The Visit

There was a Mother's morning at Finn's school this week. It was both beautiful and heartbreaking. We sang with them, played with them, painted and had a music class - all of which was pretty spontaneous (chaotic is such a strong word...).
The hardest part was leaving mid morning. Finn's entire class turned into one sobbing mess - ALL of them were in tears.

Fifteen months

Our miracle boy.

Fourteen months

We are a bit late with this post...

You had your first haircut, your mom almost didn't make it but the hairdresser was awesome about it. She really did a great job: she came out to our house to do it while you played. On the same day you also met Simfox, your granddad's horse. He is a lovely soul and has a velvet-soft nose. You were really infatuated. Your world is getting bigger and bigger my sweet boy.

One Year

Sweetest boy, you are ONE. I really have no words for how this past year have been - we had some of the best and some of the worst times. You took everything in your stride and you've never been difficult without reason. We love you for all that you are. May there be much much more of you.

Eleven Months

One of the most beautiful things in this world is to have you in my arms when you fall asleep. To watch you surrender to the tiredness and to feel your breath changing and to see you suckle without anything in your little mouth makes all the wrongs right in my life. It saddens me to think that this is only temporary and that one day (too soon) you will be too big for this. In the meantime I will just soak up all of you in these precious moments.

Three years ago...

...we said yes. It was a great great day and I always look back with fond memories. Three years, many adventures, some heartache and a beautiful baby boy later, I'm more and more thankful for this man with his rock-steady personality, his honesty, his patience, DIY-skills, love for his son, eye for detail, and most of all...his love for me. Happy anniversary, my Liefie.

You had us at hello

Dear little human,

We are incredibly excited to finally share the news of your arrival late December 2013. We instantly loved you when we saw your little heart beat and we know that you will change our world for the better.

Love, your Mom and Dad.

Merry and Happy

Dear friends, wishing you a Christmas filled with love and peace. I hope the coming year will be everything you hope and wish for.

We are currently on our amazing road trip in the Caprivi, Namibia. More about that in 2013.

All my love...

Mothers day 2012

This year, we spent Mothers Day at Thys' Mom, now my Mom-in-law. It is never a big occasion in either of the households but today I thought about a mother's love a lot. It is something that I really cannot describe in words. So I decided to look for photos of us and our moms when we were very small and they were both much younger than we are now.
Here are our beautiful mothers:

My mom, Dorie, with me.

Thys' mom, Zina, with him.

To our lovely moms: Happy Mothers Day! We love you so so much.

Sillyness

It is so necessary. Being silly with my husband is the best. I love it when we can just play like kids, lie flat on the grass, talk with funny accents, play Scrabble (although he always beats me and sometimes forces me to play) and hang out in the park as af we do not have a worry in the world. It's the best, try it!

Thanks Husband, for doing this with me since forever.
xxx

A gift

My husband. The carpenter, the Scrabble player, the jewelry maker. He made this for me today - a Scrabble brooch. Loving it!

Since I'm a wife now...

...I am allowed to occasionally post goofy pictures of me and my husband. Technically, this photo isn't exactly a masterpiece; the focus is off, the light is terrible blah blah blah. But I love how this particular image portrays a bit of our different personalities. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside (smile).