Friday, February 17, 2012
Moving!
Five years ago we arrived in Brussels with 30 cubic meters of stuff and no kids. Today, we return to DC with 50 cubic meters of stuff and two kids. What will happen five years from today??
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year 2012
Happy New Year from our family to yours. May 2012 be filled with love, laughter, good health and good fortune.
And for those we haven't told yet: We are moving back to Washington DC in late february. We are looking forward to catching up with all of our friends in the US and invite everyone to come visit us once we are settled into our new home.
And for those we haven't told yet: We are moving back to Washington DC in late february. We are looking forward to catching up with all of our friends in the US and invite everyone to come visit us once we are settled into our new home.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Lydia's birthday
My sweet little girl turned 2 years old last week. These are the words I would choose to describe Lydia at this stage in her life: spunky, independent, opinionated, flirty, funny, cheeky, adventurous, reckless, coquettish. She has a great vocabulary in both french and english and knows when and with whom to use each language. She loves to play with all sorts of toys: lego blocks, cars, dolls, puzzles, playdough, markers, stickers, wooden hammer-and-pegs set, and dress-up clothes. Her favorite tv/movie characters are the sesame street muppets and Dora. She'll walk more and further than her 4-year old brother. She's wonderful. Here are a few recent pictures:
The birthday girl wearing her birthday crown
Luke helping Lydia open her presents:
Luke and Lydia playing with Lydia's new toys
Luke putting together Lydia's puzzle and Lydia checking out her new doll accessories
Brushing teeth before bed. I love their matching pajamas!
The birthday girl wearing her birthday crown
Luke helping Lydia open her presents:
Luke and Lydia playing with Lydia's new toys
Luke putting together Lydia's puzzle and Lydia checking out her new doll accessories
Brushing teeth before bed. I love their matching pajamas!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The flipside of Facebook/Luke's 4th birthday
Ever since I joined facebook, I have neglected this blog. Sorry for all of you who check this blog from time to time. I will try to make up for lost time.
Today is Luke's 4th birthday. After his half day at school, we picked him up, fed him his favorite sandwhich ("sandwich americain avec concombre"), then drove to the circus. He was mighty impressed with the circus - we saw leopards, elephants, clowns, magicians's, hula-hoopers, and the famous "hair hanging lady". Then we went to papi/mami for dinner (roast chicken and french fries, chocolate ice cream cake) and presents. And of course, one of papi's famous puppet shows. Tomorrow we bring a cake to school to share with his friends at snack time, and sunday a few friends will be invited for a party at home. All in all, we will have celebrated his birthday 5 times by the end of the week (once with nonna, once with us, once with school, once with our closest friends, once with his school friends). Overkill perhaps?
The cake for school (joint cake for him and his friend zoe)
Papi's puppet show
Opening gifts with Nonna
Post-edit: Since I did this for Lydia, I want to do this for Luke too: choice words to describe him: My gorgeous boy is: thoughtful, deliberate, introspective, affectionate and a bit of a joker. He loves to play with his toy animals and pretending to be a lion or tiger or sabertooth tiger. His favorite tv/movie characters are the lion king and Diego from Ice Age. He dislikes walking but loves to run, and more specifically to race. He's a very sore loser (something we're working on!). He's perfectly bi-lingual french/english, and is starting to recognize letters and numbers and can write his name. He loves to wrestle with his dad and loves reading books, especially scary ones with wolves or monsters. He's a great kid!
Today is Luke's 4th birthday. After his half day at school, we picked him up, fed him his favorite sandwhich ("sandwich americain avec concombre"), then drove to the circus. He was mighty impressed with the circus - we saw leopards, elephants, clowns, magicians's, hula-hoopers, and the famous "hair hanging lady". Then we went to papi/mami for dinner (roast chicken and french fries, chocolate ice cream cake) and presents. And of course, one of papi's famous puppet shows. Tomorrow we bring a cake to school to share with his friends at snack time, and sunday a few friends will be invited for a party at home. All in all, we will have celebrated his birthday 5 times by the end of the week (once with nonna, once with us, once with school, once with our closest friends, once with his school friends). Overkill perhaps?
The cake for school (joint cake for him and his friend zoe)
Papi's puppet show
Opening gifts with Nonna
Post-edit: Since I did this for Lydia, I want to do this for Luke too: choice words to describe him: My gorgeous boy is: thoughtful, deliberate, introspective, affectionate and a bit of a joker. He loves to play with his toy animals and pretending to be a lion or tiger or sabertooth tiger. His favorite tv/movie characters are the lion king and Diego from Ice Age. He dislikes walking but loves to run, and more specifically to race. He's a very sore loser (something we're working on!). He's perfectly bi-lingual french/english, and is starting to recognize letters and numbers and can write his name. He loves to wrestle with his dad and loves reading books, especially scary ones with wolves or monsters. He's a great kid!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Easter pictures
We had the best easter weekend - beautiful weather with lots of sunshine, relaxing in the garden, many barbecues, quality time with family and friends, and two egg hunts. At times like these I realize how fortunate we are and how good we have it!
Relaxing in the shade with dad
Found a big one!
These were just at the right height and shiny enough for Lydia to see
Papy helping with the high ones
Surveying the booty with mamy
Relaxing in the shade with dad
Found a big one!
These were just at the right height and shiny enough for Lydia to see
Papy helping with the high ones
Surveying the booty with mamy
Sunday, April 10, 2011
knight Luke
These days Luke likes to pretend he is a knight. He doesn't have a knight costume though, so he makes due with what he's got. In the pictures below, he's wearing a red dishtowel over his head (the knight's helmet), sporting a slotted spoon (his sword), and holding a broom between his legs (his horse).
Pigtails
The ladies at Lydia's daycare have started pulling Lydia's hair back in pigtails. I love the look!
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