Soccer

A little soccer practice with the little one down in the South bay. Unfortunately, at this rate, it may take a few years for K-bao to develop her inner Mia Hamm - especially when her coaches are (1) wearing flip-flops / sandals and generally unable to move faster than a brisk walk, (2) more focused on capturing video with their smartphone cameras than playing soccer, and most importantly (3) have trouble actually connecting with the ball themselves.

Football

While living in our small downtown apartment has been uber-convenient for K-Pop to get to work, it has necessitated a bit of creativity when little K-bao needs to burn off a few joules to get herself properly worn down for bedtime.

Here is K-Pop teaching K-bao the fundamentals of football - including the QB snap and the all-important post-touchdown celebration.

Tahoe

A few pics from a recent short trip to Tahoe, where K-bao swam, hiked, and sat on her throne (in our Home Away rented cabin).

This Time Next Year

K-Grandmum and Xiao Goo-Goo came for a visit from Taipei a few days ago. The last time K-bao had the pleasure of taking this shot with Xiao Goo-Goo by the Bay Bridge, it was February of 2010. In the interim year and a half, while Aunt Catherine looks pretty much identical, K-bao has almost outgrown her stroller, and has also developed - as you can see below - a bit of a pre-adolescent "too cool for school" schtick which K-Pop is not entirely pleased with.

Shoephile

Classic K-bao move. With a casual "See you next time!," the little one kicks off her Crocs, grabs an expensive retail item - a Burberry rainboot, what else? - and takes off. The girl has clearly inherited her mother's high end tastes along with her obsession with footwear. (Though what about the pilfering tendencies? Disavowed by both parents)

Naughty

2-year old K-bao had the following pronouncements today:

• (Lying down on the floor of the kitchen) "I want to sleep here today. It's comfortable here."
• K-Pop: "And if you're naughty, what do you get?" K-bao: "I get a hug from Daddy."
• (After listening to K-Mum tell K-Pop that she was a few minutes away in the car) "But Mom you didn't say you were coming on the Pine Street side of the building."
• K-bao: "I want to listen to [Andrea] Bocelli." K-Mum: "We can't do that, we're outside of the home right now." K-bao: "Yes we can, on the iPhone, I'll show you - listen to this" (opening up the Youtube app and turning on Bocelli)

Maternal

K-bao is discovering her maternal instincts, thanks to the cute Baby Sam. Here she is helping Sam, who hails from the Liu clan, take a few steps towards the flamingoes at the Brooklyn Zoo. You can see that K-bao looks quite a bit more pleased than Sam, who is either perplexed about this older woman taking an interest in him or worried about the state of the financial markets, or both.