We started of with a spring walk with Lisette and Raven on Saturday. The walk itself could be nice if the bulb fields are in bloom. But..because of the cold weather...no flowers yet. The catch is...tickets for Keukenhof are included & no parking cost. The spring walk was 6km...add the time spent in Keukenhof...we & the kids walked 7,5km.
O was in the pram most of the way...but he also this his fare share of walking.
Some people say it is to early to go to Keukenhof. Well yes...not all flower beds are in bloom. This did not make a difference for the kids. They enjoyed every single flower...especially the ones that weren't in the official flower beds.
Raven had a camera...therefore K asked if he could take pics with my camera. He shot over 200 pics. Was very serious about it...was very careful with my digital SLR camera...and had a great time. It is interesting to see what he saw...and what he found important to take a picture off.
O ran around in Keukenhof...stopped by every stroller to see who was in there...waved at people he found interesting..and spend some time in the playground. He is very good at the playground..he can go of the slide himself and loves to play with sand. He can easily entertain himself for 30-45 min.
According to mytracks app..we walked 7,5km in total. Who needs a gym :-)
On Sunday we walked to the library (yes it is open on Sundays! from September till May)...and spent some time there. Enjoyed a lunch at the coffee/sandwich shop there. K picked out books and a puzzle...O entertained everyone around him. We tried to get the IPADS to work...yep they also have IPADS in the library these days. Unfortunately other customers had set the passwords on the IPADS ..grrrrr . I have mailed the library to see if they can find a solution & to install some kids apps.
Afterwards we stopped by a playground..where the boys entertained themselves. The both found a friend real fast and played for a long time.
Another stop at the new water playground in the city center...more play in our street.
....2 tired but happy boys went to bed @ the end of the day :-)
The new water playground in our shopping street.
The puzzle K picked. It did not have an example picture..so I took this one so we can use it as reference. It is really nice quality. All wood and very detailed.
O has made another development 'jump'. All of a sudden he said: apple and later on also said car. He has also stopped saying cat to the dogs we pass. He now says: ond (in Dutch dog = hond) ..which is close enough. His favorite word is: kijk (look). This is his way to get you to do what he wants you to do. He will say kijk ..and point towards the sink ..meaning: I want to play with water :-)
Or kijk ..and try to open the kitchen drawer where we keep our rice wafels and crackers...meaning: mom I am hungry!
He knows what he wants and he makes sure he gets it. He is a great little man.
This week I had set up an invitation to play to paint flowers using forks. But...we ended up painting a cleaning towel tube instead :-)
We have more seeds to plant..so stay tuned!
A little boy climbed into our spring tree and he even made it up to the clouds! It is Ermias, one of K's school friends. I am amazed that he already knows most of the names of the kids in his class but also knows who is in the other class next to his. We now run into class mates all the time during our walks.
Pics of Keukenhof taken by K
Wooden tulips in the gift shop
