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 […]
Today is World Prematurity day!
World Prematurity Day on 17 November is one of the most important days in the year to raise awareness of the challenges and burden of […]
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’ […]
A strange Monday morning
I had the most interesting experience yesterday morning. It was the first day of school after the holidays and something very strange happened. The boys […]
Back from holiday – elbow pains…
I apologise for the silence here. There was a school holiday in Belgium and we took the boys to a holiday park last week. We […]
Announcing twins
We were over the moon when we realised we were expecting twins. Of course it did take a few weeks to get used to the […]
Hidden fruit
Autumn brings the best winter fruit: mandarin oranges. The boys love them and quickly learned to peel them themselves. If they don’t want to eat […]
Sleeping through the night
It still happens. Those nights that I hoped to be gone forever by now. You fall asleep at 11 pm. Only to be awakened by […]