http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos en Island Island Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:38:00 +0200 daily 1 Saturday we had great sunshine again, so we went for a little trip to the Baltic coast. We are usually doing a little game, before we go for a trip, we all can make a little wish what we like to do. This time Jojo did wish going to the Trampolin again, I said I would like the beach and Pete didnt really know , so Jojo said: Papa, what do you want? Is it to go to some shops ? Or something nice to eat... Jojo knows her Daddy...            Pete and Jojo in the Saltwater Swimming Pool in Groemitz. Jojo loves to be in the water and can never get enough. Pete can through her 2 meters in the air and she lands laughing in the water again... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:38:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Swimming/15/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Swimming/15/ here are some pics from Pete in Israel, were he went with Marmelade. Pete at the mixing desk for the soundcheck in 38 C degrees in the shade...in the Amphitheater in Afula / Israel Pete in Tel Aviv at the "Beach"... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:23:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Isreal/14/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Isreal/14/ Last weekend Pete has been away for 3 days, he flew to Israel for  gig. 3 days was the longest time Jojo hasnt seen her dad. She saw her uncle Yogi that weekend so she was a bit distructed, but as we picked him up again from Hamburg she was very excited and very happy. Pete had to sit in the car next to her and hold hands...  This sunday we my brother Yogi with his band from Uganda - The Ndere Kids - . THere were playing in hamburg and have just a wonderful show. Jojo on uncle Yogis arm talkint to Steven, Manager of the Ndere Kids The group got the first price on the Street Festival "Altonale" in hamburg   (with Yogi in the back as there tourmanager, driver, translater, mother, nurse and agony aunt and FRIEND)   Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Daddy-away/13/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Daddy-away/13/ This time we went to a gig in Wurzen, near Leipzig. At 6 oclock in the morning we were on the motorway, Jojo was happy chatting on the back seat. After about 250 miles we had the first break, we found something with a nice little playground for Jojo and a burger for pete... Then we continued to Wurzen, a little town in the East.The Equals were supposed to play on a Cityfestival on the market place. Our tiny little hotel (about 500 years old) was direct at the market with a view to the stage (and to hear...) Wurzen is the place of birth of Ringelnatz, a german poet, I had to tell Jojo about 5 times one of his poems:  Joachim Ringelnatz In Hamburg lived a couple of ants, Who decided once, "Let's go to France!" By Altona, on the Chaussee, Their aching legs caused them to say, "A shorter trip, that would be smart, We'll just leave off the final part." We browsed around the beautiful market place and Pete and Jojo refreshed with some... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:11:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Ringelnatz/12/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Ringelnatz/12/ We had a nice sunny weekend again! And friday Penny and Erwin came for a visit till saturday. Fridy morning we did a little trip with the boat to the beach of the river Elbe in Hamburg. Only short because we promised Jojo to pick her up early that she could enjoy as well our visitors. Pete, Penny and Erwin in Hamburg at the beach of the river Elbe In the afternoon we went to the garden for a BBQ. Penny and Jojo in the garden Saturday morning they left again and we decided to make a little daytrip to the Baltic Coast again. We spend 2 hours at the beach, it was a bit windy, so we rented a "beach-basket". > Than we went to the playground of course and after that Jojo could go an the Trampolin shortly. Today on sunday her friend from the Kindergarden came to the garden, they played about 6 hours nicely together. (after a while Max said to Pete: You can do Dinner now, Im very hungry). On the way... Sun, 25 May 2008 20:37:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Weekend/11/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Weekend/11/ Today we spend a day in the garden and had a nice BBQ. Jojo had the slice and her pool out. We had the other kids from the neighbours around, they askes Pete things like: "havent you got some sweets"....   Jojo in her "pool" in the garden We were back home about 6 because it was the last evening Yogi was in before he is going on tour again. Jojo wanted us to go out because she wanted to stay with him on his own. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:15:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Whitsun/10/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Whitsun/10/ Wednesday we took in this wonderful weather a day off to go to the sea at the Baltic Coast at Groemitz. Everybody of the 3 of us could choose something to do, so Jojo decided to go to the playground, Pete wanted to walk through the walking street and I wanted to go to the beach. So first we went to the playground, which is direkt at the beach, than we had a little picknick at the beach and Jojo and Pete playes long at the water which was only about 13 degress C. After a couple of hours at the beach we had a nice walk in the walking street. We left Groemitz at about 7 pm and thought Jojo would be asleep immidialt , but she was so excited that she was happily chatting all the 1 1/2 hours home... At home uncle Yogi was in the kitchen to make a fresh juice so jojo had to help of course, she wasnt asleep before 10.00 oclock. It was a wonderful day in this sunny weather . Fri, 09 May 2008 13:37:14 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/daytrip/9/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/daytrip/9/ Finaly we went to Paderborn, Jojo was counting the days to go as well with "her" uncle Yogi. 2 days before she said: two days more sleeping and all is over...   