February 2013 Updates: The Sisters enjoy their time together and with friends

We enjoyed a surprise visit from Eyal, Inbal and their lovely girls Mika (Year 1) and Ariel (3 years old).

The girls enjoyed dress ups, the trampoline and playing in the mud – all in Hebrew!

The sunny and hot weather was occasionally broken by drizzles

Hahgoot chose the poses for this photo shoot (as she had a new dress from grandma Eti) and was frustrated Alma had her own style

The girls spent a lot of time together, either playing nicely or wrestling and quarrelling...

After school each day they have a snack together while watching TV (usually a DVD in Hebrew) and then play.

Their communication and interaction, both physically and verbally, has improved greatly. Below, left: Hahgoot wanted to pick Alma up and discovered it was too hard. When Alma was a baby she refused to even hold Alma in her lap. Now it is a bit late... Alma will probably be able to pick HER up soon...

They spent an afternoon trying to connect the two vehicles with string. I let them solve the problem themselves. Hahgoot still refuses to learn how to tie a knot (beyond the very first step) so I had to help a bit.

In the afternoons they enjoy riding bikes and scooters around the yard.

Hahgoot wanted to ride her scooter and Alma wanted to play doctor, so I suggested they do a dramatic story, where Hahgoot “falls” off her scooter and Alma comes in the “ambulance” to treat her. Everyone’s happy!

This came in handy as a few days later Alma really fell down in the yard and Hahgoot could really take care of her. Progress with empathy! In our next presentation: Sharing play time adventures!