Quelques photos de Noel et Nouvel An:
http://picasaweb.google.com/asavineau/NoelNouvelAn#
C'etait tres chouette de retrouver toute la famille!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
St. Nicolas
Last weekend all the children in Belgium celebrated St. Nicolas. He's not quite the same as Santa Claus, although the similarities are abundant. If you're interested in what this event is about, read all about it on the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas
Or even better, read David Sedaris hilarious short piece on it: http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS
Anyway, like all good little children in Belgium, Luke got several gifts in his shoe. His included a little tricycle, which was actually a gift from Alex's cousin John when Luke was born. Thanks John!
For St. Nicolas, my work also organized an afternoon at the circus for all employees with children. We hesitated taking Luke, thinking it might be a bit much for him, but in the end we took him and he loved it. His favorite act was the elephant, followed by the horses, followed by the cows (yes, this circus had a cow act!). Unfortunately we didn't take many pictures, except for one of Alex and Luke walking towards the circus.
Or even better, read David Sedaris hilarious short piece on it: http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ1202-DEC_SEDARIS
Anyway, like all good little children in Belgium, Luke got several gifts in his shoe. His included a little tricycle, which was actually a gift from Alex's cousin John when Luke was born. Thanks John!
For St. Nicolas, my work also organized an afternoon at the circus for all employees with children. We hesitated taking Luke, thinking it might be a bit much for him, but in the end we took him and he loved it. His favorite act was the elephant, followed by the horses, followed by the cows (yes, this circus had a cow act!). Unfortunately we didn't take many pictures, except for one of Alex and Luke walking towards the circus.
More birthday pictures
These are from a birthday party we had with other friends (whose babies also turned 1 recently)
Sporting the latest Belgian fashionable hats:
The cake is ready!
Yummy!
Sugar high!
Sporting the latest Belgian fashionable hats:
The cake is ready!
Yummy!
Sugar high!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Milestones
Luke's been trying to walk for some time now, but tonight he took his first series of steps (5 in a row). We were so excited and Alex grabbed the camcorder just in time to record most of his efforts. Shortly thereafter, we also got him to brush his teeth for the first time without making a fuss. We've been working on that for some time!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Fall Update
Alex and I just returned from a lovely 4-day getaway to Valencia, Spain...without Luke in tow! This is the the longest stretch that we left him alone (well, with papy and mamy). Everyone survived, and Alex and I did manage to talk about something other than Luke...some of the time. We both feel reinvigorated by this much needed break, and by the beautiful weather that we had. On our last night there, we even dined al fresco, under the stars (and a heat lamp). Anyway, I feel so refreshed that instead of the usual cripling tiredness that hits me after I put Luke to sleep, tonight I have enough energy to update the blog!! Here are some of our favorite pictures from October - November.
Luke (re)discovering the sweet flesh of a mango:
Here are some pictures of us celebrating Halloween with a brunch and friends at our place. Luke was dressed as a devil-child while we the parents were dressed as angels. The other kids loved following Luke's tail around and pulling it.
Luke got his first haircut in November. He sat relatively still - this is post lunch and he's watching his favorite video. And yes, we saved little locks of hair...
And of course, we celebrated Luke's first birthday! Here's a series of pictures of Luke with the great new toy he received from his dad, posing for a picture with mom, going for a bday walk, and having some cake.
More bday pictures will follow, as well as pictures from our trip to Spain!
Luke (re)discovering the sweet flesh of a mango:
Here are some pictures of us celebrating Halloween with a brunch and friends at our place. Luke was dressed as a devil-child while we the parents were dressed as angels. The other kids loved following Luke's tail around and pulling it.
Luke got his first haircut in November. He sat relatively still - this is post lunch and he's watching his favorite video. And yes, we saved little locks of hair...
And of course, we celebrated Luke's first birthday! Here's a series of pictures of Luke with the great new toy he received from his dad, posing for a picture with mom, going for a bday walk, and having some cake.
More bday pictures will follow, as well as pictures from our trip to Spain!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Move over Eddy Merckx!!
Move over Eddy Merckx, there's a new cyclist in town. And I'm way cuter than you! Like my cow helmet? We're calling it the "moo" helmet.
I still need a little help getting around town.
On our way to the park:
In the park:
Taking a brake from all that heavy pedaling:
On the way home:
This is exhausting work!
Next time I'll try to make it through the whole bike trip awake.
I still need a little help getting around town.
On our way to the park:
In the park:
Taking a brake from all that heavy pedaling:
On the way home:
This is exhausting work!
Next time I'll try to make it through the whole bike trip awake.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Where did the time go?
Dear friends and family,
I'm long over due for a blog posting!! Where did the time go? I feel like I blinked and all of a sudden the summer is gone, I'm back at work full time, Alex is traveling all over the world trying to maintain world peace, and Luke is crawling his way into mischief every chance he gets. I feel like I'm truly experiencing that frantic part of life called parenthood.
To recap - the summer was great! We took one final long trip back to the states to see friends and family in August, and soaked up the warm sticky humid DC summer days. We loved every minute of it, especially Alex who reveled in his home culture. We've posted all of our pictures here. (for those interested in getting real prints (Ron, I'm especially thinking of you), you can order the pictures that you like by clicking on "prints" and following the directions. They will be mailed to you wherever you live in the world!)
We returned to Brussels in late august and I promptly started my new job at the Brussels Department of the Environment. The work environment is good, and I enjoy hanging out with my interesting and fun colleagues. But the work is very slow, a very different pace than what I'm used to. A little too slow to my liking actually.
That's about all I have time for tonight. I have a feeling that these blog postings will be a bit more sporadic than in the past, but I will do my best to keep up.
xoxo, Anouk
I'm long over due for a blog posting!! Where did the time go? I feel like I blinked and all of a sudden the summer is gone, I'm back at work full time, Alex is traveling all over the world trying to maintain world peace, and Luke is crawling his way into mischief every chance he gets. I feel like I'm truly experiencing that frantic part of life called parenthood.
To recap - the summer was great! We took one final long trip back to the states to see friends and family in August, and soaked up the warm sticky humid DC summer days. We loved every minute of it, especially Alex who reveled in his home culture. We've posted all of our pictures here. (for those interested in getting real prints (Ron, I'm especially thinking of you), you can order the pictures that you like by clicking on "prints" and following the directions. They will be mailed to you wherever you live in the world!)
We returned to Brussels in late august and I promptly started my new job at the Brussels Department of the Environment. The work environment is good, and I enjoy hanging out with my interesting and fun colleagues. But the work is very slow, a very different pace than what I'm used to. A little too slow to my liking actually.
That's about all I have time for tonight. I have a feeling that these blog postings will be a bit more sporadic than in the past, but I will do my best to keep up.
xoxo, Anouk
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