This year, my mum had invited the boys for a week football camp. It was good weather and Guido super excited. This would be for him the first time!!! Ruben and Sam have done this camp earlier but they couldn’t wait to start their week either. I had tried to team them up with asContinue reading “Football!”
Category Archives: Netherlands
Beautiful Haarlem!
The weather has been incredible the last few days and we have spent a long weekend at my friend’s house in Haarlem. She has two boys, Vince and Sven and are exactly the same ages as Sam and Ruben so that works out so well. They know each other for a long time so itContinue reading “Beautiful Haarlem!”
Christmas at “home”…
For the first time in more than 10 years we are in Holland, celebrating Christmas with the family. Yesterday, on Christmas eve, we spent the early evening ice skating in the beautiful little town Laren only 15 minutes drive from where my mother lives. I had flashbacks of the days I was a kid, skatingContinue reading “Christmas at “home”…”
Rendez vous in Amsterdam!
Back together again! After our ski trip to Germany, Miguel and Guido went off to Madrid to see his family for a few days. Yesterday they came back and we all met in Amsterdam. It was so wonderful to see Miguel and Guido again. We had missed them so much and we all hugged andContinue reading “Rendez vous in Amsterdam!”
Together at last…
Together at last….It has been very hard times since my dad’s fall. Now six months out of coma the days are a struggle and the tiny moments we have together are more precious than one could ever imagine. Health has become a precious good not to underestimate. To learn to enjoy every single day asContinue reading “Together at last…”
Utrecht with Guido!
Miguel just arrived from Sri Lanka. Time for a little break together with Guido. We rented a beautiful house in the old city centre in Utrecht. Our favourite part of town! Ruby and Sam stayed with my parents and so we had a few days as a threesome! A very different vibe and I couldContinue reading “Utrecht with Guido!”
Biking at Opa and Oma’s!
This little video of Guido biking with my dad is very precious to me. He taught him during the summer holiday how to ride his bike. In fact he taught Sam and Ruby too. The small little red bike was mine. I got it for my fourth birthday and my sister and our three boysContinue reading “Biking at Opa and Oma’s!”
On our way to Spain!
Our holiday in Holland is over…. Three weeks have passed by so fast! It is always hard to say goodbye. Both my parents and sister came with us and we shed a few tears…. Of happiness that is! We might be seeing them in January with Guido his birthday in Sri Lanka. I always holdContinue reading “On our way to Spain!”
Football Camp!
A little video of this morning when my dad and I dropped the boys at football camp. It was beautiful weather and the sunlight came through the forest on the fresh green grass. How lucky they are! At the same time I am feeling proud how confident they move around as if they are livingContinue reading “Football Camp!”
Hanging out with friends!
Today, Imre, my girl friend from Haarlem and who I know since our student days in Amsterdam, came to see us with her two boys Vince and Sven. We try to see each other every year when we are in Holland. Her boys are the same age as Ruby and Sam and they have aContinue reading “Hanging out with friends!”
The Five Gypsies 