Happy 41 yr. Anniversary Jan & Nettie

Congradulatoins Jan and Nettie on 41 years of marriage! Jan still brings Nettie breakfast in bed every morning (taking notes there, husbands?)





After a delicious lunch, the whole crew went to the local petting zoo/play ground. They have the usual barnyard set of cows, sheep etc... and a little petting area with bunnies.
Leah especially loves seeing lively chickens cluck and walk around.



Leah felt the "need for speed" on the big-kids slide. No little baby-slide for this girl!



Femke travelled to the celebration in true Dutch style. She has baby Stine on the front of her bike, Quinten in a seat on the back of the bike. Like a true Dutchie, she comes home from grocery shopping w/bike saddle bags bulging, shopping hanging from the handle bars AND both kids on the bike!

Here is part II of our New England trip - the sight seeing part:

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family at USS Constitution


Rob & Laurie at Battery Park


We took a great historical tour of New England sights. We saw the Fall Foliage, and walked in the gorgous New England woods.



We walked the Boston Freedom trail and say the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor.

We experienced 18th century colonial life at Old Sturbridge Village and Canterbury Shaker Village.

Old Sturbridge Village


Canterbury Shaker Village


We toured famed revolutionary war sights at Lexington/Concord and Morris Town. We experienced the hustle and bustle of New York city, and the intellectual center of Harvard University in Cambridge.

Rob in Times Square

East Coast Trip - grandma and grandpa guest bloggers

Slide show of grandma and grandpa pics with Leah




We recently got back from an incredible trip to the East Coast of the US. Rob, Leah and I met my parents for a 2 week trip through Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. We introduced both sides of the family to Leah, and were greeted so warmly it was like we knew everyone for years. We also had some great sight seeing...so many memories and stories! THe story will be told over a few blogs.


For the first - Guest blog by Grandma and Grandpa:

Grandpa was the navigator in chief when Rob drove, and grandma sat next to Leah.
This involved playing (probably 75 games of peek-a-boo), singing, handing out and retrieving car toys, as well as fruit, cheerios, and water.



We took Leah to the zoo, and she really liked watching a monkey swing and climb, and the kangaroos at play, an eagle perched on a limb, and one talkative parrot. She liked the miniature train ride, especially the tooting of the whistle.



At the Boston children's museum, Leah played with a gigantic train set, had fun in a convertible car, turning the wheel, and pushing the 3 red buttons, for the sound of a horn, radio, and traffic noises. As the music came on , she shook her head, and waved her free arm to the music.
She crawled in and out of tunnels, climbed stairs and ramps, observed a turtle tank, did innumerable puzzles, pushed doll carriages and shopping carts , and tried to catch the bubbles grandpa blew.

Obligatory Diaper change - grandpa has do do 1 diaper change per trip


Grandma and grandpa had the most wondderful time with Leah, (and her Mama and Papa). .