Clowning Around...

Babah decided to take some pics of Aina while she was happily jumping and running around in our room. She'd occasionally stop to pose for Babah :-)


It's actually almost her bedtime, hence the jammies.... but she'll only go to sleep (or drop off from sheer exhaustion!) when she's ready to, and not before. It's getting to be quite a challenge to get her into bed these days...

Her expression!! A little drama queen isn't she?!?!!?

At home, Babah prefers it if I just let Aina's hair down and free like this because he says:

1. it's MUCH cuter

2. he loves to see her flip her hair away from her face/eyes.

I tie her hair up usually just so it doesn't bother her when she's playing.... :-D

This is one of the few occasions that I actually let her hair go wild!! LOL

Oh yeah... she's somehow linked the conical trees with ornaments to a particular holiday and when she sees the pics, she'll tell me "Mama, miss-mas". I really do not know where she picks most things up, but I guess the safest (and more accurate) guess would be the TV!

Ana recently reported to me that Aina had taken her WORDS book out to read with another girl who's already started kindergarten, and she was surprised that Aina knew more words to the pictures than the other girl. Aina actually can't wait to start to make friends and each time we pass by a kindy she'll point and tell me "Mama, friend!" and grin excitedly.

I am thinking of sending her to playschool, but we'll see how her 'sharing skills' develop before I make a final decision... LOL Since she's an only child (for now) she really has a problem with sharing and I am having a tough time teaching her. She is quite independent that she can go to the playground and ask for what she wants (if a particular toy interests her) and usually these 'conversations' turn into screaming rows with one or all parties ending up in tears.

I've told Ana to just watch and stay away because kids will be kids, and as long as no one is seriously hurt, leave the kids to play. They'll learn to sort things out emong themselves, and they usually end up being friends again. It is when the adults get involved that both kids and adults end up not speaking for ages and ages.... Ridiculous isn't it???!! I mean, who among us have never had that 'confrontation' at the sandbox, swing, etc. with both parties still being best of friends at the end of the school day?

So, it is best to leave kids play (and have the occasional 'debate) among themselves and we just keep a watchful eye to make sure nothing goes out of hand....

AM