2017-04-17 16:16
We can't get enough of creating new rooms in the attic at the moment. All the structures have been finished in the Ardennes previous weeks. It's great to see the spaces and to start to… Read More
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2017-04-16 08:36
The village in the Ardennes doesn't have (Easter) bells in the church, that ring on Easter morning. That is a pity...Easter without joyfully ringing bells simply isn't the same as Easter wit… Read More
2017-04-15 14:00
When Beertje was asleep, it was an excellent moment to leave him behind with Jan and take Kabouter on a walk through the woods. I recently have the feeling we hardly go walking anymore in th… Read More
2017-04-15 09:14
April 12th is the International Day of the Streetchild. Each year, Mobile School tries to put the 150 million streetchildren in the world in the center of attention. For the 2nd… Read More
2017-04-12 17:52
For the fans of ballads, there is Milo Meskens as good new talent in Belgium. I'm not really a fan as I find his style to slow and mellow...too much like the other succesful Milow. But… Read More
2017-04-11 17:42
We finally have a staircase going up to the new rooms! I can finally go up there! We've waited for this moment with great impatience. Let's hope now the last finishing works hurry up Read More
2017-04-10 17:14
Thanks for those that were glad I felt better. I did feel better yesterday as from: being in bed to getting dressed and resting a bit outside in the sun, enjoying the children playing around… Read More
2017-04-09 17:37
Turns out that the off day was the start of an off weekend. My stomac wasn't upset because of coffee but because of stomac flu. That also explains probably the many diaper accidents Be… Read More
2017-04-07 19:15
Can I whine a bit about: The day started with Beertje sitting on the bathroom floor, rubbing his hands in a brownish paste....oh yes, it was the worst case!At that moment Kabouter was s… Read More
2017-04-06 18:47
A little figure, full of self-confidence, walks by through the roomWho is this tiny stranger that stole my crawling baby, never to return anymore?Where did that little vulnerable sleep… Read More
2017-04-05 18:11
Recently I heard "Put my head in the ground" which sounds so mad but addicting and energizing, that I took a picture of my car radio screen when I parked. ...I knew I had to blog this. This… Read More
2017-04-03 17:58
40 days of blogging is still ongoing and several participants are answering why they are blogging. The topic triggered some reflection why I am blogging myself...for almost 12 years already… Read More
2017-04-01 15:27
There was once again no progress in the renovations in our house in Leuven... we are still in the waiting mode for the delivery of our new doors and the staircase.But... after 7 months of in… Read More
2017-03-31 16:53
Je bent bijna klaar. goe zo mama, dikke duim! (when I have almost finished my plate at dinner)G: "Is Beertje nog jarig vandaag?"K: "Neeee! "K: "Is het nu mijn verjaardag?"On a rainy grey sad… Read More
2017-03-30 17:31
Having Beertje already one year in our familyListening to the endless babbling from KabouterThe first crocusses and daffodils that appear in nature followed by blossemsAn invisible whi… Read More
2017-03-29 20:00
Roméo Elvis is a Brussels rap phenomenon. He's won several awards like the best album at the Red Bull Electropedia awards. He was featured on Studio Brussel last week and that's how I… Read More
2017-03-28 17:42
Beertje has been walking with support for quite a while. He steps constantly around the table, chairs (or pushes them forward) etc... But when we predicted he'd walk unsupported before… Read More
2017-03-27 17:20
Jan was a weekend away with friends so I was alone with the boys. While I'm used to him travelling a lot on week days, I find it very difficult to be solo parenting in the weekend. It'… Read More
2017-03-26 07:25
Previous weekend we didn't leave for the Ardennes. We were tired. 2 jobs, sleepless nights thanks to Beertje, predicted rain...all of that convinced us fairly quickly to not move at al… Read More
2017-03-25 16:40
The last weeks the renovations have caused several frustrations. Nothing serious...maybe we are just getting impatient and tired of it all. It seemed that misunderstandings built up: a… Read More
2017-03-24 21:41
My husband's company boasts a 1-1-1 philantropy model which means that it dedicates 1% of its assets, time and technology to non-profit organisations. He therefore has the opportunity… Read More
2017-03-23 21:04
(I started writing this post on Tuesday evening but couldn't finish and then had to review due to current news)22/3/20168:45 :My phone rings. It's JanJ: "In case you've heard already… Read More
2017-03-22 19:52
Delavega is a Belgian band, named after Zorro.Surely Read More
2017-03-20 17:30
You might have noticed that I've posted slightly more than I'm used to. Kathleen from Verbeelding and some of the blogging friends that took her course, had the idea to try to blog for 40 da… Read More
