the Brussels Adventure

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Catch on Video

Hey all! I have so much to blog (Smidt family visit, London, Amsterdam), but I have to admit that I've been a bit distracted lately...I am almost finished with my annual summer re-reading of the Harry Potter series. I started reading the first one in mid-July and I'm already on book 7...that is a lot of pages in 1 month!

Until I get around to blogging interesting things, here is a fun video of Isaiah playing catch. I also got Luna in the video- we've been receiving some requests for Luna appearances, so here she is :) Sorry the video is long-ways...you may have to turn your head sideways to enjoy...hah!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Father's Day

This year Ben got to celebrate Father's Day for the first time- we had a great day! I made pancakes for Ben for breakfast and gave him his present (pictures of Isaiah and me for Ben to take to work to liven up his desk :). Isaiah thought it would be a good idea to get dressed up in honor of Father's Day, so he chose his best suit. We were a bit surprised to find that when we put it on, the sleeves were 2 inches too short and couldn't be buttoned at the wrist and I couldn't button the top button of his shirt, so his tie was a bit off center- Ha! We have a big guy on our hands...the suit was size 12mo! After church, we played games and relaxed the rest of the day.

Isaiah thinking, "Luna...come on, we are trying to take a picture here!"

"I'm tired...can I take a nap now??"

Ben doing a great job being Dad- Isaiah was being fussy, so he bravely put on the sling and stuck Isaiah in while I was making pizza for dinner. Definitely wins the "Dad of the Year" award for that one!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Going Swimming

The last couple of weeks has been fairly warm in Brussels (80's- hot for here!) On Friday, July 2nd, it reached the 90's, and Isaiah and I were smoking hot hanging out in our apartment without air conditioning. I really wanted to go buy Isaiah a little baby pool to put on our balcony, but riding a tram for 20 minutes, walking for 45 minutes and lugging a pool all the way back in the 90 degree heat didn't sound too appealing. So, we got creative! I found a Rubbermaid bin that held all my craft things, emptied it out and filled it with water. Carrying the water-filled tub from the kitchen sink to the balcony only resulted in minor damage to Luna and our wood floor, in the form of small rain showers. Isaiah got to wear his swimsuit from Grandma Smidt for the first time! I have to admit that I didn't have a water diaper, so Isaiah went "Commando."

Getting some pics before jumping in the water!

"hmmm, what is this fun string??"

Splish, Splash!!

Figuring out how this fun water toy works...

Whoops! Tower Tumble!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Tango

I put on some Tango music while cleaning up the kitchen and started dancing and Isaiah was lovin' it!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Peek-A-Boo laughs

hahah! I caught Isaiah having a good time playing peek-a-boo with me :)

Villers Abbey

A couple of weeks ago our church family took an outing to Villers Abbey just outside of Brussels. It was a wonderful afternoon of picnicking, strolling, and exploring. The Abbey was founded in 1146, but most of the remains that can be seen today date back to the 13th century; the Abbey changed locations several times before that. In its "Golden Age" in the 13th century there were as many as 100 monks and 300 lay men that resided throughout the Abbey's 25,000 acres. I was very surprised by the vastness of the Abbey- I had envisioned seeing ruins of a small church, but was amazed at the Abbey's size!

Debbie, Becca & Jason eating typical Belgian sandwiches : Nutella & bread....If you don't know what Nutella is, it is basically chocolate hazelnut sauce...delicious!