Tenerife Sun

At the end of February, we took a quick 5-day getaway trip to Tenerife, part of the canary islands. These islands are similar to Hawaii, in that they are volcanic, in the middle of the ocean, and are blessed with good weather year round. We however had bad luck with the weather and had mostly overcast and slightly colder weather than usual. Not that you'd be able to tell with these pictures.

Carnaval

Here is Luke celebrating Carnaval (Mardi Gras) at his daycare. He loved the chocolate cake but hated the confetti! And in case you were wondering: he's wearing a dog costume...

2 months old

She's all smiles as of late, and talks non-stop if you'll let her!

Family Picture

This picture was taken last month, but I only just recently downloaded it from my camera. I really like it because (1) it shows all four of us, (2) Luke is sort of smiling, and (3) it shows Lydia staring at her brother, which she does ALL the time. She is in awe of her brother and can't keep her eyes off him when he is near. Very cute! PS: Lydia looks very tan but in fact she was born with a mild case of jaundice that took a while to go away.

Let it snow...

Most of Europe, including places far south like Provence and Spain, was "blessed" by record amounts of snow this past week! It's been fun to re-discover the joys of snow with Luke, who loves to throw snowballs but hates having snowballs thrown at him! Truth be told, I'm a bit tired of the snow now (week 3) - no one knows how to drive in the snow here, there are very few snowplows to clear and salt the roads, and people don't clear their sidewalks, making walking around the city a treacherous affair. I almost miss the rain!

Also this week: Lydia turned 1 month old! She's doing great, plumping up a bit more every day.

Winding up the throwing arm


Putting snow in my bucket


I'm 1 month old!

LYDIA!!

Most of you know already that Lydia Davina Melitha Tiersky was brought into this world on December 11, 2009 at 9:03am. The birth went superbly well, as well as the recovery afterwards. Lydia is now four weeks old and is an easy-going baby. We are thrilled to have her around! Big brother Luke is adjusting, sometimes nicely sometimes not, to having a little sister.

Here are a few of our favorite pictures:

Hanging out at the hospital


The proud papa, just minutes after the birth


Luke eating my lunch at the hospital, with Lydia happily snoozing in her crib


Day 3 - she's a good sleeper


US passport ID picture


Luke and Alex playing in the snow on our balcony. We've been getting record snowfall here!

Where has the time gone?

October and November flew by, and now it's december already and I only have 10 more days to go until the baby is "supposed" to come out. High time to update the blog with some of our favorite pics from october and november!

Luke listening to the baby with his stethoscope:


And kissing his little sister:


This was an early birthday celebration for my brother and Luke, who both share the same birthday. Luke also loved playing with his big cousins Tanguy and Eloise. He still talks about them!


In early november we did a weekend getaway with our close friends and their kids to ... east flanders. Ok, not a very exciting destination, but we had a good time regardless! Here are my friends zoe and alexia. We were all born within a few weeks of eachother.


Here's me and daddy being silly for Halloween:


November 16 was my birthday, and I had not one, not two, but three birthday parties. I understand that when I blow out a candle I get a gift! My favorite birthday party was with my pals Zoe and Alexia. We all received way too many gifts, but mostly our daddies enjoyed playing with the toys!




Next posting will hopefully be of the new baby!! Stay tuned!