Saturday, May 31, 2014

Graduation

K-bao is about to graduate from preschool after 3 years of hard work (i.e. singing, dancing and playing with her friends).

K-Pop recently walked into the kitchen to discover the following scene. Clearly somebody has been rehearsing for the big day.


Saturday, May 24, 2014

WZ Shu-Shu

K-bao's Aunt Catherine's fiance, Wen Zheng Shu-Shu, came by to visit recently.

K-bao, who is a big fan of her Aunt Catherine a.k.a. Xiao Goo-Goo, figured that anyone who was going to join the family ought to be initiated into standard family practices.

Soon WZ Shu-Shu found himself building Lego houses with the little one...


...being "locked down" (while forced to listen to chants of "lock-down, baby, lock-down!")...


...and listening to K-bao prance around singing Let It Go. Welcome to the family WZ!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Not Confirmed

A couple of weekends ago, the K-folks went to a Parenting Seminar hosted by our church. Uncle Calvin and Aunt Christina (a.k.a. Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ah-Yi) generously came by to babysit during that time. At one point, the following text exchange transpired between Uncle Calvin and K-Pop:


You read that right. Out of an abundance of caution given the chilly weather, Uncle Calvin wisely asks K-bao put on some warm pants, and reinforces his authority by texting first for parental confirmation.

After said confirmation is given by K-Pop, somehow the little one sneaks away her Uncle's phone, manages to read the text exchange, and in her contrarian mischievousness types: "Not confirmed. Kaylajordanhumomanddad." And then a bunch of euphemistic gibberish to express her frustration at having to change out of her pretty dress.


The Parenting Seminar did indeed address how parents should deal with rebels, but what about supremely cute and literate ones?

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Cool Run

K-bao found herself in Phoenix recently on a hot, sunny day. The temperature was approaching 100 and the glaring rays were burning off not only the family's thick layer of sunscreen but the K-folks' thin layer of patience.

Suddenly, the little one spied some water sprinklers. Before the K-folks knew it, the shoes were off and she was racing around through the cool jet streams. 




Relief at last!





Monday, May 5, 2014

Really Something


[Overheard]

K-Mum: "K-bao let's race. You get into the carseat while I put away the groceries - let's see who wins. Ready? Go!"
......
K-Mum: "Wow, K-bao, that was fast. You've been waiting for a while, huh?"
K-bao (all buckled in): "That's right, Mom, for quite a while."
K-Mum: "You know what that tells me? You can be really fast when you're focused."
K-bao: "And you know what that tells me, Mom? You can be really slow." 
K-Mum (chuckling): "O, Kayla....you are really..."
K-bao: "Hilarious?"
K-Mum: "Actually, I was thinking...you're really something."
K-bao: "Something hilarious, right?"

Monday, April 28, 2014

Commercial Instincts


K-Pop found out recently that K-bao had declared K-Mum recently her "bestie" (her "best friend," alongside her other faves at school such as Atenea, Milagros, Sienna, Alexandra etc.). K-Pop, while normally not so forward, felt he perhaps had rights to this exclusive club, and made a discreet inquiry about it this past weekend.

Sensing an opportunity, K-bao decided that this high end club clearly needed an entry price given the demand for admission. She ran off with a marker, a piece of paper towel and a head full of sparkly ideas. The below is what she came back with.


Yes, you saw correctly. The first paper reads: "Gold coins and stars and gold. Thank you." As I said, sparkly ideas. At least she had the manners to write Thank You at the end.

Then feeling she was perhaps set the price too low, she added a second piece of paper towel, which reads: "Pink and blue dress. A kitten. Love Kayla." The Love, Kayla perhaps was meant to soften the blow of a hard message.

Shocked and outraged by this act of pure commercialism, K-Pop launched into an extensive diatribe about how some of the best things in life cannot be bought or sold, and furthermore how one should think about things such as love and friendship. He then wrote the following list to drive home the message.


Of course, the numbers were just meant to be illustrative, because in reality they are so much more (even on a single semester basis!).

Friday, April 18, 2014

Unrepentant

K-Pop: "Ok, K-bao, as a consequence you are not getting any dessert tonight."

K-bao: "Well, you can sit and have dessert and be bored. I'm going to run around and be free."



p.s. This, apparently, is what she meant by "run around and be free." The below video was shot shortly thereafter in Arizona.


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