This last Sunday, I went to visit my family and it was another exciting day. Last minute, Sammy and I decided we would create a calendar with them so we grabbed supplies and ran out the door. When we got there…as usual it was warm and cozy in their apartment. After our greetings we began to lay out all our supplies on the floor—sequins, fancy paper, ruler, scissors, etc.… The little girl was so excited. Everyone was really excited. Sammy decided to draw out the boxes on a sheet of paper—once she was done we found out that there were only 6 days in her week! After laughing for a while I thought we should create a giant calendar instead…so we cut out 40 squares and then gave them to our family. Each person took turn writing a number on it when we told them a number. It was so cute that the little boy—who I think is somewhere between 5 and 7 kept showing the mother how to write each number by writing it on scarp paper prior to giving her the marker. She thought he was mocking her and would playfully hit the boy. But the boy was a very good teacher…he did not laugh when teaching he was so into it. Our calendar making did not go so well…as we did forgot the tape and glue so we told them we would bring everything back the next time.
Then came, Sarah! She had a huge bag of nail polish with her. I felt kind of bad for the older son because this activity was not very user friendly. But it was great because everyone got their nails painted and designed by Sarah. The little girl loved the nail polish so much that she would keep erasing and redoing the nail polish. It was a lot of fun…. interesting thing was that they only wanted to paint one hand because they ate with the other. Sarah was so fascinated by this. I guess I would have been too if my grandmother did not do the same thing. I guess it is a cultural thing—personal preference.
Then I saw the little boy painting his own nails…since no one asked him, he decided to do it himself! I pulled out my phone to take a picture of him. Little did I know 1 picture would lead to another hour of pictures. The two little kids would not stop posing! It was so much fun!! The girl would want to copy her little brother but not do the same thing when he asked her. It was like she wanted to be the boss. He would pick up a newspaper cover his face and then she would do the same. The kept wanting me to take more pictures. I was sad to leave…but I hope I can visit them before Easter Break! I know that I will miss them.