every beat of our heart

We've been into sports since we're little. Our parents are both sportive beings so we are too. At present, I (Sébastien) focus on Athletics every morning of Wednesdays and Saturdays with a 2 hour training. Every Wednesdays and Fridays I practice Taekwondo with my sister, these are the sports I regularly do out of school activities.

While I (Mayumi), stopped to do multi-sports every Wednesdays because I wanted to do other things. Actually, I would like to do pottery but instead I choose to learn guitar and I am liking it. Now, I am happy because I have encouraged my big brother therefore, Kuya wanted to learn how to play the guitar too. After going to my Orthophoniste session every Tuesday, then we go directly for an hour of guitar lessons. 

Apart from that, during weekends we do hiking, skating, biking, wall and rock climbing and Acrobranche with the whole family or organized to do group activities with friends. It's always fun ! 

We like sports and because our parents want us to give a head start on lifelong fitness. And to especially stop the risk of being overweight, as more and more children and adults are growing at an extremely frightening rate. We want to avoid to just stay at home and play video games the whole day. We only do that during bad weather. 

We also learn to adapt ourselves to people and different situations. We do several sports and allow ourselves to try diverse bracket of activities. We always benefit from exploring more options before choosing the one(s) we really like. The more we try different sports and activities we will discover by ourselves what sports we would like to persevere in the future.

sliding down

This is my first time to try skiing. My parents would like me to register to take ski lessons at ESF but unfortunately, they only accept kids from 3 years old and up. Well, that's life too little to try but not with Papa. After several attempts here is me :D !

new addition

We would like to introduce you  the new addition to the family. Oooppss don't get us wrong we won't have a brother or a sister. It's a cat !!! Well, so sorry to disappoint you. Her name is Caramel, it was Mayumi's idea for the name. Papa and Me (Mayumi) wanted to have a cat or a dog. After our turtles, who died unfortunately, we opted for a cat. Maman was clear enough not to have a dog. She said it will be an additional job for her which is  understandable. Maman and Me (Sébastien) were hesitant about having a cat because I have an allergy. But there is Chiara and her opinion counts a lot. Chiara is very attracted to animals. So final decision a cat !!! 3 against 2 ! The winner is having Caramel :D ! This is so cool ;) !

Scoutisme

C'est la première année pour nous deux de s'inscrire au scoutisme et nous trouvons cela génial ! Nous avons pas mal d'activités sur le camp. Moi, Mimi je suis au farfadets, c'est le nom de notre équipe. Un service du mouvement en direction des jeunes enfants de 6 à 8 ans et de leurs parents. C'est apprendre de vivre avec les autres, expression personnelle, éveil à la Foi, sens du service et à s'ouvrir au monde et à vivre en communauté.

Mon équipe prêt à jouer !

Moi, Basti je suis au louveteaux, une branche cadette des Scouts et Guides de France pour les garçons de 8 à 12 ans. Nous organisons en petites équipes : avoir l'imagination, grands jeux, activités de plein air... rythment la vie d’équipe. Les enfants prennent confiance en eux en acceptant de petites responsabilités à la mesure de leur âge puis en réalisant des actions tournées vers les autres. 

organisation de louveteaux

contente de retrouver mon Papa

Tout le monde au boulot !

 L'endroit où nous sommes allés campé.

C'est vraiment magnifique car nous sommes dans la nature au milieu de nul part !

On apprendre beaucoup choses sur le camp. Joue, chante, campe, découvre la nature, fais preuve d’agilité, d’habileté et d’attention aux autres…bref vivre en communauté et d'être autonome !

At School

I know that growing up means RESPONSIBILITY ! Now, I am facing another dimension in life wherein learning, development and socialization are the stages that I will undergo as a growing child. It is true that we learn first at home and that entering into a real school help us to have more formation.

My first day went okey. Since my Papa was on his RTT (Réduction du Temps de Travail) he went with Maman going to our first day of school. I can tell you that my Kuya Basti was so happy to have seen his friends again. As for myself, I was a little bit anxious because I have seen a lot of children crying. I was thinking that there is something strange! Why do they cry? Was then affected by it. I did not cry but was nearly in tears ! Quietly keeping what I have inside! If only I have the magic to change everything I would. Like staying to be a baby then I would not endure such stage. But life should move on and I should grow up !

After a week of schooling I could say that it was not easy to be separated from my Maman. I was used to be with her 7 days a week 24 hours a day. I just miss her so much that when she picks us up from school for lunch I am really happy to see her ! During my first week at school I stayed the whole afternoon. Maman normally picks us up before 11:30AM and should be back before 1:30PM but I don't have the time to take a nap in between hours. Arriving at school the room for the little section (petite section) is already close because my colleagues are already taking their afternoon nap. It is not possible for me to enter the room so as to avoid disturbing them while sleeping. Then, I found myself playing with the big ones like the age of my Kuya Basti average and big sections etc. (moyenne & grande sections). After playtime, I am dead tired ! That's why Maman was advised by the teacher that I should only stay in the morning because I am still young and it happened twice that I slept on my chair while the class is going on ! Shame on me :( ! Can you imagine that I am the only little girl who plays with the big ones while my classmates are taking their siesta ! So in this case, I go to school every morning only and I stay with Maman at home after bringing back my Kuya Basti at school by 1:30 PM and stays the whole afternoon ! I am happy to have found my bed for a little nap ! By 4:15 I am accompanying my Maman at school in picking up my brother at 4:30 PM ! This is my new life ! Challenging yet exciting ! Until then friends..........

new discovery

I will turn 5 years old early next year and I really wish to have a real bicycle. I started thinking about it when we went at the park near my school. My Maman saw me looking at the 2 boys at my age who were biking very well. I continued observing them and suddenly my Maman asked me if I wanted to have the same bike like them. I said yes immediately with sparkling eyes. I told her that the bike we have at home are okey but just for small babies like my sister. I've added that it's time for me to really learn to bike with the real one.

My Maman started to talk about it with Papa and they've decided to buy me a real bicyle :) ! A week ago we went to Decathlon where we used to buy sports materials. They offer affordable prices, many choices and brandmarks to consider. I was excited to see how my bike would look like.

Since I am a beginner my parents were really practicable to have bought this bike. The price was okey and I was really glad to have it. Included in this bike are the 2 supporting small tires to regain my balance which are adjustable and relflectible light which is detachble that permits to bike during night. Vacation is not yet over and my Maman helps me to learn biking during weekdays at the park near us. I hope to learn how to bike soon without these supporting tires on it. I am not in a hurry but I am just so excited on this new discovery and challenge that I am experiencing as a growing boy. Then I could teach my little sister to bike when she reach my age. All I could do for the moment is to be patient, learn how to balance, apply different techiniques advised by my parents and most especially bike carefully !

I would appreciate to hear recommendations from you about biking. That would be a great help !