Category Archives: Children

Dag, Sinterklaasje

Today was the intocht van Sinterklaas, or the arrival of Sinterklaas in Amsterdam. We proceeded around noon with our favourite small person (yes, Eloïse) to the Dam, where an almost two hour wait ensued before Sinterklaas finally rode down the … Continue reading

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Photo Nagging Heeded

OK, OK, we’ve listened to your nagging and put up photos from months five and six in our darling daughter’s life. She’s growing well and weighed in today at the consultatiebureau at 7.120 kg, with a length of 64 cm. She’s now … Continue reading

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Picture Postcards

Lots of people have been nagging us to put up some new photos, so we finally have. Since the move, we haven’t been diligent about taking photos whenever a good opportunity presented itself, but we’ll try to be more discplined … Continue reading

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Eloïse’s First Trip By Train

Well, unless you count taking Caltrain to San Francisco, that is. That’s just a commuter train, though. Yesterday, Sarah, Eloïse and I took the train to Nijmegen to spend the afternoon with Jules and Linda. Eloïse behaved herself on the … Continue reading

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Bloem Esther Lotte Stuifbergen

Bloem Esther Lotte has been born to my good friends Jules and Linda. If you can’t read Dutch, you might still appreciate the photos. Jules and I used to work together at Sonera (which has since abandoned its Dutch operations). … Continue reading

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