MAAYAN LEVI SEGOLI
born: 26 December 2003 in Beer Sheva
March 2010
- Maayan discovers Scrabble
Lots of dictionary looking, and more a cooperative than a competitive
game, but I'm sure they're enjoying Scrabble just the same.
February
2010 - Purim
Lotem (front left) and Maayan (back right), in fancy dress, listening
to the reading of the megilla -
the Purim story as recounted in the Book of Esther.
February
2010 - Maayan and Lotem visit the Monterey Aquarium.
January
2010; The Segolis have some new pets - a boa constrictor called Licky (see This week's Picture and Lotem with the boa) and a tarantula. Who
could ask for nicer pets? Enjoy, Maayan and Lotem. We'll stick to
Flopsy and Lopsy.
Maayan and Lotem with their pet tarantula
October 2009
- Rock climbing at the Davis Farmers' Market
For Maayan, the highlight of a visit to the Davis Farmers' Market was
the rock climbing. He scaled the rock with no apparent fear, and then
repeated it twice!
(More pictures of the Farmers Market - Lotem
and face-painting.)
August 2009 -
Changing a flat tire on a California road.
August 2009
- 1st day at an American school.
Maayan's initial excitement gave way to worry about new friends and new
language. It'll be hard at the beginning but he'll be speaking English
like a native in a few weeks. See also This
Week's Picture of 29 August 2009.
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December 2008 - Maayan's 5th birthday party
Maayan's birthday is on December 26th, and when we phoned him to sing
"Happy Birthday" he pointed out that it was only his "date" not his
birthday. His birthday would be the next day - the day of his party.
We assured him that we would also sing him "Happy Birthday" the next
day at the home of Saba Avraham and Savta Yael in Mevaseret .
Most of Maayan's cousins were there - Nitzan, Rotem, the twins Ido and
Amit, Dani, Itamar (see Itamar's page)
and Amit (see Amit's page)
and they all enjoyed the special dinosaur cake that Granny Doreen and
Dani (see Dani's page) had baked
and prepared.
.
friend Peri was also there with Alma and Eviatar
Cousin Rotem had her birthday a few days ago so we also sang "Happy
Birthday" to her, and lifted her and Maayan 5 times .
December 2008
- A visit to Pini Amitai
Maayan's visit to Pini Amitai, author of numerous books on animals, was
full of interesting things
like furry spiders
and even snakes
Click here to see the book that Maayan
wrote for Pini. (Press the PgDn
key there to go from page to page )
December
2008: Chanukah at Maayan's
kindergarten
Maayan's kindergarten celebrated
Chanukah a bit early this year. Maayan had a wonderful time - in
the show they presented he had two roles -
He was a Maccabi soldier
...
... and
ALSO a candle!
This year, the parents also put on a play, and Maayan was proud that
his father was one of the actors.
Maayan is in the front row, second from the right.
Maayan also wants us to know that in addition to the show he also ate sufganiot (doughnuts) and levivot (traditional potato
pancakes).
October
2008 - Stretching exercises with granny Doreen.
A great thing about granny Doreen sleeping over at Sde
Boqer is the exercises in the morning. (see here also)
September
2008 - A family trip to Makhtesh Ramon - the Ramon Crater
August 2008 -
Welcome to the Yaniv twins
Maayan gives a congratulations kiss to Aunt Naama, who is holding one
of her new-born twins.
See also: This Week's Picture
(23 August 2008), Lotem's page,
Welcome to the Yaniv Twins.
June 2008 - End
of year party at Maayan's kindergarten.
April 2008 -
a week in Hofit
After the seder, Moran and Michal went back to Sde Boqer, and we
offered to look after Maayan and Lotem for the week. We had a most
enjoyable (and tiring!) time with them. Considering their ages (4 and
2) and that they were away from their parents, they behaved wonderfully
with a minimum of crying and moaning. They were kept busy
"helping"
Doreen cook (they made special passover muffins, see Recipe of the Month), going to a
children's
musical, helping in the garden (picking ripe loquats), picking
mulberries from some wild trees in the area, playing games, watching
TV, and listening
and singing to children's passover songs over and over again. They
enjoyed the petting and playing with Flopsy, and kept their distance
from Lopsy, who is too old to have any patience for kids (and who was
being "dogsat" while the Rons were overseas.). See also This Week's Picture and the
page of Lotem..
