Friday, September 25, 2009

Les Bagels !






C'est Bon!






Sagey shows her poppyseed with butter






We waited for everyone to be served. Then Sylvie (La Matrise) said "Bon Appetit!" and all the children answered in a sing-song "Bon Appetit!" and then proceeded to dig in....







"S'moret" was the closet approximation to cream cheese. We also had confiture and du beurre...two brave children tried the bagel with "cream cheese" and the rest chose either the jam or butter. (Sagey had butter).





Bagels are ready! When one of the children heard what we were doing today, she said "C'est genial!" They were also very excited to smell and taste the bagels. While the bagels baked, I talked a little about New York and showed some photos.



Ready to bake









Garnished with sesame and poppy seeds




Then we boiled them






We formed the bagels and set them aside to rest




Sagey is not yet completely comfortable with the trough



First we washed hands at the big trough in the bathroom....


Sagey's teacher asked me to come in and talk about New York, sing a song (hardest part for me) in English, and prepare an "American" recipe. Sagey and I chose to make bagels with her class! Communicating was definitely a challenge, but the kids were very patient and everyone had a really nice time. And, the kids ate every crumb!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Danse sur la glace 2



A gulp of water






Silas de-skates









Wishing Mommy would put the camera down and take off her skates.





Taking all their warm stuff off. It was sunny and low 70s outside the rink, which made it hard to dress for.








Baba





Some type of game





Against the plexiglas of the rink




Framed



Silas with hula hoop. The French seem to use hula hoops frequently.



And she's up!
Almost there....



Photo 3


Photo 2

Photo 1

So here is the series that Sagey requested...highlighting her superb ability to get up from the ice.





Sagey sees Mommy.



Sagey just getting through the obstacle







Sagey



Receiving some instruction....




Sagey skating around the rings



Silas is on the ice!


Our second skating lesson was once again, a huge success. After watching them fall and get up and fall and get up and look clueless (Sagey), I thought, "oh no, now we've paid and they are going to hate it, it looks awful", they both emerged flushed and thrilled with themselves and skating!
Looks like I will spend my Wednesday afternoons freezing at the rink, tying and untying laces with a blade wedged against my leg. Luckily, at the French rink, they have a bar you can hang out in while you watch your kids skate.