Hélène came !!!

Hélène arrived from Paris for 2 days with us !!

B. B. home stay

At Bernard's house there are:

huge tables under huge trees to eat together,

there's a pool,

Nathalie making ice mint,

and Eric and Elliott playing music

during the snack...

Merci les amis !!

Amélie, Benjamin, Sarah from Colorado.

My friend from university Amélie

came with her 2 kids, Benjamin (11) and Sarah (7)

and stayed at home !!

Girls played a lot together,

Ben went to museum with Yuta…

They really enjoyed Yuta's somen

and Baba Hitomi cards play !!

Merci d'être passés les amis!!!

Lily Ange

Alex and Lilyange (7 y old) stayed at home !

Girls were so quiet all afternoon and morning…

Come back as much as you can girls !!

MERCI BABA HITOMI, JIJI NOBUYA !!!!

Amané received a big packet from Jiji and Baba !

Trying to read the letter in japanese !!

Some cards to learn and play with japanese !

YES !!! BABA created a new short and a new shirt !!!!

She wanted to put it for her first day

at her holiday center for kids !

Happy Amané,

once again some favorite clothes 

made by BABA !!!!!

ALIGATOU JIJI AND BABA !!!

School show

Amané had a beautiful fiesta

for last week of school.

Many activities for kids 

and Amané had to dance 3 times

She was so proud, and good at it !!!

Pictures were taken by 

her friend's dad.

Bravo Amané !!!

you're our best one !!!

Happy father day Didi Rémy, papa Yuta !!!

Didi and Dada made us some yakitori

for lunch !

amané as usual,

was like a princess at Didi and Dada's place !

Then with Jules and Axel we went

to the river.

Who are those

indians?

In the garden with dad !!

While mum is working

Amané and dad

are going to the garden

to draw

and play with the sand...

First judo tournament

The first tournament:

so many many kids there !!

First the "babies" trained together

Then they waited long long time

while others had "fights"

Everybody got onto the podium

and received a "gold" medal !!!

HAPPY AMANÉ !!!

She lost all her fights…..:(((

but was smiling !!!

Judo belt and mamie de la forêt

After the first year of judo

today was the ceremony of the club….

Where is Amané?

Just here !!

So many kids and families 

but when they did "salut and seza"

all were silent !

Because of her name (Arima)

Amané was the first called !

After white the white and yellow belt !

Group of "baby" judoka with sensei Adrien.

Who is the most serious?

Every wednesday Amané always choosed  Sacha

to train with :

(both are so serious on this picture)

Who is doing the "salut"?

Tatum,

2 years older, (full yellow belt) was there too !!

Bravo little judoka !!!

After ceremony we went to join Didi and Dada

for the "grammies" fiesta.

We could share time with mamie de la forêt.

She can read !!!!

Before sleeping Amané asked for reading herself

an old book we didn't read for a long long time…

I was so impressed by her skills

that we joined dad to show him

how good she can read!!

After 2 pages reading she had to stand up

and breath deeply …. !!!!!!!

GOOD JOB Manette ! We're proud of you!!!

and of course it was mum's fiesta today !!!

Thank you Yuta and Amané !!!