February
2008 - A hike in the Arava near Kibbutz Yahel
The Segolis - Moran, Michal, Maayan and Lotem - went on a two day hike
in the Arava desert in the region of kibbutz Yahel. The highlight was
the bulbusim (limestone
nodules) that are found in the area. These round rocks, called bulbusim
in Hebrew after an Aramaic word for potato, consist of limestone
containing unoxidized organic matter, and are dark in colour. When
broken (which you are not allowed to do as they are protected) they
give off the "rotten egg" smell associated with sulphur compounds.
There are some more pictures on Lotem's pages, and in the archives of This Week's Picture.
January
2008 - Playing in the snow in the desert
An unusually cold winter spell in Iasrael at the end of January caused
lots of damage to agriculture. The bright side was the rare snow that
fell in many places. Many Israelis have never, or only very rarely,
seen snow, and the white attraction drew many visitors. Jerusalem even
had a Snowman competition. The above pictures of Maayan with some
friends and their snowman was
taken in, of all places, the middle of the Negev Desert, in Mitzpeh
Ramon.
See picture of Lotem in the snow.
January
2008 A visit to a petting zoo with granny.
While Michal was overseas at a conference in Hungary, Moran stayed over
on his way up north with the kids. (see archives of This week's Picture).Doreen
took the opportunity of taking them to a petting zoo at kibbutz Givat
Haim. There are
also some pictures on Lotem's page.
January
2008 - Maayan's 4th birthday party
Maayan blew out his candles at the kindergarten on his birthday, but
the family celebrated his 4th birthday during a weekend in Sde Boqer.
Friday night was Sushi night, with everyone trying their hand at
rolling sushi; on Saturday we went for a hike in Nachal Zin and then
had lunch together.
Click here for more details and
lots of pictures., and here for This Week's Picture of 5
cousins bathing together.
There are also pictures on the pages of Danielle,
Lior, Itamar,
and Lotem.
Channukah
2007
November
2007 - Segoli Housewarming party in Sde Boqer
May 2007: A hike by Nahal Kina (near Arad)
After
a long hike, a cool dip in the pool. And when you're tired, you can
sleep ANYWHERE!
April 2007 - A visit
to Hofit, and to the Golan with
Granny, and waving the flag on Independence Day
April
2007 - Passover week
The Segolis stayed
over on 2nd Passover eve and Maayan poured the wine into our new "wine
distributor" contraption.
The next day we had a lovely
time in
Caesaria with the Segolis and Danielle and Lior. This picture is typical of Maayan. While
Dani, Lior and of course Lotem (with her big cousins) were
getting interested in an ancient column converted ibnto a water basin,
Maayan (at the back of the picture) was busy looking at either some
plants or most probably some ants or other insects. ( See also the pages of
Lotem,
Lior and Danielle, and the picture of the week.).
January
2007:
Although here he is playing "Noah's Ark" with his cousins, Maayan's
view of animals is not restricted to the usual 3 year old view. With both parents involved
in ecological studies with emphasis on invertebrates the
following story should
therefore come as no surprise:
Maayan, like all children, loves animals. The other evening
when Maayan was having difficulty falling asleep, Moran told him to
think about
giraffes, zebras and hippos and so enjoy sweet dreams. "No Abba," replied
Maayan, " I want to think about millipedes, isopods, spiders, ants and
the tiny ones" (referring to the very small harvester spider).
December
2006 - Maayan Segoli's 3rd birthday party.
We celebrated Maayan's 3rd birthday today
at Kibbutz Dvir. For an account and pictures click here.
October
2006 - A visit to Ramat Hanadiv
During the Sukkot holidays, Maayan went with Lotem, Abba, Granny and
Saba Eitan to visit Ramat Hanadiv. We had a nice walk, saw birds being
ringed, saw the ruins of an old bathhouse, and walked in the water of
an aqueduct that has been in use for over 2000 years, from the
time of the Romans. (See Lotem's page
for another picture.)
September 2006
- Yom Kippur
Here are some pictures of Maayan from the "Yom Kippur" long
weekend at
the end of September. For more pictures see the sites of
Amit, Itamar,
and Lotem
On the way down to Eilat, the Segolis stopped at Yotvata and met
Granny, Saba Eitan and cousin Itamar there for lunch. Maayan and Itamar
had fun together.
Sometimes boys' play can be a bit rough.
"O dear, Moran saw us, we'll have to stop, and listen to a lecture
about why
we shouldn't fight.."
Yom Kippur was spent at Coral World. There Uncle Aviv had to feed and
look after the animals, while the kids had a good time running around,
playing and swimming. Itamar and Maayan also helped Aviv. They
cleaned the turtles, and fed lettuce to them and to the fish. It was
lucky Itamar and Maayan were there - who else would have carried the
lettuce from place to place.
