Spakenburg and the Zoo

It is not everyday that one has business in Spakenburg. So, we make a picture of us in front of one of the many churches. Today we hand over the keys and papers of our holiday home. Pain in the haert,  but it is not of use anymore since we have a house with a large garden.

And then it is time for fun! Zoo! This zoo has so many fun objects to climb on, just something I like!!

My penguin jumping tower

Simon and Alex invite us for lunch and a game

My school

We make a stroll and there it is: my school. I tell everybody: when I am four I will go to school. I am already very excited about it. Every chance I get I want to see my school. And they have a play ground!

p.s. check out also my queen's day blog:http://ceslog.blogspot.com/2010/04/queens-day.html

Happy birthday, papa!

It is my papa's birthday, happy birthday papa. Do you see the garlandes that mama and here is your gift! My papa wanted a gift that we could play together, and now we are making a car from the wood. There is even a hammer that I can use, with real spikes.

We are making the examples on the cover: a car, a table, and a chair: they will fit nicely with my puppet house. Papa is really handy with wood!
But the hammering I don't like! Au, to my ears. I cover them with my hands and prohibit him to hammer. But then we hammer anyway, hands on ears and all.

Then I place a wooden papa, mama and baby on the new chair.

Clay and letters

I have selected these letters in the shop. I like collections, and this is one too. It is even more fun, that I can use my clay with it. Clay is still one of my favourite games. Right now I am working on Aunt Hannie's letter, as you can see. And wearing my new shirt from Greece, that I can pull down to a dress, and push my arms through on all sides.

Gouda

Today it is time for something else but my town. And for fun going by the train. It's been a couple of months since I have taken the train.

When we get into Gouda, after a very exciting ride of course, I decide it is time to eat cake. 'Cake, mama', I say. And so our search for a cake shop starts, but we get into the shopping mall and no cakes. We go off the beaten track, and there is a hair cutter: 'ol' cutter' he is called. What is your name?' he asks, and I say my name, my full name! 'Do you like hair dressers' sweet?' he asks, and I nod yes. That is free candy!!

And then finally we come by a garden, free entry and there are chairs to sit! Here there will be cake! It is the Museum about the Resistence. It is also against discrimination. And they serve excellent cake. On the way back we step into a needlework shop, something for a rainy day to try out.

The walk back to the train station is a bit too long: mama takes me on her shoulders. Ice bear  has sung all the way along too.

Meet ice bear baby

Look what Karen gave me: an ice bear baby. He kicks his arms and legs, just like a baby and he can sing! He sings a bit unsharp on the high tones, but he is a baby after all!

While mama and I are eating a lunch sandwich, baby sings next to us.

I am totally taken by this baby and he sings all day!

Camping?

We're going camping! With Aunt Karen. Yes, finally. Unfortunately the weather forcast is not very good: strong rain. But we take off anyway: we'll see. First stop is the beach in Noordwijk. Strong wind here: sand in our eyes all the time. But we enjoy the fresh weather. And I enjoy the trampoline. We go with the flow and sometimes the sun even comes out.

Then we are tired, the men on the beach take down the flags because of the strong winds expected. And then we decide camping is not a good idea. I sleep in the car and then we're home again!

It was a fun day and papa, mama and I eat in the tent on the first floor of our house.

Nienke Donker

There is a temporary lady at day care, Nienke. She sometimes takes us on her lunch walk. That is fun!! She gives us a little drink in the shopping centre.

Castel Duyvesteijn, Island Nick, Butterfly garden

Mama and I have been at home the last couple of days: time to get out. We go to the butterfly garden, but first a cycle ride through the castle park and have a hearty lunch.

The cycle ride is fun, but they shouldn't have gravel paths: why? I fall a couple of time, and those stones bite in my knee. After the third time I feel quite sorry for myself and we need a band-aid. But the lady of the restaurant on the island - well, you have to cross a bridge to get there -forgets my band-aid. Luckily the lady at the butterfly garden in Voorschoten gives a band-aid. Now I can walk happily through the beautifull tropical garden.

This is a fun trip, on a drooling sunday.

