Hide and Seek

Kalea has embraced the wonderful world of hide and seek along with chasing. She loves to look for people when they are hiding around corners or running just ahead of her. She gets this giant smile on her face, and when she finds the person or the person hiding pops out, she lets out her now legendary squeal and waits to be scooped up and hugged and kissed. This has been so much fun watching her play with others and playing with her. Her wonderful Aunties caught it on video:

Bonk!

So not too long ago I started playing a game with Kalea where I would lift her up by her legs so high that she would eventually hit her head softly on the ceiling. When she reached the ceiling i would quickly bring her back down and say "bonk!" She thought this game was hilarious and since then has made her own variations of the game to the dismay of her mother. She will go up to a wall and tap her head on it and say, "Bonk!" There is an upside to this new found game, whenever she falls now she doesn't always immediately get upset. Now, if the fall is not anything major, she pauses a second and says, "bonk" and goes about her business. Here is a video of her playing the bonk game with one of her toys at Auntie Bonnie and Auntie Noelle's place.

Reaction

Here is a video pf Kalea reacting to seeing the picture of the previous blog that was posted. she gets super excited when she sees pictures that she is in, so prepare your ears and volume on your computer when you watch the clip.

New Park, New Buddy

Last week Kalea got to check out Julius Kahn Playground in the Presidio for the first time. She also rode her first big-kid swing which she was a little unsure of at first, but thanks to her new buddy Jason, she got the hang of it. Jason waited patiently as Kalea got used to the swing going real slow and easy. Kalea held on to his jacket and rested her head on his back until Jas was ready to go off and climb like little boys do - Kalea sat back and rocked the swing by herself for the rest of the time letting out random , "Wheeeeeeees" as she swung back and forth.