Saturday, October 19, 2013

8

My fiery little girl turned 8 this week. She revelled in all the love and attention she received and was glowing with joy and excitement. 

Mathilde is by far the child that makes me work on myself the most. She is demanding, impatient, very sensitive and very intense. She knows want she wants. Yep, she is a lot like me.


She struggles with being the little sister of twins, with not having that unique soul connexion Mara and Aisha share. And who can blame her for that?

She is very strong-willed, extremely social and outgoing and starts 10 projects and finishes none. She loves taking care of little ones, she is very generous and so full of love.

After a particularly hard day a few weeks ago, JF and I had a good laugh impersonating her as a young adult with her partner, door slamming, foot stamping and all... When I look into her dark deep eyes, I see the woman she is slowly becoming. Not to be tamed in the least. Air and fire in their truest expression. And I keep walking this beautiful path alongside her, even when the smoke of her fire is burning my eyes...

Aisha created many games for her.
Mara made her a felt pony.
Papa gave her a woodworking set (only one tiny injury to report so far...).
 I offered her two more beautiful kits from Heidi Boyd.
A beautiful raw snack she prepared for herself.
A gorgeous handmade apron our friend Stephanie offered her. Perfect to go with the great vegetarian cookbook she received from her Mamie (we haven't found any vegan cookbook for children in French on the market... Let me know if you know of any.).

17 comments:

Joanna said...

que c est splendidement bien écrit!!!
"Air and fire in their truest expression. And I keep walking this beautiful path alongside her, even when the smoke of her fire is burning my eyes... "

c est vraiment touchant tous ces beaux cadeaux, si personnels et pas du plastique toys r us! vous êtes hot!

bonne fête Mathilde!
ps: pr être pas mal comme mathilde je confirme que c est pas évident pr personne (mon chum, moi, mes enfants)... ms c est possible :O)

montre lui comment faire :O)

becs
jo

I. said...

Joyeux anniversaire Mathilde!
Amities,
Isabelle

Catherine said...

Va falloir que tu lui donnes des cours (et à moi aussi!!), Jo!

Merci, Isabelle!

Stéphanie said...

Belle choupette!!

Francesca said...

happy birthday!
it's interesting how the youngest in a family often are the "fieriest" .

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Carine said...

Joyeux anniversaire Mathilde !

Penny said...

Happy birthday to your dear one! I wish her a year filled with joy and everything wonderful!!!

(sorry if this is a double post, for some reason my last one didn't make it - - - if it is, well, consider it twice the wishes!)

Catherine said...

Thanks a lot, Penny and Francesca!
Merci Carine!

Sarah-Our Island Home said...

Joyeux anniversaire!

Pour les livres de recettes en français, il y a P'tit chef bio de Clea et les livres de Valérie Cupillard qui sont pas mal et presque vegan.

Seve said...

Je n'ai rien trouvé autour du cru qui soit spécifiquement fait pour les enfants.

Cela demande un gros travail d'adaptation, tu penses, pour ton enfant de 10 ans ? Que remarques-tu de gênant pour son autonomie dans les livres de cuisine cru adressés aux adultes ? trop de tâches complexes ?

J'utilise pas mal Pinterest et j'essaye d'adapter, comme un livre personnel et personnalisé de recette pour notre enfant, par exemple. Tu tiens peut-être une piste, là, au cas où tu voudrais écrire des recettes de cuisine pour enfants ;-)

Catherine said...

Ah oui, Valérie Cupillard et les petits chefs bio! Merci

Seve, j'adore Pinterest aussi, mais pour ma fille, je cherchais un livre bien imagé avec un langage simple (elle commence à peine à lire...) et des recettes attirantes!

coeurtendre2 said...

La belle Mathilde!!! Catherine, je suis vraiment touchée par ce que tu écris!!!

coeurtendre2 said...

elle a de la chance d'être aussi bien entourée!

Catherine said...

Merci, Lucie! Oui, elle est bien entourée cette petite fille d'amour!