2017-03-19 16:11
Beertje mastered the skill of standing up for a limited time without support in his 11th month. We are quite used to the sight of Beertje releasing his hands and staying upright for a while… Read More
2017-03-17 21:21
(Part I here and part II here)The gentle contractions from the start increased very quickly and soon I was pacing the room to seek my comfort. I sough the help of the nurses: the bouncing ba… Read More
2017-03-16 20:37
We had not been in the Ardennes since the big snow fun in January but now we returned with the first hints of Spring around the corner. So it was a bit funny to see our snow plows fallen idl… Read More
2017-03-15 19:00
Wanathee is another discovery thanks to Studio Brussel's "Nieuwe Lichting". What a powerful refreshing voice. Please more of that Read More
2017-03-14 21:06
2017-03-13 18:04
After Beertje's baptism in church last week, we rushed under big umbrella's to the nearby restaurant, ignoring the beautiful and extensive abbey domains where I had hoped to go for a walk wi… Read More
2017-03-12 10:36
Proud purple flowersannounce the end of winterlike flames in the grassDespite lashing rain, they provide us Spring hope andsome sun in our heartMy Canadian host sister challenged… Read More
2017-03-11 08:54
We've made the conscious choice to send Kabouter to a small school in the neighbourhood where most children live in the streets around us. Beside the fact that we liked this school at… Read More
2017-03-10 20:02
From the moment Kabouter started in daycare a few years ago, I was bound by a strict deadline to come home on time for the first time in my life. Combining a full time job with commuti… Read More
2017-03-09 18:28
Previous weekend it was finally Beertje's baptism. The date was chosen in function of the availability of the godparents. When setting the date however, I had hoped that we'd feel some… Read More
2017-03-08 21:25
Tamino is this year's revalation in the Studio Brussel's new talent's contest "De Nieuwe Lichting". My very first reaction was that this was a weird song that fit in no specific style… Read More
2017-03-07 17:37
The renovation progress seems to have slowed down as we wait for the wooden floors, the new staircase and the bathroom window to arrive. But the new rooms got their first layer of paint so t… Read More
2017-03-05 17:15
(part I: here)While we had been at the hospital in vain the previous night, I didn't feel the stress as I had felt the evening before when the alarm clock went off at the insane early hour… Read More
2017-03-04 17:07
Going on a city tripSmall and tiny boys that want to "keppe doen"Brushing your teeth with a baby on your arm and noticing he's trying to copy your facial movements in the mirrorDriving home… Read More
2017-03-03 19:11
1. You can get to your destination in a comfortable fast train.Unlike travelling by car - where the kids are strapped in at all times - or by plane - where children need to be strapped part… Read More
2017-03-02 18:02
2017-03-01 21:20
When pregnant with Beertje, Kabouter's birth was my obvious reference. I pictured myself getting the first contractions at home, pacing the house while some friends had to come and pick up K… Read More
2017-02-28 18:28
At my work we all have a passion for daylight and fresh air and so it's no complete surprise that we visit a windows museum during a 3-day workshop in Danemark previous week: the Villum Wind… Read More
2017-02-27 17:42
While hugging meK: "Ik ben jou gemist"G: "Oooh zo lief"K: "Ja ik ben jou gemist toen jij weg was om je werk"G: "Ik heb je ook gemist jongen""Papa is weer overgesteekt! :(" (he's upset… Read More
2017-02-26 09:33
Our house, in the middle of our streetOur house, in the middle of our ...Our house it has a crowdThere's always something happeningAnd it's usually quite loud...And after 4 months the scaffo… Read More
2017-02-25 21:24
Today I want to my hometown for a remembrance service of Eliane. While Jan got some quality time with Kabouter, Beertje tagged along with me. And he got some quality time with his gra… Read More
2017-02-24 18:09
Don't be surprised to find me under, behind or on top of anything! I take on any challenge I see.I might have hurt my older brother already in my enthousiasm. Sorry it was not intentional, s… Read More
2017-02-23 18:20
After our succesful visit to the Tate Modern Museum, I figured another museum visit on Sunday morning would be a good idea. After some googling, we figured the Natural History Museum w… Read More
2017-02-22 15:49
Kabouter is teaching his little brother.Going up like this:Going down: Not facing forward!!! No no, don't. Turn! Look turn. Then slide down Read More
2017-02-21 19:03
2017-02-20 18:52
2017-02-19 17:29
On Saturday we crossed Westminster (along the 'Tower from Cars') and the royal parks where we searched succesfully for squirrels, up to see Buckingham palace (the palace from the queen from… Read More
2017-02-18 08:48
