Jet Lag??

We made it to Singapore!! Its so nice to be here. The flight was really good. It takes forever, but once you get here you forget how long it took. Not that I would want to do this every month! The kids did really well... I am so proud of them! They played and slept and hung out, just patiently waiting to get here. I don't think we have a big Jet Lag either. (It's a 6 hour difference with Holland, 13 hours with Hudson) We have been sleeping normal hours. Maybe its just the excitement of being here.
Its wonderful to be together again. It has been a long summer. The moving company is bringing our stuff on Wednesday! That is so much faster than we anticipated! It will be nice to be all moved in and organized.
Friday we are taking Natalie to school for an orientation with her new teacher and to see the school. I can't wait to see what she says. Its so much bigger than her last school. I will keep you posted on that.
Well..... I better get going, I promised to take the kids to the pool.

THE 3 MUSQUETEERS AND ZORRO

That would be Yaelle, Natalie, Rose and Thijs. They are so adorable together. Its weird how they just pick up where they left off last August. All a little older, wiser, smarter, taller and cuter. Thijs follows them around and wants to be involved in everything they do. He loves to tease them. Also, the way they communicate together is amazing.... they all speak Dutch with their individual accents. Its so fun to watch. When we go shopping they get a lot of looks. People can't quite figure out what the deal is... They play all day and would talk all night if we let them. We had to seperate them, so they would get some rest at night. It will be sad when they have to say goodbye. The good thing is we'll see them for Christmas as they are coming to visit us. Can't wait!!

Hot! Hot! Hot!

No, not talking about me.. talking about the heat wave in Holland. It has been unreal...so hot. And imagine not having any airconditioning in the house. WOW. Natalie and Thijs are having a great time though... we fill up a little pool in the morning and they play all day long. Yesterday we drove to Bloemendaal aan Zee. It's a little town near the Northsea and we spend the whole day at the beach. I used to come here as a child and have really fond memories. Natalie and Thijs played in the water, build sandcastles and just had sooo much fun. It was great watching them. Not everybody in Holland has their summer vacation yet so it was not busy at all. A perfect day with a perfect breeze.
By the way.... did anyone hear that Holland has no government right now???? They quit! Imagine that in the States. Anything is possible here.