Candle light dinner
No this is not a post about a romantic evening. This is about getting your toddlers to eat. Our latest success formula starts with candle […]
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Stormy weather
Very stormy weather in the Netherlands and Belgium today. Cold, rainy and really hard winds. Definitely not weather to go outside. I hate it and […]
Twin politics…
The winter months bring a lot of rain to Brussels. This means I get soaked a lot because waiting for the rain to stop and […]
The Styrofoam incident…
So last Sunday morning we were quite tired after having some friends over for an end of the year-party. But as anyone with children knows, […]
Toddler stories – the giraffe
I love it when the boys make up their own stories. They really start to get creative with their toys and their words now. Like […]
Shoe presents
Sinterklaas has come and gone. The boys were quite impressed, especially with the recurrence of getting presents. They also were lucky enough to meet Sinterklaas […]
Sinterklaas
The boys are now old enough to really understand and enjoy my favourite Dutch holiday: Sinterklaas. For those who don’t know this, Sinterklaas is very […]
Toddler talk…
Our boys talk a lot. They speak quite well and have opinions about everything. Still, the fact that they can speak so well does not […]
No, thank you
So we are trying to teach the boys about politeness. We try to explain that “Mommy, bring my teddy’ and ‘Mommy, give me a cookie’ […]