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Archive for February, 2010

Hoek van Holland

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in birding, creation, Family, Travels | No Comments »

On Saturday we had a wonderful visit with relatives of Pete from his Mom's side of the family.  We visited the ouwe tantes, Pete's great aunts, aged 93 and 101.  After lunch we drove to the beach and walked along ...

Birthday Notes

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels | 1 Comment »

It was my birthday this past week. The kids made some wonderful cards for me with their limited supplies as well as time. (Since I'm often with them, it's hard to make surprises for me). Emma's--I'm the second character on the ...

Odds and Ends

Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »

We forgot to take a picture of the front of our new abode. Here it is: [photopress:DSCN1100.JPG,full,pp_image] We live in the left half of this building.  The area is built up of this type of housing in long rows.  We've since added ...

A New Home . . . Again!

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »

We have temporarily relocated in Wageningen, the Netherlands.  So far we went grocery shopping, got library cards, and had a walk around the neighbourhood with a home schooling mom and her son who live two streets away. Caleb took some pictures ...

On the Road Again

Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Family, Our House, Travels | No Comments »

We are traveling in Europe for a couple of months! We'll be spending most of our time in the Netherlands. We hope to use this opportunity to reconnect with long-lost family, see the sites, and learn some Dutch. We're headed ...

Kenilworth Castle

Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels | No Comments »

We made a short trek out to the ruins of Kenilworth Castle on Saturday.  The kids ran around exploring in all the nooks and crannies.  It was so much fun watching them.  They would call out to one another from ...