M is for Mom

Monday morging mom had to go to an meeting so uncle Paul stayed to babysit. So I took for for a tour of the neighborhood, me on my bike, and we checked in on a couple of playgrounds and the bakery. We ran into this sign and I surprised uncle Paul with my literary talent when I pointed out mom's name. We had a great time, I didn't miss mom at all but when the monthly test-alarms went off I did get a bit worried and started to call out for her real loud so then she came home.

Blue in the face

Ha look, we went to the beach with auntie Annette last saturday. The weather turned on us and we had some rain and it got a bit cold and on top of that I could not play on the big trampoline so to make up for all that I got this crazy ice cream with blue sprinkles. In no time me and mom were blue in the face and soon the whole thing dropped on the floor but it was fun while it lasted!

Te Pletterpet

Yeah we're going to the finals!!!!!!!!

Family matters

Grandma is having some siblings over from Canada, like first the 'real' uncle Paul and his wife auntie Audrey (here with the other uncle Chel who lives in Holland) and now auntie Ella is staying over for the summer. Lot's of ginger haired genes in da house!!! and lots of extra attention which I love of course ;-)

Summertime, when the living is easy

keeping our hopes up for some real summer temperatures...

Vintage toys

We love to browse secondhand markets and stores and the other day mom bought me this vintage mozaiek puzzle which I love because it's so pretty. Its quite difficult (but very cosy with mom helping me along) so it's great for my attention span tra
ining ;-)

Sleeping beauty

oh yerah, of course I fell vast asleep in the car on our Land Art trip yesterday and uncle Paul made a sneak picture. So much for privacy, but then again, I look terribly sweet snoring with my sunglasses on my chin *^_^*

I love Land Art

Today was another picture perfect sunny sunday. Together with uncle Paul we went to the infamous Flevopolder to explore some renowned Land Art. After picking up the little guide at museum De Paviljoens we went on to check Lelystad first where we hoped to find this gigantic 26 meters high wire statue of a sitting man staring over the Markermeer. Sadly we didn't see it and strangely nobody we asked could recall such a statue so we'd like to report this back hoping to unravel the mystery. Next on route was Robert Morris' Observatorium which looked nearly overgrown but it was quite wicked with the echo in the middle of this modern stonehenge-circle and I especially loved the field filled with little fluffy balls of seeds which I blew off in the wind. On our slightly estranged way to the next land art destination uncle Paul got a mirage of french fries so we stranded in this pretty cool recreational park where we met a man with two parrots, we visited the rescued monkeys and played in a hedge labyrinth and more of that outdoor pleasure. It's called De Kemphaan and I personally recommend it to all my little friends as well as the parents because it was real nice and quiet and spacious and fun and that goes for the Land Art too. Hope to see some more soon!

Playmobil Planet

Oh almost forgot to post our trip to Playmobil Planet which was already two weeks ago! What can I say, it was paradise. And there was a discount store where I got to pick a wonderful three headed dragon like King Ghidora as a souvenir, along with a paper crown I wore for the rest of the week ;-)

party times 3!

Here's the photo account of my 3rd birthday triatlon, interrupted by Queensday and topped off by Liberty-day yesterday so all in all we've been partying for almost 2 weeks straight and I've been spoiled rotten with presents and fun! It started with my treating the homey's at daycare where mom's cool plates are still up for decoration.
On the morning of my 3rd birthday 'papa Theo' came and together we went to the bike store where I got to pick out my first real bike. It's the coolest bike ever and the same day I managed to ride it real well. My party started that afternoon and mom had a massive headache so she instructed everyone to be real smooth and easy. It turned out the best party ever. The adults gathered in the garden, and me and the boys, Philip, Jop and Bas mostly played inside. All the adults were amazed how sweet we were that afternoon, never picking fights or hitting each other on the head with toys ;-) Later on the party moved to the street, following the sun, and we took out all my cars and bikes to play on our wide curb. Mom had slowly recovered from her headache but was still happy the party didn't go on until dark this time.
Next day we went to the zoo where we hooked up with dad and Nolan for a birthday picnic. There was this amazing peacock showing off his feathers and we played all afternoon. I simply had the best time.
The weekend after that, the day after queensday (of which no pictures were taken because I was not exactly very cooperative that day) uncle Paul surprised us by picking us up just when we were about to drive to the grand parents. More birthday cake and presents awaited and on sunday grandma and granddad took me to this fairy-tale play and pancake place where I got the royal treatment.
Apart from my wicked bike my third birthday's theme was dominated by lots of poop and potty training stuff including super cool big boy underwear, piles of new books and tiny big boy lego and other construction toys that I adore!
Thanks everyone, I had a super duper time!

