satisfactory experience is set pretty high. For example, any monotone in a story reading is likely to elicit a chirpy "Be more excited! More silly!" reaction.

Here is K-bao 'eating good in the neighborhood' (grilled cheese, of course) with Xiao Goo-Goo at Applebee's.