Ayla Did It!

In Indonesia all girls have their ears pierced when they are babies. We never bothered having Ayla's done when she was little. A lot of Ayla's friends have ear rings, so Ayla has been asking about having her ears pierced, she was just afraid of the pain.....
This year she said she was brave enough to do it....so we decided to have it done here in the US at the mall.
This is how it went......


You wonder who is more nervous.....Ayla or Sue?

Here we go.....Ayla awaiting the inevitable, Sue can't face it anymore......??


It is done! A few tears, but those disappeared as soon as she saw her beautifil new ear rings!!

Well done, princess!

Back in the Dog House

Yes..... we are back in the States and back in the Dog House!
Sue's sister Kathy used to have 5 dogs and got married to Jim last year, who had 2 dogs..so now there are 7 dogs in the house. Grammy who also lives with them has 2 cats.....so we live in a bit of a zoo, but the kids absolutely love it. So, who cares?
Kathy and Jim are great hosts and we are very grateful that we can stay with them every summer.
Their house is a perfect place for our kids with a big garden, in the middle of the forest._They can run, play, make noise, go crazy without bothering anybody.....( well maybe except for Sue.....)">
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Saying goodbye to opa & oma

Saying goodbye is never a nice thing, but this year saying goodbye to opa and oma wasn't so hard, because we will be back in Holland for a few days in July and we will most likely see them again.

Play Grounds

One of the cool things about our summer breaks is the fact there are such nice playgrounds everywhere in Holland and especially in the US. For us....families with small kids..... those places are great. Usually I bring coffee and something to read and the kids play....so we all have a good time!

WORLD CUP FEVER

Every 4 years Holland gets hit hard with a severe case of World Cup Fever....(if we qualify...). This year is no different and on match days everyone goes a little crazy. These pictures were taken around the match Holland-Japan...which we won 1-0

Celebrating the win with my old buddies...JanFRanco, Ben, Rene and Paul


Noah with his cousins face painted....ready to roar!

Soccer Training

Every Day Noah wants to play soccer. He even managed to persuade his oma to play with him on a couple of occasions......

Amazing Recovery

Most of you know that my dad was very sick last year. He had a heart failure and was in a coma for several days. Look at him now....What a difference a year can make!
He has made an amazing recovery and can do most of the things that he used to do before he got ill. He can go for walks, drive a car , ride his bicycle and even play a bit of soccer with Noah.
Yes...our old man is a tough one!