Almost 3

Hey look, mom made another birthday party photo collage, in this case me growing from 2 to 3. We're having a nice gardenparty on Saturday & I wish all of you could join!

Born actor

Oh you've noticed I am not camera shy? Well, get this: I'm getting into some serious acting. I can be really angry for real, and I can play really angry for fun. Good thing mom enrolled me into an art-magnet school. let's hope I get in. I love dancing and acting in front of the mirror, I love reading, I love making art and I love singing so I'd make a perfect student!

sunny & sweet

Boy are we happy winter is over. We're spending as much quality time outside as we can to get those vitamins under our skin. Unfortunately no pictures of our trip to the kitesurfer's beach with aunty Nienke and little Jop and big uncle Jop's fabulous birthday dinner. You'll just have to take our word for it we're having a lot of the good life *^_^*

We Love Spring

It's FINALLY spring and we just had the best weekend with tons of fun and sunny outings (I mean really, all that playing indoors drove me mad). Little Tesla's birthday yesterday was a blast with lots of kids and cakes and new toys. And today was totally awesome as well: we spent half the day at the Zoo where spring time had also kicked in. The elephants were pushing each other around, which the grownups thought was real funny. Then we swung by the flea market where we bumped into this great pirate set up... one of those days, you know.

And then darkness

So this fun picture really wasn't all that much fun cause mom and I went out to the goat farm in the forest a bit late that saturday afternoon, craving some fresh air. I had to wear these wacky vintage sun glasses that mom keeps in the car because the sun was already very low. We were the last ones to leave, and then the car was dead. So there we were in the middle of the forest waiting for some 2 hours for the ANWB-service to show up, and I can tell you it got real dark, and cold, but mom keeps a bunch of blankets in the car and had all these snacks and drinks in her bag so ... ok we made it, the two of us, like always... *^_^*

Baby Carnaval

Last weekend was carnaval in Riverland. At daycare they had already tested my Lion-look but we arrived a bit late in Riverland so grandma did the 60 second version and off we went watching the children's carnival parade. I was hooked instantly when I discovered some playground friends in the parade dressed like Zeeuws Meisje. Next day grandma and me went to see the adult parade as well, dark and cold but not to be missed! Alaaf!!

The Front Row Kid

It was fashion week in Amsterdam and I accompanied mom to several shows where we always make a nice couple on the front row. (We were photographed all the time so if you run into one of those shots on the web, let us know!) For one of these occasions (the Claes Iversen show on Friday night to be precise) I finally agreed to wear this vintage suit. I admit it wasn't so bad and everybody was full of ah & oh. Gotta make mom proud once in a while hey? ;-)

Cold Start

January has been 'old school' when it comes to the weather I've been told. Lot's of snow and awfully cold and the novelty of snow is starting to wear off a bit by now... but we don't shy away. Here's 'papa Theo' bringing me home from daycare on one of 'our' wednesdays.

Fin d'00: Happy 10's

The first decade of my century has come to a close and mom and I feel real good about starting the next, if only because we know what to call it: TWO TENS! Sounds like a winning number to us.
Here's a wrap up of our holiday story with great presents (still one of my favorite subjects I know but hey, I'm only two) like a real wicked parking garage, the complete PINK PANTHER DVD box and, well, uncle Paul really topped it off when he came by on New Year's Eve with this madly sized flat screen TV under his arm. All that good material stuff was compensated with lot's of contemplative sporty outings to the seaside and the forest and oh boy did I love the fireworks!

We wish you all a magical & memorable 2010!