We are back in Holland and it feels wonderful! I was so looking forward to see our friends and family. The boys are very happy too. They love their bike and the sense of freedom it gives them. Every day they go on their bikes to the football pitch next door or we are makingContinue reading “Back in Holland!”
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Home!
What a great weekend! The first weekend at our new home. We had Maya staying with us and it felt all so familiar. Sam and Guido both like her a lot too and from early morning onwards they were playing games, swimming in the pool, doing hide and seek and we all enjoyed a deliciousContinue reading “Home!”
Bye bye…
Today was our last morning at our old house. Before the boys left to school, we took a few pictures together with DJ. He has no idea where he will be going after the boys finish school. A big garden where he can run around, chase the monkeys and play with the boys football. AndContinue reading “Bye bye…”
We got the keys!
Today we got the keys of our new house! So happy! Have to pinch myself so now and then to realise this piece of paradise is our family home…:) We have been moving our stuff out from our old house in Galle and I am wondering where we going to leave it all especially asContinue reading “We got the keys!”
Vesak!
A little light in difficult times. Today, we got the house ready for the Vesak Celebrations, the birth of Budha. Guido helped hanging the lanterns and it all looked so different at once. A bit of joy and lightness….
Back to normality….
After a few days of being inside the house and having been cautious where to go, the boys couldn’t take it anymore and so we decided last night that we would wake up early and go for a surf. The roads were empty with a few military people around..At the beach there was nobody toContinue reading “Back to normality….”
One Sri Lanka…
Devastated….In total shock…What was the beginning of a beautiful Eastern Sunday turned into a nightmare. My thoughts are all the time with all those families who lost their loved ones in the coward attacks in Colombo yesterday…. I had called Ruby early morning when he just had finished football. He was waiting at The ArcadeContinue reading “One Sri Lanka…”
Eastern eggs and waterfalls!
Happy Easter I thought to myself when I woke up early this morning. Excited to get the kids going with painting the eggs and setting up the breakfast table. The sun was out again and we had decided to see the waterfall after the egg hunting. Miguel would stay home to do a bit ofContinue reading “Eastern eggs and waterfalls!”
Haldemulla Estate!
We woke up very early this morning. The air so clean and fresh. The sun was just out and Miguel had found his spot on the terrace and was playing the guitar. The boys were playing football outside and I made a walk around the estate to get myself familiar with the location. LastContinue reading “Haldemulla Estate!”
On our way to the hills!
It is Eastern Holidays and the kids are two weeks off from school so we decided to go up to the hills, Miguel’s beloved tea country, and escape the heat for a few days. Ruben preferred to be in Colombo as it is Maya birthday tomorrow. So it will only be the four ofContinue reading “On our way to the hills!”
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