Since Helen has sent us that NY Times article where the author asks about our best chilhood memories and mentions that parents nowadays tend to overprotect their kids and do not let them play like they did where they were kids.. I let Rachel and Natalie play outside in the fenced backyard with water and yes sand and dirt (thing I would not have tolerated before... - Thank you Helen). Oh they have a blast and keep asking if they can really do this and that. The look on Natalie's face tells it all.


Les files adorent jouer dehors et melanger a leur sable, du chocolat (terre du jardin) et de l'eau --oui je sais elles se salisent mais bon ... elles s'amusent tellement

biking with dad

Saturday, the girls went biking and dad followed them on foot around the block while I worked in the front yard. It was a sunny day and it had been raining so hard the day before that it was the perfect moment to get all the weeds out.
We all had a great time.
The next day the weather was rather cold (40s) and guess what. They went biking again.

Il a fait tellement bon samedi que les filles ont fait du velo et ont fait 3 ou 4 fois le tour du quartier et j'en ai profite pour desherber devant la maison. Le nouveau velo de Rachel est un peu plus difficile car les petites roues touchent a peine le sol et son velo est donc moins stable. Apres avoir pleure et decide de ne plus faire du velo, Yossi l'a convaincue de re-essayer. je crois qu'elle a trouve le truc et se debrouille bien mieux. Elles ont remis ca le lendemain et pourtant il faisait beaucoup plus frois.
Yossi n'a pas du les pousser beaucoup de fois et Rachel a descendu les pentes toute seule, Natalie utilise parfois ses pieds!

oh non je veux passer du temps avec mamy

maman
hier soir au souper, j'ai mentionne a Rachel qu'elle pouvait peut-etre aller au daycare le matin pendant les vacances de paques et elle a repondu:
"-OH NON JE VEUX PASSER DU TEMPS AVEC MAMY"

My parents are coming for spring break and they will be looking after the girls for a few days while I work and then we will all spend time together.
I mentioned to Rachel that she could do maybe a few half days at the after-school daycare which will be open for them (she loves it there, they do so many art projects, she is in total paradise), but she replied: "OH NON I WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH GRANDMA"