The Wood

A year ago my papa and mama got married! Papa is not there to celebrate, so we go with grandma and grandpa to De Hout ('The Wood') in Haarlem. There are large trees and a restaurant, that caters to kids: they have a play ground.

There are two children there, brother and sister. I just want to run around, but they want to play with me. Slowly we come to an understanding. The boy is really enchanted with me, 'the baby'. He strokes my hair and gives me a kiss. Grandma saw that I was blushing!!

Then we stroll through the forest, where there are lots of beech nuts, edible, and oak nuts, not edible unless you're a squirrel. We saw a squirrel. I collect and taste the nuts. Then we have to walk on because so many nuts are falling, that we are likely to get one on the head!!

In the picture I am standing on a large tree trunk. Simon stood here too, grandpa tells us. Now I am standing.