Niels Schoolyear 2011-2012

Hi All,

Proudly presenting Niels' schoolpicture 2011-2012.

Just a week before the photoshoot, Niels had one tooth extracted.  Still he was able to give his most charming smile that can melt every girl's heart...especially his Mama's heart ;-)

And here is the rest of his class and Juf Roos

Sugar Sweet

For my SUGAR SWEET babies!

The treasures at the end of my rainbow!

A closer look at the rainbow that ended up in our backyard...beautiful!

Niels bouwt een vogelhuisje

Niels builds a birdhouse

Yesterday afternoon I surprised Niels with another craftwork...a build-your-own birdhouse!

He loved it!  Immediately took his chair so we can start.  I explained to him how we will do it:
1. First, push the pieces out of the template
2. Second, arrange the pieces by number on the table
3. Then give Mama the pieces she needs
4. When finished, write your name on it so the bird would know who it came from
5. Lastly, paint it nicely!

And here is the result...

I asked, "Niels why do you close your eyes?"
He said, "That's how I want to look like beside the birdhouse!"
and Nina watching Plop in the background

Front Side

Back Side

However, we couldn't set it up outside until now cause it has been raining non-stop since monday....I guess wait till the sun shines again!

And that’s how the cooky crumbles... Niels version

Last weekend we had Peter Pan (Peter Danny), Tinkerbel (Veerle), Fee and Stig on the floor.  It was our Easter Brunch. Mama was busy until 1:30am the night before (that morning I mean) to prepare everything and it was a big success.

We had so much to eat and had fun creating our cookies!  All kids and grown-ups where satisfied. 

From Left to Right: Peter Pan, Niels and Papa
Playing Mario Kart Wii!

Stig and Fee enjoying our singing London Bus

Papa and his petekindje, Stig

Danny enjoying the toy airplane he never had...

Crazy boys: Niels and Papa

"Hello!" Nina waves to the camera

And after they have left, Niels started to play seriously with the ipad
and Nina had time to chew her cookie



Sample of our artistic afternoon: Cookie decorating!

The day after, Sunday, since we had some more dough leftover in the fridge for like 50 more cookies, Mama and I put our aprons on and got busy with it, see below our professionally made video (hehe) on how to bake a cookie...my way!

Enjoy and learn!

Chef Niels

Alexander the great!

Welcome Alexander!

3.70 kg, 51.5 cm at exactly 9:03pm

Another baby boy for Liesbeth and Wesley and baby bro for Laurens!

Congratulations! 

We cannot wait anymore til we can play with you!

Neri, Nico, Niels and Nina

 

One tooth less...

Niels right after he woke up from the recovery room

MAMA: Very proud of Niels, he just had 1 tooth removed...but on tuesday its Schoolpicture time! OH NO!

 

PAPA: Hele ochtend superflink geweest! Voor de narcose geen kick gegeven, gas op zijn mond goed toegelaten en na de procedure snel wakker geworden en onmiddellijk actief!! We hebben met clown Spic gespeeld EN een mooie tekening gekleurd.

 

 

Nina: A 1 year and a half...

Our little girl is growing fast like his Kuya Niels.  Lots of big changes and yet it seems like its just yesterday when she was born.

And she is almost ready to go to school! 1 more year and she will be making her own adventures in the school grounds.

Her famous activities these days:
1. Watching the DVD of Plop Songs in the morning and in the afternoon on television.  As soon as she wakes up in the morning she only has 2 things to say "Goede Morgen" and "Mama, Plop kijken!"
And if you don't react to the latter, then it will be 3 things to say, "Mama, Plop KIJKEN!" And as soon as we get out of the car, she takes out her shoes, her jacket and then tells me in such a sweet voice with her very cute puppy eyes, "Mama, Plop kijken"  WHO CAN RESIST THAT???

2. Hiding behind the curtains!!!  Such a game to her, and I pretend not to see her even if she is totally bulking out of the curtain and I SHOULD look for her while shouting "Nina, where are you!?"  And I could hear her giggle at the back of the curtain!

3. "Buiten pelen" Another favorite statement. Sunshine, rain...or even storm!  Nina says, "Buiten pelen!"  And if its OK to play outside, she will get her ball immediately with her, go straight to visit the "kikkevisje" and points to the terrace beach chair while saying "Omlaag"...meaning she has to lay on it and I have to put it low so she is laying down...relaxing (even if its freezing outside she still says "Omlaag" brrrrr!)

4. "Klus gedaan!" Klus will be the ever naughty kabouter!  To those who do not know Kabouter Plop, it's quite long to explain in the blog but to those who do...you understand.

5. Nic, the daycare mom is so fond of Nina cause Nina is the only one of her daycare kids that knows the name of every single individual and pet in the house.  From the father of the house, to Nic's kids and to all the kids in the daycare...even their teddy bears, she know which is for who!

6.  As always, Niels is still her favorite.  Every morning she gives her forehead close to Niels for a good morning Kiss, every time she has to go take a nap and go to sleep at night she gives her forhead close again to Niels for another kiss.  And when its time for her to go home on fridays back to us, she doesnt want to go home to Mama or Papa but to NIELS!

7. Some more or her favorite statements:
"Mario kaart Wii!"
and when Niels wins she says "Feestje!"
and when Niels is winning the race, she says "YES!" with matching hands up high!
"Petteflet! Petteflet!" when we have to pick Niels up from the daycare.

and a lot more.

So now you believe me she's not a baby anymore?

Mama Neri