Summary
It is now summer, and Lumi is really enjoying it. She loves to swim and loves the ease of throwing on shoes and heading out the door (instead of putting on an additional couple layers).
She has real moments of kindness with us and with others, which is encouraging to see.
Social
14.6 she told me that she spoke with one of the boys in her class who is a delayed speaker and he happily responded as much as he could and she said "so i'm a little bit friends with him". we are so proud of her -- this is a kid who is picked on a lot by the older boys.
In Mazan, she and Adele really got along. Unfortunately, it was at the expense of Clémence, and they left her out a lot.
At barnehage, Toni and Helmine are her best friends.
Leisure
Weeks 23 and 24 were friluftsliv uker here in Oslo, so they have trips every day. It's great that she gets to do all these different things, but one effect is that Lumi is quite tired every day.
She doesn't have any favorite toys lately. Her area of focus in the living room is her "treasure box" which is full of interesting things like beads she finds. It is out of Otso's reach and it holds an aura of mystery and excitement for him.
We went to a flea market to replace the kids' lost clothes, and picked up some cheap dress up clothes for all the kids to play with. Lumi liked them all: Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and snow white.
She really loves the pool in Mazan. We need to plan swim time for her in the fall, even if it isn't organized lessons.
She's into Star Wars now! we have read the Lego kids' book of A New Hope, and watched most of Phantom Menace.
Learning
We're doing some fun games where we make up stories together. Like "...and then they saw a big hairy ..." and she has to fill in the noun.
28.6 she made up a great story to accompany her drawing. it was very creative and we were impressed.
Language
Since the other kids we are staying with in Mazan speak French, Norwegian is the common language. It is fun to hear her speak it so comfortably.
She loves those activity magazines for kids, so Kimmo had a friend get a couple in Finnish to keep her Finnish strong.
Food
She still isn't a terribly enthusiastic eater for most things. Watermelon and berries are notable exceptions.
30.6 she declared the grilled steak "the best meat in the world"
Health
Now that it's warm, she has been wearing shorts more, and therefore skinning her knees more.
She got a fever on 3.7 (as did Otso). Perhaps they picked it up on the plane.
Stats
size: 110 (5T) or bigger in most clothes. 28 shoe, maybe 29.
height: 110 cm on 1.5
weight: 17.9 kg on 8.5
favorite color: blue
favorite food: watermelon
Events
5 - 9.6 isä gone
6.6 helmine joined us for dinner
11.6 helena joined us for dinner
18.6 Maja birthday party
19.6 Raija birthday party
20.6 toni joined us for dinner
22.6 sommerfest at barnehage
22.6 sommerfest at barnehage
24.6 flight to Paris
25.6 train to Avignon, loss of suitcase, arrival in Mazan
1.7 train back to Paris, dinner with Mama Dollie and Isabel
2.7 flight home to Oslo
Random
22.6: "I'm going to be a pizza man when I grow up. Or a trash man! And every day when you guys put the trash I will get the trash. "
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