Happy Valentine's Day!

Photo courtesy of Mateo. Nothing big today. Church, then we had visitors over. I made a heart out of coconut on the cake. I bought hubby a dress shirt and he bought me already a few days ago some Moroccan sweets.

Christmas 2015

Practicing for my photography class

Gaver 15

First updo

Victoria-5

Isaac & Josh

The men

The women

US

My group shot for the photography class

This year's gingerbread house stayed up!

Brussels

Brussels Christmas Market



Christmas Night

Happy 2016

Only 5 or so posts from last year? Let's recap.

January

• Nieuwpoort Youth Convention
• I became a Belgian citizen
• Photographer came to our house
• My great grandma (the kids great-great!) passed away

February

• Mid-winter break
• Klankennest
• Peuter in beweging

March

• Paris!
• Hubby turns 30
• Faithful speelotheek visits

April

• The only time in the whole year that all of hubby's family immediate family was together
• Easter egg hunt
• My parents' 30th wedding anniversary
• Liora finally goes to a specialist
• Weekend in NL (Keukenhof)
• New couch and bookshelf
• School trip to Play Beach
• Visit to Limburg to see the blossoms

May

• My cruise!
• Liora started walking
• Kinderkamp

June

• Birthday brunch at Mimi's
• Parents of 6 for a weekend
• Liora's first time flying
• Trip to America

July

• My nephew, Alonzo, was born
• Sale season
• Mateo turns 4
• SUMMER

August

• American visitors
• German/Dutch visitors
• Harry Malter
• Cadzand

September

• Zelhem
• Kermis
• Swimming lessons start for Mateo
• Photography class starts for me
• Visit to the haven of Antwerp

October

• Started Mika&Lioradag
• Celebrated Liora's birthday
• Took sewing contest photos (the dress won 3rd prize!)

November

• 7 year anniversary trip to Goes
• Blitterswijk
• Visit from the Hayletts
• Liora turned 2
• Thanksgiving

December

• Family Christmas at Gaver 15
• Plopsaland with Mateo and Victoria
• Christmas Day in Brussels
• Ice Magic in Brugge
• Dad turned 50 and I turned 30 (the first day of Nieuwpoort)

Sinterklaas

For a certain 4 year old, Sinterklaas is an exciting holiday. Candy and presents. Duh. I always tell his teacher that we don't celebrate, because we celebrate Christmas. I figure the day will come when Mateo realizes that other kids get presents at home. Right now he just gets to enjoy the ones he gets in his class.

NOT posting the video of his dance. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard at how inappropriate I found it to be for 4 year olds.

Cruising With Grandma

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America 2015 Book 1

This is the book I made dad for Father's Day. The book for us is still in the works.

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Someone turned 30!

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