Category: Family

A living painting yesterday in Amsterdam
Clear, bright, most beautiful day was in Amsterdam yesterday. So much fun and happiness… Take a look at the first picture, isn’t a living painting of Brueghel?

Sunny winter day
I love those clear sunny winter days. Sunday afternoon at our beautiful neighborhood park. A pair of a vintage gloves, Russian tin doll and my young talented painter. I don’t know what I have with birds lately…

The end of the vacation
After two and a half weeks of winter vacation, today we are back to routine…yap….

Snowman, comics and birthdays
This time of a year it’s all about celebrations, but for us it’s a double party. One birthday of my beloved husband and one of my dear daughter are both celebrated with four days difference from each other, so we are talking about some intensive productions here…:-) The birthday of my daughter was all about…

Sinterklaas in Amsterdam
Clear blue sky and bright sun welcomed Sinterklaas this year for his visit to Amsterdam. Excited and happy children waited for him and for Piet…starting a magical time (for the children), magical and full of shopping (for the parents)…:-)

Birthday
Today is my birthday. Lots of love. happy.

Drawing challenge:breakfast
Breakfast for me is all about the loving family and friend around a table with tasty bites and beautiful dishes…Our first rhubarb’s cake ever came out super delicious – perfect morning indulgence for family stark by a flu..:-( This week challenge hosted by the talented patrice.

Summer Time
Taking a summer break…Have a wonderful, sunny, happy days…:-)

End, start and a love song- Happy weekend!
Today is last day of school. It was emotional for me to look at my daughter. Last day of first grade…so big…. One of my daughter’s class mates is in love. She is in love with a cute boy for the last two years. He is moving somewhere far. She walked in this morning- her…

A man in a matchbox, a cockroach and Annie M.G. Schmidt
Try to imagine this: Evening time, calm and quiet, soft light and you and your beloved partner sitting together and sewing a cockroach costume …yes yes the beauty of parenting…:-) Last Friday my daughter’s class celebrated the end of Annie M.G. Schmidt theme (the most loved and wonderful children’s writer in Holland).The kids could dress…

Win admiration in five simple steps
Win the admiration of your child classmate mothers in five simple steps: 1. Make an appointment in the weekend with your child classmate. Better with more than one child (in ordered to maximize the admiration factor). 2. Make sure that it’s going to be the cloudiest, stormy, rainy day of the week, and you are…

Happy birthday Liam
Liam is one year old. First birthday. My love, my happiness, my joy. Who said that give a six year old girl to decorate a birthday cake, isn’t a good idea? …;-)