Oscar is growing a lot at the moment: he speaks more and more every day, and we are doing the potty training (he even goes on the big toilets now!). There is a big incentive: being able to go to school in September!!! He loves to look at him in the mirror and to run in his Toy Story pants...
The latest news in words and pictures of Oscar and his little brother Jules - Dernieres nouvelles d'Oscar et de son petit frere Jules en mots et en images
20/06/2010
Un grand garcon maintenant - A big boy now
18/06/2010
Au revoir Poonam, Bonjour Ohana! - Bye bye Poonam, Hello Ohana!
Depuis Lundi, la nounou habituelle d'Oscar, Poonam, est partie en vacances... elle va manquer a Oscar (et a nous aussi!) et Oscar va lui manquer apparemment aussi beaucoup, il faut dire qu'il l'occupe bien! Oscar retournera chez elle apres nos vacances en Europe a la fin du mois d'Aout.
Since Monday, Oscar's nanny, Poonam, is on holidays... Oscar will miss her (so do we!) and she will miss Oscar a lot as well apparently (as he keeps her very busy!). Oscar will go back after our holidays in Europe at the end of August.
Oscar va donc aller dans une creche americano-japonaise pendant 3 semaines, Ohana (qui veut dire "famille" en hawaien, car cette creche est d'inspiration hawaienne - Hawai n'est pas tres loin d'ici!). Le premier jour a ete dur, et le 2eme matin aussi, mais depuis, il veut y rester le soir! On prend le train (2 arrets seulement) pour y aller, ils vont au parc tous les jours quand il fait beau, ils se brossent tous les dents apres le dejeuner, et plein d'autres choses interressantes!
Oscar is going for the next 3 weeks in an american/japanese day care, called Ohana (which means "family" in hawaiian, as this place is from a hawaiian origin - Hawaii is not very far from here!). The first day and the second morning were tough but since then, Oscar wants to stay there when I pick him up! We go on the train (only 2 stops), they go to the park everyday (when the weather is nice), they all brush their teeth after lunch, and a lot of other interesting things!
Tous avec le meme T-shirt!
All with the same t-shirt!
12/06/2010
Super Kodomo no Kuni! - Great Kodomo no Kuni!
On Saturday, we went to visit the Kodomo no Kuni park (which seems to mean "children's land"). It was planned to be the last nice day before the rainy season starts, so we absolutely wanted to make the most of it. The rainy season has actually started since Monday morning and it is raining all day long more or less everyday, with a very high temperature (30 degrees) and extremely humid atmosphere, just like in a sauna (the ones who know what being in a sauna looks like will appreciate!). The summer period promises to be tough...
Bref, nous avons passe une super journee! Il faisait tres chaud donc entre les visites aux animaux et les maneges, nous cherchions les ombres! Mais heureusement, tout est prevu ici, et il y avait un petit ruisseau artificiel amenage pour que les enfants marchent dans l'eau fraiche, Oscar a adore!!! Nous nous sommes promis d'y retourner car la piscine, qui n'est ouverte que l'ete (qui, ici, ne commence officiellement qu'en Juillet, donc toutes les piscines exterieures sont encore fermees meme s'il fait deja 30 degres... passons!), etait donc fermee et elle a l'air super.
Well, we had a lovely day! It was hot so we were looking for the shade! Fortunately, there was a little artificial river, especially made for the children to walk in the water, Oscar loved it! We absolutely want to go back to this park as the swimming pool seems to be great but it was close on that day. It is only open in the summer period, which starts officially only in July here (even if this is already 30 degrees outside!!!).
Voyage en train (enfin, 3 trains) et un peu plus d'une heure (ca se merite!):
Journey on the train (well, 3 trains actually) in a little more than an hour (you have to deserve it!):
Arrivee dans un grand parc vert et tres aere:
A big open green park:
1ers maneges: des helicopteres, qu'Oscar adore reperer dans le ciel depuis notre baie vitree:
1st games: helicopters, which Oscar loves to see in the sky through our window in the lounge:
06/06/2010
La plage d'Enoshima - Enoshima beach
We went to the Enoshima beach, which is the closest from home. You usually need a 1-hour journey on the train to get there but as we had the brilliant idea to go by car, it took us nearly 2 hours! Never again! When we arrived, we realized that it was actually the 1st time for Oscar to go on a beach and see the sea... he was happy but also a bit stressed out! He didn't get close to the water (which was a bit chilly) and he didn't like walking on the sand... but he enjoyed playing with his bucket and shovel... and he concluded "we go back?"!