Noah wanted to make and distribute this video so children would know what to expect for their first day of kindergarten and not be scared.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017
for EVER
We have some fresh green figs and Noah likes them so much. He especially likes the inside, which is hard to get to without eating the peel, but he tries it. He thinks it tastes like jam.
Aviva called me over to give me something. She said "This was in my nose but I took it out." I said "thank you."
Noah's been talking to strangers wherever we are, and he often just starts talking, without any greeting or "hi." "Tag! You're it!" and "Look how red my fingers and mouth are after I eat cherries!" and "I'm really good at my bike but Aviva isn't. She's still too little." It's always when I'm right next to him or closeby; I'm not exactly worried. But it is an unusual peculiar habit.
Aviva likes to swing her arms and she likes to show how she can do it: standing still, both arms forward, both arms back.
When Aviva asks about an amount, she shows the amount with her hands. She knows I love her this much (arms outstretched) and when she shows me how much watermelon she wants in her bowl, her hands are about a foot apart. If I ask her something, she replies by showing me the distance with her hands. The bath was fun (foot-and-a-half) much.
When the kids are in the car, they have been pointing out to each other who is in the sun and who is in the shade. It's become a mean thing to tease about. One of them might say, "I'm in the shade and you're in the sun - for-EVER" and that will make the other one really upset. She might say it when we're home or somewhere inside also. Josh told them that if they say that, they'll get a time out.
a few random pictures from D.C.
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| Josh plus Aviva, going out in the rain |
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| Bubbe + kids, in Washington |
Anya and Mika with Noah in the bath
Tree pose
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Yesterday and last week
Aviva has been noticing how people swing their arms while they walk. She likes to practice doing it and showing me. Mostly she swings one arm fast and the other one not at all. She was practicing while sitting in the carseat the other day.
We went to a pool and Noah loved it. Aviva did not but if she was in our arms it was okay. Noah did something he called "floating like a dream." I'll attach a video.
Aviva has a song that her Papa made up for her. It goes like this:
There's a girl I know named Aviva
A-V-I-V-A
THere's a girl I know named Aviva
A-V-I-V-A
SHe comes to her Nana's house
She comes to her Papa's house
She loves to come and play
There's a girl I know named Aviva
A-V-I-V-A!
She likes it so much and sings it a lot. Noah likes to sing it too. They are both adamant about how Nana goes before Papa. THat's the way it goes. The other day we were talking with some adults about something, and one person asked her name. She started singing the song and that was her way of answering so she really wanted the person to wait and hear it all.
Aviva was reminding me about something we did a long time ago (I think I buckled her into her car seat from the outside, through the window.) I started to do that again and she said I did that already, "yesterday yesterday yesterday". A lot of yesterdays ago.
Yesterday (just one yesterday this time) Aviva was describing people in our family and she said "Papa's my granddaughter" and "cousins is my cousins." In a different conversation she was telling me about what a classmate had for lunch and she said "He have'd a cookie." So she's sort of understanding past tense of verbs...
I will add pictures and videos shortly.
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