Laurens

Noah has a 12 year old cousin named Laurens.

Laurens is great with little kids and Noah absolutely adores him.

When he is big, he wants to be just like him.

He already started being like Laurens by copying his spikey hairdo.

He often wants us to put lots of gel in his hair , than he will look in to the mirror and says: IK BEN LAURENS.....I am Laurens!

Funny stuff!

Noah's First Sports Day

Last Friday I organized a Sportsday for the kids in Noah's class

I had never done a sportsday for 4 year olds, but it went really well and the kids had a blast.

With the help of Lance Murgatroyd ( Liam's dad) and some other parents, we did 3 actvities with the kids and in between there was a break for them with healthy snacks and drinks.

The highlight for the kids was, without a doubt, the Sponge Ball Throwing.

In this event they were supposed to throw a wet sponge ball at dads, teachers or at other kid's faces. The 'victims' had to put their heads through a hole in a board. It was hilarious and the kids just loved it!

Just check out the pictures and see for yourself.

At the end of the day there was some kind of awards ceremony and all the kids got a gold medal for their efforts.

Noah asked me if we can do Sports Day again this week........

I don't think so....I am still recuperating.....

Ayla

Indo Girl !

Our kids just love water! Ayla is just like Noah when he was little . She just always wants to be in the water.

We see a fountain? She needs to touch it. We see a pool? she wants to go in it. A sink? She wants to sit in it....

I guess we can't complain too much...at least we have clean children!

The King and the Queen.....and more....

I know that I posted something a while ago about the kids dressing up.

But I just have to do it again. These photos are just too cute and it doesn't happen too often that Noah is in a kissing mood....

Doggy wants to go out.....

Pirate Noah

Play Grounds

One of the disadvantages of living in Jakarta is the fact that, because of the heat, and the lack of nice parks the kids don't get to play outdoors very much

The good news is that there are many indoor play grounds and obviously our kids go there often. They love going there and sometimes they have birthday parties there too.

Here are some pictures of Ayla and Noah 'in action' in one of those indoor playgrounds

Refreshing

Living in the tropics can be a hot and sweatty affair

Fortunately we are have a swimming pool and we definitely make the most of it.

The kids are in it almost every day and during the weekends sometimes 3 or 4 times in one day.

It is also a great way for the kids to get comfortable in the water and to learn to swim.

We know that we are very spoiled, but honestly we couldn't do without it anymore!

Easter 2007

During the Easter Holiday we celebrated Ayla's birthday on Good Friday, but her actual birthday was on Easter Day.

On Saturday we went over to our friends Rob and Tracy for their annual Easter Egg Hunt Party. It was a nice party with lots of excited kids looking for eggs. According to Noah, the Easter Bunny had not done such a good job, because the eggs were way too easy to find.

On Sunday we went to the Gran Melia Hotel, the place where Sue and I first met in August 1997, for Easter brunch with Butch and Lorly and their girl Mariska.

They had a special section for kids where they had organized all kinds of activities. Great idea, so the parents had some time to eat their lunch in peace...

We'll be back next year!