Another adventure...

After 3,5 years, another adventure in the woods... It's been a long time since I experienced this kind of creativity flow - such a great experience! I love my boys!

Traveling South-South/West

It's so good to have friends and family & spending time with them!
(pic 1,left: This practical solution in my friends home made me laugh)

Mural

I finally made that mural I was planning to. We had some wall stickers already, now the landscape is added. Nice to do some painting again, a simple painting though, but with a great effect in a room. You should have seen Noah jumping on his bed for joy:-)

winter happiness

Finally some time with my 3 boys again! This weekend we went ice skating. I felt happy enjoying their company, and the combination of the chilliness and the bright sun. Beautiful!

Chased...

It's never safe in the woods...

Boat trip

Last weekend we went for a little boat trip; my father, my boys and I. What a beautiful day to be on the water. I love the joyfull moment of standing still, feeling the waves playing with the boat, the sun touching my skin and the sound of my children having fun.
They were playing with their little boats - catching gigantic waves. Great fun!





(last picture by Dick Bruna)

The zoo and a special picknick

A couple of weeks ago I visited the zoo with my boys. A great day with a special end; we had a pancake picknick with a number of friends - great friends... with small appetite;-). Pancakes for everyone!! Hmmmmm...

Winter Wonder Land

As promised - some pictures of the walk in the beautiful white winter wonder land. Sometimes it can be extremely hard to be aware of beauty around us, to be aware of the things that colour our daily life. I am so thankful for the moments I can see them and for friends who inspire me to do so. Thank you.

Snow in the forest

Yesterday two of my boys and I had a great time in a beautiful white forest - until we almost got eaten up...


Soon I hope to add some nice pictures too.

Enormous stones, small fish, lot's of fun and beauty

Last week we stayed in a Dutch area called Drenthe to spend our last week of vacation. What a great area. Love the people, the nature, the relational-, old fashioned & relaxed way of living.
Visiting hunebeds, walking through a gnome park (no, the gnomes were fake...), searching through old stuff at markets, some primitive fishing with the boys, reading, baking pancakes, eating them (ofcourse), visiting old friends (after 17 years), enjoying forests and wandering about in a zoo!








Great, great vacation!

Beach

Last week we went for holiday to Zeeuws Vlaanderen. A great week of enjoying sun, beach, a cool breeze, fun with the family, relaxing, making trips and searching for little treasures in the sand and water (we found lots of crabs, shrimps, shells and shark teeth!). It was fabulous!





Now back to work...

In the grass

Today we went to a family member's birthday and spend some hours in the sun. I loved laying in the grass - and the kids who couldn't resist jumping on top of me a few seconds later!
Have a great and sunny weekend.

DIY

Last two weekends I went to my parents house to do some DIY for them. I fixed the roof and painted a shed. It was hard work but I really enjoyed being there. And so did my two eldest boys. There is so much to see! And I loved spending time with my parents.





1 A beautiful view from the roof.
2 & 3 Enjoying a drink
4 Micha found an abandoned birds nest with 3 eggs!
5 Their (late;-) vegetable garden...

Dairy farm

Today we visited our friends who live on a dairy farm.
As a small child I regularly went to a dairy farm with my mom to buy fresh milk. I remember these moments well; the smell on the farm, the cows, the farmer... good memories...
It was great to spend time with our friends today, to chat, to have tea and to milk the cows (well, I only watched;-)

Explosion of creativity

I shared my new Ecoline with my boys (only the two oldest;-) and we had a great time playing with it. They never worked with it before so it kind of gave an explosion of creativity!





You'll have to wait to see what I worked on...