Domino Bengels

And this is my new day care. It is easy to get used here, because it is very nice. But we are getting used slowly: the first day only one hour, the second day two hours, then four hours. But I like that there are big kids here: it is a group for children from 0 to 4 years, not 0 to 2 like the old day care. And big kids are interesting, I think.

Goodbye Bartele

This photo is also from a while back, May 15th. It is was my last day in my old child care, Bartele. They sang a song of goodbye for me, and we all had to cry a little bit. After all, here you see my friends, Isabella, Casper and Minke. And mama's friend Diane of course. But we will still see her: they are still singing together.

My bench in the garden

This is my favourite spot to sit. A bench just for my size.

After work running

After work mama and I play a bit in the garden. We watch the animals in our pond.
And I run around.

Pizza for Papa

Pizza!! My papa has to go to work tomorrow, so he chooses the meal. It is pizza!!

He has a little bit of a cold, that is why he is wearing the shawl. Het got the cold when he came back from Dubai. My mama and I had just a little bit of a running nose. But he was fresh to our viruses and really got it all. Now he can start infecting people on his boat again!

Loes and Koen come for a visit

My cousins Loes and Koen come to look at our new house. We sit on the ground and play, later we eat lunch. It is a rainy day, so we can’t play in the garden. And then Koen and Loes sleep, while I eat hamburgers with the grown-ups, my papa makes the hamburgers on our new barbecue. Mmm, yummie.

Natural swimming

And you know what? The grass keeps growing, in my back yard, but also in the garden of the holiday home. It is about time we go there. My papa is busy with our new big lawn mower, and still it takes him hours!! After all this grass, we deserve a bit of rest, so we go swimming in the lake.

I have never swum in a lake. It is cold. And there are waves in the water too! They lap around my feet. And my feet sink in the sand. I can’t see my feet anymore!! I prefer to play in the sand. But it was good fun.

My new house

Today I am posting a whole lot of blogs, a bit of catching up. And also a bit of reading material for you while we get yet again disconnected from the internet: my papa is going back to work and takes his mobile phone with him!!

But first a couple of pictures of me in my new home.

Simon's new house

Simon has also a new house. He knows what it is like when your parents are all busy with painting and packing boxes, just like I.

We visit him in his new house. He has a beautiful new house, with a play ground before and behind his house!

Here is the proud new owner!

And the best thing? At the end of the street there is a nice forest to walk and cycle in!

Garden bathing

The fun of my own garden: outdoor bathing on a hot summer's day!

Swimming

I am still swimming every Tuesday. What I love best? Jumping in the water. I sit on the side of the pool and then I fall face forward in the water - and in Mama's arms. The splashing is so much fun! In June I will have my exam for the Little Bears. I have to be able to go underwater with Mama and also if they splash me I may not cry. Tough exam, but I can do all those things, no big deal!

The world upside down

Upside down the world takes on a whole new meaning. May 5th.

in my new house

Pfffieuw, you haven't heard from me for a while. Well, you probably understood, our internet connection has not been transferred to our new house. And still isn't. I am now blogging via papa's mobile phone!! I love papa's mobile phone anyhow, so this is good fun.

We have moved and I am already used to the new house. Saying goodbye to the people in Amsterdam was a bit sad. At day care they sang a song for me, and we exchanged gifts. Bye, I'll come and visit you some time!!

But it is so exciting to be here. I have been three times to my new day care. It is different. I am in a group with children from 0 to 4, so there are a lot of older children. I am in a group of 12 children, but everyday we play with the children from the other group. I was used immediately.

Also in my new house. The first night was a bit scary, but mama stayed with me until I slept. And then I was fine. I also have my own kitchen cupboard as you can see in the picture.

We still have two ponds, even with my papa saying naughty things. But we don't have gold fish anymore. The big heron visited us and we need to feed our guests, don't we? So he got the gold fish.... well, he took them. Now the pond is full of algae. The heron didn't like salamanders, so we still have them.

Most of my old things I have found back in the new house. Some have mysteriously disappeared and mama and papa are sometimes frantically opening boxes to find them.....

Just before we moved, we went to the hospital for a hip check. Unfortunately the result was a bit worse than last time and now I have to wear the stupid brace again!! I don't like it, but there is not much I can do. I have a new type of brace with which I can walk. Another three months until the next checkup.

I will post some more pictures later. Here you see another guest to our salamander pond.

The mill

We have moved yesterday. Today the wind mill in our street is making pancakes, it is a special day. Of course with flower that they grind themselves. Every Saturday I see the mill wheels turning from my house. But they don't always make pancakes!

My papa and mama love pan cakes. They don't understand why I don't like them. I just don't. It makes them happy, they say: more for them!

For me, just give me a rod, a stone and some seeds. I'll climb over the rod, under it or watch the other kids on the square playing. You see the groceries in the buggy? From now on everybody will get flower as a present!! Beware!

Garden beans

I am helping Mama with the cooking. I really like helping Mama. Sometimes she lets me stand on the chair and I can help her wash the broccholi: in the pot, out the pot, in the water, out the water. I taste the broccholi at the same time. A bit hard still, I think, but very tasty.

Here I am helping mama pulling out the garden beans. It is a really good job, because I like picking up the little beans and pulling them out. I taste them at the same time, so now we have half beans for dinner. Garden beans are my favourite food, both cooked and uncooked.

May Fifth, Liberation Day

May 5th is Liberation Day. Last year we were rained out, you can read that on my blog. But this year it is a great Summer's day and Mama has planned a day of rest for us, because there is a big party in the park, the Oosterpark.

There are lots of jumping cushions for children and games. I wanna do that!! My mama says that I am a bit too small for that, but I can walk around, if I want to, she says. And walking is my new favourite thing!! And I show Papa and Mama that I can walk without their help. I was so quick, they couldn't even capture it in a picture, but I walked alone!!

But mostly I walked with their hand in mine. For hours, until they gave up out of tiredness!! Silly old folks!

Rest

Today is a day of relative rest. Just packing boxes. Mama and I go shopping with the bicycle and make a tour around the Oosterpark. Spring is in the air, but we don't see any little ducks. Perhaps they have grown already? Or not yet? I like watching water and birds.

Working

I don't like it, papa and mama are working all the time. Today we have gone to the new home. I like it: it is big and I can run around. But papa and mama don't have time to run around with me: they are doing something with a floor and door steps. All this unrest makes me moody. I'll make them run! Up the staircase!