Un inconnu vous offre des fleurs
mais, c'est les carottes a Tonton Claude!
Quand j'etais petite (et qu'j'etais pas grande, comme dirais Papa!), je n'aimais pas mange mes carottes. La seule facon de me faire avaler ces petites rondelles, c'etait de me dire que c'etait les carottes de mon oncle, et alors la, en 2 temps 3 mouvements, mon assiette etait vide. Je vous rassure, j'ai bien eu des doutes quand la boite annoncait une fabrication bien loin de l'exploitation de mon oncle!
When I was little (and not so tall), I did like eating my carrots. The only way to make me eat those little orange slices was to tell me that they came from my Uncle's farm, and with this in mind, it would take me no time to finish my plate. Let me reassure you, I did have my doubts, when I couldn't see his name on the tin!
Et bien devine quoi? Avec NathaN, c'est la meme chose... ou presque! Le matin, il n'aime pas enleve son haut de pyjama. Alors maintenant, je lui demande s'il veut un T-shirt a Max ou Charly! Comme ses gentils cousins lui ont donne les vetements qu'ils ne mettent plus, on en a plein l'armoire. Et chaque matin, NathaN est ravi de mettre un "T-shirt a ses cousins". Quand devrais-je lui dire que tous ses T-shirts n'appartenaient pas a ses cousins?
Anyway, with NathaN, it's the same... or nearly! In the morning, he doesn't like removing his PJ (especially the top). So now, I ask him if he wants Max's or Charly's top! Since his kind cousins gave him all the clothes they didn't wear anymore, we have plenty of those tops in the wardrobe! And every morning, NathaN is delighted to wear of of his cousins' tops. When do you suggest I tell him that no all his tops belonged to his cousins?
une cabane en carton
Spots!
Ma - La - De...
Tres ChiC!
son premier lit...
Ca y est!
On a enfin installe un lit "Junior" dans la chambre de NathaN! Apres 1 mois a dormir sur son matelat par terre, il n'etait pas convaincu de la necessite de ce lit, mais ca n'a pas ete trop dur de le convaincre: quelques doudous, et la jolie couverture de TataVine, et le tour est joue!
Done!
We've finally set up a Junior bed in NathaN's room! After 1 month spent sleeping on his mattress on the floor, he wasn't convinced that he really needed this bed, but it wasn't that hard to convince him: a few soft toys and the lovely blanket that his TataVine made, Voila!
Ah Les vacances!!!
Voila des vacances reussies, malgre le froid la fraicheur... Nous n'avons pas arrete! Entre Royan et Orleans, les amis et la famille (et tous ceux que nous aurions bien voulu voir, mais n'avons pas pu!)...
Meilleurs moments? La Rochelle, le zoo de La Palmyre, un superbe week-end "en famille", regarder NathaN courir vers ses grands-parents et arriere-grand-parents pour les couvrir de bisous, le repos des vacances loin de chez nous, faire des BBQ sous la pluie...etc
Nous sommes rentres hier soir, et ce soir pour la premiere fois, NathaN dort dans sa chambre, mais pas dans son lit a barreaux: il les escalades (on en a essaye 3 differents en France). Alors comme des bons parents, on a voulu transforme son lit de bebe en lit d'enfant, mais comme de bien mauvais parents, on ne sait plus ou sont les vis et autres ecrous. Alors ce soir, le matelat est tout simplement pose sur le sol (comme ca il tombera de moins haut).
What a successful holiday we've had, despite the cold the freshness (is this word English?)...We didn't stop! Between Royan and Orleans, friends and family (and all those that we would have like to see but didn't manage to!)...
Best bits? La Rochelle, the zoo, a great "family" weekend, watching NathaN running towards his great-grandparents and his grandparents to shower them with hugs and kisses, the respite of holiday spent away from home, BBQ in the rain...etc
We got home last night and tonight for the very first time, NathaN is sleeping in his room, but not in his cot: he climbed out of 3 different cots whilst in France. So as really good parents, we tried turning his cot into a bed, but as really bad parents, we have misplaced the screws. So tonight, the mattress in simply on the floor (he won't fall from very high!)