Stamps/判子

This week was a big one in the life of Madison...she started daycare...I think it was more difficult on Anna and I, at least we hope...at first Madison was not having any of it of course...then I was allowed to go in and play with her for a little while and she warmed up to the doll babies and the building blocks. Then I left after about ten minutes and we were told she cried a few times and runs too much :-) but all in all did pretty good...day 2 was Thursday (we are just trying out a Tues/Thurs Summer "Camp" from 9-4) and again she wasn't anxious to go in...and then she saw the stamps...she went straight to the table with stamps and began to play...I stayed about five minutes and then hit the road...upon pickup we were told she loved the hitting of the watermelon (some Japanese tradition Anna will have to explain), and pool time, which doesn't rival Daddy and Madison pool time, but was still fun I guess...unfortunately she fell asleep during lunchtime and then didn't sleep during naptime, but one of the workers said she took Madison out and "prayed" with her...I used context clues and the fact the Japanese speakers can not hear the difference between l(s) and r(s) to decipher she meant "play"...I mentioned its a Japanese day care right...that is our main reason (besides the fact that Anna and I both may be working come September) to enroll her so that she can get immersed in the language because right now English is definitely winning...what I should do is probably join as I need to be immersed as well as when I pick her up the ladies have a lot to say in Japanese and I smile and muster a "wakarimasen" (don't understand). There is one worker that speaks English pretty well...I like her best :-)
今週はマディソンの人生で大事な週の一つでした...幼稚園を始めたから...でも心苦しかったのは僕とアンナの方かな？だと良いんだけど...最初にマディソンは僕にピッタリくっ付きっぱなし、でも一緒に教室に入って良いと言われたので一緒に入ると、さっそく赤ちゃんのお人形と積み木に集中していたので僕はその間にそーっと抜け出しました。幼稚園のサマーキャンプ第一日目：やっぱり何回か泣いたりしたけど、良くできたって...でも何処でも(特に室内)走りすぎるって...幼稚園２日目は木曜日(週２日で９時から４時まで試してます)でした。やっぱり最初の日の様に直ぐには行きたがっていなかったけど判子を見るなり、超特急で判子を押して貰って遊び始めました...５分間ぐらい見守って行きました...迎えに行くと先生にスイカ割りとプールがとっても気に入ったと、でもパパとのプールの方が絶対良いに決まっていると思いながら、日本語がわからない事をすっかり忘れて話し続けている先生へ聞いているフリ...でもお昼を食べている間にお昼寝をしてしまいみんながお昼寝をしている間にはもちろん起きていたから先生一人に遊んでもらっていたらしい...

July 7th is "Tanabata" day in Japan so Madison brought home a bamboo branch with her wish written on it... It says "I wish to make lots of friends!"...
７月７日の七夕のこの日はお願いごとを書いた短冊を家に持ち帰ってきました...

Today was soccer practice...I wished I would have brought the video camera because she spent all thirty minutes screaming crying and just wanting to be picked up (which I refused) so we watched from a distance (well I watched) as she continued to scream...then at the end of the practice I mentioned the coach was giving out stamps, "stamps" she said as she quickly got herself up from her grassy tantrum and voluntarily walked across to the coach (the same thing I had been trying to get her to do for thirty minutes)...then after getting her stamp she took her soccer ball and dribbled (used her tiny kicks) better than she ever did last week and went and kicked the ball in the goal and then came running back to give me a hug like it was the best thing ever...ahhh...2 year olds...good times!!
今日は朝サッカーの練習がありました...最初の３０分間は抱っこして貰いたくて泣き通し、ビデオカメラ持ってくれば良かった...最後の方で監督が判子を出すなり草の上に寝転がって泣き叫んでいたマディソンは自分一人で歩いて(３０分間マディソンにして貰いたかった事)監督の所へ判子を押してもらいに行き、そしてその後今まで一番上手にドリブルをしながらシュート！そして、僕の所に走って来て大きなハグ、とっても嬉しそうで満足そうな顔...これが２才の人生か...

Here are two bonus videos...the painting is from last Friday and the Peekaboo is from today...
今日のボーナスビデオ...絵の具は先週の金曜日にそしていないいないバーは今日...