I've listed in the past that I consider London a museum wonderland. I love the fact how the city center is filled with high quality museums with free access. It is heaven.It also makes the t… Read More
2017-02-17 21:09
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2017-02-16 18:08
I started this week a double function at work (covering for the maternity leave of one of my colleagues on top of my own function) so I'll face a very busy time ahead with little opportunity… Read More
2017-02-13 21:34
Since Kabouter's birth, I treasured 2 things most while bonding with my newborn: breastfeeding and co-sleeping. None of them I had planned consciously beforehand but I discovered them in the… Read More
2017-02-12 10:00
Sunday morning routines (if we are in Leuven in the weekend)* Come down to the living room in our pyjama's (a very important feature of the weekend for Kabouter!!)* A lazy breakfast* Some tv… Read More
2017-02-09 19:34
Previous week, we opened our door each day early in the morning for some workers who climbed the stairs and disappeared behind the protective tarp on the staircase. We heard drilling, we hea… Read More
2017-02-07 20:52
I can push my chair through the roomI climb over and under everythingand I can stand alone for a dozen seconds Read More
2017-02-06 17:26
Oh what's on the table? I must pull me up....oh let me get a look, what's that? Oh what's that , there out of my reach. The remote, I must have the remote...Let me stretch, on my… Read More
2017-02-03 18:46
In the carK: "Je bent door het rood gereden!"G: "Huh, ik ben toch helemaal niet door het rood gereden? het was groen!"K: "Dat was een mopje! Dat heb je gedaan als je nog klein was eh, ja toe… Read More
2017-02-01 19:44
Chap stick on hurt lipsSnowfall on days that we could avoid drivingA lot of snow to play in and children that clearly enjoy itConstruction works that keep going without too many issues so fa… Read More
2017-01-28 20:01
We started 2017 with virusses and we are breaking all records this month.We are not playing in the snow this weekend as we had hoped. Instead we are in the sofa with a little fleece and Kabo… Read More
2017-01-27 18:54
Last weekend it was very cute to observe all the interaction happening between 2 little boys and a cat on each side of a window: vocal communication: words or sounds, lots of movem… Read More
2017-01-26 18:45
I try to capturethe touch of your rose petals soft skinon my cheekbut it doesn't stickThe sensation of your hugmovesaway with your attention spanYour laughterresonates inmy ears get invaded… Read More
2017-01-25 19:00
I recently heard this new wave classic "My suitor" from the (unknown to me) band Berntholer. This Brussels band has only been active for a short while. My Suitor is their main success as it… Read More
2017-01-24 19:02
This weekend it was time to visit Kabouter's godfather/uncle and Jan's godchild/nephew for New Year. Both kids were well asleep in the car from our drive from the Ardennes and needed some ti… Read More
2017-01-23 18:40
On Saturday morning, we took the children and crawled under the plastic protective tarp on our staircase and explored the works on the top floors. And we saw VELUX roof windows :)And a… Read More
2017-01-22 19:01
Kabouter wasn't ready to go inside yet after our sledging walk through the village, so he tired himself a big more in the garden...conquering the big snow piles and plowing with his small le… Read More
2017-01-21 17:21
We arrived back in the Ardennes in 50cm of snow... a true winter wonderland. Thankfully we only had to shovel our parking spot as the neighbours had done the rest previous week. I don't envy… Read More
2017-01-19 21:17
Every morning , around the time that my alarm clock starts playing, we hear the front door opening. Then there's noise of ladders being opened , material carried upstairs, people climbing on… Read More
2017-01-17 17:09
Even though Beertje is still unaware to concepts of "New Year" and "New Year's letters" and even his godfather, we paid his godfather a visit at the start of this New Year. It's always nice… Read More
2017-01-12 08:35
After a week following the adventures of Witch in the snow at our place, we drove to the Ardennes before the predicted black ice would create chaos on the roads. On Saturday we only ventured… Read More
2017-01-10 17:52
Kabouter loves grocery shopping. For me it's a necessary duty which I try to avoid but Jan and Kabouter enjoy strolling along all the departments of a super market.We recently got a complime… Read More
2017-01-09 18:42
He really started to consciously push the little chair forward and walk with it through the living room and then he moves to locations where he can do more mischief ;) Read More
2017-01-08 08:44
Kabouter went to his first toddler camp this Christmas vacation: 5 mornings he and 2 of his classmates joined other toddlers to "explore the jungle". Every time we picked them up we got… Read More
2017-01-07 16:44
This was New Year's Eve/ start of the New YearAnd a week later Read More
2017-01-07 12:50
