Helping Opa...

You all know I love working outside! And helping Opa is one of my favorite!

Preparing the soil for the vegetables and potatoes: of course I can't let Opa work alone, he needs my help and fast!

Hard-working-Niels

Bokrijk Speeltuin (playground)

As the summer approaches the sun invites more and more people to go outside and enjoy the first sunshine of the year.  And that includes us!  Even Mama who is normally afraid to get tan and play under the heat of the sun was outside enjoying it!

Last weekend Papa had a great idea to go to Bokrijk and play at the humongous playground they have there....good for about...ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE WORLD!

Pictures below will show how much I enjoyed!

First Papa was sliding with me...second try..."ONLY NIELS!" I shouted.

 Going around with Papa

Crossing the hanging bridge

 Watching all those go-carts pass by...hmmm...I want that too!

 On the baby slide...boring!

Walking across on the wooden balk 

 Resting under the shadow of the mini-cottage with Papa

 Sitting with the girls...ehem...they liked me though!...and I liked them too!

 And making Papa superduper DIZZY!

 Playing in the giant sandbox

 See-saw with my best bud

Munching my ice cream on a quicky break

And escaping Papa...I dont want to go home yet!!!!

So now you see, how much fun I had!

And for a last show..a short film of myself getting dizzy...

Ciao,

Niels

Niels sandbox in the making

The weather man was finally right!  Today, as to what they said on weather news...its 21°C!  And that's what you can really call WARM!

Yesterday mama, papa and me of course hurriedly drove to dreamland to get my "zandbak"...15 mins before closing...we got there, ran inside and ordered the sand box, paid and went home....oh I mean play with the "glijbaan" slide first and then went home.  I was very disappointed though cause Papa told me we will buy sandbox but all we brought home were planks of wood!  and no sandbox nor sand!  I was crying the whole time on the way home!

But anyways, they explained to me that Papa will still have to fix the sandbox and then sand will be delivered on tuesday and then I can play!!!!!! YUPEEE!!! Afterwards everything was OK...I understand now.  First make and then play :-)

So, I want to show you that Papa was busy the whole day today fixing the sandbox and the hole for it..and now we just have to wait for the sand to arrive!

I helped Papa with the planks

And checked if Papa measurements were correct

Drink Break!

Time to dig the hole!

Helping Papa with the soil

Here you go!

And after the hole was bordered off, our neighbor Arthur paid me a visit and we played together in the forest with our own tools!

We were busy too!

And Louise came to peep as well :-)

See you guys tomorrow!

Sunny little boy Niels

Sunshine! Sunshine!

Just makes everyone cheerful and happy!  Do I need to say more?

Playing football with Papa

Riding around with my bike

Laughing when mama took my picture

And a smily-chocolaty-face after a snack!

Ciao!  Hoping for mooooore sun to come!!!

Jolly Niels

News about my kapatid

Days are getting long, it means my playing time as well...I thought...but its not true (hehe). However, I can go outside more often now and play with my bike. Have long walks with Mama and Papa, feed the deers, help Papa in the forest and in the garden, and gather nice pebbles “mooi steentjes” from the parking of the Hall at the back (haha, I hope I wont get caught).

Even if Im a little bit sick as of this moment, it does not really matter to me...I play outside until I fall on my knees from tiredness.

Enough of me though, we have here some news about my kapatid! Everything is OK with the baby and its growing good and fast! Last 1 March its just 6,5cm long and a month after its already 10,1cm! My little kapatid* is following my footsteps! Mama said I was growing fast also when I was still in her womb.

Hope we can have another photo soon!

01 March 2010: 6,5cm (our itsy bitsy tiny winy little baby)

01 April 2010: 10,1cm

Till next time!
Nielske

Translation: Kapatid = Sibling = broertje/zusje

The Easter Bunny passed by!

Its that time of the year again when the week is holy...no bells ring until Easter Sunday at 3pm and when the bells dont ring it means...they are distributing easter eggs everywhere! Easter Bunnies are helping as well! And this year they did their job good even if the weather was not really cooperating.

First at home and then to Oma...everywhere there are easter eggs!!!! Believe me!  Celeste and I also got pair of clothes from the bunny! Thanks Easter Bunny!

Me filling up my kruiwagen

Just put an egg in my mouth, hehe

Opa showing me the talking egg

Opa, me and Celeste watching baby tv :-)

 
Ciao!
 
Niels