Puzzle

Over the past few months C-bao has mastered basic puzzles. She can fly through the Melissa & Doug wooden sets by herself in no time now. Now granted, those puzzles are only 12 pieces each. With larger sets, like the 100 piece one we tried together over the weekend, there is still a reasonable amount of guidance needed. But on ones like the above, she pushes away any helping hands. "I do m'self!" she insists in her fobby accent.

Fob Pose

C-bao attempts to do the Asian Fob Pose for the picture but can't quite pull it off. That stubborn third finger keeps sneaking in there.

"Beware of the Girl in the Purple Mask"

Well Parked

C-bao is a park aficionado. Park-hopper, one might call her. She is well acquainted with all of the major recreational areas in San Francisco, and rotates among them regularly.

Metal slides, plastic slides, Golden Gate's stone slide - she's tried them all. Wooden structures, rubber structures, stainless steel - C-bao's an equal opportunity climber, though her temperament is naturally cautious and she usually takes her time getting to know the potential pitfalls.

However, she is at the stage where she naturally wants to do everything herself, and can get quite frustrated when an unwelcome helping hand is thrust in her direction. "I do myself!" she might even exclaim in fobby English. If that's not properly complied with, "我要自己來!" comes quickly next. Don't you understand English, Pop??