"Nack"

Kees kept asking for a "nack." I couldn't figure out what he was talking about for a few days...until I realized he was saying "snack." I thought nack was a new Dutch word he had learned at school. We also have been working on potty training. Kees has decided that it is okay to go pee in his underwear because as he said, "Mama wash." Oh boy...

Puzzle

It was a cold, wet, rainy day here so Kees had a day in his pajamas and had fun playing with a new puzzle. Marley got in on the fun too.
Kees enjoys having a little buddy around to play with.

Biking and Birds...

Here is Kees waiting to go for a bike ride to the city. Dog always comes along on the bike too. :)
We stopped by a canal and noticed that there was a nest of baby birds! Kees thought that was pretty neat to see the mom bird feeding the baby birds.
The nest just along the bike path in the canal.

Kees came into the kitchen tonight while I was doing dishes and asked for a poky. I asked him again several times what it was he wanted. He then thought for a minute and said, "fork!" I always tell him careful its poky so he thought that was what you called it :) ha.

Marley!

This is our sweet little Marley! She has been enjoying exploring her new home. The first day she spent under our bed not sure what to make of the toddler living in her new house. Today she played with Kees for the first time and even sat with him on the couch. If Kees keeps calm then she is okay with him. When he begins to be too much for her she will run up stairs and hide out on the third floor!

Soup...I mean Marley!

We just got home from picking up our sweet Marley. So, I know that we have been saying that the name is Soup but after meeting her and seeing her adorable little face Soup just didn't sound right for her. On the way home we heard Bob Marley on the radio and Steve said, "Marley." It stuck and so that was it! Kees shared the backseat with Marley on the drive home. Kees seems to be very curious about this cat that was coming home with us. She is very sweet and didn't make a sound the entire drive home. Tonight we have here in the Laundry room to rest. I just checked on her to get a picture but she was hiding behind the washer so I will have to get pictures tomorrow.

Crochet

Some of my latest crochet projects...
I decided it was time to learn to change colors. Black and white scarf and hat set.
Turquoise, cream and white scarf for spring.
Working on different sized flowers...

Tulips!

Beautiful pink tulips!
When you have dinner guests or guests in general to your home it is a Dutch tradition to bring the hostess flowers. We had some of our fellow missionary friends over the other night and she brought me these beautiful tulips!

Chalkboard Paint

This is a super easy project! Find a cute frame then paint the glass with chalkboard paint. Done!

I made this one for our kitchen with the menu saying in Dutch 'Seize the day'

The Little Blond Boy...

We have been blessed to have great neighbors. They are a family of six. The youngest daughter is 6 years old and goes to the same school as Kees. Kees loves to stand at the fence and look into their yard to see what they are doing. They have gotten used to a little blond boy always looking through the fence. The other day I heard the mom tell the daughter not to water the plants next to the fence because she might get Kees wet. Kees has been enjoying dressing himself so he is pictured here in a outfit of his choice. :)

Ballerina!

My days as a professional ballerina!

Koninginnedag (Queen's Day)

The King and Prince Kees having pannekoek dressed in their royal Orange clothes.
April 30th was Koninginnedag in the Netherlands. It is the official birthday that honors the mother of Queen Beatrix (pictured above) Queen Julianna.
This is princess Maxima. A real life princess!