Pete und Jojo on the way with their lugage to the Gig... We left the house very early on saturday, we had I big streetfestival in our road as well and later we wouldn´t have managed to get out. Jojo was sitting in the back with Yogi, we thougt they could both sleep a little bit, but Jojo didnt stop talking all the way. It was just nice, both sitting in the back and holding hands... We arrived after 3 hours in Paderborn and we immidialty went to the cityfestival around the corner from the hotel. Pete looked at the stage the Equals were supposed to play later. After we went to a playground to meet my brother Reini with Claudia and his sons Flavan and the baby Titus. After one hour at the playground we went to the Cityfestival again and jojo and Flavian were running... Thu, 08 May 2008 16:50:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Paderborn/8/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Paderborn/8/ Jojo is happy, uncle yogi is back. Today Pete and I had a day off and Jojo didnt go to the Kindergarden. She was so extremley happy the whole day! We went to the garden and Pete and Jojo played football. We came home and Jojo packed her little suitcase, we are all going to a gig tomorrow to Paderborn with Yogi! So Jojo is completly excited... Jojo will as well meet two of her cousins, Flavian and Titus, which are living in Paderborn.   Pete and Jojo playing football in the garden Fri, 02 May 2008 22:19:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Day-off/7/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Day-off/7/ Since Jojo is not doing her midday sleep, she is usually asleep between 6.30 and 7.30. Weekend as we were in the fresh air the whole day she was asleep already at 5 ! (ok, she is always awake at about 6 in the morning) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:59:32 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Midday-sleep/6/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Midday-sleep/6/ Yogi is gone driving a group in France for only 12 days this time. He stayed now the whole winter with us, with small breaks . As he went to Kurdistan, after he was away 3 days, we asked Jojo to go to bed and she said she cant, she has to drive her little baby doll in her buggy because her baby is crying. We asked her why her baby is crying and she said "because my uncle is gone".... Now Yogi has been gone for 10 days and I picked her up from the Kindergarden, she didnt say once in the last couple of times that she was missing him, of course she is mentioning him every day "my Yogi"... Today she played in the afternoon in the flat and suddenly she sat down and was crying very much and cryed desperate "I want my uncle, I want my uncle". We feel so sorry for her, it breaks my heart... Luckily he is coming back in two day, than he will stay an other 10 days and than he will be on tour for about 3 month...    Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:37:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/uncle-on-tour/5/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/uncle-on-tour/5/ Jojo is happy, she loves our new washing maschine. She has still not forgotten that she was bitten by Enno, the boy in her kindergarden. When we pick her up she comes out and says laughing: I was not bitten today... She said, Mama, nobody is alowed to punsh somebody or bite, when somebody does it to me, I have to say very loud "NO" or I have to help other ones... I asked very carefully : are you alowed to hit back? She said: Of Course not, never! Than a couple of minutes later she asked me: Or mama? I must say, I dont know really, I dont think they should learn in that age to hit for any reasons somebody. but do they have to learn to defense themself? Or should they only learn with 3 years there is never a way of violence, that is never a solution? We dont really know what to answer her... For her it is quiete clear for the moment, the boy had done something wrong and he has to learn to behave right... In her eyes it is easy and clear, maybe we leave it like that... Pete... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:42:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/new-washing-maschine/4/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/new-washing-maschine/4/ Last week I picked up Jojo from the kindergarden and they showed me her hand, it was big, red marks on it. She was bitten by an  3 years old boy, Enno. They said she got a special "shock-sweet" (which is a normal peace of chocolote), the boy had to appologize and he brought her a coolpack. Than they talked about it with all the kids. Their are all between 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 years old and were all quite shocked. I went with Jojo to the library, on the way we passed a celebration of a shop opening and she got a ballon. She was alright. Later I asked her if she ever did bite other children and she said: NO , never, Im always nice. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:57:01 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Bite/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/jojos/Bite/1/