So we signed Yaya up for the Itty Bitty Soccer league (for three-year-olds) at the local Y and it’s been an interesting time. She had her very first soccer practise a few weeks ago: [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer05.jpg:Wearing her Tigers uniform courtesy of Aunty Yati:center:0]] She loved the practise so much that she cried when it was over! * Mouse over pictures for captions Here are a few more pictures from said first practise: [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer01.jpg:Standing in a line:center:0]] [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer02.jpg:Papa, this is fun!:center:0]] [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer03.jpg:Kicking (it is football, after all):center:0]] [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer04.jpg:Getting sweaty in the sun:center:0]] The following week, she did not want to put on her soccer clothes, so she ended up practising as a ballerina-footballer: [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer06.jpg:Tutu and shin guards:center:0]] [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer07.jpg:More standing in a line:center:0]] [[image:2012-april-yayasoccer08.jpg:No hands in football, Yaya!:center:0]] On the morning of her first match, she refused to go because it was too cold. We were the snack parents, so Vin and Yaya […]
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44 Months
It has been a busy and activity-filled month for our Yaya! And very quickly she turned 44 months old. She has definitely come a long way from the little baby that we brought home from the hospital. She can even successfully blow her own bubbles! [[image:2012-yaya44month-03.jpg:Mari kita main buih sabun (Let us play bubbles):center:0]] *Mouse over the pictures for additional captions. As mentioned above, it has been an action-packed month for Yaya. She has gone to the pool almost weekly (and we are guaranteed a post-pool nap). Otherwise she seems to be giving up the nap, which really is a big change for us. It’s really a shame for Vin who has to give up that one-two hours of peace and quiet that he used to get daily. But, on the flip side, she falls asleep quickly and easily at night! Give and take I suppose. She is a helpful […]
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