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Ens ho passem be amb l’avi, la iaia i l’Elliott
Published June 15, 2009 12-15 months , videos Leave a CommentAquest es un video de ja fa temps, quan el pare i la mare van venir aqui. A veure si quan ens veiem el Setembre ja diuem mes coses que “dagull, dagull, dagulll!!!”
Ara que ja son “nens grans”, ja tenen una taula i cadires com els grans. Ahir vam estar dibuixant amb plastidecors, tots uns artistes!
Now that they are “big boys” they have a “big boy” table and chairs. Yesterday we were drawing with crayons, we have two little artists!
Every time we clean at home (which feels like it’s constantly), the boys want to take the broom from us and play, so I bought a set of cleaning tools child size and it was a success!
Cada vegada que netegem a casa (cosa que sembla que fem constantment), els nens ens agafen l’escombra per jugar-hi. L’altre dia vaig comprar-los un “set” d’eines de neteja a escala reduida i va ser tot un exit!
They LOVE books. They are asking us to read them all the time. They don’t last very long listening to it, but that’s fine…;-)
Fa dues setmanes vam anar a Nova York al Festival per al Frankie Manning. La Marta tambe hi va venir des de Barcelona i ens va ajudar amb els nens portant-los a tot arreu. Ens ho vam passar molt be, he penjat un video petit de la Marta i els nens, quan tingui mes fotos ja les penjare.
Ahir vam anar al Zoo. Va ser la primera vegada que els nens van veure ovelles i cabres… estaven una mica cansats perque no havien fet migdiada i estan encostipats, pero a part d’aixo ens ho vam passar molt be.
Yesterday we went to the Zoo. It was the first time that the boys saw goats and sheeps… they were a little tired because they hadn’t had a nap and they had a cold, but a side from that we had a great time.
Teo has been saying Quack quack for a while now, but until now I haven’t been able to get in on the camera. Super cute!
The kids LOVE the play structure that Noni and Bubbles gave them for their birthday. They really are starting to interact with each other now, it is really fun to see them playing peekaboo. In this video they hide from one each other
behind the play structure. I missed them actually playing peekaboo, I’ll try to get in on video next time.
Finian has been trying to get to the flour can for a long time… well… he finally did it!
El Finian ha estat intentant agafar el pot de farina des de fa molt de temps… be… finalment ja ho ha aconseguit!
Birthday picnic party pictures
Published April 28, 2009 12-15 months , fotos , milestones Leave a CommentYes, it’s been already 2 months but I am uploading them now… It was a fun day, thanks to everyone for coming. Reserve the date for next year!
Note: There are few pictures from Cathy and Anna Marie. Thanks for sharing!
Si, han passat 2 mesos pero no he penjat les fotos fins ara… Va ser un dia genial, moltes gracies a tothom per venir. Guardeu-vos la data per l’any que ve!
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Ahir vam celebrar el dia de Sant Jordi anant a la biblioteca i vam agafar llibres per tothom. Ara comencen a estar bastant interessats en llibres, i de vegades fins i tot ens demanen que els llegim un conte. L’Owen va donar-me no una rosa pero flors del nostre jardi.
Bon dia de Sant Jordi!!!
Yesterday we celebrated Sant Jordi’s day going to the library and getting books for everyone. Now they are starting to show more interest in books and sometimes they ask us to read them a story. Owen didn’t gave a rose (that is the tradition) but gave me beautiful flowers from our garden.
Happy Sant Jordi day!!!
Here is some info from Wikipedia about Sant Jordi day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day
Catalonia
Book’s day in Catalonia
Roses stall, with Catalan flag
Sant Jordi’s cake, in Catalonia
La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as el dia de la rosa (The Day of the Rose) or el dia del llibre (The Day of the Book) is a Catalan holiday celebrated on April 23 similar to St. Valentine’s Day with some unique twists that show the ancient practice of this day. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and respected ones. Historically, men gave women roses, and women gave men a book to celebrate the occasion—”a rose for love and a book forever.” In modern times, the mutual exchange of books is customary. Roses have been associated with this day since medieval times, but the giving of books is a more recent tradition. In 1923, a bookseller started to promote the holiday as a way to honour the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare on April 23, 1616. Barcelona is the publishing capital in both Catalan and Spanish and this heady one-two punch of love and literacy was quickly adopted.
On Barcelona’s most visited street, La Rambla, and all over Catalonia, thousands of stands of roses and makeshift bookstalls are hastily set up for the occasion. By the end of the day, some four million roses and 800,000 books would have been purchased in the name of love. You will be hard-pressed to find a woman without a rose in hand, and half of the total yearly book sales in Catalonia take place on this occasion.
The sardana, the national dance of Catalonia, will be performed throughout the day in the Plaça Sant Jaume. And many book stores and cafes host readings by noted authors (look out for 24-hour marathon readings of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote“). And there will be a variety of street performers and musicians on hand to add a romantic ambience to nearly every public square and plaza.
Additionally, April 23 is one day of the year when the Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona’s principal government building, is open to the public. Inside this Gothic architectural masterpiece you’ll see huge displays of roses created to honour Saint George.
