Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade aren’t just getting their fill of sunshine on their family vacation to Miami. They’re also getting a whole lot of shade courtesy of their daughter who is affectionately known as Shady Baby. From telling it as it is to serving some fierce side eye, it’s a title that 5-year-old Kaavia James has totally earned.
Union shared a sweet carousel of photos and videos from their trip on Instagram yesterday and Kaavia proved not only that she’s still her shadiest self, but that parents can never win. The three were relaxing on some outdoor lounge chairs when Kaavia made an announcement.
“Wait, I got a great idea,” she said to her parents who were lightly tickling her.
“If I move, that means I’m out,” she continued. Meaning if she reacts to the tickles, she loses. Wade — who also shares Zaire, 21 and Zaya, 16 with ex-wife Siovaughn Funches and Xavier, 10, with ex Aja Metoyer — immediately went in for the kill, tickling her armpit. Union started to back him up when Kaavia pushed them both away.
“Wait, hold on,” she said, wriggling. “You guys did too much. You’re only supposed to do a little.”
And just like that, Wade and Union were doomed. Because kids will always change the rules mid-game and always change them in their favor. *Sigh* The iconic couple can only tickle the tiniest bit so that Kaavia doesn’t feel the urge to move (and thus stays in the game).
“Oh, we were doing too much? Imagine us being extra,” Union joked to the camera, which went perfectly with her caption, “Extra without the charge 😙.”
“Kaavia Is The Boss ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️The Parents Are Extra!!!! 😍😍😍😍😂😂,” one person commented.
Next, Union shared a video of herself and Wade in the water. The two are holding hands as the waves come at them. Kaavia, standing on the shore with her hands on her hips, yells at her mom to not fall into the water.
“Kaav is The family manager😂,” one follower pointed out.
A manager with good instincts! The next slide is a Boomerang of the actress falling and the NBA legend doing his best to pull her back up. We can just see the eye roll and hear the “I told you so” from Kaavia.
“Kaavia is an icon,” another person said, and we can’t argue with that.
Earlier in the post, Union shared a video of her husband and daughter walking along the shore hand-in-hand. It’s such a precious little moment that is so reminiscent of the video that Shady Baby (who can easily become Sweet Baby!) posted on Instagram yesterday in honor of her dad’s birthday. It’s the most heartwarming montage with various clips of the daddy-daughter duo bonding over the years.
Now it’s clear Union already has a perfect clip to post next January.
Before you go, check out Kaavia James’ very best ‘Shady Baby’ moments.
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