Oh no!! another one bites the dust!!

My dear colleague Rob is going to get married (finally) and we surprised him with a present and a nice t-shirt of which he said he would wear throughout their honeymoon...(not)

We (BRI) wish you best of luck together (as if you did not have that already...)

Between art and awful

Today we went to Middelburg to see if we have things that are worth something. This tv show has a variety of specialists who briefly look at your items and then tell you if it is worth something or not. Because my mom likes this program a lot and we recently became owners of some items of which we don't know the value or where it came from. It was very busy but the weather was nice and we had number 375 or something. The clock was first and mom and dad had to wait for a camera crew because the clock was probably worth taping. After that we went to see somebody for a very small painting and again the camera crew had to be called in... After that no more camera crews and some of the art was quickly identified as ... well... not art.. unfortunately.

Anyway, it was great fun today. Now we'll have to wait for when it is broadcast on tv and even then we don't know if we're on the show..

Ouwehands dierenpark (Zoo)

On sunday we went to ouwehands dierenpark a zoo in Rhenen and saw all the animals we heared on the CD of "kareltje en sjonnie". Giraffs, lions, penguins, apes and many more. Wende liked the lions very much and shouted "hello lion" all the time, but the lion was busy watching the crowd passing by. There are also lots of play things for the kids indoor and outdoor as well. And finally we got to see the seelions show! On previous visits we were always too late for the performaces but htis time we made it in time and franckfully, it was a bit less than mom and da expected but the nils and wende loved it.

Nils without wheels!

Saturday morning we went to Den Bosch to do a little shopping and get some new reading books for the kids from the library. The library is a lot of fun, there is a special floor for the kids where you can play, read books and listen to music.

That afternoon dad took Nils's bike and rotated the extra wheels that normally keep him upright because Nils told dad that he could ride his bike without the aid of the extra wheels...

At the camp site where grandpa and grandma were staying, we tested this and to our amazement Nils rode off without falling!

Pictures of Nils riding his bike are not available unfortunately because we only had the video camera with us.

The weekend of 13 and 14th august

This weekend there was a fair or in dutch "kermis" in Giessen and a local market with all sorts of junk and local products which nobody actually buy's anymore...

But it's nice to walk around and ofcourse there is the fair with the things to do for the kids.

Nils and Wende both went in a caroussel and Nils even wanted to go in the bumping carts. At first dad doubted a little because Nils is still a bit young for that but nevertheless, we went for it. Nils at the wheel and dad at the throttle. Nils loved it!

A trip to Germany

Dad went to Horb in Germany for a few days. Together with 2 colleguage's Maikel and Tom we spent two days training at Bosch Rexroth given by Mr Hiller who is a very practical and knowledgable person. So, we learned a lot!

The weather was fine and Maikel took some pictures of the surrounding area which looked like a model train surrounded by little wooden houses in the hills.

Guusje and Maartje visit

Maaike and Jaap had to attend a family weekend and therefor, Maartje en Guusje were staying with us this weekend.

On saturday morning we went to the junk market were all sorts of second hand stuff was sold and every year as a sort of tradition, the kids are allowed to pick something they like.

In the afternoon we went to the playground in Neder Hemert and on sunday we went to Wamelland an indoor playground because the weather was terrible. We wanted to go to the woods but unfortunately it rained. Ah well, next time.