Miss Sensitive

Kayla has become Miss Sensitive lately. Although still the usual sweet social butterfly she is, she'd cry the minute you call her a bad girl.... Don't ever tell her "你不乖“. Her tears will overflow the room. But I must admit, she is the cutest crying baby I have EVER seen! When she cries with no sound, it really melts my heart and makes me want to hug her a million times over!

I found me some shades...

They say that big is in now..?? no?

Your name is...

Mommy: Kayla, what is your name?

Kayla, after careful consideration, replied: BABY!

Mommy: what? Your name is BABY? Think again, what is your name?

Kayla laughed: MOMMY!

Mommy: Ok, Kayla. Your name is....?

Kayla: C-LA!

The sweetest kiss from Lala to you

Or when she tries to say "Kayla", it sounds like "Ceila"

Now when we ask Kayla what her name is, she'd say, "Jasmine", in the perfect pronounciation.

Yesterday we tried to work on "I love you" with Lala again. She said frantically while drooling after the pork tofu in Daddy's hand, "I bu you....I baby you...."

My favorite is still "I bu you".

Daddy's favorite Kayla moment-- Whenever she sleeps, she turns to the side and tucks both hands together under her cheek, then tilts her little face just a little upward... looks like a beautiful angel sleeping.

Story Time

La La talks so very much now... At the school when I picked her up, she said in her tiny whiny voice, "go home, Mommy... go home..." Then she went on to state, "Mommy 在這理阿..." She gets a little sad being dropped off school in the morning as well. She sheds a little empathy tears in response to Kari's hysterical protest. Happily she'd say goodbye to her teachers, and blow sweetest kisses to anyone who asks.

La La's newest look of frown with her signature head tilt--yet to be captured on film.

She likes to sleep in my arms at night. She'll keep me warm this winter. Last night she made me tell her the story of "Little Red Riding Hood". When I finished, she got up to bring me the book again... "還要看！” Then I told the whole story again, then again, and again... I must have told it for the 10th times when she fell asleep in my arms.

Cute little Peach

Auntie Dora

One good pic with Auntie Dora after 100th try... they're too excited, running around like little monkeys, and using Auntie Dora as stationed ski-lift up and down the couch in a 100 degree weather! Glad you're back!

To the park she goes

Yesterday with Kari, she never did find the park... Kayla took a walk around the block and saw the park from a distance. Then there was no stopping her. Jumping, hopping, and skiipping her steps...

Happy day, happy me.

I am not sure what makes her so happy... She just is!

John's Incredible Pizza

Such a fun day for little Kayla who has no fear. She set out to conquer all today... She hopped, and ran, and flew down the slide. She shoved aside the little kids that stood in her way. She kept going until picked up to go, and still wanting to go back for more. She can say "liu hua ti (slide)", and "ice cream"...

Lazy Sunny afternoon, in the flower field

Let me take a peek... Let me look closer...

Wow...these flowers are "almost" as pretty as me...

Can I have some love....please??? No seriously, are you planning to leave me here?



But look, I am so irresistibly darling... no?



Don't let my smiles fool you. Really, I am quite scared... Bugs bugs everywhere. Take me, take me! .... Anyone??

I am ready to go home...

How I spend my day...

Eating peaches, sitting aournd doing nothing, talking to myself, pretending to film a hair commercial....
Are you jealous, Auntie Dora?

Where do I go from here?

there? over there? Thanks Daddy for wrapping me up nice and warm in my favorite blanket...
in this 90 degree weather too!


Today Kayla was given a peach in the morning, a cookie towards noon, macaroni and cheese for lunch. Later she shows up with mouth full of macaroni and cheese, half a peach still in one hand, and half a cookie in the other. She's very busy alternating the three...


"eh, who are you? "

Peaches Peaches...

Nothing makes me happier
Sweet baby peaches
from Ama's backyard
Sweeps away all my little worries
Have I any

I will dance for you

My slow-motion twirl around... since I've been feeling so slow lately. Grandpa said that I walk emperor-ically, like Queen Elizabeth... slow and with importance.