Catalonia has exported this tradition of the book and the rose to the rest of the world. In 1995, the UNESCO adopted April 23 as World Book and Copyright Day.
Here are some favorites right now:
Teo’s favorite sound: Ta-tooo…
Favorite food: Broccoli soup, scrambled egg and toast with cheese and avocado
Favorite book: Dr Seuss One Fish, Two fish, red fish, blue fish…
Favorite playground: slides…
Favorite game: put in and out things from boxes
Favorite toy: blocks from Avi and Iaia.
Favorite thing to carry around: spoons
Favorite Song: Oh, my, I wanna piece of pie…
Favorite gesture: Soooo big (with arms up high)
Teo seems to want to talk all the time, trying to imitate all what we say.
Finian is really excited about walking fast all over and explore.
They love to dance to music, standing up and down moving their hands around.
Finian seems to be very detail oriented and is really into books, going thru pages over and over.
Teo likes the little wooden trains and he makes them go sideways.
They are both now starting to point at things they want.
They don’t cry at the stroller anymore.
They love doing: Ralet, ralet, ralet, pica el dineret!!!
We finally got a new rocker. It is the Sleepytime from Nurseryworks. I love it, it’s nice and comfy. I originally wanted a more “calm” color, but we found an offer for it at half the price, so this is the color we chose (lime) I actually like it now. And the boys like it too 
Com podeu veure, el F i el T estan disfrutant del regal dels avis i tieta… es una de les joguines preferides!
Moriah gave the boys the best pants, hand made pants! And on top of that the presents came with a catalan note, saying Moltes Felicitats! what a present! Here is a picture of them wearing them this morning.
THANKS MORIAH!!!
La Moriah ha regalat al F i al T els millors pantalons, fets a ma! I a sobre el regal ha vingut amb una nota en catala que hi deia Moltes Feliciats! quin regal! Aqui hi ha una foto d’aquest mati amb els nens i els pantalons.
GRACIES MORIAH!!!
Teo did his first 3 steps today!!! Just a few days after his brother!!! Isn’t it incredible that identical twins reach their milestones almost at the same time?
Finian continues to practice his walking, but he mostly crawls around the house.
El Teo a fet les seves primeres 3 passes avui!!! Nomes uns dies despres del seu germa!!! No es increible que els bessons identics (unibitalins) ho fan tot (primera dent, primers passos…) gairebe a la vegada?
El Finian continua practicant el caminar, pero majoritariament gateja per moure’s per casa.
La setmana passada vam anar a l’Academy of Sciences aqui a San FRancisco. La part que els va agradar mes van ser els peixos i medusses. El mobil que ens van regalar els avis es molt maco, pero veure els peixos en realitat…van al.lucinar. L’oncle de l’Owen, Rob i la Daidie em van ajudar amb el FInian i el Teo carregant-los amunt i avall del museu, moltes gracies!!!
Last week we went to the new Acadamy of Sciences in San Francisco. The boys favorite section was the fishes and jelly fish. The mobile that their grandparents gave them is beatiful, but to see the fishes in reality… that was something! Uncle Rob and Daidie helped me out with Fin and Teo carrying them around the museum, thanks so much!!!
Milestone: Finian is walking! El Finian camina!
Published March 8, 2009 12-15 months , milestones , videos 1 CommentAvui despres de la festa d’aniversari pel F i el T, els hem banyat i donat el sopar. Quan han acabat els hem posat al terra de la cuina i de cop i volta el Finian s’ha aixecat i s’ha posat a caminar. S’ha posat tant content que ha comencat a fer el seu ritual de quan esta content, de genolls, endavant i endarrera. Al cap d’una estona ha tornat a caminar una mica mes. I despres una altra vegada. Jo crec que al Teo no li falta gaire per seguir els passos del germa gran
Today after the birthday party for F & T, we have bathed them and given them the dinner. When they were done we have put them on the floor at the kitchen and all of the sudden, Finian got up and started walking. He got so happy that he started to do what he does when he is happy, going back and forth on his knees. After a little bit he walked a little bit again. And then another time. I think that Teo is very close to follow his big brother’s steps.
Ahir em vaig llevar amb turticulis al coll… no se perque…
Yesterday I woke up with a pulled muscle on my neck… I don’t know why…
The boys wake up every morning between 6am and 7am. At that time they are VERY active, oppositte than me, my eyes are trying to stay open after a night of several feedings (yes, still). We usually stay in the kitchen so I can eat my breakfast and clean up a little. They like to “help” me out puting the dishes in the dishwasher and piling up the diapers (cloth). It is definetively fun to watch them playing with it all. Today they opened a can of polenta and it was all over the floor, sandbox in the kitchen!
Els nens es lleven cada mati entre les 6am i les 7am. A aquesta hora estan molt actius, el contrari de mi, el meus ulls intenten estar oberts despres de llevar-me a la nit varies vegades (si, encara…). Normalment ens estem a la cuina i aixi jo puc esmorzar i netejar una mica. Els agrada “ajudar-me” a posar els plats al rentaplats i a apilar els panyals (de roba). Realment es divertit veure’ls jugar. Avui han obert un pot amb polenta que ha anat pel terra, sorral a la cuina!!!
