The parents are Amanda and Philip, and the girls (from left to right) are: Nathalie (age 8), Camille ("6 and a half"--the "half" is important to her), Abigail (9) and little Emily (who will be 5 next week).As I wrote last time, I've really been enjoying my time here and the four ADORABLE girls!
These high-energy gals have kept me busy with all kinds of different things: playing with their train set and other toys, coloring, listening to them read stories, me reading them stories, teaching them how to write their names in Japanese, playing board games, playing made-up games, playing dress-up...
We had a "fancy dance ball" in our fancy dresses. :)
Three little "mothers."They definitely keep me entertained! They've said some of the cutest things EVER. Here's a conversation from the other day at lunch:
Nathalie to me: "When you were in Japan did you see any of those big, bulky guys?"
Me: Haha, you mean sumo wrestlers??
Nathalie: Yeah!! Do they wear eternity clothes?
Abigail (I think): No silly, they don't wear maternity clothes...they wear diapers!
Hahaha!
Last night when the girls were getting ready to brush their teeth, Camille asked me, "Dana, do you like pink? Yes. Do you like sparkles? Yes. Do you like stars? Yes. Do you like Snoopy? Yes. Then you love my toothbrush!!!" [Then she got out her sparkly pink toothbrush with stars and Snoopy on it to show me. Sure enough, I loved it. :)]
And these are just two short examples of the cuteness I've experienced since Friday night. Ah, I love kids!
It turns out that I also love something called a "raclette party," which is a meal that looks this...
The potatoes are boiled in this special machine, and underneath are little pans of melted cheese. You use the wooden spoons to put the cheese on your potato, then top with different types of meat and sour cream. Delicious!Tomorrow afternoon, I leave Toulouse and head to Lyon. I'm flying out of Lyon on Friday morning and return to the U.S. I'm definitely excited about being home with my own family!
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