Hello Kitty

We made it to Nago this weekend to see the last of the Cherry Blossoms. It was pretty. We tried to get some cute pics, but Reina hasn't figured out that she is supposed to smile when we point a camera at her!

I also made an updated movie with Reina's latest accomplishments since 9 months.

A little resemblence

Edited to add:

A picture of little Chris! I think she looks more like me, although I still see Chris :)

All of this talk about Reina looking like Chris got my mom thinking. So, she found a picture of when I was Reina's age, and I have to admit, Reina does have some resemblance to me! The dark eyes, narrow face, and almond eyes....We haven't found a picture of Chris at Reina's age, because I still do see a lot of him in her, but the evidence is lacking at this point!

We're heading up to Nago today for the annual Okinawan Cherry Blossom festival. Hopefully the trees will be in bloom and we'll get some cute pictures.

All our eggs in one basket

I was working on my laptop while Reina was playing in "her" area after school one day. I turn around to check on her and to my surprise she was IN a basket. She has been quite obsessed lately with taking EVERYTHING out of everything lately. This includes baskets, jars, drawers, wallets....whatever holds something, it will be taken out! Although this is the first time I've caught her in something herself, without my help at least.

There really isn't much else new in our lives. Reina is slowly getting better and better at walking (which is now her number one mode of transportation - well, aside from Chris or I) and is eating more and more....CHEESE. This girl loves pretty much anything dairy (unless it means cow's milk instead of mama's milk). She will still chew on a tomato and a piece of broccoli, but that's only if there is no other dairy product. So, to name a few, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, string cheese, yogurt, melted cheese (ala quesadilla), cheese off of pizza...ya, those are here favorites.

Soccer season is gearing up. Chris has taken on the Varsity Boys at Kubasaki, which is a relief to me, as now Reina and I can play on the sidelines while he is in charge! The season officially starts with try-outs February 22nd, but conditioning starts February first. We're going to get busy quickly.

I took some cute pics with Reina and Chris on our way out today. My silly goose...(or geese in this case).