Yesterday I heard some screams upstairs where the kids were playing, and I shouted from downstairs "WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?" Emily shouts back: "FIGHTING OVER A TOY"

Ieri am auzit niste tipete sus in camera, unde se jucau copiii, si am strigat la ei "Ce faceti voi acolo???" Emily striga "Ne batem pe o jucarie!"

Daddy

This morning, the kids heard Gordon talking on his work phone downstairs in his office. Jonathan asks: "What's daddy doing?" Emily answers: "He is making money".
We are indeed so thankful for a daddy/ husband who works and provides money and all we need, and I don't take it for granted that I have the privilege to be a stay home mom raise and enjoy my children 24 hours.

Azi dimineata, copiii l-au auzit pe Gordon vorbind la telefonul de serviciu, jos in birou. Jonathan intreaba: "Ce face daddy?", iar Emily raspunde: "Face bani".
Suntem intr-adevar foarte recunoscatori ca avem un daddy/ sot, care lucreaza pentru toti si ne intretine pe toti, si e mare lucru ca pot sta acasa cu copiii, sa ii cresc si sa ma bucur de ei 24 din 24.

Emily has a computer game that makes me laugh every time I hear some comments. When she finishes a "connect the dots" game, it says "Wow, great! You must be very well connected!
Or when she finishes a "shape game", it says "You are in great shape!"
Or when she is at a "painting game" and is not active for a minute or so, it says "Are you still there?"..."Hey, let's not just sit here watching the paint dry!"
The kids don't see the point, but I think it's just too funny :-))

Tanti Alina's Visit

We visited the Aquarium with Linnet, Phil and Mary. Very special time!

In Linnet's last day, we went together to the Botanical Garden in Bellevue, on the way to the airport.

A Couple More Things

This was such a wonderful view from our window. A beautiful rainbow, a whole semicircle. In the picture I only have half of it. And there was a second rainbow on it's left, not very clear.
Am avut o priveliste minunata de la fereastra, un curcubeu frumos de la un capat la altul, un intreg semicerc. Aici in poza am prins doar jumatate din el. Si mai este unul in stanga, mai slab.

On the phone with Auntie Angie (pretending only).
Emily "vorbeste la telefon" cu Angie.

Today's Pictures

Click on the picture: Dati clic pe poza:

Tulip Festival 2010, Roozengaarde Mt Vernon

Thank you, Jill, for organizing this and inviting us too. The kids and I enjoyed it so much!

Little Sweethearts

After his nap.

Emily wanted her picture taken too.

Sometimes when I am with them by myself I am saying this: "mama's little sweethearts!", and one time Emily corrected me: "Mama AND DADDY'S" ...yes, she is right!

Cateodata cand sunt doar eu cu ei, le zic "Dulcetele lu' mama", si o data Emily m-a corectat: "Lu' mama SI DADDY" ...da, are dreptate!

Sooo cute!!!

Some flirting :-))

Daddy loves puzzles, but this is the only one not on the computer :-). Hey Emily and Jonathan, you are doing a good job showing daddy that these puzzles are fun too, ha ha.

Thank you Melisa, for a delicious lunch and dessert, and most of all, for your friendship.

In case you don't know who drove us to your house :-)

My Dolly and I

Walking her dolly from A.Joyce, and wearing the hat from A.Joyce.

Kids, Kids...

I was reading Emily the book "Friendship Day". She got excited that she had friends too. I asked her who were her friends and she said: "Daddy, Mama and Jonathan". This happened three times so far, and the third time actually she said just out of the blue that she has 3 friends, J., M.& D. We are proud of being not only her parents (and brother), but her best friends too. Every time she is talking about this, I expect her to mention some of her little friends. But we know she does have some very nice and good little friends too.

Any time in the past is "yesterday" for Emily, either if it happened last year or earlier in the same day. "Yesterday" grandpa took her for a tramway ride in Bucharest, and "yesterday" she drank her juice... I am sure she'll figure it out some time, but now it is so cute and interesting.

How can little things fill a mother's heart with joy, like coming back from the dentist today and finding both kids at the window waiting for me (I had talked with Gordon 5 minutes before and they knew I was coming soon), and when they saw me, just rushed to the door and I could hear them shouting with joy, then they opened it and reached up to hug me and to be hugged. And yes, I missed them too!

Le-am citit copiilor cartea "Ziua Prieteniei", iar Emily imi spune entuziasmata ca si ea are prieteni. Cand am intrebat-o care sunt prietenii ei, mi-s spus: "Daddy, mama si Jonathan". Acest lucru s-a intamplat de trei ori pana acum. Ne bucuram ca nu suntem doar parintii (si fratele) ei, dar si cei mai buni prieteni. De fiecare data cand a spus acest lucru, eu ma asteptam sa ii mentioneze pe prietenii ei mici. Dar stim ca are si cativa prieteni mici pe care ii iubeste.

Orice s-a intamplat in trecut (fie ca a fost anul trecut, fie ca in aceeasi zi), este "ieri" pentru Emily. "Ieri" a dus-o bunicu la plimbare cu tramvaiul, "ieri" si-a baut sucul... Stim ca isi va da seama intr-o buna zi ce inseamna "ieri", dar deocamdata e ne bucuram sa o auzim vorbind asa.

Cum pot unele lucruri mici sa ne afecteze pana in adancul inimii... Am venit astazi de la dentist, si i-am vazut pe Emily si Jonathan la geam, asteptandu-ma (vorbisem cu 5 minute in urma cu Gordon, si stiau ca o sa ajung in curand). Cand m-au vazut, au zbughit-o la usa, si-i auzeam tipand de bucurie, apoi au deschis usa topaind, si vroiau sa ii iau in brate sa-i imbratisez. Si adevarul e ca si mie mi-a fost dor de ei....