The baby is the lesson

Our littlest little one is so cute. He's growing so fast and becomes still sweeter every day. We are getting used to our life together with Jona. My energy is sort of back (those nights..) and life has become sort of 'normal' again. That feels good. At home we do our daily things and also going out with three kids is no problem. Today I went shopping with my 3 kids! We went to several shops and bought 2 nice pairs of shoes. Man, am I proud of my sweeties! They are doing so well together. Although sometimes it can be hard to accept that the baby needs a lot of attention from mum, they do fine!! Boas and Fera are very fond of their little brother. And I feel blessed! So blessed with such a dear husband and three lovely children.

And the times that I feel that I don't do enough (quite often.. but it's such a lie!), I read this article: The baby ís the lesson.   Encouraging!

Puzzled?

Neither Boas nor Fera seemed to be interested, but suddenly they were: puzzled!

Puppet show

Find a simple banana box and create your own game: the puppet show. The play was called 'hello, what's your name and how old are you?'. It was performed and repeated by all kinds of characters and the audience was excited, time after time after time!

Fans of the forest

Autumn is a beautiful season to enjoy the forest. We went several times in the past few weeks.

We visited wild park 'Het Aardhuis' .

a visit to 'Wildpark het Aardhuis'

We also did a Staatsbosbeheer tour game for young kids, called 'Dierenvriendjespad' (walk for friends of animals). We followed the gnomes and answered questions about nature.  This walk is available at different visitors' centres of Staatsbosbeheer, so have a look at their website if you're interested. They also offer other activities, like sifting pellets (braakballen uitpluizen;-)) .

And near our place there is the 'forest of little hills'. Of course great for sledging, but also nice for plain walking. With the Bugaboo, the balance bike and the sling, you can find us anywhere.

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While they enjoyed the first weeks of their new baby brother, Boas and Fera did not stop learning. Of course not. Most learning occurs simply when living your life. Need some proof?

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Fera's birthday

It was our little princess' third birthday. Surrounded by family and friends, she enjoyed lots of presents and cake. And so did we!

Thanks to everyone who joined us!

It's a boy!

On October 15 our son Jona was born. His full name is Johannes Christiaan, like his father Jos, his grandfather Hans, his greatgrandfather, etc.

Jona means 'God is conciliatory'. For those of you who know the book Jonah from the Bible, the story of Jonah is all about God who wants to reconcile humans with Himself. Like Jonah said in chapter 4 verse 2: for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you repent of the evil. 

And He proved Himself to be faithful. Our Jona's birth was a wonderful experience. Jona was born in water, at home, surrounded by his family.

Jona - God is conciliatory