Usually we don't go visit our families on New Year's Day itself as that's mostly a day where we feel tired and want to take it more quiet. But since we had planned a rather quiet New Year's… Read More
2017-01-06 16:16
January 2016We enjoyed some snow fun in the Ardennes in one of our last trips there as a family of 3February 2016February was the waiting month. Everything becomes a bit more difficult… Read More
2017-01-05 19:35
Currently my family is staying in our little home in the Ardennes and they are enjoying the snow that we have in the east of Belgium. You can read about it at her blog at Witch.  &hell…Read More
2017-01-04 17:30
The week between Christmas and New Year has become our traditional week off in the Ardennes. It's one of the only times in the year that we spend a full week in the Ardennes. It feels so nic… Read More
2017-01-03 18:12
The week before Christmas we drove through the Netherlands on our little road-trip and we passed several locations where my parents and her best friend Eliane + family had been on vaca… Read More
2017-01-02 18:26
The Christmas weekend was filled with food, presents and family as always. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Jan's family and Christmas Day with my family. I feared we'd have to turn aro… Read More
2017-01-02 10:37
"Oh ja koeievla" : very hilarious when he all of a sudden announces that out of the blue. The 1347th time that evening, it's rather annoying."Een kiek op een v(e)lo!: another th… Read More
2017-01-01 19:23
Extended nice weather when renovation works are delayed. Phewww, no leaking disasters. Lots of vacation days left to take at the end of the yearSeveral mornings and evenings with a sunr… Read More
2016-12-30 21:20
We only had the idea to drive to Maastricht the day before. First we simply thought to go home early on Friday. When I just met Jan, he was shocked to hear I had never been in Maastrich… Read More
2016-12-29 20:17
I must admit: Eindhoven didn't bring any image or thought to my mind when Jan suggested it as a vacation stop. He had been there often for work, even just the week before on an event but it… Read More
2016-12-29 09:33
Vacation day 3 was only a short drive from Utrecht to the Dutch coast on a predicted grey and a bit rainy day.Before the anticipated rain would come, we took a walk along the beach in the ic… Read More
2016-12-28 19:35
In Utrecht we arrived in a familiar hotel where Jan had spent countless nights before when his offices were still nearby a few years ago. I sometimes visited him over there when I was still… Read More
2016-12-28 09:32
No sleeping in for us after #duwmee, despite the fact that we had vacation as the construction workers and their noise came in early. Nevertheless we took a slow morning, then packed u… Read More
2016-12-27 19:23
Last week we took a week vacation with our family and we hit the road. It wasn't the vacation we had had in mind the months and weeks before: we didn't leave for the sun as it seemed that th… Read More
2016-12-27 12:02
Christmas in Flanders has some recent traditions that seem to have rooter strongly already. Studio Brussel organises for over a decade the "Music for life" charity action just before C… Read More
2016-12-25 19:45
I hope you get to spend wonderful holidays with your loved ones and that you get to feel love and warmth. I've been offline a bit due to lots of fun activities but I hope to do some cat… Read More
2016-12-17 09:40
Whenever I'm in the kitchen for a while, I get a tiny visitor now. He's been making his attempts to climb the few steps for quite a while. We tried to stop him in vain, but he se… Read More
2016-12-14 17:57
In case you were wondering if we were still roofless: no we aren't, but there is still a lot of work to do. But the most important thing succeeded: tearing down and building a new roof struc… Read More
2016-12-13 18:54
Last week we had our yearly day of teambuilding and Christmas party at work. We spent all day walking/running around at the gorgeous site of Villers - la - Ville. There were a couple of visi… Read More
2016-12-12 18:05
2016-12-11 20:03
Last week was all about Sinterklaas. After the Holy Man had visited the grandparents, we prepared everything to set our shoes on Monday evening. We had made some drawings, we had bough… Read More
2016-12-08 18:11
After 9 months I don't think Kabouter can remember being the only child anymore. And Beertje has no idea what it's like to be without a bigger brother hanging around him. The 2 boys are inse… Read More
2016-12-06 18:10
It's December = it's Christmas market time! And the Germans are the champions in Christmas markets.For 3 years now we visit the Christmas market in Aachen. It's really not that far away (20… Read More
2016-12-05 19:26
It seems to be a trend that didn't exist when I was a child, but Sinterklaas apparently passes at all grandparents and leaves already some presents for all their grandchildren. A bit confusi… Read More
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