May 9th, 2012

"Amané's Only-Papa Week" 4th day.


Amané spent the day with Dada Claire and Didi Rémy.
We thank you, Dada et Didi !


Back at home, Amané helped Papa Yuta cooking.
Papa Yuta cut the vegetables: les carrottes (にんじん), les patates (じゃがいも), les poireau (ねぎ), les choux chinoise (はくさい), et Amané put them into the pot.
While waiting them cooked, Amané watched the raod construction from the balcony.
Ah, all those giant, noisy, brutal and beautiful work vehicles !


Now ready is the vegetable soup..
"Itadakimasu" (the chant before eating for thanking foods and the person who cooks).

"Myam.. "

"... it isn't too bad."

"Mmm... Papa, even more delicious when we eat with hands, you know that, huh?"

"This is the joy..."

"D'autre !"(おかわり) ... one of the best pronounced phrases of Amané.

(Papa) "Amané, you have just finished 2 bowls. Papa thinks it's enough for you..."
(Amané) "D'autre !"(おかわり)

      

May 8th, 2012

"Amané's Only-Papa Week" 3rd day.
Spending half a day at an ancient farmer's house located 50km away from Angouleme (A property of the father of Eric, Papa/Maman's friend).


Eric's wild cooking for lunch: potate, mushroom, onion, garlic.

Unknown place, unknow food... whatever, Amané eats well. Myam... 

After lunch, Eric starts to exercise his electric guitar. Its grunge sound fears a lot Amané.
Whisper of a witch? Brrr...

So we escape from the house, into the garden... 

and look for the snails (les escargos)!

May 7th 2012

"Amané's Only-Papa Week" 2nd day.

Going to the nearby supermarket.
On her back is her favorite bag...

Yes, Josy, it's the bag you gave to Amané for her birthday.

What's inside her bag? 

- A shell of snail (une coquille de l'escargot)!

While Papa Yuta prepares lunch, she spend a long time for reading the picture books...

on the potty!

Maybe she eats too much with Papa.

May 6th 2012

Maman Aurèle has left for one week vacance this afternoon.
For the first time Amané is to spend such a long time without her maman.
What's going to happen? Will she be all right only with Papa Yuta ?

Well, actually the 1st day passed very well.
She understands the situation, doesn't look for Maman, lets Papa does everything for Maman's place.
Papa Yuta is so impressed and proud of Amané!

May 5th 2012

This afternoon we went to a party created by an association of the city... A full day for kids and parents with games, exhibitions, conferences and concerts...

We met lot of friends there and Amané was happy to meet again Axel and Lila...

May 4th 2012

This morning we went to Maudy and Axel's house....

There was also Valou and Lila...

What are the kids looking at?

Maudy climbed on the glass roof

to put some colors!

Waaaa!

Axel making a little siesta....

Then in the afternoon we went to the countryside

to Caro and Eric's HUUUUUUGE house...

Caro 3 kids and ours played a lot together...

(Can you see Amané on the tractor?)

The landscape is wonderfull there...

a paradise for kids!

We even ate strawberries from the garden!

I'm sure we will go often to this paradise!

May 2nd 2012

This morning at the flea market we found a scooter for Amané

So in the afternoon we went to see the animals with the scooter....

Well Amané have to try again and again but thanks to Yuta she will be abble to do some soon!

YLAN AND AMANÉ

Céd and Ylan arrived for 10 days!!!

It was so nice to have them here!

Ylan 18 months old is really patient,

while Amané is possessive and jealous!

Here Ylan learned to eat real foods....

He can eat by himself now!

He also learned to go to bed

without crying!!

Bravo Ylan!!!

We met all the family!

Grand grand mothers, grand uncles, grand aunts, grand cousin...

We also met lots of friends...

and kids of friends....

The 2 cousins, laughed a lot while they were

screaming,

chasing each other,

hiding in the cupboard....

Of course they had a lot of struggles too!

 But after some days they were more and more patient to each other....

Amané acted as an older sister:

"Ylan, no, no, no!"

and Ylan was just smiling!

The weather was really terrible so we didn't go outside so much....

Here at Maudy's place...

Can you find Ylan and Amané?

Here at one of the grand grand mother's place...

chikens, rabbits and cows!

Driving the Soooo big tractor!

Beautiful Ylan in his bath...

And then it was Amané's 

second birthday!

She received lot of presents from Himeji grand grand parents

and Jiji Nobuya and Baba Hitomi!

Here it's a pop up book from Nico and Vincent...

But what's that Amané?

Please, come and see what's going on here!!

Amané's kitchen!

Amané's washing dishes,

while Ylan is cooking carrotts...

The little dress Amané is wearing

is made by Baba Hitomi!!!

ありがとう　ひとみ！

かわいい！！！

Hum....What are they doing there on the sofa?

........one!.......

hihihiihiiii!

........2.......

hihihihihii!

calin....

....3??....

There were many at this time!

Then it was Gaëlle, Céd and Ylan's present!

Pimpom!

At Dada and Didi's house,

Amané received a beautiful hand made jacket from Grammy!

Little bit sunny...

Let's flew outside!

Céd taught them how to make castles

with mud...!

And it was time for cake!!

Dada made a special one for those 2 little!

(and an other one for meeeee!!!!! Merci man!)

Happy!

Happy!!

Birthday!!

Ylan could also try!

One more time...

And the last day, again so many many presents!

and all the family together!

It was a soo nice time!

Merci merci Didic!!!