Am feeling better, can you tell?

Sunny day California, post major earthquake, it is 90 degrees outside! Parading a protest in my bathing suit in the backyard since Daddy will never take me to the beach! No more fevers, but still lots of tears...
Peaches, anyone?

I may not have the body of a model, but I sure have the attitude!!

My poor baby sick...

Could it be teething? Poor baby kayla had persistently high fever for days... Thanks Uncle Anthony for taking care of me at night and feeding me medicine on time.

Working the yard

Pinch pinch!

Kayla is getting a good laugh out of pinching mommy's leg and eliciting an "ouch" response...

It's funny...it's funny...

I am a happy baby girl...
Things are just so funny sometimes,
I crack myself up everyday.
Auntie dora, I hope my smile makes your day...

Kayla's new pout and nod...

Tomorrow will be a better day...

My poor baby today got bitten by Brownie... She was so excited to see Brownie, and just wanted to show her some love. Perhaps even Brownie thought Kayla was to irresistablely delicious looking, it jumped up and bit her right on the lips. Grandpa was so angry he wanted to give Brownie back to the shelter. Lala was so brave, she barely cried for five seconds. After that she was more amused at all the attention she was getting. Grandpa freaked out and burned his vegetables on the grill. Grandma and Mommy freaked out and woke up the doctor on call. Luckily there was the bravest girl we've ever seen, the only one that was not freaked out at all.

The lip turned black, part of it at least, after the bleeding stopped. Then there she was again, dancing around, laughing and playing... as if nothing had happened.

Then there's her diaper rash too... and her runny nose...

Tomorrow will be a better day, sigh.

Mommy's Little Helper

Kayla has grown so much. She can say a lot of things, such as seaweed, noodle, meat, water, milk, juice, apple, banana, etc., mostly the eatables she'll say when she wants to eat them. She loves to eat. If I give her something, she usually stuffs it all in her mouth at once and makes her cheeks puff out like balloons. Believe me she looks adorable like that. She talks about her pink baby blanket all day long. She'll stuff the corner of it in her mouth, and then she'll feel the side of the blanket between her fingers. She loves to say "hi" with a wave and "bye-bye". When a guest leaves, she says "bye-bye", shuts the front door quickly and shoves them out.

The Dad was folding laundry on the bedroom floor yesterday. He dumped out all the clothes on the floor from the basket to start. Kayla sensed the disarray and started picking up all the clothes and packing it back into the basket. What a little Mommy's helper already!! Big Smile. (Secret thought: I cannot wait 'til the day you start washing dishes for me...muahhahaha!)

LIttle Miss Kayla

Uncle Anthony

I love the Swing!

Such a happy little girl on the swing... Kayla has grown so much. She can say a lot of things, such as seaweed, noodle, meat, water, milk, juice, apple, banana, etc., mostly the eatables she'll say when she wants to eat them. She loves to eat. If I give her something, she usually stuffs it all in her mouth at once and make her cheeks puff out like balloons. Believe me she looks adorable like that.

MI MI

Yes I am your Mi Mi, and you are my La La.
You have the most beautiful smile I've ever seen...
I like how you smile so sweet when I look at you.
I like how you sit there and giggle for no reason.
I like how you stay in your tent house, eating your favorite seaweed
or you mini corn for half an hour.
I like how you drag your pink blanket with you and travel the world I love your beautiful eyes.
They sparkle so bright like the evening stars.
I love u my La La.

Your Mi Mi always.

12345

Hard to believe, Kayla said 12345 last night.  She said it so fast that it slurred together. But it was "12345" alright...  She seems to fall very frequently now.  Every time she falls, I ask if she's alright.  Confidently she always replies, "O-KAY!"

Cuteness

The most beautiful thing about her-
Is that contagious brilliant laughter
And those eyes that smile like the crescent moon
As delightful as the summer evening sky

WHO..Me?

My heart and treasure

New Born Kayla...finally home