February 2012 Updates:
Sisters are double the fun!
Alma LOVES her new super-small gumboots!
Alma is always after Hahgoot,
interested in the books she reads and
the phenakistoscope she holds...
I find many opportunities for the girls to
share a game, usually with dolls or Mr
Potato we get the best results
Cars racing is also very popular
Although the girls share a room for
playing quite often, Hahgoot actually
doesn’t really engage with Alma (or with
others). She still parallel plays and is very
rigid when another person tries to join her
game. She prefers her own games and her
own rules, if she can have her way.
Alma, on the other hand,
is always happy to share a game, a giggle or a spin!
But she can keep herself busy for longer now.
Spending time with Dad:
Barak comes home usually at 7 pm and sometimes gets
to join in the night routine.
Here you can see him recording “Puff, the magic
dragon” with Hahgoot and Peter, paul and Mary – live!
(kind of...)
Bottom right: the girls wave to dad as he drives to work
in the morning.
Another good way to play with Dad:
Ball games!
Barak didn’t think it would happen, but he
actually enjoys playing ball with his girls..
After school we have a winding down
routine: Hahgoot changes from her uniform,
and then the girls sit down to watch TV in
two languages while munching on fruit,
veggies and other sweet and salty snacks.
“Bli Sodot” has been popular with both girls.
No wonder they start reading early...
Other popular DVDs have been “Yoko,
Jakamoko, Toto” and the Dora series.
In our next presentation:
We have our first guests
in our new house!