Jim and Pat

And suddenly they are there: Jim and Pat from Australia. They arrived in a car from Paris, on their way to Friesland. Jim lifts me up when he sees me, even though I am a bit shy. That is funny!! But we can talk about one thing: what does the cow say? and what does the dog say? Funny, the animals talk differently in Australia. They sleep in our new guest room.

A saturday morning

It is a Saturday morning and we are taking it easy. I am playing with the wound cream and with my new alarm clock. Yes, you are seeing it right: a real Cars clock. I have picked this clock myself in the shop.

Even though the clock is mine, my mama has taken it over. She sets it, and when we hear the alarm, I do a pee. Then we won't forget it! It keeps me dry.

My new bed

I was outgrowing my bed, time for a new one. You guess the colour! Mama's brought it from work and all the accessories are there.

I am enjoying being able to get up as I like, although I don't dare getting out of my room on my own. I wait until mama or papa come to collect me.

Washing

There is always washing to hang. Sometimes I help mama, sometimes I want to play. If I help, I help well.

jumping the rabbits

I like helping papa with cleaning the rabbit house. With my little stool I have a good overview and feel the rabbits sniffle me.

Jumping is fun!

Setting the table for Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and grandpa are here today while mama works. Grandma is cooking. I am setting the table. Then I invite them to eat cake with me.

Perhaps here I am not showing it, but I know it really well: knives on the right, forks on the left and spoons up the top. At the table I will tolerate nothing else.

Pretend sleep

I do a lot of pretend sleeps during a day. I make my eyes very small and lay down for one second. Then it is 'wake up'!

But now I may be a tiny eeny weeny bit really tired - even with my party dress on - while doing pretend sleep on mama's legs.

My hair

My hair is really bushy and it hangs a bit in my eyes, it just always flops from the back to the front. What to do with it? Hair clips is the way. Do you like me with them?

Hot and water

It is hot, hot today. And dry. Time to play with water.

In the train with my stuffed toys

We have had dinner, and I am allowed to play another three minutes before going to bed. Mama and papa have to come in my train. But papa and mama want to do 'after dinner'. You can take your stuffed toys in the train, mama says. I am happy with that. And play.

Saturday morning painting

On Saturday morning I am enjoying that I can play and don't have to run to day care. Today I am painting with the paint that I got from Amber on her birthday party. I am drawing a bridge, as I do these days.

I especially like the story about the car with the bicycles on top. We saw one on the road. When the bridge is not high, then the car can not drive under the bridge. But if he puts the bicycles on the rear rack, then he fits under the bridge. Now I draw a bridge.

Coming home from day care

We have just returned from day care. I am eating tomatoes because I am hungry. I am wearing a borrowed pair of pants: my other two pants I couldn't keep dry: when I am playing, I just forget to go to the toilet.

But I am happy, and mama likes these pants on me. A pity it is not ours.

This is how we sleep

'Papa, you sleep', I tell my papa. And he does really well: mouth open and saggy head. I want to play that too, for the photo.

My photo

I like playing with mama's phone and camera. As Aunt Karen knows; I have called her sometimes early in the morning. Oops.

Now I make a picture of my papa. He has to dive to make it to it.

mama and papa and clay

Playing with my clay is still my favourite. I play nearly every day, and we have renewed it once. Today I want my papa on my table with us.

Although he is making this picture of course.

Children's Farm

Mama and I have been playing. We were playing domino, but we made a farm with a fence with it. And the horse and cow are in the fence.

Now I am sleeping, but my horse is still faithfully in the fence.

It is still hot, and we are eating outside.

Grandma's birthday party

Grandma wants to treat us to a pancake party in the open air. With this weather! We meet at a pancake restaurant in the forest of the dunes. These are the dunes where my drinking water is filtered. We hike through the forest to the old pump station. They don't make 'm like that anymore: delicate tiles, and high windows everywhere. Simon and I run around.

Alex has spotted water and is determined to go in. Aunt Hannie has to throw herself in front.

We quickly eat our pancake and then Simon and I run around on the play yard. We are knights and mama and Aunt Hannie have to be daimsels in distress. We rescue them and lock 'm up in the tower. For their own safety of course.

Flower girl

Flower girl with chocolate mouth and bruised chin.