Sunday, January 30, 2011

3 et demi



Just because...
Just because I am 3 and 1/2.

Here are some of my best Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde traits:

Noah Jekyll- I love to eat and cook and I can let a piece of dark chocolate melt in my mouth without biting because it's so much better that way.
Noah Hyde - I think that forks are the worse invention and fingers and hands are much better for eating; I have no problem sharing my food with the place-mat, the table, the chair and even the floor. Table manners? who cares.

Noah Jekyll - I love hugs and kisses and I need them when I am sad or hurt, or just like that.
Noah Hyde - I have had some ( few, thank you) pretty bad night terrors: do not even think about approaching me or you might get hurt. Do not even mention a hug or I will dismiss you with my guttural voice.

Noah Jekyll- I can sit for over 30 minutes with one book or a pile of books and you will not hear from me and might wonder where I am hiding.
Noah Hyde - I can sit pretty often on the reflection chair at school as I tend to forget to listen. Since my teacher is sometimes sarcastic he said to me as I was talking to the kids seating next to me: "Noah, do you mind, I am talking". Well, I answered: "No, I don't mind".

Noah Jekyll - I love to play; who doesn't? I can play with others, mostly my Ps' for long games of Uno or Busytown or I can work with them on puzzles of over 100 pieces.
Noah Hyde - I love to play MY WAY; the Ps call me the dictator. Not my fault if they don't really know how to play trucks and trains and construction games. They always do it the wrong way

Noah Jekyll - I want to put my shoes alone, I want to dress myself, I want to carry all my bags and even carry Maman's lunch box...
Noah Hyde - I scream for 30 minutes because there is no way I can put this pair of pants on by myself. Never mind that I did it yesterday, today I can't.

Noah Jekyll - I am curious and I love sciences and technology. I spend my days asking questions about dinosaurs, hurricanes, the type of life in the deep sea; I want to know how the electrons can move in the wires to transport the electricity; I want to read documentaries even if they are for 8 years old and up. I have also learned that if Maman does not know an answer she asks her friend google and we often find some cool videos; like a few days ago when I wanted to know all about chocolate and we found cool infos about the cacao plant and beans.
Noah Hyde: There are some days, if you speak to me you will hear only gibberish... and of course I discovered that poop and fart are fun words...

There it is...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

An event worth recording.

A coloring you say? Big deal you say again?
Well, for me it is. I have been in contact with crayons, markers and coloring material for as long as I can remember and yet those things have always left me cold. Plus, I had too much to do with my trains and trucks and books and puzzles.
Maman has been trying to show me how cool coloring and drawing could be; I would sometimes humor her by scribbling a few lines on a piece of paper but in fact i had absolutely no interest in it.
Then, last week, I was in Maman's office, looking at a workbook she has for school. It had some math coloring exercises where, if you color the addition facts the right way, you get a nice picture in the end. Well, that's what I wanted to do. Maman kept telling me it would be too hard but I insisted. I compromised a little by agreeing to do a coloring with a coding that would be more appropriate for my age group.
Maman was doubtful that this would last more than 2 minutes. She was wrong. I colored 20 minutes in a row, barely going outside the lines. I took a little break and came back to it and finished the whole thing.
Sure there are tons of better accomplishments out there, some that are even actually useful, but still, Maman and Papa were impressed so we decided to record the event... just in case i don't ever want to do it again :)

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Snow Playtime

Il fait froid! Well ok, it was way colder in Bend, but still, it's cold out there!
It was a fun snow time experience at the mountains even though the wind, snow and temperatures under 17 degrees Fahrenheit prevented me from showing off potential skills on skis. I know, I could be more modest but now you will never know if I am the future Jean-Claude Killy or not.
Wait until you see the video for something really cool we made with Papa!

As an aside, to show that kids are sometimes smarter than their parents, I will tell you a little story. One evening in the little house we rented in Bend, Papa and Maman decided that we should role play the "what if something happens to the adults and you, the child, need to call 911." Papa was the adult, I was the child, and Maman was the dispatcher. When I did the pretend call, Maman was asking me all sorts of questions and I was doing really great. But then, she asked me if I could give my address so that help could come. I stared at her blankly. She asked again, giving me hints "1-6-6...". I stared blankly again. See, I do know my address, I do but... here she was insisting, giving more hints... "Beaver...". I could not stand it anymore, I had to tell her since she could not figure it out: "But Maman, we are in Bend!".
Both parents looked impressed but, me, I am kind of worried and glad that I will be there to help them!
Enjoy!