Stop and smell the roses

Just thought we would share some pictures with you from our day. We headed up to a nearby city to catch part of the Bloemencorso, a flower parade that lasts all day and covers 40 km. The floats were decorated creatively with flowers and there were plenty of marching bands. We really enjoyed the beautiful spring weather, the sights and the smells. Hope you enjoy the snapshots below.

::::In Atticus-News::::

He is trying his best to climb things, like our coffee table and his blocks, neither of which are really meant for that but he's still figuring that part out. He has also developed a very high pitched scream that he uses in very choice situations; like a crowded market or the grocery store. Atticus will furrow his brow, let out his scream until somebody other than Mommy or Daddy looks, then flash them his big grin while they remark at how cute he is. There is certainly never a dull moment with our Little Man!

Hope that everyone is doing well. We love and miss you all.

Love,

The Clog Crew

{Daddy and Little Man waiting for the train}

 

{Atticus telling Mommy all of his stories}

 

{a couple of pictures of the floats and a few more below}

 

{Before the parade started some of the local kids rode through on their bikes (and anything else with wheels) decorated with all sorts of flowers. This kid was quite creative with his display. Good thing he stays up to date on his current events!}

Another Atticus Milestone

You know those exciting milestones that every child hits? Atticus has gone through the 

journey of quite a few: 

rolling over, first tooth, sitting up, crawling and standing 

just to name a few.

Now, he has reached another BIG milestone.

Think you can guess what it is?

No, he is not walking yet.

Would you like a hint?

Tell you what; we'll give you a picture, since they are worth a thousand words.

That's Atticus pulling ALL the diaper wipes out of the container. We're sure nearly every kid has done this or something similar with tissue or toilet paper. 

After he pulled it all out he tried this:

That's Atticus trying to put the diaper wipes back in the container. 

When that didn't work he tried this:

That's Atticus trying to eat the diaper wipes. Then he helped put them all away. He is always keeping us laughing.

Other than that, we are up to the usual antics on this side of the pond: working, studying, playing with Little Man, visiting museums, biking and learning to make Sushi. We were excited to have some visitors for the last couple of weeks and were even able to go on a mini-road trip. It was especially fun being able to introduce people to a few dutch customs.

Easter was simple and sweet. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast and watched conference together. It was nice to be able to sit and enjoy the company of family and remember the true meaning of Easter. Instead of a traditional Easter dinner, we opted to make a trip to market on Saturday and create dinner from whatever we found that looked good there. We ended up with roasted squash, zucchini and mushrooms with Greek Flatbread and Hummus. Dinner was finished off with Dutch Apple Torte and a few pieces of chocolate.

Here are a few photos from our picture vault that we thought we would share with you.

 {hanging out with a man made of chocolate who happens to resemble President Obama}

{drinking from the street fountain}

{a grasshopper made out of grass}

{family photo on the Palantino}

 {Laura and Little Man part way up the Spanish Steps. Little Man was asleep so we carried him down the Spanish Steps in his stroller}

{another family photo in Roman Forum}

 {pushing Little Man up the hill to go to church}

{Jason mailing a postcard from the Vatican}

{family photo at Keukenhof, Holland's biggest flower garden}

{Little Man making us laugh}

{Little Man showing his teeth!}

Love and miss you all.

Love,

The Clog Crew