June 2006:
Blowing bubbles in the water
June 2006 -
with baby sister Lotem.
Reading a story to her; feeding her; and making her laugh.
April 2006
Greeting an ibex, and hiding!
December
2005: Maayan's 2nd
birthday party (at
Kibbutz Dvir)
December 2005
Maayan is becoming an expert scooter driver.
November
2005
Dani took this picture of Maayan petting a beetle, while Itamar looks
on fascinatedly.
Maayan with
cousins Nevo and Itai
Nickel: "Smile for the camera"
Yom Kippur October 2005
It's now a tradition: This is third Yom Kippur we have spent at Coral
World, keeping Aviv company while he fed the fish, patrolled and
generally
made sure everything was running smoothly. The three M's, Moran, Michal
and Maayan joined us and we had a lovely relaxing time. Unfortunately,
Limor couldn't be with us as she was in hospital under observation.
During
Yom Kippur, in the absence of traffic, the streets are taken over by
cyclists.
Coral World was taken over by tricyclists. Itamar rode his most of the
day, whereas Maayan was more interested in the animals.
August 2005
Reading a postcard from Granny and Saba, and putting it on the fridge
with the other postcards.
In the Raanana playground with cousin Danielle, and with Auntie Vered
in the Monkey Park.
Underwater!
Picnic and sleeping on the beach in Eilat, June 2005
May 2005
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman?
No, it's Maayan!
After all that flying, it's good to relax on the lawn at Perry's.
April 2005 - A visit to the Agamon Reserve and
Rosh Pina, with the Rons and Saba and
Granny.
April 2005: In Eilat, on the beach with cousin Itamar.
January 1st 2005: Maayan celebrated his first birthday (he was born
on 26/1203) at the Lahav Forest with family and friends. There are some
more pictures on Moran's Maayan
page.
December 2004: Maayan's first steps; and an interesting conversation
with
cousin Lior at Saba Eitan's and Granny's house.
November 2004
In Hofit with Daddy; babysitting Lior, Itamar and me.
November 2004:
Another hike - this time to Gishron Elyon on Mount Yoash, with
Mommy, Daddy and Granny. Can't they just let me play quietly with
blocks
or stones or sand or something?
End of October 2004
Here in Israel the rains have started. Flooding, and roads washed
away, in the south, up where we live just some light rain so far.
For Maayan it was the first time he's seen rain, and he was fascinated
by it.
Oh, well. The
fun has to end. Getting ready
for
first day at the day-care centre.
October 2004
A busy month: a hike to Mount Karkom in the Negev (see my father's
pictures), and a first visit to Jerusalem and the Western Wall
(Kotel).
About that hot desert sun when hiking in the desert: it
doesn't bother me!
August 2004.
Saba Eitan and Granny dropped in to say hello on their way back from
Eilat. Maayan wasn't feeling too well (he had a fever) but he was quite
happy to let Granny feed him and provide a soft spot for a sleep.
July 2004
Maayan went on a trip up north with mommy and daddy and Uncle Aviv,
Auntie Limor and Itamar. On the way they popped in to Hofit (Granny and
Saba Eitan were in USA) and sampled the fruit and vegetables that
Granny
and Saba grow, especially the delicious passion fruit.
Then he went for a dip at Hamat Hadar hot springs
with
cousin Itamar and Uncle Aviv (who was on his way to get alligators for
Coral World.)
June 2004
There are some lovely pictures taken by Moran on Maayan's
site.
In May 2004, Maayan, together
with his parents, moved from the
caravan
on the Sde Boqer campus to more comfortable student
accommodation. There there is much more space for playing .....
playing with Mommy
playing with daddy
playing with toes (and Alma, Perry and
Michal's daughter)
and even playing with nose and eyes!!
...... and there's so much room to read those scary stories like
Goldilocks
and the three bears .........
I'm really happy in my new home!
We know that
Maayan enjoyed
his first Purim party (he loved the
colors
and the sights and sounds, but slept during the dancing) as did the
other
M amd M's.
With so much attention being paid to Maayan on his
visit to Hofit (end
of March 2004), and the corresponding neglect of Flopsy, it looks like
Flopsy has decided: "If you can't beat 'em for affection, join 'em."
Both
seem very satisfied with the arrangement.
Climbing
at Timna with Daddy at the family reunion.
With proud parents, Michal and Moran. Age: 3 hours
5 days
old
With Saba Eitan and Granny
1 week old with Saba
Avraham
and with Saba Eitan
Having
a relaxing massage (4 weeks)
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